Sweden

Maine, 1916

The grange service at the church Sunday was well attended. Rev. J. H. Little gave a fine talk, the church was beautifully decorated with flowers, potted plants, fruit and vegetables from field and garden.

Arthur Flint and family from Bridgton Highlands attended the grange service Sunday afternoon.

H. D. Stone and family entertained guests from Norway Sunday.

C. W. Bennett with his brother James and wife are visiting their brother Oscar Bennett and wife at Norway.

Ethelbert Bennett and family, Mrs. Martha Bennett and John Woodis and wife took an auto trip to Crawford Notch Sunday.

Mrs. O. P. Saunders spent several days in Bridgton last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Dell Holden and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Saunders took an auto trip to Portland Thursday.

Charlie Bailey has been hauling boards for H. H. Bisbee.

Bernard Maxwell visited his grandmother Mrs. O. R. Maxwell, at W. W. Wilson's Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Evans and Miss Ruth Chadbourn attended church at Bridgton Sunday morning.

Mrs. M. E. Perry is entertaining a lady friend.

Mrs. Lindon Merrill was in Bridgton Friday.

Annie Perry called on Josie Bennett Thursday afternoon.

Mrs. Wallace Cummings from Albany visited at Ernest Bennett's recently.

—The Fryeburg Post, Fryeburg, Maine, Sept. 26, 1916, p. 3.

Hiram

Maine, 1916

On Sunday afternoon Rev. Frederic Bannister preached an excellent sermon from John 21:9 on the "Dignity of Labor and the Value and Importance of Little Things." Mr. Files, the teacher of Cornish high school, sang a solo, "The Home Land", which was well appreciated.

Mr. James O. Miller of East Hiram is in very poor health from heart disease.

Mr. George H. Goodwin is slowly recovering from paralysis.

Mrs. Alice L. Goodwin is in poor health.

The fire escape at the village school house built by Messrs. Megquier and Jones of Portland, is an ample safeguard for the pupils, and the plank walks laid by Mr. Charles J. Small are very convenient in wet weather.

The two corn shops are about closing. The amount packed will be much less than the average.

Mr. John Cram is keeping the State road in repair, giving it diligent attention.

The Christian Endeavor Society will meet on Monday evening at the Universalist church. The union of the Congregational and Universalist churches is an indication of good will and fraternity that should be encouraged by all Christians and public attendance generally. We hope that many who are indifferent will rally to its support. The lasting and beneficent influence of such union service can hardly be overestimated. The children are the hope of the nation and on their sunny hair gleams the dawning light of better days than the earth has ever seen. Let them be instructed and encouraged to lay good foundations for the lives and duties that await them.

—The Fryeburg Post, Fryeburg, Maine, Sept. 26, 1916, p. 3.

Rat Army Invades Texas

Feb. 1920

Rabbits, Too, Are Now a Pest on Many Farmsteads

ODEM, Texas — For the past several months rats and rabbits have become so plentiful that the damage done by them is becoming serious. A conservative estimate is $100 damage to each farm, done by rats to grain and seed in the barns alone. Some farmers estimate they have 1,000 rats in a single barn.

Rabbits are doing thousands of dollars' worth of damage to cabbage and garden crops. It is not uncommon to see Mexican boys coming in after a few hours' hunt with from ten to fifty. One farmer shot four rabbits with two shots in his cabbage patch and killed seventeen in one afternoon.

The peculiar thing is that these pests are new to the country. Two years ago it was a rare thing to see either a rabbit or a rat.


Kid McCoy, Former Boxer, Staging Billy Sunday Role in Iowa

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — "Kid" McCoy, former pugilist, is at Marion, the county seat to assist in knocking out the devil at evangelistic meetings now in progress there.

The ex-fighter is declared to be as eloquent in the pulpit as he was aggressive in the ring.

Notes Around Town – Motion Pictures, Fobs, and Fish

Stevens Point, Wisconsin, May 29, 1907

A. W. Carle, proprietor and manager of the Ideal theatre, will give the usual program of moving pictures, illustrated songs and musical numbers on Sunday afternoons and evenings.

Benjamin Sias, of Sparta, who won the district declamatory contest in this city a couple of weeks ago, was named the best speaker at the state contest, held in Madison, last Friday evening.

Chas. U. Conlisk left for the Sacred Heart Sanitarium, Milwaukee, Monday morning, to take a course of treatment, he not having been feeling well of late. He will no doubt return in a short time fully recuperated.

The latest fad! Gold plated signet Normal and High school fobs. Call and see them at French, Campbell & Co.

The machine shop of F. A. Sustins, on North Third street, was entered through a window Friday night and a number of valuable tools stolen. A bar was pryed off a window after a pane of glass had been broken.

