The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-02-19
rREEDMEN's UNION COMMISSION.

rREEDMEN's UNION COMMISSION.
LINCoLN's BIRTHDAY ENTERTAINMENT.
The Entertainment given ly the ladies
of Middlcbury in aid of the Freedmen's
Union Commission" at the Addison
House, last Tuesday Evening, was liber-
ally patronizcd and was IN every respect
II success. I he exercises were opened
with brief and pertinent remarks by Rev.
J. II. Chaplin OF lioston, Sec. of the New
England Branch OF the Freedmcns linion
Commission, who WAS introduced 10y Rev.
Dr. Kitchcl. Then came the opening
tablcau, " The Slave of SCI, and the
Freedman of 1866" exhibiting an i'm
prcssve contrast, illustrative of the great
and glorious eli ,nge effected Ivy the eman-
cipaton proclamation Of Tie late lsmented
Lincoln.
"Thc Sculptor's Studio " is sp ,kcn Of
ms The "gcm" Of the evening and it was
undoubtedly. the finest part Of the enter
,ainmcnt 1t consisted of tableaux, dia I
logncs, &c, &c.
Oh the other t2bleaux we have heard
favorable msniiUn made of Bcdtild:
] Cnct being led to prison. ''Quecn Eli3
abcth signing the death warrant o! Lady
Jane Grey aud Joan of Arc being
hunci at the stake" "The Fisher
Oils VA, a Pr>uj tning aud the "frc e.
mans Bureau" revealing the shining eye
balls and the whitcst set of ivory, was
! laughable. OfComcdes, "Mrs. Parting
tons tea party was exceedingly provuca-
! tive of mirlh AMI laughter. Mrs. Par
/ tington-nco old lady was in her
happicst mood and really out,!id herself
&" Ike chip of the old block--was full
of rcgucrv AMI deserves to this hour
the condemnation Of the audience for
breaking up the conviyial party just
at the height of their festivities,
when the stimulating beverage was
stirring their tongues to the most
delightful gossip and expressions Of mu-
tual admiration. Wanted--a male
co,l ;li,s,r,t;x,o ,r s,,,, - II, .-ti 70
of bachelor housekeeping was for the
kind good thing and acted exceed
ingy well. Never was the down
Easter represented in truer light The
son of Erin, fresh from Gould Ireland
was most fifty represented in dress, ver-
nacular, readiness to serve, and by con-
strung everything in its most literal sense.
while the Frcnchman from Paris, in style.
dress, politeness, temperament and hsppy
cxpedicnts to relieve himself from cnlbar-
RAISING iilemmas, drew down the timely
plaudits of the house.
The music, under the superintendent
Of Miss Bel, both vocal an! instrumental,
was OF a high order and deserves honor
able mention
Mrs Meacham and Miss Robbins, who
had charge oil the exercises, deserve
great credit for the rapidly with which
the different part. were made ready and
brought forward, and the general excel
lcncc Of the entertainment.
AT half past eight, "A recess of half an
hour for refreshments WAS announced and
socn the long dining-room below was
filled, where generous supply Of oysters,
sandwiches, custarGs, cakes, pics, ice
creams, tea and coffee, enabled all to
refresh themselves, whence they returned
to the hall TO witness the remainder ofthc
entertainment. Without reference to the
intermediate tableaux, the exercises were
conclu1cd with the ininlitable pantominc
OF "lchaboa Crane, the Schoolmaster of
Sleepy Hollow" in three scenes.
After Il unanimous vote of thanks
moved by the President and seconded hv
Prof. kellogg, WAS given to MIR Rider
! FOR his kindness in the free use of his hall.
the audience retired at an early hour ap-
parentIy pleased with the entertainment
and more than ever devoted to the great
work VI eerating tie poor whites and
/ i!ecdnfn in the late revolted states.
The newest skating in Chicago is that
of Il Russian who skates on stills.
y tennessee paper says that the Gas.
Tennessee Vendetta" story i. an "inlcrnal
ie,ta.
A San Francisco paper speaks of n