The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-03-13
THE INAUGURATION BALL.

LIE Dall OH the 4tn INST, at WHITNEY
exceeded all our most sanguine expects
lions. The sleighing being none oflhebes
we had feared tina, it would be impossib
Tor the democracy to attend in any consic
cradle numbers; but, at 8 o'clock in tn
evening about three hundrcd and fort
were "taking their time" to rejoice owe
the inauguration of the "president of TIT
People"
The hall was decorated in very appro
pirate style for the occasion. AT the heat
was transparency-"James X. Polk,
trimmed with evergreen and supported by
two elegant national flags, Beneath it huns
the portraits of all the Presidents, the "Pres
dent Of the People" in the centre. AT the
foot orthe hail was another transparency
George NJ. Dallas" trimmed with ever
green and surmouned by white satin FLAG
bearing the name of the youngest sister Of
the Republican, Elk AS" Beneath this
transparency hung the Constitution and the
Declaration Of Independence supported by
Autographs of Charles Carroll and Polk g.
Dallas.
At about 10 o'clock the company began
to descend to the supper tables by humid
reds, where they found everything furnish,
ed in the best order, and done up in the
finest style TO the taste of all. After sup
per, tie company listened to several dem
ocratic songs, sung by Capt.R. H, and Miss
Tupper, CT Rochester-Mss u. blythe
way, has one Of the sweetest and most pow
erful voices we ever listened to. Miss
Topltf,of Barnard ALSO cnivened the occa-
sion with several excellent songs, sung
in fine style. During the evening Mr.
l.. A. Lull, Of this village, teacher of
music, entertained the company in the par
lors with performances on the piano and
songs, which, were highly creditable to him
as pianist and singer. Miss Lul and 9TH
ers, also sang andplayed finely; all ofwhch
added greatly to the enjoyment Of the oc-
casion.
Great praise is due the delegations from
Rochester, stockbridge, RoyaIton, and
Bridgewater, who turned out in goriously
round numbers and added much 10 the
hIarity Of the evening. Old Barnard,
too, always on hand where democracy is
concerned, came down,to the number of no
less than twenty-five couple! The delega-
tons from Lebanon, Hanover and Hart
ford, composed OF some of the lairest ladies
and best democrats Of the old Granite State
and the Valley of the Connecticut, were
here in splendid style-while Hartland,
Bethel, Reading, Weathcrsfeld, So. Wood
stock, Sherburne, and other towns were
represented in full numbers.
From all we can learn the democracyof
Windsor county have distanced everything
Of the kind on the 4lh, out of Boston. No
such ball was ever known in the county,
and we doubt if any town in the state has
ever exceled it. There were, superadded
to the overwhelming numbers, the best
dancers and the finest looking ladies and
the most rational and gentemanly ENJOY
ments that could have been met with. The
music by the Messrs Halls, King, Post, Per-
lkins and Brown, under the direction of
the old monarch, Pushee, was slperb-and
when, at 4 clock the last dance was o.
yer, and the company separated, all felt that
they had passed a magnificent time, and one
that would long be remembered with feel
ings of pride and qualification.