Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-09-22
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Bethel.
In response To the Invitation IL the
ladies Of the Ilethel Library Association,
more than one hundred persons assembled
at the Bethel House Tuesday evening,
the 18th inst., to hear the ladies aud gem
tlemen tell how they earned their dollar,
for the benefit Of their library. About QUE
hundred dollars Was gathered Into their
treasury. IA their name. were called
over alphabetically, the amusement aud
sport commenccd. Lawyer llerrick
trimmed a lady's bonnet for twenty-five
cent? and Miss jessie philbrook earned
twenty-five cents by wearing IL, Mrs.
iierrick earned ninety cents by various
little Jobs and then did i've cent Job for
herself. and according "a the old adagc,
a penny saved equals two earned she
had her dollar. Miss Grace Ame., a
grsduadc 81 smith College aud Mlssc.
Edith rhllbrook aud Ella Eame., teach
er- In the village school. conceiying the
idea that the Italian organ grinders made
money, appeared before our stores aud
house. In costumes, with tsmborine aud
accoricon, not forgetting the ml.chley-
Gus monkey, aud discoursed sweet music,
aud gathered In ten dollars. Mrs. Curtis
aud Mrs. iIsndlcy from New Work.
boarlers AZ the Elm., erected tent aud
advertised Ia show the greatest wonder
In the world inside, admission five cents,
and committed four dollar. Ia the treas
urer. inside the tent upon a table deco
rate,i with evergreen and flowers, lay
looking glass which discovered Ia YOU,
I. you looked upon Il, Yourself. Anoth-
cr young lady earned i've cents picking
up potatoes, aud while thu. engaged.
frof. Hall appeared on the scene with
HI. camera, aud secured fine picture ~
the Young lady a. we'll a. the gentleman
digging them; and hi. sister returned
ten dollars Ia the treasury from the sale
II the photographs. Miss Alice D.. Fur
lngton teasc,i her grsndfather for work,
sho like the unjust Judge In the parable
hcCame wcarici by her continual coming
aud gave her a dollar to keep her mouth
shut. Mr.. =. II. ihllbrook made pies
and sold them Ia earn her dollar. Mrs.
~. III. Mason made pickles, Mrs. Hardy
cut her boys hair, Mrs. a.. 4. Bean bor-
rowei hers. Mrs. tcylon Rove washed
her carriage, Miss Hattie Poster drU,c
cows to pasture. but time would fall me
a. tell 10 the many devices rc.ortci Ia by
the ladies earning their dollar. The en-
tainment was pronounced the beat of the
season.
The station agent At bethel sold one
hundred flfty tickets 90 South Paris to
persons going 10 the county fair, We'd
neslAy morning. Several went With
their own teams.
The coru canning company are putting
up 1l,OiD can. 20 first quality of corn
daily. They expect To finish packing
this week.
About four o'clock Friday afternoon a
cyclone struck Bethel aud demolished
the VI. D.. church, lifting the roof bodily
and dropping u Ia the andiencc rOom.
The bell VAS In the pulpit, AMI the FUR
nliure. together With the organ, was
ruined. Windows In the cupolA ~ the
.ior ~ Woodbury. q purington we're
blown In. And the large pancs oi glass
broken. window. In the house. II q.
X. wiley and Mr.. 4. q. Carter were
blown In. The .kylights In the house ~
r.. ". Woodbury. occupied hy y. :. Bean
werc blown from their tastcuiugs, aud
the doors on the stables of Charles Ma |
son, !. :. swan and Mr.. L. 4. Carter
ser- bloNu from the track. shade |
tree. aud fence. were pto.,raicd, aud
roads between Bethel aud Greenwood are
impossible. Telegraph pole. wcrc blown |
down, and the train. wcr- delayed sew
er,l hour.
Df. ]. T.. Gehring, wife aud s0n. Will |
all for Brcmen the middle ~ No,em-
b~r, and clo.. their house In BETHEL |
Mr.. GehfiHg !. daughter ~ the late |
Df. y. 4. True. aud will take her mother |
aud sister. Lillian, along With them.
They will clo-. their house la bethel aud /
.p.nd the winter In bcrlin. aud during /
~. summer make the tour % Europe, |
aud return Ia lIctlln Ia spend another
winter They expect Ia D. absent two
year.. and give their sou III" benefit ~
the .chools, and Miss Lillian the sd,an.
tagv ~ the bet musical instruction.
John kendar II Providence, u. l.,
aged Twenty YEAR. and Thomas Mona
han ~ south Kingston, II. l., sgcd nine
ten, we're brought Ia bethel Friday by /
sheriff wormsll, aud had their trial h''-
fore Justicc Rich Tor breaking and enter
Ing th- store 10 IN. American Bobhin,
>I-.ol aud shuttle 60. at Bethel, sept. :,
and stealing clothing, a.. They plead
guilty a. the charge, AMI Nerr held In
$50. Failing Ia give ball, they were
to Jail at rArl. saturday.
The wife II l.. 4. barker II Bethel
died "Wednesday evening ~ heart disease,
ag,~i N yrar., months. She was a
member u the Congregational
church aud a most cstimahlc woman,
and l. a great lo.s Ia the community.
Her husband has IA. sympathy 81 the
u hole community In hi sorr hcrraN''-
nrnt. IA. leave. ma children, bat one /
brother and thrc.. sisters. The funeral
VA. At their home saturday, conducted
hy Rev. II. ". Hardy, pastor Of the
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