Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-11-16
T,amoille NeWsdealer !;
Tuesday Nov. is, 1869.
The Musical Convention.

Al
When quite young we read that and g,
q! thought the exception quite important a.
As the world now goes it is not of great :,
secount. Well, SO with the late musical
convention. Except in the "trifiing affair
Of money it was a grand success The
treat snow storm which had just occurred
kad put the roads in most awful cond!- +
ron, and it was easily foreseen that the :
Invention could not be q great success
Lii point of numbers, and many feared
- mist be a total failure Had it been
..aAssibIe to have communicated with the
-lsipeetors of the Assoc, alton after the storm
there probably would have been an adj
,.idsrment; but Ne II r""' - -.
'..amunicotc, we did not feel like assum- ,
-,.t the responsibility of an adjournment
q7,d concluded to 90 on and do the best
..a could. In spite of all our caution
aavever, an impression got abroad that
v4 had dispatched to Prof Wyman not
,,,scome and that there would be an aC-
,trument However, Tuesday nights
,srao brought the always-cheerful fro',,
NGsq.Jennie Reyes and Miss Barrett anu
"Wednesday morning at eleven O'clock saw
. =, mn II Init reliable chorus at work. LID
s-,to y4temoon the chorus had become quite
re .6octabie in aumbers. We must dis
sss.s ,hc chorus by saying that, though not
~ largest We have ever seen l" the
,a,@uty, it was undoubtedly the best. anu
-asa .saery little, if any waste material III
,,4I On the third day Prof. 'eyman sala
90. would see if he could not give them
-orethinc they could not read and took
Fmcrson's great am0tett-"lhe LORD
81. .rsat',---on the 355th pages the Cho'
...l rrhnte Mrs. Batehelder, Soprano,
ni.. Barrett, Alto, Mr.. Watt Tenor
and lyon, Basso, took the Solos. AtoI
', -s4- twice through the anthem Mr. wy
,a pronounced it fit for the evening
."a.art. A chorus who can sing Such ho
., at sight, AMI furnish Soloists equal
ae .Gcult parts, is good one 10 al
ea,.l in our limited space to DO Jus'lc
mall. The good performances Of the 'nrf
l.ys md ewes, would be to attempt win
,' low is impossible; and 50 we m0
nr,.aS US with a general summing up
n Tvman had his praise on every tong0
IN en- oungcd 1o'ieave ncr ebssageme
StOrr's church in Brooklyn VINE
.,,,r apd been singing for the past I
.gLs.. and felt compelled to decline
.ament as soloist for this eonyentl'
4.l al musical engagements, In con-
~ c of sore throat, but accepted
l-sl..t on to be present socially "
.s,s oweyer, she could not escape, }
..A.llly accepted+th situation, and
~, Prof. Whipplq at the piano Il
t.gaqiay him to lead his orchestra "
81, ,.,4.ellent first violin, she added
...ss4 &. the pleasure and interest Of
,ss.ysaEop that all, chorus and audler
.re sar most hearty thanks Addet
10y, .xSraordinary natural gifts, \
..,yss,lss had the advantage Of supe
....g- Jon, and now, at only 70 year
.4aaks among the first class artist
49,, 1gl9try, slstainil 6 herself with 8
II .l,}7. beside, and frequently taking
a4aaf applause frora such emf
t.nfa Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Hail.
4..s.s lfways, humor both irrepres
-. .t3eued and unaffected simplleit!
Ya.~ albeit she is an actress-Tnot
tls,ol,al Of. coursc--of no mean po'
,s..ag. eft many friends in LamollIe
anil. Lxl her perfect recovery with
.saigat. and who will give her
t,sf.i2J Welcome should she ever re
.s;-aoqasy. Hiss Gertic Barrett, OF
~,s;}s,pgyfgrned several piano solos
ytc tAa con, eptiqp, elicitlng warm
..H,~ qpJ treQucDt epcorcs'
.,oag hose of whom we have
,. rossa as to leave no doubt in
1ls tp#iGd Of our high estimate
7528 8o6 who each deserve a NOR
7@r j'.l Hattering notice for their
9a9 ar8hanec on this occasion we
Nellie +. Batchelder Miss j
,,,,.gy,9 fs Rosie Carleton, Mis-
k,safg md little Jennie Wait
...sl.iq, tAe song "Kitty Melee"
..saaa Do Aouse," as she always do
so51eaonot particularizo AmOl
IA, a4q we're Mossrs- Whipple,
s,Haa, COX, Bronson, Pinney' y
5sa ,rpfs smith, ober, spauldins'
.qg spa aqt though not least Mr.
9efl, Albgqs .la.daa1g.
.4gEbaeopgGntion was pFenqunccd
Ht4s45qp resent, one Of the most
t,5a hsir experience ll
r. Waterman, ESD, had pr
vof afa64 fattering to the com
17Ra @'tg Prot. Whipple, and Il
.a ap.s9na musicians, which he
NaaH OF