Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24

Bethel. !.
Nlss Hassl Douglass visited friends n
South Paris last well.
Professor Allen Richardson and family
Of Durham, n. a., afe visiting feiasivee
In town.
Nh. Harriet Twaddle, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. o. b. Brann,
ct Augusta, has returned home.
F.E. Purrington 10 at bis home siok.
Mr.. Rural, the relieving agent 10 hking
his place ct the Grand Trunk station.
Mr.. and Nrs. G.. L. Thufston have
closed their homo and taken rooms as
Miss Blake's.
Several homes In Bethel village will
be closed for tho winter on account OF
the shortage Of coal.
Hon. and Mrs. W. W: Thomas and son
Of Portland arrived In town and Will
spend the holidays with their con, Oscar
Thomas, ut Bethel Inn.
N L. Thurston wAs Q business visitor
In Andover recently.
Mrs. Ada Tyler has returned from
Lewiston, where she has been for treat
ment.
Mr.. George Harlow and Mrs. Kendall
went to Norway shopping recently.
Roscoe Andrews has closed bis homo
On Main Street, and gone to Whitinsviiie,
Mass, to spend the winter.
Carl q. Turner Of White Plains, N. T.,
the assistant general manager OF tho
Community Chsutauqua, was In town
arranging for . summer ChautsuquA
the past week.
M. and Mrs. Sloan, who hsve been
visiting their children during the sun.
mer, returned this week from Portland
to spend the winter with their daughter,
Mrs. SAWYER, on Main Street.
Ezra Cross of Berlin, N. H., passed
away At tho home of his sisters, Mrs..
Gilman Bean and Miss Annie Gross, on
Church Street, this week. Mr.. Cross
had been out of health for i've years.
and was on his way to bot Springs, Ark,
and WAS taken seriously Ill the very
night he arrived ut the homo OF ME
sisters, which was his old home, and
lived only . few days. Besides bic
sisters, he IL survived BY wife and i've
uephews and one. niece. Mn. Annie
Hamlin.
We are to have Q Community Christ.
mas tree, Dec. "a, ct O'Clock, on the
lawn ut Bethel Inn. Everyone 10 invited
to come and bring their children, and
min In the Christ mas carols and make
it q merry, happy Christmas. All VINO
are willing to sing are Invited 70 come
and join In tho carols.
MIDDLE NTERvALE.
We find among our papers valuable
letters from dear ones gone. TheiI
loving words and letters are still here
Although their hands are folded IL
silence they yet speak to us. Here 10
letter from our cousin Abbie wilkins
whose mother was Martha D. Wrigh
Packard, telling us Of her mothers deatf
In 1912, In Roxbury, Mass. She 10
sister to Ida n. Briggs, tho song com
poser and musician. Her sister Matte
has son In this underworld war.
Our sister In Colorado writes that he
son Frank Packard Coffin, although II
tho service over one and one-half years
has not been over seas yet, butts captain
and training officer. How God spare
lives to return to their mothers ant
family. He an only son.
8. G. Packard's grandson 10 France
We suppose will return this winter. A
last accounts he was wounded and In
hospital there. There has been muol
loyalty and courage manifested BY brav
women on this side OF the seas durinl
this war, and IL has helped to win.
Our sister Abbie Burton, Corinna, Ne.
writes that one OF her sons 10 In the Wal
and one In Massachusetts has died latel
with influenza.
J.B. Pscksrd's children, all teacher
and one Q preacher, are alive and at thei
post, home, now Christmas time, q
Monmouth, Maine.
weather this morning early, zero. A
nine O'Clock sun shines out lovely, seen
ing to chase away oil gloom and pair
like Gods love to humanity.
Now comes . time whom none to
much wood can be stored away 10
winters use.
We wish oil our editors and readers
Happy Christmas. We have slread
received two lovely cards from . frien
in Quebec, Canada, and one from sist<
In Corinna, who was coming to visit .
but sickness In her family prevented
present.
Wood 10 yet being hauled to towl
also birch to the mill.
Work is law of nature and the wa
to keep we'll and happy. "Go to tt
. ant, thou aluggard, consider her way
. and be wise."
E. b. Ingalls is here looking for hs,
, Some loose hay ct Maple and Pine far
barn for sale, and standing wood.
Charles Glidden OF Lewiston has q jc
ut the Carter mansion for the winter.
!, Rebecca Caswell Kimball 10 at b,
, old homo. Her husband 10 away worl
! ing In shoe shop.
Daniel Kimball IL ct bis old HON
doubtless for the winter.
, The winter now will soon be goue.
/ Blanche Kimball is away. We hoI
che will return soon. 81 am with TIT
to deliver thee, saith the Lord, "-Jer
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