Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-30

falling flakes for some minutes But H,u.
field corn was up and the gen sral crop az
capes injury. Potatoes were ont of A.,
ground In many cases and the situation H.
the bugs is a discouraging one. The mos,
serious damage has undoubtedly been 10 M.
fruit crop. Whether apples, which are mo-.
just out OF the blossom, have been peper.u.
ruined 1t is impossible TO tell The cold way.
has affected all this section, south az we'll nv
north. The Geographic news in this morn
ings papers shows that the cold snap has a.,
tended rs far west as Indiana and n. n,
south q. Pennsylvania. Early crops Of oil
sorts have been injured
AT the Democratic CAUCUS held on Ina
day evening the following delegates 10 m.
state and district conventions were chosen
sTATE--Iohn Retting, r. W. Childs. Jol Inn,
n. z. Ryan, o. A. Marshall, James COnand, Wy
Guild. We 70
Dlsrmcr-Howard Pratt W. II. Chnds. I,,,
Calvin e n Brooks, @. II. Burns'C. II. Davenport
Chas. sherman. ''
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES.
The services Of Me mortal day occu,r.a
to-day according to the programme a,
ranged by the Grand Army post and ann ounc
ed last week Some a. members OF the
post. in teams headed by the First Reoi
ment band, visited the cemeteries in the wss,
part Of the town and decorated the graves NJ
soldiers buried there with appropriate rites
including prayer by Prof H. il. Shaw
brief address by Rev G. H. Merrill apd
singing by the Philharmonic uuartettc
At o'clock procession embracing the band
and drum corps, Estey Guard and Fuller
Battery, Post Sedgwick, Ladies Relief Corns
GO strong) Sons of Veterans Phunix engine
company and citizens was formed on Main
street in front of the town hall and marched
to the village cemetery, where the customsrv
exercises we're held. consisting OF a prayer bv
Prof Shaw, singing by the Philharmonic quar-.
tet, and an address by Hon. J. NJ. Tyl er' fol.
lowed by the decoration Of graves both there
! and in the Catholic cemetery The weatber
was very favorable, aud the attendance large
The ladies are deserving OF special credit for
the prominent part which they took in the
exercises and their abundant floral oheriDps
! The address by Mr.. Tyler is given in full In
/ another column.
MISS MARGARET MATHER AS LEAH"
Miss Margaret Mather's performance Of tho tHl.
part 90 Dr. Musenthas drama "Iseah, the Forsatsp %
at Crosby hall Tuesday evening was the gtrougss.
piece Of dramatic work which has been seen in Brat
tleboro In many years. The play In itself is not an
attractive one. Il is gloomy in character stied In
! style, abounds in long declamatory speeches ana
from beginning 10 end IL fairly turgid with passion
With any but real artist IN its leading part tie play
would be uuinterestiug aud even repulsiyu Ia tbis
respect It compares closely with Conrad tho Ont.
law, in which salvini the great Italian master Of biz
art wins laurels by the sheer force Of bi-
own genius; and it requires no stretch Of either fact
courtesy 10 carry the comparison stu farther ana
say that in equal degree Miss Mather by her re,
power artist, lifts Leah" out OF its haaylpers
] and dreariness, makes 1t seem a play Of stirring
movement, e1cites the sympathetic interest OF H.
audience from the outset aud carries il on to a mitch
Of positive enthusiasm az the curtain falis upon ~
! curse scene at the close Of the fourth act.
! There was no SLOW and labOred working NJ 10
heights Of artistic excellence In Miss Maihsrs mper-
! sonauon on Tuesday evening. Her genius mani
/ fest and her place was won from the instant shs
srrang on the stage in the frst act like some wild
hunted thing with the mob Of relentless and super
sutiouf peasants at her heels. Il required quick
eye 70 catch the rapid play Of her emotion she half
lost nor terror under the protection o. the good vii
iage priest only TO shrink in new horror under bis
uplifted hands aud offered blessing, and to rise In
| wild exultaton as he proclaimed to the clamornp
crowd "He among you that is without sin may cast
the hrst stone At her" The love scene in thu third
act well done and az free from saReness As guch
scenes can well be made. The play a. VIC have A.
ready intimated, reaches its climax and the power Of
the artist Is put to its severost test in the course
scene" In the fourth act, when the forsateu JeVess
! gives way TO whirlwind Of passion, hatred aud
! venge hurs torrent OF maledictou upon the lover
] who has been falsely led TO doubt and discard her
and the curtain falls upon her dreadful amen,
] amen, amen! In the NTH and closing scene her vo-
mans love and geuteness reasser themselves and the
play ends with Leah dead and the amen" Of forgive
ness on her lips. The play Is which requires e.
] IRENE physical and emotional eXertion throughout
/ aud the wonder is that young girl can carry il
through without once weakening or tagging. Miss
hather possesses every physical requisite Of her art
She has slender, supple form, graceful carriage
ideal face. a quick gesture and 4 nervous e4rits-
] Die temperament. The leading points in her define
alton on Tuesday evening were greeted with warm
applause and she grzcously responded to repeated
calls 10 appear before the curtain. Mr.. Alexander
Savini, son o. the great actor already alluded To-,
/ played Rudolph in manner showing a just eoncep-
uun 81 what the part required. The support was uu-
itormlygood, aud in several instances in that Of
Madelena, Nathan and Fathers Loreutz and Herman
the delineation notably faithful. It will long be
source OF satisfaction TO remember that
has seen an artist like Miss Mather upon its homs
stage, and we sincerely hope that In the future such
occasions Of satisfaction will be frequent
THE ALLEN-HANsELL MURDER.
The statement made in several Of the daily pa
pers that the Dr.. Samuel j. Alien, jr who shot man
named Hansel in bar-roOm in Boston last week
Was at one time inmate OF the Vermont asylum ii
mistake. He has . brother younger thar himself in
tue asylum here, but he has been an inmate Of
TINS or any other asylum and It does appear that
he has ever shown any symptoms OF insanity. He
was on debauch at the time he committed tn crime
aud killed Hansell with deadly sefcOcking revolver
which be carried in his pocket. He had been in Bos
ton on spree for two days when he went into the
saloon where he met Hansell, who was an entire
stranger TO him. HanseL drunk. Some ques-
ton arose about the change in payment for drinks
Iansel and Allen took q pique against each other
and Alien whipped out his pistol and fred with i'm
mediAtely fatal results. The murderer Is the eldest
son OF Dr. S. J. Allen OF White River Junction
leading physician Of his section, and at present one
OF the supervisors Of the insane in this state The
young man who has stained his life with this crime
through his fondness for drink educated at Dart
mouth, was in the war when but boy, and several
years ago began the practice OF medicine in coupapy
Phiuviue, Conn, but removed TO White River Juuc-
ton about two years ago. An inquest on Hanseu's
body is now III progress. II Ia understood that on
Allen s trial be will be defended by Gen Butler