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The Exira Concert Band has been neglected. The one great organization ^bat has been the life of the town whenever they appeared in public for many years has become nearly extinct for the proper support and maintenance. Its a little costly to keep an organization of its calibre on top of the wave of prosperity, 'tis true, but the method of doing so has been so light and easy on tbe contributors, admirers, a ad music lovers, that its concerts were a part of our life—our part of life that's worth the living— for the man that hath not music in his soul is certainly in a deplorable condition. The nucleus of the baud still in'existence are of the right quality to again build up tbe organization but as before remarked the men must have fiuancial assistance, with which to pay their rent, trim and keep burning their lamps, and above all purchase music. The instrumants they have but they badly need boosting.
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