St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-11-23
PLEASURES CALENDAR.
Mr.. Wallace Bruce's Lecture.

N. Y, ex-consul to Edinburgh, gave
most enjoyable lecture in the Y. M.
{. A. course last Friday evening.
The lecturer was pleasantly intro
duced by Col. Franklin Fairbanks,
who spoke of Mr.. Bruce's valuable
services in erecting a monument in
Edinburgh ofAbraham Lincoln eman-
cipating slave, in memory of the
Scotch soldiers who fell in the Union
army. At the unveling of this mon
ument, Aug. 21, 1893, Mr.. Bruce de-
livered the address and poems. Col.
Fairbanks gave the closing stanza
of the verse, which is as follows:
And so Columbia comes with che r,
With outstretched hand from DER the sea-
To place garland on the bier
OF those who died to keep us free;
And here, beside her Mothers knee,
Unfolds the scroll of Liberty"
The lecturer was then introduced
and given hearty cheer.
Mr.. Bruce spoke of the character
istics of the Scotsman, his ambiguity
and his bumor, illustrating both his
points with capital anecdotes and
bits of personal experience. He paid
a glowing tribute to Sir Walter
Scott and urged all to read his nov
els, as they were so valuable from an
historical standpoint. He also had
high words of praise for Robert
Burns and the quotations from this
poet were given with the true Scotch
ring. Mr.. Bruce was full of elo-
quence and was frequently inter-
rupted by applause.
The Coserove Concert.
The Cosgrove Concert Company's
appearance here on Thursday even
ing last week was greeted by a
small audience. The programme
was made up of readings and vocal
and instrumental mnsic, the latter
being especially prominent, and va
ried in its character Portions of
the entertainment were well given
and secured due measure of ap-
proval.
Melody Tomorrow Night.
The English Glee Club of New
York will entertain our people at
Music Hall tomorrow night with a
programme pleasing and varied in
its makeup, and people who have
not secured course tickets should get
tickets for this concert. Admission
35 and so cents. fhe club comes
highly recommended.
The Guards Ball
The St. Johnsbury Guards will
give grand ball in Stanley's Opera
House next Wednesday evening,
which is Thanksgiving eve. Music
for the occasion will be furnished by
the st. Johnsbury orchestra, assisted
by that accomplished violinist. N. R.
Young, now of Boston. The Guards
are making every effort to have this
ball one of the social events of the
season.
The Columbian MinstreIs
will appear at Howe's Opera House
On Friday and Saturday evenings,
Dec. 1 and 2. This company of 25
artists will present a choice pro-
gramme of musical and minstrel
specialties. The local talent includes
the following stars: Bones, Carpen-
ter, Adams, Ellis; tambos, Shufelt,
Moore and French; interlocutor,
Chalmers. Among the specialties are
two Burlington clog dancers, Miller
and Cummings; the Japanese marvel,
"Japoutska," and "Paulo, the prince
of European acrobats. The solo
and chorus singing will be supple
mented by the st. Johnsbury Orches-
ira of eight pieces and the Monarch
Banjo and Guita Club. The Colum-
bian Military Band will give an out
door concert each evening before the
curtain rises. There will be change
of programme each night, and no
personal "grinds" will be perpetrated.
The tickets are % and 35 cents. The
latter are reserved seats and will be
on sale after Saturday morning at
Binghams and Bagley's drug stores.
Christian Endeavor Entertainment.
An entert ainment under the aus
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Society will be held at the North
church parlors next Tuesday evening.
Representations of several of Long
fellows poems will be given, es-
pecially from Sandalaphon. Music
will also be interspersed with the
tableaux. An admission will be
charged.
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