The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-28


all reputable citizens, without regard tt
race, political or religious affiliations.
AN artistic representation Of "Short
Acres was given Friday evening In
Blanchard Opera House. But few plays
written for the American stage have at.
tracted such widespread attention. There
Is something extremely refreshing in the
title, Shore Acres" 1t smells of the sea
The story Mr.. Herne tells is powerful
one. Not 30 much in what is expressed
but in what is left to the Imagination. The
author in "ShOre Acres shows the beau
ties OF realism. His play has been praised
for the good IL has done aud clergyman
have publicly commended it. 1t does not,
however, deal with religion, and its charac-
ters are simple, every day people, who know
little Of the worlds strifes and stru ygles
In their own rock-bound village they are
living quiet, uupretentious lives and teach
ing through Mr.. Herne's genius lesson of
love and self-sacrifce. There are no thrill
ing dramatic climaxes iu Shore Acres -
and there is hardly anything that is i'm
moral or unnatural. The players do not at
tempt to do any heroic acting and they
never crowd the center OF the stage, but al
ways impress you az doing Just what the
people they are representing would be do
ing in just such circumstances.
THE Central Vermont receivership case
came up for hearing before Judge Wheeler
on Tuesday morning, There were present
H. ID. Hyde, for the American Loan and
Trust Company; Moorfeld Storey, for the
committee Of bondholders; Mr.. S5arle, for
the National Bank of Redempton: c. A.
Pronty, for the Rutland Railroad Company
W. e. johnson, for Clement National
Bank; Mr.. Hasbrouck, for trustees of the
mortgage on the Ogdensburg and Lake
Champlain road Mr.. Hartman, for the
Ogdensburg bank; Gen. Wager Swayne, for
Charles Parsons; Mr.. Spratt, for II. Walter
al ixnr for tha nyIa ah,,r a
Lake Champlain Railroad Company, K. G.
Smith receiver. B. F. Fifield and G. M.
WldS were counsel for receivers, and Mr..
Writers and Mr.. Harrington for claimants.
An order was passed authorizing the re-
ceivers to rebuild four bridges on the New
London Northern division one for the
receivers to set aside payments by the
American Express Company one for
the receivers to convey to the city of Bur
lington certain lands in connection with
its pumping station; one for the payment
OF petty balances between connecting
roads, and some minor amendments to
orders already passed. All other matters
stood over 1t was said by Mr.. Fifeld
that, on Saturday last, conflict occurred
between the trustees of the mortgage on
the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain
Railroad and the new receiver of that cor
poration, II. Walter Webb, touching the
conflicting jurisdiction OF the state and fed
eral court over that road.
THE men-and-boy "choristers," twenty
two in nun Der, who have been under train
ing for several weeks made their debut in
vestments on Sunday at Christ Church
As the b III stopped tolling for morning ser
vice, the robing-room door opened, and the
white-robed choir entered, two-and-two
singing a professional hymn. Turning al
the chancel-steps, they passed up into the
chancel to their seats, where the hymn war
finished. AT the close OF the service they
marched out again, singing a recessiona
hymn, the congregation standing and join
ing, The rector, in his sermon upor
"Church Music and Vested Chors," showed
Q) that we should offer unto God our bes
in worship; (2) that the church edifice shoulC
be the best and finest possible (3) that tn,
service should not be too plain and bald, o.
overladen with forms and ceremonies; "a
that vested choirs are very ancient insti
tuition peculiar to The Church of England
and the American church; and (5) pointed
out the responsibilities and duties of choi
and congregation. He also noted th
fact that the priests aud singers in the
tabernacle and the temple service wor,
robes by divine command, whose colo
and patterns we're described to Moses il
the Mounl The vestments (which wer
made in England) are short whit
'cotta," or surplice, over black "cassock'
reaching to the feet The quartette choi
and organist were also vested. The nea
head-dress and white mantles worn by Mrs
Marsh and Mrs. Oviatt were much admired
The excellent singing Of the quartette wa
noticeable in the volume of music whc
filled the entire church, We congratulate
our Christ Church friends on having solve
the musical problem with which they hav
been wrestling for several years.