Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-19


John Carter and family came back to
their home In Middle Intervale last Wed.
nesday. The family has been with Mr..
Carter In his wosk In Canada for the
winter. Mr.. Carter went back Friday.
Mrs. Agnes Straw. who came back
from Fellsmere, Fla, April Q, bad the
misfortune to fall part way down the
stairs and break her wrist. Many sym.
pathIze with her.
Mise Carrie Wight has been Ill for .
few days.
Mrs. Bsarce Of Hebron has been visit
ing her sister, Miss Nellie L. Whitman,
ct the dormitory.
Mrs. @. L. Banghart OF Gorhsm, N.
b., visited friends In town recently.
Mrs. Baker Thurston 10 seriously III
ut her home In Mayville with pneumonia.
Ralph Young, who has been working
for the Brown Co. In Canada for the
winter, has returned homo.
While working ut q. r. Thurston's
mill, Warner Kendall met with an aoci-
dent. His hook slipped, throwing his
hand on to the saw, mangling his right
hand. He was taken at once to the hos
pitsl at Rumford, whore bis thumb and
forefinger were taken of.
Mrs. w. r. Chapman was quite serious
~ injured In New York recently by be.
ing knocked down by an automobile.
Mrs.. William f. Eldredge returned to
her home 10 Rockport, Mass, last Tues.
day, accompanied by her brother, Irving
Clark, who Is to visit her, and also his
brothers, Edmund G. Of West Medford,
Mass, and Roscoe G. of Auburn, Ne.
The monthly meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association was held last Mon
day evening at the brick building.
About forty people were there. An
entertainment was given az follows:
vocal solo, Mrs. Hastings; readings by
Prof. F. E. Hsnscom; address by Charles
Pollard on "Boys, what shall We do
with themP" which was very forceful /;
then an open two minutes In which
every one who wlshed was to write just
what they remembered of the district
school days. Then they were all read.
A very pleasant evening was held.
Grange Hall was we'll filled with peo-
pie Thursday, April ], to hear DR.. G. N.
Twitchell tell the story Of what be had
done on his nine-acre farm at bis sum.
mer home 10 Monmouth. He showed
pictures of what the farm and house
were when he bought and then some
taken last summer. he exhibited the
fruits and vegetables raised last summer
and convinced the audience that cult.
walton would make the difference.
Elmer d. Young, the ''shoe man" OF
Bethel, invited q few friends In to "tea''
the other evening and . very enjoyable
evening was the result. 1t was Mr..
Young's birthday and all who were pres.
emit will long remember the anniversary
as one of the pleasant occasions which
make life worth living.
The house on Paradise Road 90 long
occupied by the "Twins" Is being re-
paired, and will soon be ready for q
tenant. Looking for q rent In Bethel IL
like the traditional Choking for Q needle
In the hsymow." If one 10 obliged to
move, IL IL a problem as to whether they
will buy . house and turn some one else
out, or move out OF town. One family,
who had been looking for rent all win:
ter without success, had about decided
to give up the hunt here and 20 West,
when at the last moment door opened
to them and they are to remain here.
Quite q number Of pieces OF property
here in the village have changed owner
ship during the last few months on ao-
count OF the demand for rents.