Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-11-11
Musical Convention at Paris.

Oxford County Musical Assotiation,' ~,
held at South Paris, commencing on Mon.
day evening, October 9th. and continuing
through the week. TWAS under the dIree.
ton Of T.. c. Harrington. Of Lewiston, a..
.is,sd by l.. W. Ballard, a. pianist.
The name Of Harrington i 50 familiar to
the ears Of 'he musical public, that it i, Of
itself. sufficient GUARANTEE to musical
treat. to call together an a'semblags Of mu.
sic lover. at any time; and the large class
formed a, this session Is only another proof
Of hs morited popularity.
Many Of the choir. NJ Oxford County were
well rcprcsrnied-parueularly the choir. Of
Bethel. As whole, thi. Convention va.
a capital succs,,, and the day, Of is dura-
ton passed al too quickly. The session.
Of each day were enlvened by song. and
instrumental pieces from the member, q
the class Among those who aided much
to tho interest In ,hi. way, We might mon.
ton Misses rhomp.ln. Twitchell, and Chap.
man. Of Bethel, Me. Tewk,lury n Or',ri.
Mr. Litilefeli Of Auburn. and w. Grover
ri Bethel. an Of whom arc entitled o. vote
OF thanks from the Convention.
The course of instruction ppr.uel WI,
thoroughly practical. and will. Il carrel
out. result IN higher style in th' ersra.
ton Of sacred music. than ha. hilbert, ,r.
is,el among our cholr' twas ihr aim %
the director to mat, ne aasey, frlths ..r.
iimen, n 'he word. they uttered, anI 'lp,
dclinraie more perfectly tho true character
Of words a. applied 80 music. To thI, s1i
a portion u each day was dJvgiel TO .ls
practice Of hymn tunes.
On THURSDAY evening mi.c,lane'a'
concert. consisting Of .1n=.. duets, tr'1..
qunrtctts, &C.. was given, which w,. ,.a.
sral success. and displayed great d.1l7r
musical talent. CA Friday evening o.,
orator., Of " Father. tie Beautiful Quen."
wa. performed. The variety of tbi. or,r1-
ri, furnishes material Tor a very rn'erl.n-
ins concert. and the attention with winch
it was listened to by the audience, :, ,arc
evidence Of IT. merit.
Many " the .olos are very fine. and the
psrsouation. II the Queen. or her &c MAIDS
Of Honor, sung by tho clear. 'iIvery voice
OF Mr.. Grant. the rch.ionrd voice Of VI"
Roberts. the thrilling voice Of Ms. rh1mp.
.on. or tho sweet, mellow voice OF Me-
Twitchcll, ar truly beautiful. Ofthe pr.
.ona,ion Of the " King" We do n5, TEL .'
liberty To speak % freely; but ths choru.'.'
are some Of them grand, and were rendered
with good effect.
On Friday morning business meeting
wa. held. for the purpo,c Of choosing aE-
Ger. for the ensuing year. The committee
on nomination reported the following lI.i
For President, " \. Rust. South Paris
Vic. Presidents. -- Waterman of M-chan.
10 Falls. ". f. Evans of Norway. l.. I. Bar.
kar Of Bethel. - Burnham NJ Harrison.
q. \. Whitman 81 Bryant' Pond. Record.
ins anI Corresponding Secretary u y.
Newell OF Bethel Trustees. T. HEREBY Of
South Paris. ". T.. Evans u Norway. !.
; Chapman Of Bethel. Treasurer, %. ..
Grover OF Bethel. Al Of whom were elect.
ed AZ the close Of the concert Friday ,,--
nins. DR.. Rust came forward, ani 10 "a .apr!
address expressed hi, willingness 60 Oh. che
Office Of President, and awaited tho pleasure
Of the Convention. Remark, were a..5
made by +. ller.ey, relative TO tho h-nsGG
Of such an organization, aud the satisfaction
10 bad derived from th, session. ThccIu-
mlt,ec on resolutions being called upon, ias
chairman reported the following
Whereas. We. a. member, of tho North
oxford County Musical Convention, have
met together on thi- our hrst annual meet.
u.. au event. toward which Ne have ben
looking with deep interest and bright au-
ticiphtUn, have been fully realized. and our
interest IN tbr scigur, OF music na, become
greatly increased therefore,
Resolved. That ". should r,,1sniz, tie
o,erruliue hand 1l Divine PrNisnr' 90
thus being permitted Ca enjoy 90 many AMI
80 great puNlIcge. iur the cultivation Hi uIr
nri1us powers. aud aculus, Hi m'uI. ant
that % Him. a. our hyuuuiui B.ur'aet.r,
d. du, tine gratitude % every bcar;, aui g.'
pra 20 OF every tongue.
Resolved, That tlc interest now Oh dep.
Is t,it hy "a, aIl, j. trustworthy. and sh.a.l
take Whatever measures ar Within Hsr Doc
di,i lual power. 90 awaken tHi. Interest 10
Others. and render the result as slt'.-c'ary
~ possible.
Resolved. That tho rGr1lierti.ns ~ Ma
steal Conventions ar pleasant. They sr'
bright ut.,. In tie desert % l.'r->NelI duI
NOTES which intimately connect between ODE
felicity of earth and the Iurrr JIy. AMI rI-
bier song. Of the Angelic Choir, Will whom
Nv culture here. vcmsy become prepared
10 unite in swelling thc anthems oi us
praise O. whom We are indebted .ur a.. that
render, our liie happy.
Received. That our thank. are due o. VIZ.
T.. 4. Harrington, our able aud -Irr''''ul
director. ur ths ciinrut and acceptable
method IN which Doc has conducted tH'
Convention, and Tor the friendly interest DO
has manifested m our adnncemeneuE n
this enuo0ling art.
Resolved. That our thanks ara aI'1 ile
to Mr.. L. ". Ballard, our grui.rmauly arI
talented Pianist. whose winning uarurr'
and untiriug Efforts have contributed -
largely % our enjoyment and improvement.
Resolved. That the thanks OF this Com
ysntion are due the citizens Of this place
who have ~ kindly endeAvorc'i IN make our
meeting pleasant. and haze - generously
entertained as during the session, and DO
their yariou. avocatiOus our dcrVr; CRATE
tudi viii ever attend them.
Resolved. That the Secretary h' in''rue-
ted % prepare report OF che Proceedings