The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-20
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held on Tuesday afternoon at the home of
General Lucia on State street, Rev. j, Ed
ward Wright, assisted by Rev. A. N. Lewis,
officiating. The remains were deposited in
the tomb at Green Mount cemetery.
The third entertainment in the Ladies
Library Guild lecture course was given in
Blanchard opera house last Friday evening
by the Bay State Concert Company, COM
posed of Miss Gertrude Edmands, Contrato
Mr.. j G. Bartlett, tenor Mrs. Il. Humph-
rey Allen, soprano; Mr.. Fritz Geise, vio-
loncello; aud Mr.. Frank o. Nash, accom-
panist Mr., Geise was welcomed with sim
cere enthusiasm, and his faultless playing
demonstrated that he has few equals and
no superiOrs, both in bowling and left-hand
execution. His perfect shading in both
forte and pianissimO passages sent the au
dience into little storm OF delight every
time he appeared. Mrs. Allen came as a
substitute for Miss Alice Bailey, who was
detained in Boston by illness. Although
stranger to Montpelier audience, no one
could fail to feel the charm of her voice and
comely presence. She sang " In Seville's
Groves " with much sweetness and deliCaCy.
In this, and in an encore to which she cheer
fully responded, her splendid soprano voice
was heard TO fine advantage. Mr.. Nash
gave the several artists admirable support,
showing fine taste and expression in all his
work. Mr.. Bartlett and Miss Elmands
long ago sang their way into the hearts of
MOnbIblltI IbOplB, anu blblT COMING WAS
hailed with genuine delight. The rich and
sympathetic tones. velvety and evenly
developed quality of Miss Edmands' voice
were supplemented by a delightfully."-. dis
tinct enumeration, beautiful information, and
absolutely perfect phrasing. Nothing
! could excel the richness and finish of her
rendering of " Singing in Gods Acre. Her
manner was simple, dignifed, and unaf-
! fected, and she would stand comparison
with Annie Louise Cary. Mr.. Bartletfs
voice has lost none of its sweetness, purity,
| BREADTH or great compass, and to speak in
praise of his matchless singing would be to
| only express the universal sentiment Of his
audience last Friday evening. There was
nothing formal in the cordial round of ap-
! pause that greeted him when he appeared
| in his solo number, beloved Star" and
| there was nothing parfnnctory in the
| uuanimity and fervor of the encore. The
ladies of the guild are to be congratulated
upon the splendid success that has thus far
crowned their efforts.
SOME European Monuments was the
subject, last Sunday evening, of the third in
teresting "Reminiscences of foreign travel
given by Rev. j. Edward Wright at the
Church OF the Messiah. After referring to
the embarrassment of riches his theme pre-
scented, and touching briefly upon some of
the most noted monuments in the old
world, Mr.. Wright spoke of three that are
| located away from large cities and not
likely to be seen by tourists unless special
pilgrimages are made to them First the
Lion of Lucerne, at Lucerne, Switzerland
which commentaries the defense of the
Tuileries by the Swiss guard, and typies
the fidelity and valoT of men far from its
sight In this defense of Louis XVI, 76C
out of 900 men and twenty-siX out of forty.
two officers fell, and the speaker impress
sively elaborated on the teaching of faith.
fulness unto death which this huge lion
twenty eight feet in length, cut in the solid
rock, teaches. AT Hanover, Germany, in
the grounds of the Mary church, is tOmf
to which reference was made. 1t is not
massive in size, but on one face of it is
carved This grave, bought forever, is tC
be opened never" But a tiny seed, which
took root between the blocks, has grown tC
a large birch tree, the roots of which have
tipped partly over the upper block of stone
which surmounts this tomb, thus teaching
that divine Providence can thwart the best
laid plans of men. The last monument tt
which the speaker referred was the colossa
statue in the northwestern part of Germany
erected to the memory of Arminius, who
overwhelmed the Roman invaders in the
year by uniting against them the German
tribes. This monument is a massive figure
of a warrior, made of copper plates fastened
to framework of iron. 1t stands on an
eminence overlooking large tract of coun
try. The sub-struCture is 100 feet high,
the figure fifty-six feet high, with the point
of the sword held by the figure extending
upwards thirty feet more, a total height o
1S6 feet. This statue faces towards France
proudly declaring, as it We're, that Germany
fears no foe so long as she stands as a uni
under one superior authority, as her force.
under Arminius did in the days of long ago