Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-23
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Nrd. Albert Foster arrived IN Bethel
Thursday night from Dorchester, Mass.
She viii visit Mrs. Louise Bartlett till
Monday, then she will open her cottage
Q mile from the village.
Mrs. j. U. Purington left last Friday
for Andover, Mass, for an extended
visit to her daughter there. She will
also visit her son while In Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holt and little son left
Friday by auto for their homo In Ando'
YER, Mass, their mother went with them
Mrs. Blackwood, wife Of the former
manager OF tho Inn was In town for Q
few days last week. Mrs. Blaokwood 70
sides In Boston now.
Mrs. Agnes Straw and Miss Mary WI
10y left Wednesday for Islesboro, for th,
summer, ~ they have . cottage there
Miss Mary True went with tho party t
Christmas Cove for the summer.
The Congregational Ladies' Clul
recently put down their new church
carpet which they bought two years ago
and which was made up last year.
Miss Julia Stockbridge. who spend
her summers with Miss Kate Howe o
Andover, has been visiting her aunt
Mrs. q. H. Bean.
Miss Kate Howe. who has been Will
Mrs. q. q. Bean oil winter, left recently
for her home In Andover for the sum
mer.
Mrs. Douglass IL keeping house fol
Ceylon Rowe.
Many people were saddsned to lear,
of Gilbert Tuell's death last Wednesday
He had been In failing health for mum
Der of years. he moved to Bethel many
years ago, has always been Q carpente
and contractor. He was an able work
man and men loved him. He leaves
wife to mourn his loss, besides brother
and sisters. Funeral Saturday Afternoon
at 2 O'Clock at the house, Rev. W. c
Curtis officiating.
MIDDLE NTERvALE.
"Julyl she comes from sunlands all aglow,
A Gipsy queen with torrid brow
And swarthy locks, which to and fro,
Like rowing clouds, the hot winds blow.
Along the dusty lane she strays.
here sunfowers faunt their garish charms;
And locusts pipe their shrill alarms.
While wandering passions e'er In arms
Meet In her ardent gaze"
"When troubles come to you, dear heart, b
brave and strong. Try smiling, though yo
Remember. winter cannot last. Each life mus
have its May. There is no cloud, however dari
but what must pass away"
Some have commenced to hay.
Lyn Bartlett has employment up tn
village way.
Ben Kimball is getting up wood In tn
Chase woods and other places. If W
bad the wood stolen from Us last fol
and winter, We would have enough Il
last this winter.
The Carriers are working on the Brow
farm owned by A. NJ. Carter and son.
Grass for sale on r. l, No. 81, Bethel
Maine, also some last years hay In tn
barn loose. All will be sold at bargain
II taken very soon, as We expect to g
away to work and close up the house.
We recently received beautiful letter
from our daughters Blanche and Flor
ence Harvey, and Mrs. Annie Gray Ker
win, whose husband is in England. 81
says ut is great over there" Has beel
In the hospital, but is back again will
bis reserve. Mr.. Kerwin is Q Canadian
and brave, smart man; was trained II
athletics and is capable worker at pape
banging and decorating. We wish b
and his wife vert here on our farm. 81
was here some years ago and did som
good work.
The smart old man in this communit
Is the father of Lyndon Bartlett. 81
has also three smart boys and withsl b.
and his wife are among the smart ones
Frequent showers of late make tn
grass look fine. It lie always best t,
have lot of hay in the barn, a. stool
must have 1t, and what can farmer d.
without cowsp
Freeman Winslow has gone to Berlin
N. H., where be has employment. b
10 good worker.
We recently set traps, having no CAT
and caught seven mice. They do 10
of mischief sometimes.