Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-05

Yet New York and New England Is, due in 1905,
are selling at about ia, while they would pay
five per cent at 127 and should sell at 1922 to pay
A. as most Of the bonds above mentioned now
pay. The Is, also due in 1905, are selling for
about 10i. They would pay five per cent at ia,
and to pay four and one-eighth per cent they
should sell at 1913"
The sessions of tho county court and court OF
chsncery were resumed yesterday, and the day
was occupied in calling the dockets, Tomorrow
afternoon a recess will be taken until Monday
afternoon. Several cases are to be heard, and it
will take until the end Of next week to dispose of
the business. Mr. Ashton r. Willard of Mont
pelier, the Oldest son of the late Charles W.
Willard, was admitted to the bar. Mr.. Willard
enters the profession after an unusually thorough
training. A graduate of Dartmouth in the high
| est ranks in 1879, soon after graduation he be-
gan to assist his father and Judge Veazey in the
preparation OF the draft for the Revised Statutes.
His labors were arduous and well done. So i'm
portant were his services deemed that the COM
mittee on the Revision of the Laws of the legis-
lature OF 1880 made him their clerk, and the terse
and accurate phraseology in which most Of the
statutes OF that session are clothed is the result
Of his critical oversight of the bills. He was
| cnoseu ny tne IeBlslaturt 10 De Oue VI tue cou-
missioners to edit and annotate the Revised Stat
utes and prepare them for the press. 1t is not
too much to say that he and his colleagues Messrs
c. II. Ptkin and Hiram A. Huse, have given to
| Vermont a compilation of statute law az intelli-
gent and symmetrical that of any state in
the Union, and far superior in appearance and
| arrangement to the much Wanted edition Of
| Massachusetts, just issued from the press Du-
ring the past six months he has been a student Of
the Harvard Law School. That Mr.. Willard is to
practice his profession in Montpelier, his native
town, is good news to this community and the
state. His talents and culture ensure for him a
brilliant career.
THE MOLLY STARK concert Thursday evening
by the Emerson Concert Company was warmly
received by large and appreciative audience.
Barring annoying defects attributable to the
management, the entertainment was throughout
one Of varied enjoyment and superior quality.
In respect to difficult and sklful execution, Mrs.
Carter's singing led the vocal achievements of the
evening. Her numbers were sung with graceful
I power and effectiveness, and the purity of her
tones shown In the song " 10, hear the gen
tie lark" sung with flute obgato, her voice
blending exquisitely with the notes OF the nstru
d. ment Her appearance on the stage the sig
v | nal for applause, and her efforts were received
Z | with well-earned encores. Miss Mays magnif
cent contralto voice gained for Meeting anC
: Parting" an enthusiastic recall, in response Il
y which she sang NO Sir" giving to her mega
ton much OF archness, especially In the denOUo
v nent that the audience insisted in spite OF thu
4 singers deprecating Acknowledgements of tn,
# courtesy, upon her repeating the captivating bal
A lad. Miss May has voice Of remarkable rich
:. ness and compass which, with her unassuminl
manner and an interesting face, made her unde
- niably the popular favorite OF the evening lie
= mot Sparrow Falleth," the last number II
!. which she appeared on the programme showeC
:, her power In a more substantial manner than tn
l. lighter ballads and won for her another heart
!, encore Mr.. Glider was obliged to play his plan
. without pedals, those indispensable attachments
y, with the legs of the instrument having failed !
: make connections from the place where the com
pany last appeared. 1t was like driving hors
without reins, but the pianist had an opportunit
al to show how much expression he could extol
81 from the piano by the skill of his touch alon,
" Mr. De Seve's violin playing has been surpasse
10 only by Remenyi, Mr.. Emerson's cornet playin
y only by Levy, and Mr., Van Santvoord's flute WI
handled with no ordinary skill, and all were inv
Oh riably and deseryedly encored