Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-16

Smith OF Boston favored the audience
with a choice song, and was encored
Mr.. May of st. Johnsbury sang {
fine selection and was asked to give
another. Mrs. Shepard and Mrs
Prime of Barton gave piano duet
Reg. Hidden gave by request the
solo he played Thursday, Mrs. Shep-
ard accompanying. The matinee
closed with a supurb recital by Miss
Gleason.
The concert Friday evening was
the climax of the convention. II
was opened by the dramatic cantata
ssFair Ellen This is not only a
most beautiful thing, but it requires
practice and talent to accomplish it.
Miss Baldwin and Mr.. May took the
solos and they were very happily
rendered. The chorus and instru-
mental portions of the piece were
difficult but good. A country au-
dience is rarely privileged to hear
thing so difficult. The selections for
the evening were such as to call out
and display the talents of the artists,
and good use was made of Messrs.
May, Conant, Prouty and others.
Miss Gleason took a very prominent
part in the concert and her readings
furnished enough of humor and wit
to last the audience many a day.
At an early hour the committee on
resolutions, Messrs. Homer Thrash
er, w. G. Brown and L. B. Wiley,
presented nominations for the officers
and their report was adopted as fol-
lows: President, FL. c. Cleveland
Coventry Vice Pres, f. W. Bald
win of Barton. Executive commit
tee, J. E. Dwinell, Glover, G.. H.
Prouty, Newport, M. NJ. Taplin,
Irasburgh; Sec, Geo. III. Blake,
Barton; Treas, I'll. B. Cushman,
Newport. The expenses were neces-
sarily heavy and the receipts, owing
to the storms and snowy weather, a
little less than the expenses.
Those present were emphatic in
their praises of Mr.. Palmer, Mrs
Shepard, Misses Smith, Gleason,
and Baldwin Mr.. May wins not on
ly friends but popularity every time
he comes to the county. 1t is not
too much to say that in every sense
the convention was successful. The
president, Mr.. Pinney and the exec
utive committee, Messrs. Dwinell,
Baldwin and Prouty were active and
efficient throughout. The following
was presented by the committee on
resolutions
Recognizing kind Providence which
has privileged US to meet once more as a
Convention, and the blessings such as
semblies bring to us, both in the cul-
tivation of music, which ranks so high in
IAC ClCJ vi Vic anu Lille
social element we all so much enjoy; we
would acknowledge first of all our indebt-
edness to Him, the great Giver of all good
gifts.
For the aid which we have received in
this Convention from our veteran and
much esteemed Director, Prof. Palmer, for
his Christian-like patience and forbear-
ance with our many shortcomings, we
tender to him our sincere thanks. May
he feel that he, in his stay with us, has
made many hearts glad, and created men,
cries never to be forgotten.
OF Mrs. Shepard who is the pole star
IN The Orleans county Musical Constel-
lation, we can not say more than
to reiterate what has been so often truly
said that with her piano forte she is con-
vention herself.
OF Misses Baldwin, Smith and Gleason,
coming to US as strangers, we can truly
say and feel that we are no longer stran-
gers, but friends, and they each, in their
social manners and elocutionary talents,
| have won for themselves a large place in
the hearts of each one of us, and we shall
ever welcome them to our conventions
| and our homes.
| Messrs. May and Conant of St.
JOhnsbury, our next door neighbors, whom
we almost feel right to claim as of us,
| in their efforts at this session of the con-
| vention have added another strong cord
to the already high regard we have for
J them. There are others from out the
| county to whom thanks are due. they hav-
| ing cheered us by their presence and en-
tertained us by their instrumental and
vocal music.
We should feel that we had done our
selves and our retiring president and
present management great injustice did
we not acknowledge our appreciation
| of their wisdom shown in selecting
the ''talent, and their untiring efforts
to make this Convention what it has been,
a success.
To the citizens of Barton, one and all,
we voice our thanks for their kind and
| hospitable entertainment, and trust in
every instance they have entertained at
least one angel, and that not unawares.
We express ourselves gratefully to
the Boston & Maine and connecting
railroads for their kind consideration and
courtesy shown the convention.
All of which is respectfully submitted
| by your committee.
FL. S. Roof,
| ETA BATCHELDER,
E. F. BUTTON.
The president asks congress to pass a
bill for the protection of the Indians on
the Round Valley reservation against tres
| passers.
1t is reported that cholera has increased
alarmingly at Valparaiso, the number of
cases daily reaching 100, of which eighty
to ninety prove fatal.