Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-03
GENERAL VERMONT NEWS.
Mary Howe LAWN to Return From Abroad
Hands mo Tribute.

The Brattleboro CORRESPONDENT of the
Springfield Republican says that the re-
port which gained currency a short time
ago to the effect that Mrs. Mary Howe
LAWN was In ill-health, and that she was
unable to return to America with her
brother, Lucien Howe, had no foundation
In fact. 1t Is true that she was overtired,
on account of extra hard work, but she
is in good health She remained in Ger
many in order to spend a month with Mr..
LAWN who sailed from New York a short
time ago. Mr. and Mrs. LAWN will come
to BrattleSoro during August, and will
spend several weeks here in rest. Mrs
LAWN has received several good offers Of
engagements in Germany for next season,
but she has decided not to return to Eu-
rope for another season, at least. 1t Is
expected that she will spend the next sea-
son in concert in America. Mrs. Lawn ;
farewell appearance in the Royal opera
house at Wiesbaden took place June o.
She was welcomed by a large audience,
which surpassed in enthusiast SIN anything
seen during the season. On her arrival at
the theater the singer found her dressing
room transformed into a vertabe bower
of roses. The decorations were the work
of the assistants and stage hands VINO
took this pleasant way of showing their
admiration and affection for Mrs LAWN,
who, by her kindness and cordiality had
endeared herself to the theater employees
as well as to the publ, The following is
part of the comment upon the perfor-
nance" Barber of Seville made by the
Rheinischer Kurer:
The part of Rosina Is without question
one of these which display to the best adj
vantage the singers exceptional gifts, and
also affords in the interpolated numbers
most brilliant display of her proficiency in
coloratur singing. To Miss Howe must ne
accredited on this occasion a renewal of
hfr mr. lone tri,, ,,y
mastery in the exercise of her unusual tall
ents than she has ever before displayed
In the music Of the first act the graceful
certainty of execution and the zephyr-lke
piano Of her head-tones with which Rosina
in conversation with Figaro reveals the
secret or her heart, were greeted by even
greater applause than at any previous per
romance. Enthusiasm waXed still great l.
er after the mastery performance of the
selections in the lesson sceOe-tho familiar
variations with flute by Adam, and tho
'Paria' waltz by Arditi."
COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT.
/ Now that the Supreme Court of this
! state has decided that the National Guard
of Vermont still exists, its enlistment in
the United States service and its temper
AIRY withdrawal from the State during The
war with Spain not having constituted q
dissolution of the organization it will be
in order to proceed with an election to fill
the position of colonel of the regiment
Col. O. ID. Clark having resigned It is
generally understood that there will be
two contestants for the place, Lieut. Col
Mimms of ST. Adams and Maj. j. Gray Es-
tey of Brattleboro.
PARROTT GUN FOR BRATTLEBORO.
a 2O-pound gun, such as was formerly
used in the United States naval service.
has arrived at the railroad station in Brat
tleboro and il will be set up OIL the COM
mon as soon MS the carriage for IL can be
built. The gun is the gift of the govern
mout to Sedgwck Grand Army most and
was sent from the Brooklyn navy yard Gu
a requsition from the post to the com
naidant of the yard. 1t weighs about
200 pounds. 1t will be set up in front OF
the soldiers monument. Near the gun
will be placed L pyramid of aboit two doz-
en- seven-inch shells. The gun is one of
the old muzzle-loadtrs which have been
displaced by the modern breech- loading
rifles.
NOTES ABOUT THE STATE.
Lieut. Sanford L. Worthington of the
2fth United States infantry, who opened a
recruiting station at Albany. has been
transferred to Hoosick Falls, II. Y, where
he is melting with considerable success
Lieut.. WorthinPton was a Lieutenant in
Company X OF Bennington and was at
Chickamauga with the First Vermont
REGIMENT last summer.
The July number of the North American
Jousnal Of Homeopathy has an interesting
article on "NethetuS," written by DR..
Roberts of Brattleboro. Or. Roberts has
also been apo nted medical examiner for
the Royal Arcanum society.
About two hundred people were in at
tendance at the reception given TO the fac
Iuty and students of the Windsor county
s,.mmer school in Chester Tuesday even
ING by the citizens of Chester musical
AMI literary programme was given and ice
lcream and cake served. About eighty
teachers are In attendance and the school
promises to be the best ever held in this
VICINITY