Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15
VERMONT MATTERS.
The Rutland Musical Festival.


gramme as issued presents Il most impos-
ing array of musical talent. The conduc-
tor is to be DR.. Louis Mas, whose fame
both as choral leader and master of
the pianoforte is national. DR.. Mas will
be assisted by Mr.. George A. Metzke.
The following distinguished soloists have
been engaged Mrs. Gerrit Smith, So
prano; Miss ELLA A. Earle, soprano Mrs.
Ella G.. Henderson, contralto Mr. Chas.
V. Slocum, tenor Mr. Avon ID. Saxon,
baritone Mr. ID. NJ. Babcock, basso Mr..
Leopold Lichtenberg, solo violinist Mr..
f. NJ Bagley, solo trumpet; Miss Ahce
Aiken, accompanist. The Germanla Or
chestra, twenty-eight performers, has
been engaged for the festival There
will be a grand chorus of over two nun
dred voices. 1.-The Messiah" will be rem
dered on the closing evening, and the can
tata "The Erl Kings Daughter" at the
third concert. The overtures to "Jubel'
and "Rienzi" will be rendered by the or
chestra. The event promises to be one of
the finest musical festivals ever held in
the State.
Campfire at Rutland.
Roberts Post, G.. A. R., at Rutland, held
rousing campfire on Monday night,
which was addressed by Gen. Burnett,
Col Veazey, Col Walker, Gov Ormsbee,
Gen. Ripley, Judge Dunton, Hon. j. X
Batchelder, Commander j. G. Baker, j.
H. Goulding, Lucius Bigelow, c. G. kins-
man, ID. l.. Morgan and others The ra-
tions consisted of Hard tack" and coffee.
The entertainment is pronounced one of
the finest and most enjoyable ever held in
Rutland.
Middlebury.
Tutor Samuel Sheldon of Middlebury
college is going to Europe at the close of
the present college year He intends to
spend two or three years at one of the
German universities. Hon. William
Slade started for New York Thursday
morning, from whence he will sail on
Saturday for his new post of duty at Brus-
sells Miss Hattie Chapman arrived
home from her Boston visit on Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mr.. Joseph II. Sargent, with his daugh-
ter is visiting relatives in town. Mr.. Sar-
gent has been away from Middlebury for
80 years, have lived most of that time
III Georgia He says that the town looks
familiar to him but that the people do not.
Miss Girtie Meekin was seven years
old on Friday, and her little school mates
called on her in a body and the children
had a royal good time. The young lady
received a large number of acceptable
presents form her school mates and teach
er.. George f.. Abbey and Charles Rog-
ers went to Bellows Falls on Monday,
where they expect to spend the season in
the employ of the Green Mountain Pulp
company Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Stewart
of New York are in town. Mr.. Charles
&. Peck has received official notice of his
appointment as postmaster here. There
is some talk of moving the office into an
other block, and some of our people seem
TO feel very bad about the projected re-
moval.
A meeting was held at the Office Of 7
NJ Chapman, Monday evening, to see
n1Nn Il,s Ilnn i'm InN hnr IL
year. w. IL Goodnough was elected
chairman and 4. r. StapletOn, secretary
On the motion of w. W. Swiney it was
formally voted to observe the day in an
appropriate way. W. 5. Alden was theI
chosen solicitor of subscriptions and col
lector, and it then seeming best to have q
lady on the soliciting committee, Miss
Elga Stewart was chosen as Mr.. Alden's
coadjutor. +. II. Thorp was elected treas
urer and W. H. GoodnOugh, who served
in that capacity last year, reported that
there was IA balance of over 500 on hand
Col. A. 5. Tracy Col. l.. f. Knapp DR. f.
p. Russell, w. w. Lowering, and Capt
Wallace +. Dewey were elected commit
tee ON arrangements and programme
The following ladies were elected as the
committee on flowers: Mrs. j. 7. Rich
Miss Elga Stewart, Miss Hattie Chapman
Mrs. Iilden, Mrs. w. ID. Lane and Mrs
f. II. Thorp Capt NJ, V. b. Bronson
and NJ. a. Munro were appointed the
COlnInlllee on music, anu T.. H. uOIp
Col. Tracy and Capt. Bronson the com
mittee to secure speaker 1t was movec
that the Union Lodge of Masons, tn,
Knights Templar, the Odd Fellows, tn,
knights of Honor, the fire company, thu
East Middlebury Grand Army Post, tn,
graded school scholars and such othe
organizations as the committee on ar
rangements might think BEST be invited
to participate III the exercises, and the mo
tiOn was carried. On motion of Capt
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committee of three to look after DecOra
ton-day matters here in the future, ant
Capt. Bronson, Dr. Russell and Col. Trac
were appointed such permanent commit
tee. The meeting then adjourned to mex
Monday night. There is growing ser
tment among old soldiers here that ther
ought to be "a post of the Grand Army G
the Republic in Middlebury and probabl
one will soon be organized.
Mr.. Charles c. Peck, our newly aI
pointed postmaster, has about decided
after looking the thing over carefully, tina
the postof1ice, and the new quarters of tn
office will be in the Allen block, mex
door to where the office was just befor
Col. Tracy removed it to the quarters
occupies at present. Aside from the pr
vate interests of people whose places {
business are situated close by the oflit
now, there is only one reason given VIII
the Office should not be moved, and thu
Is that teams nave a better place 10 stan
in front Of the present Office than the
will have in front of the proposed ne'
one. Otherwise the rooms in the ALE
block will furnish much better plat
for the office They are more commodiol
and convenient and are altogether. sup
rior in point of superiority to the presel
office which has been burglarlzed thrt
times during the five years that Mr.. Han
mond has been postmaster. The projec
ed removal is all that is now talked of
town, and petition is in circulation as
ing tor the retention of the office in /
present quarters Mr. Walter ii. Goo
nough Will start for his new home in Ca
ifOrnia on May 20. James Sullivan G
one of his wrists very severely while ChO
ping of a limb on Tuesday afternoon
East Middlehury.
The Decoration day address will be ma,
by Frank G.. Partridge, assistant manag
of the Producers Marble company of RI
land The exercises will be under the {
recton of Needham Post No. Gs g. A.
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