Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-01-26

Dear Ph0nir The event of the season
has taken place, and once more our good
old town takes its place amongst its quiet
sisters. Perhaps the best safety-valve for
our throbbing, bounding pulses, was the
one which was applied Jan. 18th. The ex-
haustion of whole nights revelry and
consequent loss of sleep, to us, the quiet
descendants of n still quieter generation,
could but of a necessity tone down our en-
thusasm. and our aching heads of the next
day sec "as through Il glass darltly" all
that tended TO make the aged forget their
age and the young their aching limbs.
Long before seven o'clock (the hour ap-
pointed for opening) the nall was filed 10
overlooking, and at least hundred were
unable to obtain seats. The hall has ac-
Communications for seating 500 people, and
with the extra seats probably a hundred
more. This is Il good record for town of
llG7 inhabitants. John Robertson, chair
man of the committee of arrangements,
acted rs President, and at O'Clock llough's
full band gave us one Of their choicest
pieces, followed by a prayer from Rev.
Amos Foster, onr long cherished pastor,
this in turn by a quartettc appropriate and
finely rendered by McssrS. +. Il. Cobb, G..
A. Iloughton, \. Hutchinson and l.. 4.
Lamson. The orator OF the evening was
the Hon. sydney Smith Of Worcester, Ms,
who for several years has been known TO US
as business man, and who favored us with
n scholarly and able effort. j. ID. Wheat,
chairman Of the building committee, with
some eloquent remarks, then presented the
keys of the hall to the selectmen. b. L.
| Shaw responded, and said the doors should
| be closed against all that would delile and
corrupt, but would ever be open to the
good and beautiful. Com. Perry's cele-
brated report, 1--WE have met the enemy
and they are ours" was hardly more pert
inent. with another fine piece from the
band, and the benediction pronounced by
Rev. Mr.. Dodd, the dedication cere-
monies were finished, and the young peo-
pie, who had long chaled at the unusual
time given to ii, in haste cleared the hall,
and the nights sport commenced. The
ball in every sense was decided success.
One hundred and fifty couples participant
ed. We noticed a goodly number from
Brqttleboro, and should judge from their
ed themselves to the fullest extent. Tho
! gallery was crowded until the close with
| spectators, who in quiet way enjoyed both
seeing and hearing. ID. II. Kendrick furn-
shed one of his fine supperS, and any one
! who ever broke bread with him knows
| how well he can do. Too much credit can
| not he given the committee for securing
! Hough's band, who well sustained their
/ fairly earned reputation of being the finest
| band outside the great cities. SO endeth
! the dedication of Putney's $1,000 hall.
| We understand the children's dedication
I has been unavoidably postponed for sever
/ nj weeks, when we shall have rare treat
| from both the older and younger members
I of our musical fraternity.
/ DE HoCToN.
I The association formed for the purpose
, of starting II course of lectures this winter,
I have organized by electing James Craw-
4 ford, President; $. +. Wheat, Vice Presi-
I dent G. \. Houghton, Secretary; b. l..
| Shaw, Treasurer; ID. i. Webster, }. W.
! Stowell, Corresponding Secretaries; John
| Robertson, a. Hutchinson, j. G. Bolster,
| II. w. Palmer, Henry Bacon, Executive
! Committee; G. A. Houghton, d. p. Web
| stcr, Il. l.. Shaw, Committee to draft con-
stltution and bylaws. Adjourned until
! Jan. 18th.
The ladies' of the NJ. T.. church and so
! ciety will hold their annual festival al the
town hall, ON Tuesday evening, Jan 3Oth
| Exercises TO consist of plays, tabeauN,
songs, &C., interspersed with music by
Knapp's band. \ good time is anticipated
/ Don't fail TO be there.