St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-28

Cychng couples, 49,
Mrs. Shorey Mr.. Thompson
Mrs. Kenson. Mr.. Conner |
Mrs. Davis. Mr.. Eastman |
Miss Campbell, Mr.. Child
G. e. Gookin. E. Gookin
c. r. Emerson. F. r. Kenison
e. w. Hutchins
Mrs. Grundy, Mrs. A. L. Finney |
Miss Prudence Perkins, Miss Grace Miller |
Senator Won Million,
Mr. SoftskulI. r. A. Child
Mrs, Louvette' phanthropist, lecturer; -
Mrs. DR.. Ellen curtiss, lecturer,
DR.. Broadhead. University President,
r. NJ. Howe
Mayor Ponderous, Mayor of the city,
MIR. Timothy, TIE Neagle
Mr.. Makewci, chief Of construction,
Mr. Smoothgrade, contractor, F. Pownd
Mr. O'Galligan road-boss. b. IL. Pierce
sampson. laborer, father OF Susie: :,
Lena. little girl seeking work,
Little dinner-pail girls
Marguerite Robinson
Elizabeth Stearns
Elizabeth Pettigrew
Maude Hurst
Chorus of cyclcrs, citizens, city councilmen,
| 1aborers, etc.
Miss DeMuth appeared with her bicycle
PRETTY trimmed with flowers. Her BIZ
cycle costumes were elegant, the first
being cadet blue trimmed with black.
| The second suit was OF purple velvet
trimmed with gilt braid. She wore a
crown Of flowers in which diamond
pin sparkled brilliantly. She did her
part we'll and looked charming. Miss
| Eaton first appeared in a very pretty
dress of Nile green silk with trimmings
OF pink plush chiffon and pink silk ribbons.
She wore a large white palmetto hat
trimmed with flowers. 1t was in this
costume that she took her first lesson
in bicycling OF Spick, and she took fall
in so natural manner and gave a
scream in so perfectly girlsh fashion
that many believed the fall was purely
accidental. She next appeared as an
expert rider in pretty bicycle costume
of white and gilt. Miss Eaton's singing
was one of the features OF the evening and
her acting was nicely done. Mrs. Nor.
rison first wore servant girls costume,
consisting Of short pink skirt, white mus
lin waist and blue velvet bodice. In the
last part of the play she appeared in
black bicycle suit. Mrs. Morrison was
one of the best actors in the caste.
her love scenes with Spick being
carried out in fascinating manner.
The difficult part OF Spick, taken by Miss
Clara Stern, came as near being the star
. part as any thing. She first appeared in
a young man s summer suit of crash, and
next 10 a young mans bicycle suit. She
was splendid looking boy and made
the part as matt ral aslite. 1t was worth
/, | 81 & Il I.vn
don young man SAID, to see her put her
| hands in her pockets. She is natural
actor, a good singer, and she did hei
part in manner that won praise IRON
every one present. The young ladies IL
| the cycling couples were dressed i'll blu'
. and tan skirts, white shirt waists. blu,
jackets and caps to match. Their bi
!, cycles were all nicely trimmed. The met
! were in regulation bicycle suits. Tn
funny thing OF the evening were the cit.
councilmen. and the funniest of these wer
G.. E. Gookin and E. w. Hutchins
: Gookin was typical looking red-headet
Irishman with suit seven sizes too larg
and white CATERS. He made things in
terestiug at one end OF the stage Will
on the other end E. w. Hutchins, in I
s make up that would do credit to pro
a iessional actor, did the same. Hutchn
a was funny and still very digni6ed. Hi
H bar-room nose, aldermanic front ant
n shirt stud as big as a mans fist, coupled
;. with the rest oil his makeup, were calcu
|. lated to catch the eve OF the audience AM
e they did. The shirt stud looked YER
d much like the stopper to large cut-glas
i. bottle. Mrs. A. L. Finney in dress c
h the style Of 100 or more years age
4 thought 1.-THE goings on of these bicycl
e peop'e was too bad" and in this sent
/. ment she was seconded by Miss Miller a
d Miss Prudence Perkins This scene, wit
r the assistance of r. a Child, Miss Berry
d Aver, Mrs. B. H. Pierce and r. M. How
t. was well done and funny feature. Tn
IF song by Lora Watchie. the little gil
d seeking work. was nicely rendered. a
.r was also the song by the little dinner
a | pail girls. The solos by M. !. Lvste
" were we'll rendered, showing voice {
d good quality. H. F. Balch did his par
,e well. X. A Child is good actor and i
10 his part of "Softskull" made conside
ne able tun. T. E. Neagle did his part we
m and in the solo as Mr.. Timothy receivin
o. an encore. The girls of the chorus wei
dressed in short black skirts trimme
70 with red, white shirt waists, red jacket
n. and caps to match. There was a chorr
$. of laborers working on the city boul
o. ward. The parts we're all well taken an
It it was remarkably good entertainer
to for home talent.
nf The town of Lyndon had rs birtl
ar. and AZ deaths last year.
lie, Col. H. E. Folsom's son Fred, WI
lis has been seriously sick with diphl her
re- in Billerica, Mass, is now considers
in out of danger.
ng Early Monday morning the farm hou
ie- on the Egypt road occupied by Cha
'rt Martin was burned. The fire caug
ID from lantern which was tipped ov
OF on some birch bark. The house was
is sured in Campbell & Blodgett's agen
for $500. The household goods we
OF insured only four days ago for $50
ri, The house was owned by Eugene CO
IN penter and he had vacated it only fe
u.s. days before the FIRE. 81,
ue George b. Williams of New York W
~ give Shakespeare recital in Music HI
y. next Tuesday evening under the auspit
~. OF the Woman's club. Each member
~" the club has disposed of six or me
% tickets and good audience is assure
% Mr.. Williams is the best Shakespes
NJ. reader that ever visited this sec tion.
Is Band meeting Monday evening and
NV full attendance is requested.