Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-09-21
Bethel Local Intelligence.

past week,
John Foley was home from Mortified
/ over Sunday.
Mrs. Hattie Bowen was in town Friday
and Saturday.
Roy stearns of Springfield is at home
/ for a short vacation.
Mrs. n. L. Sheldon OF Boston is the
guest OF NJ. II. Lincoln.
/ Edwin Rix is at work for his brother,
/ Lyman, at South Randolph.
Miss Mabel Ainsworth OF Dedham,
Mass, IS visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Addie r. Sylvester OF Glens Falls,
n. y, is visiting relatives in town.
| The young people held social assembly
| in Gushing hall last Saturday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Carter of Lebanon,
N. H., spent Sunday with f, A. Davis.
Mrs. n. Il. Paige Of Randolph was in
town several days the first OF the week.
Mrs. ID. NJ. Rix and sons visited in Ran
dolph and TunbTidge the first ofthe week.
Otto Green entertained his friends at a
hist party OF five tables Friday evening
OF last week.
Miss Alice Emery, daughter OF Gardner
Emery, is attending the Randolph State
Normal school.
Miss Mary Stickney left last week for
Norton, Mass, where she Will attend
w heaton seminary.
Miss Stella Adams went Tuesday TO
Weymouth, Mass, TO work for the season
in millinery shop.
A meeting OF the creditors of E. c. May
nard, in bankruptcy, has been appointed
for Sept. % al Windsor.
Mrs. Susan Brown OF Gsysville and
Miss Julana Sylvester are visiting the
Boston markets this week.
Miss Louise Paige left this week for
New York where she has a position as
under matron in Barnard college.
Mrs II. II. Dewey of South Framing
ham, Mass, is stopping for a few weeks
at Nestledown cottage, Lake Ansel.
Prof. G. II. Perkins, OF the Z. V. NJ, /
Burlington, spent several days in town /
recently prospecting for coal and tale signs.
Next Sunday afternoon the bi-monthly /
communion service at the Methodist |
chapel will be held. The pastor will /
preach
j. s. Tower moved his goods to South .
Royalton last week where he win reside,
as he has work in the shop OF the White 4
River Shoe company.
There are unclaimed letters at the Beth
ell postoffice addressed to Mrs. Lutte 4
Brooks, William Outterson, Miss Alice
Rulings, Mrs. Mary Young and Hubbard,
Blake and Buzzell.
Prof. Fred Blanchard OF Chicago Uni /
versity spent several days with e. ID. Gil.
son last week. MIR. Blanchard ana MIR. 1
ellison were for many years members OF
the Montpelier orchestra.
Engine No. j OF the w. r. v. Electric
railroad went into commission Monday |
running the construction train.
Steam is the motive power and VIII |
Blodgett OF Roxbury is engineer, James |
Fenton OF Sharon fireman aud John Kio-
ran and Willis Dunbar OF Bethel brake
men.
Quite number of people went to Gays
willie Sunday to watch the Italian Jubilee /
proceedings. A band OF twenty hve |
pieces was present from Boston and In the
evening there was fine display OF fire.
works. A structure had been erected for 4
religious services and an Italian priest was /
expected from Boston but he did not ar. I
rive.
The official ak OF the new management |
OF the e. V. K. r. has fallen upon j. III.
Waldo, for many years the popular and |
faithful station agent here. Last week he |
received notice that he would be relieved |
at once and his place will be filled by Her |
bert Carr, who has been station agent al
Iberville, p. q. Mr.. Waldo's many friends |
in Bethel deeply regret this action Of the |
railroad company.
Geo. w. Chamb berlin, wife and daughter !
OF Bethel, Iowa, are visiting his brother, |
Frank II. Chamberlin, He was born in
Bethel on the farm now occupied by NJ. T.. |
Cham berlin, but moved to Iowa about ]
1854 and, with Ira Burbank OF this town, I
was among the earliest settlers in what
was then called the town OF Richlsnd, |
Iowa. Later, through the influence OF
Messrs Chamberlin and Burbank, an act
was passed by the Iowa legislature chang
ing the name from Richland to Bethel, In |
honor OF Bethel, Vermont.
Quite panic was witnessed on the ar
rival OF the twenty-five members OF the
band engaged by the Italians on the night |
train Sunday a. m. Teams had been en-
gagged to carry them to Gaysville, but a
dispute arose as to who should pay for the |
teams. The local Italians claimed that
they paid the band so much aud that they
were to furnish their own means of trans |
portation. This the band refused to do |
and the upshot OF the affair was that the |
entire force of musicians wendell their |
way on foot through the three feet, or less, |
OF dry mud between here and Gaysville. |
The language heard was OF a vigorous
kind, but we forbear to translate 1t.
Arrangements have been completed |
with the Central Lyceum Bureau of New /
York and Chicago to furnish a series OF |
entertainments during the coming winter |
at the town hall. This bureau places moth |
ing but the best talent and our citizens /
will undoubtedly, be treated to something /
better in the entertainment line than has |
been produced in Bethel for many years |
The list OF attractions is as follows: Oct /
3, The Oxford Musical Club; Nov. 3, David /
Harum, impersouated by Edward II. Frye; /
January 5, Durno, the magician, Hansahll, 1
the whistler, and Emmett, the Ventrilo- /
quist; February Is, Strange Adventures /
OF kodak Friend" by r. III. Dudley, and /
March Is, Lovett's Boston Stars. The |
season tickets are on sale at Martin a 4
Lewis store at so for the course, chill /
dren, 81. Single tickets will be IS and so 1
cents. A series OF high-elass entertain ]
ments such as these should be encouraged /
by our citizens.