St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-04-19
THE PURITAN CONCERT.

Large Pieces of Harmony Generously
Distributed bv st. JOhnsbury Singers.
There were sixty voices in the COM
pany. They made plenty of music
and the Y. M. c. A. treasury is richer
BY nearly $1OOas a result Of Tuesday
concert. But the voices were
not all The costumes were something
worth looking at. Such a combi-
nation of olG-fashioned dresses,
ella w-hammer coats, poke bonnets,
ancient capes and shawls. powdered
hair, knickerbockers, wigs, tortoise
shell combs, ruff1e, frill and furbelow
it falls in fact quite furbelow ones
ability to picture the group on paper
just as it appeared in reality. From
Director Mays, through each of
the four divisions of harmony-so-
prano, alto, tenor and bass-the
make-ups were grotesque and anus
ing. The grand march around the
hall, led by Janitor Clark with tai
low dip enclosed in a cage-known
in olden times as a lantern-created
considerable sport; but it was not
till the queeriy- rugged singers were
massed on the platform that the
"hnerv" showed off to the best ad-
vantage.
The programme went off smooth
ly and delighted the audience. The
chorus, under Mr.. Mays direction,
did fine work. Keller's American
Hymn, Invitation, Turner, Sher
burne, Majesty, Anthem for Easter,
Strike the Cymbal, Jerusalem, and
To Thee o Country, were given with
we'll l-balanced parts, the more stir
ring selections like Strike the Cymbal,
To Thee OCountrv, and one or two
others being sung with splendid eff
feet Messrs. May, Shufelt, Tou-
saint, and w. B. Atwood sang
pleasingly ballad, Mr.. Shutelt car
rying the solo. A duet by O-be-joy-
ful Good win and Everplentiful Peck
"Ye Bonnie Boat" was nicely sung
and much enjoyed. Jemima Pen
tucket (Mrs. Patterson) captured
the audience and got an encore for
her singing of Cousin Jedediah, "
and the rest of the company had a
''jolly time" with the chorus. Nicolo
Old boie (known her abouts as N. R.
Young) played a new tangled tune
on the fiddle, and so pleased the
worldlyminded that they gave him
an encore. The Sword of Bunker
Hill" was musically referred to by
Seth Silsbie, whose rendering of this
old favorite was spirited and effec.
tive, eliciting recall. Four demure
individuals, Miss Bixby, Miss Good
win, Mrs. Peck and Mrs. 7. H
Moore) appeared as the Ceciliar
Quartette and sang a worldly song
in a very satisfactory manner, get
ting full share of applause. Rory
O'MOOre's' cOurtship was sung by
Minnehaha Hazen, who told the
story amusingly and got an encore
singing in response The Old Oaker
Bucket" Mehitable Shufelt sans
very sweetly the solo in "Old Folk:
at Home" with violin obligato by
Mr.. Young, the whole quire joining
in the chorus; the audience enjoyed
this so well that the last verse wa:
repeated. The Mahogany Quartett'
was "Of for Philadelfie in the morn
ing" and sang it so acceptably thai
the audience recalled them, the re
sponse being In good old colony
times" The incidental solos IL
Strike the Cymbal were sung BY
Miss Goodwin.
The ST. Johnsbury Orchestra open
ed the first and second parts of th'
programme with a good selection
the hornes and 6ddles being mad'
to produce some excellent harmony
Sustaining accompaniments for thu
choruses were played by Marians
Sault Ste Marie; and Waitstill Wig
ellsworth, ye son of Harris, accom-
panied we'll several of the soloists
the duet and quartette.
President Horton of the Y. M. c
A. made a short speech, expressing
the thanks of the associa ton to al
who so kindly aided in the concert
Mr.. May handled the chorus well
and "home talent" Responded
promptly to the motion of his baton
The committee of arrangements wer
up and doing from the start, and ar
to be congra tulated on the outcome
ROSS-HERSEY.
The Granite State Journal of Wolf
borough, n. H., in it's issue of tn
18th, contained this pleasant motto
of an important event in the life of
St. Johnsbury physician:
Wednesday, the 11th, was a day to b
long and pleasantly remembered by th