Mrs. E. I. Tozier, who resides just west of the city in the town of Linwood, has been afflicted with blood clots in the veins and tissues for the past few years, and will leave next week for the Sacred Heart Sanitarium, Milwaukee, to remain some weeks under the care of the able physicians and nurses there.

J. W. Moxon and son, Arnold, returned Monday morning on train No. 1 from Gills Landing, where they had spent Saturday night and part of Sunday on the Wolf river, catching bass. No bass offered to take their bait, but a huge rock sturgeon, weighing 47½ pounds was secured by Arnold. His father assisted in landing the big fish.

Judge Murat has ordered Willie Koslowski, of Junction City, to be committed to the Boys' Industrial school at Waukesha. The boy refused to obey his parents and was given into Sheriff Guyant's charge, Thursday, he being taken to that institution thereafter.

Jack Carkeek, who in years gone by was one of the best known wrestlers in this country, but who has spent the past few years across the ocean, has been renewing acquaintances in this city for a few days.

Geo. L. Rogers and John Martini left here Tuesday morning for Mt. Clemens, Mich., to remain about three weeks and enjoy the health-giving baths of that resort. Both gentlemen have been troubled with rheumatism for some time.

Rev. Russell Wilber, archdeacon of Fond du Lac, conducted services in the Episcopal church here Sunday morning and evening. The visiting clergyman made a fine impression, he being a speaker of unusual ability, with a pleasing manner and a convincing form of expression.

—The Gazette, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, May 29, 1907

Brother Oliver Preaches Great Sermon on Noah's Flood

Ada, Oklahoma, 1906
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OLIVER PREACHED GRAND SERMON TUESDAY NIGHT

Bro. Oliver was at his best at the Tuesday night service, and his sermon was one of the best that we have ever heard in Ada. His text, "And the Lord said unto Noah, 'Come thou and all thy family into the ark'" is found in Gen., vii, 1.

Mr. Oliver began by reviewing the results of scientific investigation as to the age of the earth and the date of the creation. He concluded this by saying that no two scientists agree upon the age of the earth. The estimates vary from a few thousands to many hundreds of millions of years. We must, therefore, reach the inevitable conclusion that we only know that man was created and not when. Mr. Oliver gave a brief review of man's history from the day of his creation to his destruction by the flood. The basic thought of the sermon was that as God called Noah into the ark before the great flood, He is now calling all into the ark of salvation.

"People made fun of Noah when he responded to the command of his God to build an ark. Perhaps his family was snubbed by the social leaders of his neighborhood. People called him an old stogy, and mocked and scoffed at him. But Noah said, 'God will send plenty of water.' He will always flood the soul when his children obey his commands. You will not get a blessing while you are playing the hypocrite." Mr. Oliver quit his line of thought just here long enough to condemn hypocrisy in the local church. He said that those who drive to Byrd's mill or any other mill on Sunday ought to be turned out of the churches. "There are hypocrites right here in Ada who are dragging men and women to hell." Mr. Oliver asked, "Are you fulfilling the command God has made of you?"

"Just as the people were indifferent and reveling in sin while Noah was building the ark, people are today turning an indifferent ear to the warning that God will again destroy this old world and all with it who do not take heed now and make their eternity secure in the ark of the blood of Jesus Christ."

Mr. Oliver attacked the theory of the Universalists, who say that God is too good to punish his people. "The same devil who told Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit, that no harm would come to her, tells the Universalists that God is too good to punish those who disobey Him."

Mr. Oliver's description of the filling of the ark with birds, beast and man; the dastardly work of the uncompromising waters and the awful end that befell all living creatures was eloquent, graphic and picturesque. He painted a lifelike picture, which will always be remembered by those who heard him.

Mr. Oliver pleaded that the families of Ada let God shut them in the ark of salvation just as He shut Noah and his family in the literal ark. "It means eternity security. I pray God that He save you from the storm of judgment."


Announcements.
Mr. Oliver will preach a farewell sermon to the Christian people Sunday morning at 11 o'clock on the "Baptism of the Holy Spirit."

On Sunday afternoon he will preach to men only. Subject, "Manhood."

--The Evening News, Ada, Oklahoma, August 8, 1906, page 1.

Comment: This is a great article. I like how Mr. Oliver dispenses with the whole issue of the age of the earth. Then the mocking that Noah must have received is a nice part. As for Byrd's mill, I don't know what that is, but apparently some worldly behavior went on there, dancing, maybe drinking, I'd guess. Finally, the article writer's review of the sermon, one of the best ever heard and to be remembered always, is classic. I love it.