Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04

fractions. One rarely hears such a
pleasing baritone voice as Mr.. Gran
Vile possesses. 1t is remarkably
smooth, pure and resonant and back
of it is dramatic ability and the abl-
ity to cnunciate with absolute dis
tinctness. He sings humorous bal
lads or grand opera selections with
equal excellence, and with equal salts
faction on the part of the audience.
Mr.. Hines, who was the accompanist
also rendered solo numbers and dis
played musical genius of a high order
A selection last evening which was re-
markedly well done was a paraphrasc
of the quartet from Rigolctto, by
List, and another was an original
lparaphrasc of II wellknown hymn,
played entirely with the left hand. 1t
included the melody and accompani-
mcnt, with various runs intcrpolated,
executed with appealing sweetness,
and one who had not been watching
would have been unable to say whether
the pianist was using one hand or both
Next year Mr.. Hines will be with the
Pittsburg conservatory of music.
The closing feature Tuesday was
the presentation of the great Ameri-
can drama, The Man from Home. by
the Chautauqua Players. The per-
Torrance was exceptionally praise
worthy and the various characters uni
formly good.
To the list of distinguished men and
lecturers who have visited Brattleboro
is now added Rev. DIR. Newell Dwight
Hills, pastor of Plymouth Congrega-
tional church. Brooklyn, noted preach
er, author and public speaker, who We'd
nesday night addressed one of the larg-
est audiences of the week. DR..
Hills whose church numbers 2,45O
members and whose church family EN-
braces $500 persons, has spoken from
the public platform on 1900 nights, in
every state in the Union except Ne
vada.
The Romance and Heroism of Self
Made Men and Women in America was
the subject of his address, and the
speaker inspired and upliftcd his au-
dience with recounting of individual
successes and achievements in business,
finance. invention, religion, literature
and various other departments of hui
man endeavor. weaving the facts to-
gcther in a manner that made his story
indeed one of romance and hcroism.
III is 0OI given W everyone W DcVOlHt
great. The wealth Of the nation is in
the occasion genius which God gives us.
| And vet the nation has ever been UNI
grateful to those to whom it has been
most indebted. An instance of this is
found in the case of John Fitch, ma
tive of South Windsor. Conn, who in
vented the steamboat but who finally
became wandcrcr and committed sui
| l.. Al. a 4 4 L..
steamboat has been given to Robert
Fulton and the spot where Fitch was
born has been marked by little stone
costing but Il few dollars
Eli Whitney. inventor of the cotton
gin, was denied a patent for his invcn-
ton by reason of a trumped-up story
on the part of those who did not wish
him to get the benefits of the machine
Vindictivc in spirit he came north and
invented rifle, which was used
against the South in the great conflict.
Alexander Hamilton was cited as
another instance of the assertion that
the fathers kill the prophets.
Among the captains of finance were
mentioned Henry Ford. whose income
as railroad engineer 10 years ago was
| $3.50 a week, while it is now 100000
week. Will Sears conceived the idea
of selling watches to railroad men
through correspondence and not long
ago, little time before his death, solo
a controlling interest in Sears, Rocbucl
& Co.. for $40.000,000.
Charles f. Hughes, one of the nom
necs for president of the United States
declined an offer from the New Yorl
! Central railroad to become its genera
counsel at $4,000 a year and accepted
an appointment to the supreme cour
at a salary not so large by ZOO
Charles Goodyear added 10 years t.
the average life of the people of to
day by the discovery of a method o.
making india rubber durable in al
Temperatures. The accomplishments o
E Thomas A. Edison and others were tolc
in an interesting way.
The speaker asserted that innumcr
able chances for success were still
: open and emphasized the fact that sue
cess is not necessarily related to prop
erty. While the 10th century was
, century of steam and electricity, tn
speaker believed that the goth cen
fury would be distinguished by tn
advances in commercial chemistry
Silk already is being made from saw
. ulSl anu ihttlOuS llOHi a a
! ricty of common materials.
DR.. Hills appealed to the young mel
$ and women to discover their strOnges
gifts and to he faithful to them, ant
p in closing he urged the younger gener
+ alton to the task of wiping out ever.
I saloon in the country and eliminating
the tenement house system, which h
$ believed would be of great benefit t
r mankind.
, At both afternoon and evening per
p formanccs concert was given by tn
E Hayes trio of colorcd musicians. thor
G oughly delighting the large audiences
! The trio consists of Roland w. Hayes
n tenor, William II. Richardson, baritone
v and William +. Lawrence, pianist
n They appeared in solos, duets and trio'
:. the program including standard con
f positions, ballads and southern melC
n dies all of which were finely executed
f Mr.. Hayes rendered an aria from tn
@ opera Aida in Italian, revealing re
s bust tenor voice of excellent timbr,
o and his singing also revealed an al
4 tistic temperament. lie was given a
n enthusiastic reception, as was indeo
G the entire trio.
G The early part of the entertainer
c yesterday afternoon was given owe