FIRST ANNUAL BALLOF THELansingburgh Brass Band.THE LANSINGBURGH BRASS BAND have the pleasure of announcing that they will give their First Annual Ball at the Van Rensselaer House, Cohoes, onTUESDAY EVENNG, FEB. 6, 1849.A full Orchestra, under the direction of GEORGE R. POULTON, assisted by A. Coggshall, and the Lansingburgh Brass Band, George R. Choate, Leader, will be in attendance. The most ample arrangements have been made for the comfort and convenience of those in attendance.—The strictest order will be kept, and the public are assured that it shall in every way be worthy of their patronage.☞ Tickets, including Supper, $2.50.COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.George R. Choate, George R. Poulton,A. Coggeshall, James Lansing,J. Eastwood, Lewis Jones.FLOOR MANAGERS.Henry Enearle, James Laymon.February 1, 1849. fe1;6tNorthern Budget. February 5, 1849: 2 col 5.Prof. Poulton.☞ The quiet village of Ft. Edward has just been the scene of an elopement in high life. George R. Poulton, recently Professor of Vocal Music at the Institute, a married man succeeded in gaining the affections of a highly accomplished lady of nineteen, and persuaded her to elope with him. We take the following from the Glen's Falls Republican:The course of love which was never known to run smooth, in the case of Professor P. and his inamorata reached a culminating point on the night of Saturday last. The Saturday evening stage from Moreayu Station brought the frail damsel and the truant Professor to this village, and they taking separate rooms at the American Hotel, they were, to all appearances, safely housed for the night. In the meantime the affair coming to the ears of a brother of the young lady, who resides some distance from here, he immediately started for this village and arrived at about one o'clock Sunday morning. Procuring the services of an officer and lawyer, he proceeded to the hotel, where the missing birds were found. It was soon ascertained that the lady's room was unoccupied, and that the Professor's room was firmly locked on the inside. To the importunities of the outsider for admission, the male occupant declared that he was not in a mood to receive visitors just then, but considering discretion the better part of valor, he opened the door. The Professor appeared in an undress not recognized in the millitary services, and the lady—but we forbear. Suffice it that the "proo" was clear as holy writ.The young lady went into hysterics, and the 'Professor' went to the lock-up, where he remained in 'durance vile' until Sunday night, when he was taken to 'parts unknown.'—It was with difficulty our citizens could be restrained from giving his Professorship a coat of tar and feathers—a quantity of that delectable compound having been prepared and ready for his exit from the lock-up.The name of the young lady, who is respectably connected, we suppress for obvious reasons.☞ They should have had more pity on the poor erring musical professor at Fort Edward than the Albany Journal credits to their clemency—foiled clemency, however. Thus it was: The musical professor who eloped with a young lady, formerly, or at the time, a pupil in a school at Fort Edward, was imprisoned on the third. It now appears that after his imprisonment the young lady's friends determined to withdraw their complaint, so as to secure his release from jail, that they might inflict upon him a more summary punishment of a coat of tar and feathers. His friends, getting wind of the plot, prepared to thwart it; and when the prison doors were open that the scamp might be headed over to the executioner's the agile professor availed himself of a fleet horse, which was provided for him, and at once escaped from the meshes of the law and the coat of tar and feathers.☞ PROF. POULTON TARRED AND FEATHERED.—We have already stated how Professor Poulton, the hero of that elopement up north got into jail, and how he got out again. Well, it seems, on regaining his liberty, he took his way by 'easy stages' of foot travelling in night time, toward Lansingburgh, his former residence. It seems, also that his approach was anticipated, for this morning, on the Mechanicville road, about 2 miles above Waterford, might have been seen a large quantity of loose feathers scattered about, and an empty bolster case.—To go back a little in time, and down a little in locality! About 11 o'clock, on Saturday night, on Saturday night, a horrid looking object crossed over the Waterford bridge to the Lansingburgh side. The gate-keeper ascertained that the object was Prof. Poulton, making his way to his family home. He had been stripped stark naked for the operation, and he had, on being "finished," succeeded in getting on only his pantaloons, and his coat thrown loosely over his shoulders and his thick coating of tar and feathers. Further particulars not ascertained; but the Prof. had undoubtedly been 'waited for,' for punishment and it was given to him severely.Lansingburgh Democrat. August 11, 1859: 2 col 5.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUXJ27Xrj0I—Prof. George R. Poulton, formerly of Rochester, well known as a musician, died in Lansingburgh, N. Y., on Friday.Utica Morning Herald and Daily Gazette. October 22, 1867: 3 col 4.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=093GjYcDg-4