The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-10-19
COUNTY NEWS.
OR WELL.

"A musical convention was organ.
ICED at Orwell last week Tuesday. by
Mr.. l.. II. Tobey oil Burlington, aud the
lovers of music from this and neighbor
ing towns came together, oiming class
OF about fifty, and during the FIRST day
MIR. Tobey gave them instruction. On
Wednesday morning, Mr.. j. 2. Cobb OF
Boston, was on hand TO preside at the pi.
Sno and conduct the class exercises, con-
tinuing in this relation throughout the
convention, and he was assisted by Mrs.
cobb aud Miss Emma l.. Stevens Of Bus
ton. AT the close OF each afternoon SEES.
sion Mr.. Cobb entertained the class, aud
others who had come in. with Que Of biz
inimitable comic sougs. Wednesday evv-
ming there was IL public rehearsal. Two
public couce,'s were given On Thurs
day evening. the exercises commenced
with :he rendering OF selections from the
Leader the book used in the conventions
among them the following Stand up my
soul, sbs Ike off thy fears" Soft be the
gently breathing notes" before Jeho.
vah's awful thlote," "Hea- our prayer"
Then Mr. Il. 9, Smith of Plttsioid il
his fue bass voice sung THE old sextop."
and this was followed by an anthem,
Daughter Of Zion, awake from thy sad.
uesS. Miss Mary Strong Of Benson sung
The Skylark." The solo and quaitette
"S'lver threads among the golden" was
rendered by Mrs. Henry Cults aud eth
,r+. Miss Emma l.. Stevens rendered
the song entitled Waiting" and was en-.
cored. Mr.. Cobb sung The skipper.
aud his boy" and in response to an encore
gave comic song. After brief inter.
mission the chorus rendered the sentence
entitled "Prayer" and Mrs. Amelia Bow
ko-, oo.tr-l'", ni n'unll. sans tho s'-n".
song Lost Dreams, aud in response to
an encvre suug a bird song. After the
chorus, Peace be STILL" Mr.. Cobb and
Miss Stevens rendered most beautifully
the duet The Syren and the Prior" and
were eucored aud appluud,d most euihu
siastically. Then followed song by Mr..
Henry Cults, entitled THE likeness OF
the lest OF mothers" Miss Stevens sang
'She wauders down the mountain side. "
and MIR. Cobb gave the pathetic romance
of"Alonzo tbs Brave" and being encored
told the story OF u presentation speech
He was again called out aud he rendered
tho pathetic and instructive song Of
"Rvuh, q aud Phebe." A fine chorus
closed the evenings entertainment The
singing was very credirahe to the class
aud tie instructor. ard the concert wes
considered by all listeners as at least a
musical success. The class instruction
was continued on Friday by Mr.Cobb, and
Friday evening was the co,ing CONCERT
The musical Convention was held
in the new town hall which has just been
fitted up III most elegant manner 10 al
rs appointments of furniture aud fixtures
The building Was formerly Methodist
church edidce. The society which wor
SHIPPED in this building became extinct aud
for eight or ten years only occasional re
ligiout services have been held there
The remaining pew holders Obtained per
mission from the Legislature of 1872 tc
sell :be property, and the town became
owner by purchase. BY vote the base
ment was given to the Orwell Ladies
Sewing Society. This society had beer
accommodating funds for number OF years
which they designed to apply for the pur
poe Of fitting up parlors, and bad saved
about seven hundred dollars. The worl
of fitting up was committed to the care o
Mr. Wyman CLARK. and uuder his super.
vision excavations were made and room
finished of, including kitchen with al
convenient sppurtenauces, dining. hall
psrlor and ante room. A large furnace
II, in the dining TO I'm al furnishes heat {,
the town hall above. The town hall ba
q seating capacity Of about four hundred
although that plumber of chairs have no
beeO placed. The stage has reception
rooms on both Sides with an entrance t.
ono Of them from the basement. Tb
work Of re6'ting is now completed an,
the hall above had been used for dauce
two or three times before this convention
The ladies' parlors will soon be brough
into requisition for the meetings of th
Sewing Society AND other purposes.