Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-15
Refhel.

Bethel.
The annual installation of Sunset
Rsbekah Lodge, No. "a, was held Monday
night, Jan. I. District Deputy President
Mrs. Gertrude Libby. and District
Grand Marshal, Mrs.. Ada Libby, both
OF Norway, were the guests OF the even
ing. These Ladies' did the work OF IN
stslling the officers In pleasing manner
and won much esteem. The officers In
stalled were:
N. G.-Ida Packard.
V.6.-Daisy Philbrfck.
S.-Anna French.
T.-Emma B. Forbes.
Chap.-Addie Ramsell.
r, 8. N. G.-Fannie B. Lovejoy.
L. 8. N. G.-Virtie Hutchins.
r. Y. CHINA Brown.
LIS Y. G.-Hazel Douglass.
W-0ertrude Bailey.
Con.-Ethol Philbrick.
I.G.-Dorris Frost.
o. G.-Ahce Listlehale.
After the installation the following
program was carried out: A pianola
selection BY Leslie Chase; plano duet by
Misses Frost and Davis; vocal solo by
Miss Martyr; vocal solo by Mrs. DR..
Wight; piano duet by Misses Davis and
Frost. After the lodge closed they had
q social hour. The installation this
year was private, the annual supper be-
ing at els instead of sfterward as 1t
usually has been. A pleasant and profit
able time was enjoyed.
The correspondent wishes to correct
an error of last week, when she said
all of the academy teachers we're at the
dormitory to begin school. All are
there except Miss Pratt, who bad been
iii with tonsilitis and had not come at
time of writing.
DIR. and Mrs. F. B. Tusll are grand
parents of another boy, Mrs.. Gotthard
Carlson formerly Mildred TuelD having
had son about Christmas time. We
remarked at Mrs. Carlson's absence at
the holiday season, 1t being the first
Christmas she has missed since they
were married nine years ago. Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlson reside In Dorchester, Mass.
Charles Tuell enlisted some weeks
ago. he went to Portsmouth, N. a.,
for that purpose.
Mrs. Carrie Arno and daughter Hazel
are with Mrs. Amos daughter, Mrs.
Chester Cushman of Montville, and are
planning to stay there for while.
Ivan Arno has recently visited his
mother, Mrs. Carrie Arno.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evauder Whitman have
moved into the Jordan rent on Mechanic
Street. Mr.. Whitman brought his
bride here little while ago. She was q
Norway girl.
Mrs. Will Philbrook of Greene, who
has been Mrs. Ceylon Rowe's nurse fol-
the past four years, is still staying
there to put away and care for Mrs.
Rowe's things,
Miss Frye, who has been seriously i'll
FOR long time, is slowly improving
She 10 of one OF the oldest families In
town.
Miss Augusta Burbank of Middle In.
tervale, who has been visiting with Mrs.
Burbank for q number Of weeks, has
returned to her home.
Mr.. Benscoter, our superintendent of
schools, was taken with appendicitis and
went 10 Portland Tuesday morning to
be operated on. Mr.. Hastings has
charge of the schools while Mr.. Benscot-
er 10 away.
MIDDLE INTKRvALE.
We see some Of opr farmers here are
getting in their ice, and others are haul
ing wood, while others are cutting. We
want man to cut cord wood here for
the winter, 90 ss to have some to sell.
We hired man to cut at halves and
when he took 1t away there WAS not one.
quarter left for our use here.
Our music teacher, Miss Blackington,
came into the school here recently to
train the pupils to sing. She says
Blanche has the sweetest voice and
would make q fine singer. She wants to
attend school In the village. School is
keeping here now with four scholars.
How much better to have them trans.
ported to the village school.
We have received beautiful book oil
poems, Diamonds from Scott" sent by
our dear sisters daughter Gertrude oil
Philadelphia. How sweet to be remem.
bered when shut-!n. Her sister Violet
in Boston sent rs Christmas and New
Year booklet and . beautiful letter
Her son Cecil is in the war department
In Florida. Gods care is ever over US,
even az the sunshine goes into every part
| of Gods creation, Life is indeed 9
miracle. Our great eternal, all-wise
Father Is ever looking upon Us In loving
care.
Our earthly father, Stephen Packard
Jr., once told as when child that after
be had got up from severe sickness BIZ
wandered into the woods back Of the
house in the Perhsm neigbborhood ir
Woodstock and sank down upon the
ground and went to sleep, and as night
approached be heard q voice call him
"Stepben," three times, and he knew II
was bis Heavenly Father, and he had
never doubted Gods care for him since
then. That has ever been In our MIND
a. q reminder of Gods care for rs here
though spoken to rs when child.
He told us also that once for fun ht
threw q stone at a happy squirrel anG
saw II struggle and die, and he never
harmed any innocent creature after that
he was lover of the birds and all o.
Gods creatures.
Our dear mother cared faithfully for {
family of fifteen children fourteen livet
to grow up) or We would not have liveG
so long. Nine are now living, scattered
as far as Colorado and Australia 1t ma!
be.
Only one OF the Penley children II
now living, the old veteran soldier, @. F
Penley Of South Paris. Some of TIT
grandchildren and even to the seventh
generation of the Paoksrds are In thil
world wide war, descendants of DAME
Packard, q Revolutionary soldier, anc
his wife, nurse in the army.
Bryant's Pond.
Ernest 8. Smith, who has been engaged