Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-15

not less than five tons. struck the track il was
found that the rail had been sharply bent IN
! the shape Of V. II would be useless 20 at
! tempt to describe the emotions felt by the
! train men and the passengers, some 80 IN
/ number. when they came 20 realize from what
an imminent danger they had escaped II
seems entirely impossible to understand why
the whole train did not plunge at once to the
! bottom Of the river. Perhaps the reason CIV
en- by a devout freshman who went up 10 help
clear the track is the best: Sure he said
| 1T was the Father God that hid them
LIBRARY Bu1LDfNG FUSD ENTERTA1SMENr.
If there is one thing more than another
Of which Brattleboro may justly be proud 1t
| is Of her public schools. This fact was esiab-
| lished in most brilliant manner last year, ut
| the public examination Of the High aud Gram
mar schools held in the town hall, and did II
| need further confirmation, it was most effect
| ually furnished in the musical and literary On
tertainment just given 10y the same schools in
aid Of the library building fund. The mere
| sight Of the amphitheatre Of two hundred or
DERBY and well.mannered children and youth,
forming the chorus amply repaid those who.
with the aid Of rubber boots, umbrellas and
other accessories, rose above such minor con-
sideratons as the weather. and went where
duty and inclination called them. Where,
was the remark often heard during the eve
ming. "can another such well-trained chorus
of young voices be heard. and where such
careful and even mastery defamation and
reading. Surely not in any other village like
orr own" And this. we fancy, is not very
far wrong: for it would not be an easy task
to find a chorus of any kind which should
sing with more sHssmjk than did this school
chorus. under the inspiring direction of
Mis-, Cooke, while the specimens Of reading
and recitation given by Mr.. Bngham's pupils
were Of a high order Of merit and gratifying
as proof that reaiiag. in his school, is con-
sidered as one of the most elegant, refined
aud useful Of all accomplishments.
The Flgrdl Caatatd with which the enter
tainnent opened was a. charming as a COM
position of this nature could be. when rem
dered by fresh young voices like those Of the
young misses Of the Grammar school, taking
part in it, The floral decorations and COS
ceedingly graceful and artistic, and contrib
uted not little to the general effect Of this
pleasing little representation. The choruses,
trios, rounds and fugues which followed, were
carried through with remarkable spirit. and
in point Of precision. would have done credit
to much more experienced and pretentious
bodies of singers. The fugue. in particular
was superlatively well rendered and loudly
encored. A very delightful feature in the ex-
ercises of the evening. and one which called
out an encore, was the quartette rendered in
a very delicate and expressive manner with
out accompaniment. 10y the Misses Cooke,
Palmer. Gibson and Schuster. The scene
from Douglas" given by Masters Bingham.
Colbun and Clark was generally conceded TO
bear OF the palm in the rhetorical part Of the
entertainment, and was in all respects a fin
ished piece Of acting.