Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-31

expressed his willingness to contribute these
items rather than have the matter stand in
the way Of the lectures. While several gen
tlemen believed that the course should be
made entirely free, there is to us, much force
in the view taken by others that the people
value lectures as they do everything else, nc
cording to what they cost them, and that
course of lectures which is not worth paying
something for is not worth having. Should
the price be fixed at the low rate Of one dol
lar, or even 30 cents for a course of lectures,
with single admissions at 10 cents, there is
probably not an intelligent, industrious per
son in town who could not attend and should
the people not value the lectures enough TO
pay some such small sum as this and fill the
hall, the course could not be, in the true
sense a success. This and other matters of
detail, however, the committee will decide
upon, and they will make beginning, prob
ably, at a meeting to be held this evening.
The Murphy Miniature Pinafore Compa-
ny were greeted by fair sized house on
Wednesday evening, and their presentation
of the favorite opera was fully equal to the
high expectations which had been raised in
regard to it. Indeed so perfectly in keeping
was everything about the performance that
one might well imagine that PiHat0re was
written for just such little people rs these
The first surprise OF the evening came with
the appearance of Little Buttercup, a verita-
BILE baby in size, as she is in age being not
yet six years old The child is nothing less
than a born actress, and her easy, graceful
~ hsoripp trpull Il ftvaIit 20 "a v.t
The drollery and humor Of her expression is
entirely irresistible, her voice has volume
which leads one almost to doubt the evidence
Of his senses, and the whole presentation
reaches its climax when, in reply to Sir Jo-
seph's question toward the close, she says
with inimitable gesiiculation and tinge OF
sarcastic information. THAT was the idea
which intended to convey" Miss Ida Mule,
who takes the part of Josephine has pretty
soprano voice Of good compass, and both her
singing and acting are characterized by sur
prising maturity of style. In no PiHGtor,
presentation which we have Ind has this part
been more charmingly taken. The Admiral
is q handsome boy who sings well, aud con
ducts himself throughout with the most per
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boy Of some IA or l. years, has pure So
prano voice, which it is pleasure to listen
to, and he sings in excellent taste and with
passionate fervor. The Captains singing
and acting are excellent aud Deadeye is quite
irresistible, though one can hardly help think
ing that his makeup and expression are I'M
necessarily ugly. The Boatswain is person
atcd by pleasing little lad who sings and
acts with intense vigor and effectiveness His
song. For be is an Englishman, was deliv-
cred in an astonisLingly firm, strong voice,
and with q genuine sailor-like swing, which
won for him al enthusiastic encore. The
choruses were well sung by company of up
ward Of 30 girls and boys, and the whole per
Torrance was one to be listened 10 by any
audience with unqualified pleasure. We should
add that the Quaker aunt forms pretty
picture in the scene, and the only change
which the company makes in the interprcta-
! ton Of the opera from the strict and original
/ score and letter is when, after the Admiral's
| question to the crew Can You dance a horn
/ pipe ?" and the receipt Of negative reply
| be says, My aunt will teach you one, and
the little Quaker lady Shows them how by
dancing neat hornpipe.
The following il the list of letters remain
/ ing at the post Office in this village Oct 80 :
Ladies. Hattie l. Brayman, Susan Perry
Hattie ThAyer, Mr.. Mary L. Thompson
Rosa NJ Young =.
Gents Barney Brosheline, John Bar
ney, John II. Bradt l2, Thomas Bates (2J
! Chas. W. Eaton %, Frank n Glazier. James
! Galbrano, A. Il. Hall. James + Howe O. H.
Noyes, Chns. T. Perry Franklin Pierce, Geo
| II. Pearson, John Peters, F. W Stoddard
! n. II. Spencer, Francis Wright.
! Held for postage Mn. Daniel T. Whitney,
Brookline, Vt, Miss Leola 5 Ranney. Fay
| ettovine, Vt Geo. n. Towle. Detroit, Mich
| DEATH OF EEy. HORACE BUBCHAEp.
Although well aware, from the nature Of
| his ailme 1t, of the Rev. Mr.. Burchards pre-
carious hold on life, the community were not
| prepared for the sudden announcement of
| his death, which came last Saturday morn
ing, and it was received on every hand with
painful shock and genuine feeling Of sor-
row. The alarming attacks of distressed
breathing experienced by Mr.. Burchard
some three weeks before, were succeeded by
period of convalescence and recuperation,
during which both he and his friends enter
tanned strong hopes that he would soon be
able TO resume his accustomed labors On
the day previous to his death he had expert
enced an unusual sense of exhiaratiOn from
ride taken during the afternoon, and the
evening was passed in peculiarly happy and
social manner, The change came without
warning at one o'clock Saturday morning. a
movement of the arms being all that marked
his departure. The sketch of Mr.. Burchard's
life aud tribute to his memory, from the pen
! of his friend, Rev. W. H. Rugg, which we
! publish further on in this column, is emf
nently true and deserved, and to it we can
only add our own testimony to the conspicu-
Gus genuineness and sincerity of his charao-
ter, and the innate manliness and kindliness
of thought and feeling of his nature. 1t was
| qualities like these which won Mr. Burchard
the love and respect of the whole commun
and which makes his loss sincerely felt by
our people without regard TO sect or creed
| In accordance with his wishes. as ex-
pressed during his illness, an autopsy was
held on Sunday morning by Dr. HOlton and
other local physicians. A marked enlarge
ment Of the heart was found TO exist, the
weight Of that organ being Il ounces, where
as the normal weight is only from S to 10
ounces-this enlargement and increase in
weight being from distension and not from
thickening of the walls In the right ventri-
Gle large eliot or fibrous substance, known
! to the medical profession AS mn pmholuc vVae
found, which was undoubtedly the immedi-
ate cause of death, and the formation of
which had probably begun within the past
three or four weeks.
The funeral services We're held at the Bap-
fist church on Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock
the audience room being heavily draped in
black. From 2 until the body lay in state