Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-23
Bethel.

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Chester Bean is at Detroit, Mich, On.
gagged In his profession as civil engineer
he went to Chicsao TO look up his ofiers
of work, and then went to work without
coming home.
Mrs. B. W. Kimball has recently Wis
tied few days at the homo OF Mrs. g.
G. West.
Miss Alice Kimball has returned to
Boston to begin work again.
The corn factory has been running full
blast continuously, though some OF the
weather has been very hard for the
farmers to pick and haul their corn.
Gould's Academy opened the 9th with
Ipinety-five students. The freshman class
numbers thirty-four.
A number Of the Bethel boys left last
week for Orono to enter the University
of Maine, and others have returned there
to continue their course.
Miss Abbie Tueai of Fall River, Mass,
has been guest of Mrs. Millicent Tuell'
Judge and Mrs. A. E. Herrick have
announced the engagement OF their
daughter Miriam to Mr.. Lendall Con
verse Blanchard OF Brookline, Mass.
Miss Maud Russell of Hanover has
been visiting at the home OF her uncle,
b. 81. Bean.
Ara Burgess and bride are visiting at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Baker, also
with his mother, Mrs. John Coolidge.
Mr.. Burgess is former Bethel boy, and
has been living for number OF years at
Winchester, Mass, where he has good
position.
Rev. and Mrs. William Green and son
Harold went back Saturday, the 18th, to
their home in Natick, R. l., where he
has preached for so many years. Mr..
Green formerly preached at Middle To-
tervale, at the Baptist church. He now
has summer cottage there, and stays a
few weeks, preaching every Sunday.
.Andover fair last week and Dame Ma.
ture was at her best, and gave Us nice
weather.
o. R. Stanley and family, with their
daughter, Mrs. Merton Soule, and bus
band, and Hal Stanley and family, took
in the Andover fair Thursday.
The wedding of Harold E. Rich Of
Bethel and Evelyn Newton Frary of
Greenfield, Mass, which occurred Sept.
8, removes one of our incest young men
from our midst. A graduate of Gould's
Academy add Williams College, Mass.,
also of Plattsburg Military College, and
stationed at Camp Devens through the
war, where be was appointed captain,
he fulfilled every duty which came to
him. The bride Is graduate of the
local high school, attended Middlebury
College two years and Mt. Holyoks one
year, and is an exemplary young lady in
every way. Mr.. and Mrs. Rich left i'm
mediately after the wedding for Cbaffee,
North Dakota, where Mr.. Rich is to be
principal of the high school.
Mrs. Rich, mother of the groom, was
present at the wedding and since has
visited relatives and has just returned
home.
Mrs. Kate Howe returned to her win
ter quarters, with her sister, Mrs. 81. g..
Bean, last week.
Miss Catherine Seaton, who has been
the guest of Mrs. Ella Carter and family
for number of weeks, returned to her
home in Northampton, Mass, last week.
Mrs. E. P. Lyon and daughter Catherine
accompanied her to stay few weeks.
Mrs. W. G. Curtis, who has been with
relatives at Sedgwick and visiting with
her son, DR.. Edison Buker, and family,
at Auburn, returned home Monday, Sept.
Is.
Fred Sawyer, who is now running q
large horse ranch in Nebraska, was
in town last week calling on old friends.
1t has been some twenty five years since
he was here last. He formerly lived
here, but left forty, five years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. E S. Kilborn entertained
a house party for nearly week recently.
The guests were cousins of Mrs. Kill
born.
One of the nice things which the W. C.
T. U. have done this year, the mothers
meeting, which occurred Friday after.
noon from to 5, stands out in promi-
nence. All mothers with young children
were invited to attend. An informal
discussion was held, while the ladies en-.
joyed the eleven babies and the mothers
who were there. Mrs. Wight sang a
solo, "The Mothers Lullaby" In her
usual fine way, with Miss Blanche Her
rick at the piano, then refreshments of
tea, cakes and cookies made up pleas.
ant afternoon.
KIMBALL HILL.
W. E. Coolidge and family went to
Andover fair Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bryant and chill
dren Of Auburn were guests of w. W..
Brinck and family the past week.
Leslie Thompson was at home from
nro ftor ouor he mall and
G. L. Haines and w. E. Coolidge have
been hauling sweet corn to Bryant's
Pond the past week.
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