Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-10-30

| junior, in whose pursuits and pleasures
he shares with keen enjoyment. A hand
4 some dress, silk waist and knit shaw
were among the gifts presented TO Miss
Julana Gay, while Mr.. Gay was made the
recipient, among other things, of beauti-
] full Morris chair, with two boxes of cigars
to accentuate its comfort, and a very hand
some gold watch chain from his grand
] daughter, Helen Gay Blanchard.
Tomorrow night will be Halloween,
when the spirit Of mischief walks abroad
to make il lively for the police force and
prevent that body from lapsing into noe
uous or innocuous desuetude. Familiar
landmarks are placed in unfamiliar places,
and everything but the everlasting hills is
usually moved, while the street signs, if
taken seriously as they stand the follow
ing morning, would Indicate that some
CONFUSION OF nature had turned the place
around in the uncanny hours OF the night.
Usually TO walk the streets at Halloween
without humping heads with a flying
cabbage requires ceaseless vigilance and
great agility or else a paralyzing amount
Of dignity. Everywhere groups Of maid
ems are busily engaged in roasting chest
nuts, making candy and practising those
mysterious arts, concerning which they
have been for a week trying to work the
curiosity Of the boys up to the point OF
locating the scenes OF their rites at all
hazards. No more direful possibility can
be imagined by the maids, despite their
assumption of great secrecy, than to really
hide so successfully as not to be found.
Where in the world would the fun be If
the company OF promising spinsters
should be undisturbed. Rather than run
such dreadful risk as that they will man
age to let fall large-sized clue as to their
whereabouts or conceal themselves some
where in plain sight.
The Sammis Grand Concert company
gave the first entertainment in the lecture
course series last Thursday evening, APP
pearing before an audience that comfort
ably filed Dubois q Gays hall and was
made up almost wholly Of the holders of
season tickets. Miss Sibyl Sammis, the
soprano soloist, is the possessor OF voice
Of considerable range and power, with
which she is able to soar aloft on the
wings Of song or trill like a canary bird in
a melodious ecstasy. George II. Downing,
the barytone, was apparently heard with a
good deal Of satisfaction, also, but pleaded
in pantomime the proverbial singers sore
throat as a sufficient excuse for not re-
spending TO the encore of his admirers.
The duets of Miss Sammis and Mr..
Downing were especially enjoyable. Ed
win NJ. Shonert, the pianist, was the
bright particular star OF the evening and
gave the instrument he was called upon
to handle the severest exercise it ever en-
dured. II fairly jumped in response to
his touch but by gallant exertions man
aged TO hold together till the end OF the
strenuous performance. II was a fearful
experience for the piano, though delight
full for the audience, and it viii probably
be months before the much-tried instru-
ment RECEIVERS its usual tone. Miss Helen |
NJ. Burr manipulated an deliberately |
wrought and gilded harp, which gave
forth some excellent music under her
skilful fingers. The audience, though |
well pleased with the entertain |
ment, was not moved to any wild demon
STATIONS OF enthusiasm and was able to
unimpaired its Characteristic |
,alm and repose OF manner.