Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-02-16

Amos Eaton of South RoyaIton has been
visiting his mother, Mrs. Zalmon Good
nough. He gave an excellent talk at the
NJ. E. church on "Birds," while here.
Henry Rowe, Who for about ten years
was section foreman on the B. & M. r. g.,
was badly hurt at Concord last Monday.
He only survived a short time, and his
body was brought here Wednesday morn
ing. al
The body of Mrs. Jane Powell was
brought here Thursday morning from
Manchester, N. II. Mrs. Powell died at
the home of John Denning after being in
poor health several months. The remains
were taken to Irasburgh for burial.
MISS Mae Skinner, who has been visiting
her brother, Maynard Skinner and wife at
Skinner, Me, returned home FEB. 7th.
Miss Skinner enjoyed her visit to Maine
very much. While there she accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Skinner to the logging camp,
seven miles from the village. This was an
especially pleasing trip as ii gave Miss
Skinner an opportunity to see how the
lumbermen live while at their work. We
understand that the ride through the
woods gave Miss Skinner an appetite
which she exercised at the dinner table to
among the hardy workmen who are ia
nous eaters.
The singing convention was held as ad-
vertised last week and was grand success.
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singers and the director was able with such
material to take up very difficult music and
execute it satisfactorily. There were about
sixty-five singers in the chorus. The bass
and tenor were not quite heavy enough to
balance the soprano and alto, although
these parts were we'll sustained and in
measure made up in strength of voice what
they lacked in numbers. There seemed to
be many good readers and the music was
as difficult as is used in the larger choruses
and conventions. The director, FL. g..
Blaisdell, was at his best both in conduct
ing and han ding the violin. He is taking
high rank as a conductor of choruses and
county by the musical fraternity. Miss
Mabel Strock of Concord, N. Fl the So
prano soloist is a fine singer. She has a
resonant voice especially pleasing on the
high notes, and she uses her voice artistic
ally. She showed excellent training and
her fine execution together with her mod
est unobtrusive department made her a
favorite with both singers and the audi
ences who heard her. Miss Hutchinson of
Lyndonville added much to the enjoyment
of the concerts and matinees by contrib
uting several songs. She is one of the
most promising young singers in this part
of the state and will with proper training
most certainly take high rank in musical
circles. She will be welcomed in this
county whenever she favors us with her
presence and enchanting music. Miss
Aspinwall OF Concord, N. H, took the
place of Miss Eva Pike as pianist, Miss
Pike being unable to be present. Miss
Aspinwall is pianist of much experience
and showed herself capa BILE of playing the
hard accomplishments and difficult cho-
ruses in so skillful manner as to merit
the many compliments she received from
all parties. The Blaisdell String Quartette
which always proves among the great
attractions wherever it is present in musical
festivals, maintained its high reputation at
the convention. Some of the visitors were
a little disappointed not to see Carl Blais-
| dell among the number, but his place
was worthily filled by another. This
quartette has reached high degree of per-
fection under the efficient training of Prof
Blaisdell. Harmony, perfect time, nice
shading and variations, the putting oi
feeling and soul into the music-all these
are characteristic of this quartette. En-
| cores constantly followed whenever they
favored the audience with selections. G.
! G. Jones, the celloist, is an artist of nc
mean renown. His solos seemed to delight
the crowds as much as any numbers on the
program and he was repeatedly encored
Miss Maud Roadway, reader, of Boston il
a pleasing lady as full of vivacity and fur
as Is often seen. She is very dramatic, hal
good voice, graceful bearing and exceli
Yates her audiences early and when sh'
appeared later her hearers were expectan
and prepared to applaud. Her reading
were universally enjoyed. and she was tn
life of the circle who surrounded her during
her stay at the Valley House. Among tn
choruses which the audiences enjoyed mos
may be mentioned Goodnight Swee
Child" Dregert, anthem Using and Re
joice," Barnby, save Maria from Lorley,
Mendelssohn, ''SoIdiers Chorus from
Faust" Gounod, "Legend," Tschaikowsk,
and the zone Hundredth Psalm" Lachnel
These are all high grade of music AM
were well rendered by the singers. Perhap
the grandest of the whole was the cIosin
piece Thursday evening, the "One Hun
dredth Psalm" The long, difficult, ant
fine solos in this chorus gave Miss Stroc
a favorable opportunity to display he
vocal talents and she performed her pal
very satisfactorily. Some of the singer