The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-15

too. for Montpelier has not before been
favored with a visit from real master of
the instrument which Aptommas loves so
well. Aptommas is a Welshman and he is
Just as much master of the harp as the
Chevalier de Kontsk is of the piano, and
the many people in this vicinity who have
had the privilege of listening to the great
pianist will realize that this is saying a
great deal. There seems to be nothing be-
yond the power of the harpist to perform
with the instrument, and his work, whether
he plays simple ballad or the most brill
liant variations, is wonderful. He held
the audience, as it were, spell-bound for an
hour and a half, and every moment served
TO increase the admiration awakened in his
hearers by his first touch of the strings.
His programme was in every sense " pop
nlar one, and comprised many favorite
English, Scotch, Irish and Welsh melodies.
1t is to be regretted that so few were in at
tendance, and the fact may be attributed to
insufficient advertising. If he should visit
Montpelier again, rs he has given encour-
agement that he may, we believe that those
who heard him this time will have done
more to secure an audience than all the
"press notices " he has ever received.
Mt. CALVARY Council, Princes of Jerusa-
lem, 169, held their annual election of Of
fcers at Masonic hall, Montpelier, Decem-
Der 7th with the following result: Howard
F. Hill, 33o. grand master; Charles II.
Heaton, 33o grand high priest; James e.
| Curran, 800, senior warden Charles A.
Barnard, 800, junior warden Frank H. Bas-
CON- 33o, treasurer; James T. Sabin, 80
secretary; Stephen r. Colby, 32o, master of
ceremonies; Moses Pearson, 32o, almoner
| Ira &. Bascom, 16o master of entrances:
James A. Erwin, 32o tyler The council
1 has a large membership and treasury and is
| in most fourishng condition The same
/ q oil Une en htirt At ode of Dar
| fection, 14o conferred the several grades
upon a class of eleven from Granite lodge
of Barre, a special train returning after the
close of the lodge. A fine banquet was
| partaken of. The degrees were admirably
worked, and all seemed to think and feel
that Scottish rite masonry was grand sue
cess in the valley of Montpelier.
In response to call signed by several o
the prominent citizens of Montpelier, abou
one hundred fifty business men assembled
at Capital hall Tuesday evening to consider
the subject of better development of tn,
facilities afforded in this place for the intro
duction of manufacturing or other new
business interests. H. A. Huse called TIL,
meeting to order, and G. III. Heath wa
chosen chairman and l.. p. Gleason secre
tary Remarks upon the prosperity ant
undeveloped resources of Montpelier wer,
made by Messrs. Heath, Huse and Senter
and a resolution looking to the appointment
of a committee of twenty-one to take step
10 lead to the Introduction of new busines
interests and TO act as a sort of board of trad
was offered. The following gentlemen wer
chosen to serve as such committee r. ID
Hyde, Fred Blanchard, l.. b. Cross, ID. L
Fuller, II. A. Huse, j. w. Brock Fred L
Smith, III. n. Taplin, f. w. Morse A. j
Sibley, w. Il. Adams, j. II Senter, Thoma
Marvin, f. l.. Eaton, p. p Pitkin, A. Q
Cummins, G. w. Wilder, e. ID. Blackwell
G. 7. Sabin, T. Kelleher and j. w. Ellis
A resolution pledging support of the abov
committee, was unanimously adopted ant
the meeting adjourned.
IT has been the custom of the depart
ment of Vermont to elect a commander fo
but one year, and the most prominent car
didate named to succeed General Childs
Captain Robert J. Coffey of Windsor. II
Joined the Grand Army of the Republic i
hS6S, and has been junior vice-commande
o years, chief mastering officer severe
years, and has organized nearly score
posts in the department. He has been
delegate to the national encampment an
was aide-de-camp to the national con
mander in 1888, and is at present one of tn
council of administration of the depar
ment. He is member of Tracy Post
Windsor. When nineteen years of age h
enlisted in the First Vermont Regiment,
Montpelier, and served its term of thre
months Returning, he re-enlisted in Con
pany X, Fourth Vermont Volunteers, an
was promoted to be sergeant the younge
officer of that rank in the regiment. Cal
tain Cotfey has taken lively interest
the state militia since the war. He raise
the " Capital Guard " at Montpelier, Con
pany H. National Guard of Vermont, an
was its first captain, serving as such fC
three years. He was then promoted to |
captain and provost marshal of the reg
, ment, which position he recently resigned
Forbes, in Boston Journal
+ SEATS are on sale at the Phnney bool
, store for the Redmund- Barry entertainer
| at Blanchard Opera-house Thursday evel
, ing, and large number are already takei
, At the time of our last issue it was al
, nounced that the company would appear
Capital hail. Since that time the advanC
, agent has been here, cancelled the hall el
gagement and booked for the opera-hou'
, instead Mr. Redmund and Mrs. Barry al
! too we'll known in their relations to TIL
American stage to need introduction an
the very fact of their long service in Leaf
: ing parts at the Boston Theater is, to tho'
e who know no more about them. sufficiel
guarantee of their superior abilities in the
particular sphere. We have abundant a
surance, too, that their support is all th
: could be desired. and, everything consi,
g cred, there can be little doubt that Il
d. Midnight Marriage will be the event
: the season in the theatrical line at the cap
!. tai. The company appeared in Rutlan
l Friday night and the Herald says of Il
q leading actors: " 1t was also the first a
a pearance here of Mrs. Thomas Barry al
( Mr.. William Redmund. But their fame hs
: come before them and they did not disa
9 point expectation. Mrs. Barry is a fnisht
- actress, with considerable power of EXPIRE
sion, who not only rises to the proper heig
in the strong passages, but develops IL
finer points with charming effectiveness
, Mr.. Redmund, whose introduction TO tn
: American stage was as Michael Strogof
: is admirably adapted to hero parts and
well by his consummate acting as by h
9 handsome presence he carries away--at lea
a when it is the proper thing in the play-tl
y hearts of the ladies"
y THE next annual encampment of Il
+ Grand Army of the Republic, departme
I | of Vermont will be held at ST. AlbauS .Jal