Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-01

Lawrence Kimball, after being ut home
for few days from Bates College, left
Tuesday for Millbury. Mass, where be
has employment for the summer.
| Mrs. Merton Soule Of Portland, who
has been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. r. Stanley, for . week, returned
home last Tuesday.
The third degree was conferred ct the
meeting of the Odd Fellows last Friday
evening. Refreshments were served. A
goodly number of Odd Fellows were
present, and all reported Q pleasant
time.
DR.. Adelbert Twitchell of Newark, N.
j., and Harry Twitchell of Short Hills,
N. j., spent the weekend recently with
their aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. b. N.
Upton.
The game of ball which was played
between Bethel town team and Locke's
Mills town team Saturday, the 21st, ~
suited In o score Is to 0 in favor of
Bethel.
F. E. burlington, who has been at the
Bethel station for the past ten years, has
recently received bis promotion to the
Gorham, N. a., station, and will leave
| town In few weeks.
Mrs. HaroltRollins and two children,
who have been visiting at Mrs. Rollins
home In Dexter, have returned home.
Mrs. Wallace Clark and son Albert at.
tended the graduation exercises of Paris
High School recently.
T. B. Goodwin has gone to Wentworth
Hotel, Portsmouth, N. g., where he has
employment.
Miss Mary Atherton is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Hal Stanley, for week.
Prof. F. K. Hsnscom and family have
gone to their farm at Mechanic Falls for
the summer.
Word has been received by DR.. and
Mrs. F. B. Tuell, that their son Charles
has recently arrived at Camp Mills, N.
Y, from overseas.
D. Grover Brooks Is soon to reopen bis
hardware store on Main Street.
Mrs. Pickett has packed her household
goods and sent them to Yarmouth where
she will make her home with her
brother.
A very pleasant meeting of the Eastern
Star Chapter of Bethel was held last
Wednesday, when they had as guests the
chapter from Rumford. About fifty
motored over to see the work of the
Bethel chapter. The guests gave short
program consisting of vocal solos and
reading. After the entertainment,
refreshments of ice cream and cake were
served.
Sunday evening We had union of the
three churches for the cause of temper
ance. The address given, was by Mrs.
hu nf Tn FOL
President of the Maine Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, and mastery
address it was in every way, the title be-
ing, "Sound the Jubilee, or Problems of
Reconstruction" She at once won the
audience by her eloquence as .
speaker, her fine way of wording the
message and her utter conservation to
the work. She gave an earnest appeal
for more interest In the work, telling
how much the w. C. T. U. Is making it
self felt in all parts of the United States,
and the world, but especially at Ellis
Island, where foreigners come In. There
we have trained worker, one who can
speak fourteen languages. She 10 very
efficient and helps smooth away the
many difficulties there. Bethel's quota
in the S1,000,0O drive which IL being
enacted now was $50 90. What we lack
ed was made up that night, Mr..
Edwards and Mr.. Little each giving $40
to aid in the work. Special music was
given.
Ladies from different clubs of Oxford
County met at Bethel Inn Thursday,
June 10, for the purpose of forming
Woman's Literary Union of Oxford
County, which had been previously
organized at the home of Mrs. J. S.
Sturtevant of Dixfield. Members of the
Advance Club of Dixfeld, Seneca Club,
South Paris, and of the Columbian Club
of Bethel, were there. A report of the
meeting is given elsewhere in this paper.