The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-09-26
meet with the same high degree of enthusi-

meet with the same nigh degree OF enthuSl-
asm.
MAJOR ROBINSON TEMpLEToN of Williams
town was again examined at Burlington,
yesterday, for a special examiner of the
pension office. His three or four recent
failures at similar examinations do not de-
ter him, as Atkins and Smalley assure him
of immediate appointment to the office If he
can pass the examination. 1t will be sew
eral days before the result of the examina-
tion yesterday will be known.
SERGEANT-AT-ARMs PHINNEY of the legis-
lature has made the following appoint
ments: Doorkeeper of the senate, Wilson
Draper of Sheldon; assistant dCorkeeper
of the senate, Captain l.. ID. Savage of
Waitsfeld doorkeeper of the house, Cap
tain II, e. Taylor of Brattleboro assist
ant doorkeeper of the house, s. ID. Hop
kins of Burlington. 1t is known that
W. A. Lord of Montpelier is to be re-
porter of the senate proceedings, and 1t is ex-
pected that j. ii. Mimms of st. Adams will
be the reporter in the house. The following
pages have been appointed: In the house,
Aaron II. Grout of Derby, Charles j. Boy
den of Randolph Arthur II. Cushman of
Bennington, and Franklin Il. Harrington of
Brandon; in the senate, Harry F. Kingsley
of Rutland, and Thomas w. Ray of orwell
jim THE PENMAN, played at Blanchard's
Opera-house Thursday evening by the A.
NJ. Palmer Company, was strong attrac-
ton and brought out good house, in spite
of the dirty equinoctal condition of things
The parts, of strength and variety of charac-
ter, were taken with great skill by actors of
real worth and had their due effect. The
title role, by Mr.. F. c. Bangs was strong
Characterization; Nina, the opposite charac-
ter, was taken by Miss Eustace, as strongly
and, withal, delicately; fairfield, by Mr.
| Ottomeyer, was given the character OF
the " smiling" villain, and most success
fully. The relief from the intensity of the
tragic parts was afforded by Mr.. Norcross,
as Redwood, in " trooly" Dundreary STYLE
as pleasingy as ever provoked smile.
Percival, by Mr.. Huntington, was finely
drawn character. The support throughout
was worthy of the leading characters. A
temperance of Mr.. Palmer's company
would draw as enthusiastic an audience
as greeted it on this occasion. Such per-
formances will not fail to be appreciated,
and it is to be hoped that this one is the be-
ginning of an era of good things at the
opera-house.
COUNTER attractions materially affected
the audience at the piano-forte lecture re-
cital in the Seminary chapel last Tuesday
evening. Those who were present, too, were
disappointed at the announcement that the
promised assistance of Mr.. Bancroft must
be withheld on account of the severe cold
from which he was suffering and Mr.. Perry
was placed at what undoubtedly seemed to
him disadvantage, in being compelled to
use piano kindly rendered by Professor
Blanpied instead of his own magnificent
Chckering grand TO use his own ex-
pression-which had failed to arrive in sea-
son. 1t must have been a magnificent one
indeed, to serve his purpose any better than
did Professor Blanpied's fine instrument.
All the pleasure which the blind pianist S
first appearance here furnished was ex-
perienced at his second, and his compre-
hensive verbal description of the music and
marvellous performance of representative
works of Beethoven, Chopin, Hoffman,
Won Bulow, Rubensten and Liszt served,
for him, to further establish his reputation
as of the first rank of piansts without SUI
perior as concert pianist and lecturer, and
for his audience, to fill two hours brimful of
pleasure and thorough instruction.
Mr.. AND Mrs. GEORGE w. LESLIE enjoyed,
last week, carriage trip to Newbury, the
birthplace of Mr.. Leslie. - Miss Anna
Young, a member of the Baptist Society of
Christian Endeavor, sailed last week for
China to enter the missionary field. -
Mrs. E. f. Towner is fast recovering from
her recent serious illness. - ID. w.
Dixon is in town this week. - II. G..
Webster has been chosen vice-consul of the
Vermont division of the League of Amer
lean Wheelmen - A. o. Cummins
started Saturday night for Sioux City, Iowa,
where his son Burt is located. He will visit
other parts of that region of the West and
will return in about three weeks. - f.
on business connected with the Loan and
! Trust Company, of which he is an officer.
- Miss Florence Graham of New York
city will have the trimming department in
charge at q. A. Best's for the coming sea-
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