The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-03-06

Mn EDIroR ;-As | have not seen our quier
village noticed in your columns for some lime,
think ! must give you an account Of a little affair
that came Of at the basement Of the Congrega.
lionsl Church on Friday evening Of lest week
and which | saw noticed in your last JOURNAL,
viz FESTIVAL aud Concert Of Whitcomb's Cor
ne, Band. The Band, together with a commit
tee Of the fair sex, met during the afternoon OF
the same day and arranged The table and room,
trimming the room with evergreen, and The table
with a bouo,iful supply Of that which to a hun
Try man is much more acceptable, At about Z
N, the company began to assemble and at u
The exercises we're opened by very appropriate re-
marks and prayer ny the Rev r $. Pratt, which
was imrsediately followed by the Band which
gave Us the good old tune ~''plaquer's nymn.'-
This was followed by the Dandy Cornet Band,
which. | should have said before. happily sur
prisel as by r. eli entrance into our village fully
armed and equipped, about two hours previous
to the commencement Of the exercises. The two
Bands played alternately for about one hour when
It was announced that supper was ready, where
Immediately as a matter of course there was a
rush which resulted in abont one-sixth Of the
company getting seated at the table beautifully
la6en with all the good things which "mine hos
%tcsscs,' the ladies Of Dorset aul East Ruper, had
generously contributed Yet, although the table
was laden With such a goodly store, still the meal
did not pass oil without a good deal Of East Ru-
pert GUILE especially when It came to 9%ettling
up the bills, for although we Of Dorset believe in
a good joke occasionally, still We believe in The
old saying that too much Of a good thing spells
it, aud should our Band again try a like affair in
Dorset think they would fnd that their smart
collector lost more for them than she gained, for
we Yankees are most Of US smart enough not to
be caught in the same trap twice, aud | am pref
~ sure that those on whom the Guile grab-game
was played that will be pretty sure to make their
own change Rext time. The Band favored US
with excellent music at intervals during The whole
evening. An ice cream and lemonade stand was
IN one part Of the room, the former Of which was
a very popular affair during the whole Of the
evening. At about ~ o'clocs there was a new
establishment opened called the Post Office, in
which letters we're found directed to different par
ties, who, on their names being called, have a
letter BY paying the postage. aud If not so dispos-
ed. said letter is sent TO the Dead Letter Office
aud is there opened and read for the benefit ofthe
public, thereby causing sometimes considerable
sport TO the public and the party addressed wish
they had paid the postage and had the letter safe
ia their pocket. The remainder Of the evening
passed very pleasantly and the company broke
up between the fashionable hours Of two and three
in the morning, when tie Band took their stand
upon the Church steps and gave US three or four
Of their bsst pieces and then separated. We all
had a COED time, and The Band received for their
labor the amount Of sos, which is considerable
for a Band to &c, that have only been prac,ieing
bet six and seven months. Bu, they are an
energetic set o. fellows and have worked hard
under the best Kind Of a teacher, Mr. Charles
Whlteomb. aud II they 60 on as they have COM
msneed they eau not fail Of becoming a tip-top
Band, an honor 20 themselves and 10 the towns to
which they belong.
Resp'y yours. CcsrRIBuToa.
Dorset, March s, 1866.