Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-01-13
The Social Event of
The Season.
Best Conducted and Best All A
round Concert and Ball Ever
Given in the Granite City.

The third annual ball given by th'
Barre Firemcn's Club has been looked
forward 10 with great anticipation bJ
lovers Of good music and dancing il
Barre and all the surrounding town:
ever since it was announced, and las
night they gathered together and filled
the spacious Armory Hall to overflow
ing, and before the evening was past
they more than realized their fondesl
expectations.
The 1iremrn are noted for their en-
joyable ANNALS and when they announc-
ed that they had secured BIai-dell'>
celebrated orchestra the public began
to realize that they were to have a rare
treat this year and made their plans tn
attend in accordance, Their warm ap-
plau-e at the concert and words of COM
mtndaion ut the ball amply prove that
the Firemen fairly out did themselves
this time. They can find no words of
praise too strong in which to speak OF
The ball in general and the music in
particular. We wish to congratulate
the Firemen on having arranged and
conducted the most successful social
event of the season.
THE CONCERT.
Not only was the ball given last night
the most successful of all that have
taken place in this city within the know
Ledge Of the writer but with probably no
exception. the concert given by BIais-
dell's orchestra assisted by the Olympic
Trio, has never been excelled in this
city and the question might be raised as
to whcather it mas ever been equalltd here
by an entertainment OF like character.
Such expressions, as "isn't thai
Wilder wonderP" and "did you ever
hear anything equal to that cornet solo
by MIR. Nevers?" were heard ON all sides,
and the affair will long be Il subject of
comment.
The first number on the program
was an overture play ed by the whole
orchestra under the dictatorship of Mr..
+. A. Shaw. The first strains OF the
music had no more than risen on the air
than the whole audience realized thai
they were listening to IL collection of art
lists who exceeded the expectations OF all,
Following this came the flute solo
"Les Echos' D'Alsace Ruquov, played
by George II. Wilder OF Montpelier,
Words are insufficient in every way to
describe this. No audience here, as
everyone agrees, ever listened to a finer
musical selection Of any kind. Every
one had heard Of Mr.. Wilder as splen-
did musician but most Of them had NO
idear OF his excellence, as the perfect
tones OF his rendering were waited
through the hail the people were spell
hound and when he closed there was all
clamor for an encore. The
response was "Alassa's In DE Cold, Cold
Again the artist was master
of his listeners and as the last strains of
The flute died away in faint, distant
echo the hall was quiet as the grave and
for q full minute after the close, the
dropping OF a pin could have been dis
tincty heard. Then the burst OF APP
plause bespoke the appreciation of the
audience.
The orchestral selections were all
highly enjoyed but the loud welcome
with which MIR. Arthur +. Nevers, the
famous cornetist was received showed
hat every body was eager 10 hear him.
His solo was "Columbia Polka" by De-
mare, and his listeners were far from
being disappointed when they heard
nim play. The clear and perfect tones
ot the Instrument in his hands showed
hat he was master of his calling aud
many voled him king of all corne'isls
hey had ever heard. He was some
what handicapped by being obliged to
play in SO small and low posted uall,
Dut The grandeur Of his music overcane
mis-. He was loudly applauded and as
an encore he rendered that old selec
ION SO admirably suited to the corne1,
'Swert Bye ,nd Bye" AS in the cast
If Mr.. Wild: !, solo we must confess
hat we arc entirely incompetent to ex-
press the extent of our appreciation Of
lis excellence as cornet soloist and
he pleasure which his rendering afford
I'd to all who heard him.
As the last strains Of the closing num-
,cr OF the concert program were dying
away the Fire Laddles" began rush