Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-12-13

Pearl Kimball, who was sentenced to
long term OF imprisonment in Massschu
sets for performing criminal operation
has been pardoned and II is reported is in
poor health at the home OF his brother, In
New York state.
Mrs. c. e. Abbott and son. Robert
have moved into rooms in Mrs. Ellen
Blanchard's house on Randolph avenue
| Mr.. Abbott leaves soon for Naldosta, Ga,
to spend the winter with his daughter
Mrs. w. II. Griffin.
Tomorrow evening Miss Whitmarsh
will give the first dancing lesson in the
series which she has been engaged to con-
duct in Dubois ana Gays hall this win
ter. Edward Connell OF Northfield has
been engaged as pianist. The school
promises to be a large one.
4 Frank Simonds, a Pennsylvania man
who has been here for several seasons
buying Christmas trees by the carload,
left last week after purchasing a quantity
In this section. Thirty carloads of YER
/ mont trees were counted as they passed
| through Bratteboro Saturday.
An experienced garment manufacturer
will come tomorrow evening to meet our
citizens who are interested in establish
ing such business here. Let all who are
willing to take hold OF a feasible plan
meet at Edson's hall Friday evening at Z
o'clock prompt-not later.
u. s. Grant post at its annual meeting
re- elected the officers OF last year, with
one exception, and they will be installed
at the regular meeting the first Saturday
evening in January. They are:-Com.
mander, w. w. Tyler; senior vice com
mander. John Hatch; junior vice, A.E.
Eaton; sergeant, Albert Barnes; quarter.
master, e. t. Sault; chaplain, e. N. Ris.
ing.
Two OF our citizens are officers in the
newly organized corporation known as
the Union Slate and Real Estate company,
formed to quarry slate at Mortified. Al
the organization Monday, II. w. Vail and
INV. Mcintyre we're among the directors
chosen and Mr.. Vail is vice. president and
manager and Mr.. Mcintyre consulting en-
gineer Tne capital stock is 5000, with
$4,000 paid in.
Marcott a Hayes are about finishing an
order that they have been at work on
since last July OF zoo, 900 feet OF hard wood
lumber. They have bought standing
about 10000 feet in Bethel, to be cut and
delivered at their mill by Clark Davis, and
will also cut about 100000 feet from their
own lot in Rochester Hollow. They re-
port good business, with steady prices.
They employ number OF hands all the
time.
The Hungarian Gypsy orchestra gave
highly satisfactory entertainment at Du-
Bots Gays hall Friday evening. Those
who expected a rare treat In the musical
line we're not disappointed, and Charles
Edoert Grant, the reader, who was down
for single number, 1.-THE Spendthrift.n
was epcored so enthusiastically that he
gave four selections. The fourth enter.
tainment In the course will be a lecture
on "The Mission OF Mirth" by Rev.
Thomas McClary, Dec. 31st.
The ladies' OF the Randolph Book club
met with Mrs. A. J. Curtis on School |
street Saturday for the usual social hour. |
The literary program included roll. call |
responded to by quotations; current
events, Mrs. Rosabel Mcintyre; paper on |
Alfred Tennyson, Miss Welsh; reading, |
''rhe Lady OF Charlotte" Miss Martin;
sketch OF John @. SAKE, Mrs. Lewis: |
sketch of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. \
with selection from her works, Mrs. G. r. |
Moulton; selections, ssrhe Volunteer
Organist," from Fossi "Back Country |
Poems," and "The New Womann by |
Dooley, read by Mrs. Susa Bass. Refresh |
ments were served. BY invitation, the
club will be entertained next SATURDAY |.
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. A. b. |
Tewksbury.