Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-11-18

Joined at Chicago by Mrs. B. d. Dubois,
v no Is to spend the winter IN California.
Members of the junior and senior
elasses Of Montpelier seminary gave .'fhe
Elopement OF Elem in the seminary
chapel Friday evening, and the parts
we're ali creditably impersonated by the
students. Mark Morse, son OF N. n.
Morse OF this place. played the leading
character, Richard Ford, the married
man, and did IT well. Music between the
acts was furnished by the seminary
orchestra.
The 18th annual report of the Interna-
tional Paper company shows two good
views Of its spruce tree nursery establish
ed on Park street hill by George A. Che
del, who has charge OF the company's
xoodlands in Vermont and New Hamp-
shire. OF this infant tree industry the
report says:-"0yer year ago the COM
pany started tree nursery in the state oil
Vermont as an experiment to ascertain
what can be done toward the raising OF
spruce trees. This promises very we'll,
and the company has at present over halt
a million young spruce trees ready 10 De
transplsnted, and which will be largely
added 10 from year 10 year" map in
cluded in the report shows the lnterna-
tionaI woodlands extending in immense
tracts through Maine, New Hampshire,
verm&bt and New York, Nova Scotia in
the vicinity Of Sheet Harbor, along the
Pentecost river emptying into the mouth
of the ST. Lawrence and an immense tract
reaching almost from Quebec to Lake 81.
John. Forty mills are scattered through
the same extent OF territory and mills,
water powers and woodlands figure in
the report at 900, 252, 693.4S.
The Randolph woman's Literary club
met Saturday afternoon with Mrs. II. b.
Bell. The roll call was responded to BY
quotations on "Home, and piano solo,
Tarantelle by Charles Dennee, was rem
dered by Miss Ruth Roundy. "Some
Beneficial Institutions and Their Manage
ment'' we're discussed by Mrs. Homer
White aud Miss Eta Harwood. Mrs.
White gave a description Of the rise and
development OF the hospital, from Bihli-
cal times to the present day, while Miss
HARDWOOD told OF homes, dwelling espe-
clally upon orphanages, day-nurseries
and homes for the aged. Between these
two papers vocal solo. "Where the APP
ple blossoms BLOW in Old Vermont" BY
Alice Q. SmaIley, was given by Mrs. j. b.
Adams. After Miss Harwood's paper
piano sole, "0ood-Night," by Ethelbert
Nevin, was played by Miss Desier Moul-
ton. Mrs. 4. Il. Emerson then read
"Julia, Her Thanksgiving, by Mary
wilkins Freeman. The program ended
with q song, sMother Loves Thee Best, "
(Aliee c. smslley) by Mrs. J. B. Adams.
Thirty members and some guests were
present.
Miss Bessie silverthorne, librarian at
Norwich university, Northheid, has from
time to time made some very clever post
ers for the Kimball Public library In this
village, to illustrate a particular season or
event or famous character and in neat
script has added to the picture a list OF
books and articles bearing on the subject
OF the illustration. Both Miss Silver
thorne and her mother we're in Randolph
Saturday, and the former brought to the
library an especially attractive Thanks
giving poster, picturing "The First
Thanksgiving" with Puritan man and
maid kneeIing on the shore OF the ocean
rolling between Old aud New England
while giving thanks for the seed time and
harvest. which meant so much in the
wilderness they were trying to conquer.
Thanksgiving poems and stories, selected
hy Miss Alice Mcintyre, librarian OF
the Kimball library, are suggested rs
veil rs works on Puritans and Pill
Rrims, and the poster, tackled to the
bulletin board, in ell its details,
tends 10 quicken the imagination to an
appreciation OF something in the APP
proaching holiday besides its turkey din
ner.