Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-30
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SPRINGFIELD.

Alvin Lawrence was in Boston last
week.
Miss Ida Bingham is visiting in
Felchville.
Corrected: Frederick G. Spindler
died August II.
Albert Brown of Trenton, N. j., was
in town last week.
Miss Addie Parker of Bellows Falls
is visiting in town.
Arthur Starkey is taking a few days
vacation at Arlington.
Miss Alice Wright is making week IS
visit in Lowell, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Fisher returned
to Lyndon, VT, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Norton spent
Sunday at Charles Bixby's.
Mrs. James Wyman and daughter,
are visiting in Marlborough, n. H.
Miss S. G. Damon of East Boston,
Mass, is the guest of Enoch Cutler.
Miss Alice Daniels and brother of
Bridgeport, Conn.,, are visiting at
Charles Herrick's.
Mrs. Longworth and daughter of
Philadelphia, Penn, have been visiting
Miss Eliza Moore.
Jarvis post held picnic in the grove
near Herbert Jenkins at which about
$50 people were present.
Miss Bertha Clark has returned to
her home in East Boston, Mass, after
two weeks visit in town.
Clarence Morse and family of Bos-
ton, Mass, have returned to town,
where they are to reside.
Frank Savard, clerk at the Blue store,
is away on two weeks vacation in
New York, Boston and Connecticut.
Rev. J. j. Lewis gave an interesting
lecture on the Passion Play" last Fri
day evening to large audience at the
Town hall.
Hon. J. p. Upham and a party of
friends from "'fhe Uplands,6 Glare
mont, dined at the Adnabrown a few
days ago.
John Atwood, Charles G.. Richardson
and G. I'll. Moore were in Boston last
week selecting furniture for the Com
monWealth club.
Tuesday evening last will long re-
main an epoch in the memory of
Springfield's lovers of music, it being
the occasion of the Howe-Lavin-S Slack
concert. Seldom is it the privilege of a
small town to listen to SO many tai
ented artists in one evening and the
town hall was crowded in honor of the
event That "the hearts of Vermonters
are proverbially cold" must be mis-
homer for the greeting accorded each of
the singers on their appearance was
spontaneous and enthusiastic, while
every selection called forth an encore
Mary Howe's rendition Of the 'Bell
SongV was a revelation even to her
most sanguine friends, her purity of
tone and the marvellous control of her
voice on the higher notes being COM
pared by many to the "divine Patti, y
andwith no disparagementt to the young
Vermont prima donna. Again in
Massenet's "Twilight' was her Won
derfully sympathetic voice markedly
displayed. William LAWN in his solo
efforts was particularly pleasing. He
has powerful tenor voice of remark
able smoothness and quality, and the
audience was thoroughly pleased with
his work, as their repeated and pro-
longed applause testified. H. Carleton
Slack, the favorite baritone, is Spring
field boy by birth, early education and
social ties; and though much of his
musical education has been pursued
abroad yetit is but natural that Spring
field people should feel more than
passing interest in his success. He has
already earned for himself high mark
as cultured and thorough musician in
his chosen line, and his singing Tues
day evening but helped to fulfil the ex-
pectations of his friends. All his efforts
were successes and each one called for
an encore. His rendering of La mia
Bandiera and Pinsuti's Bedouin Love
Song were particularly fine. The duets
and trio were of the same high stand
ard of excellence as marked the single
numbers, particularly in the duet be-
tween Mary Howe and William LAWN,
Observation-Disclosures was the blending
of the voices most artistic. Previous to
the last number on the program Mary
Howe, at the request of many in the
audience, sang "Home, Sweet Home'
in most feeling manner. Perhaps as
graceful tribute of praise as ever was
paid the fair singer was the remark of
an old lady in the audience when she
said, 81 don't wonder her husband fell
in love with her." Lucien Howe acted
as accompanist and filled this trying
position in masterful manner. Too
much praise cannot be paid to Mr..
Slack for making it possible for a
Springfield audience to listen to such
an evenings entertainment. He sails
from New York September 5 on the