Connecticut western news., 1873-10-03

1he S1ngsnQ Sch00t.-The services of Hon. Earle Buckingham of Washington, Conn.,, have been engaged to teach for the coming winter the singing school referred to last week. Mr. B. is musician of fine culture, and very successful teacher of vocal music. We have among us many naturally good voices that need cultivation and training, and the number attending this school ought to be very large. We would urge all those who desire to sing correctly aud well, to avail themselves of the rare op- portunity which will soon be afforded. The payment of two dollars at least will be re- qulred from each person joining the class, and subscriptions of larger amounts are so- licited. Those wishing to join will please give their names to Mr. John Camp or D. F. Stillman of Lakeville, and NJ. c. Jewell of Salisbury.
 To "A. Bachezor Esg"-MR. EDITOR: notice in last weeks NEWS a wall from "A. Bachelor Esq.," and also your invitation that some kindly lady should take up the pen in defence of her slandered sisters. Though not given to scribbling for the Press, yet could not allow the request to pass unheeded, my desire being greater, 1 must confess. to enlighten the deluded bachelor than to defend my sex. The in- constancy of woman has ever been the war cry of bachelors, and notwithstanding that from year to year the human race is mak- ing rapid progress in enlightenment and knowledge, yet the cry of the bachelor re. mains unchanged. Eligible single ladies pity them ''groping in ignorance dark as the night" and would fain prove to them by experience that aU are not fickle; but the ''lords of creation" still walk in single blessedness, Chow about the 6essedness, Mr. A. Bachelor Esq.?) and cheer their lonely hearts by chanting ''inconstancy is Womans name!" Because in his youth some fair one proved inconstant, he should not let once or even twice discourage hlm, for if he did receive the mitten then, it's no sign he will now. Though he thanks kind heaven he-has 'no one to love, none to ca ress. I've maidens would like to know if the fault is his, or if, by the way, MT. A. Bach elor, can you tell us why ''Jack didn't eat his supper ?" In my journey through this vale of tears, l have invariably found that the bachelors who harp on Tickle women" /" and the maidens who cry "deceitful men," are not bachelors and maidens from choice, but from stern necessity! and that when they earnestly ''thank the Lord they have never been took in by the deceitful crit ters, it has been for the same good reason that old Reynard refused the grapes.
 Hoping that
 Bachelor will comfort himself with the thought "There are still good fish in the sea to be caught
 remain. A MAIDEN.
 Opera Gt LakeoiDe.-We hear that Mrs. T. Picton Rowe, the rising American so- prano, has organized company for the production of opera in the New England States, specially to present works which are not entirely dependent on brilliant scenic and elaborate choral effects This class of is very popular in England, such operas having been written by the most eminent composers, including Gounod, Balfe, Macfarren, Sc. As we have so many towns where the taste for music is highly cultivated, but whose population is not sufficiently large to tempt the grand op- era companies which of late have absorbed the attention of the ezSte of the musical and fashionable circles of this country, Mrs. Rowe's enterprise will doubtless be seized with avidity and become one of our most popular institutions, bringing within reach of the lesser towns the style of en- tertainment which has become tue leading amusement of our larger cities. Among the artists engaged by Mrs. Rowe is MT. Brookhouse Bowler, lately leading tenor in the Parepa Rosa Opera company, one of the most popular singers of the day, and whose ringing sympathetic tones will be valuable acquisition to the troupe The feature ln the repertoire will be a new opera in two acts, by Finlay Finlay- son, entitled, ''Naid and Mistress" This work has been eulogistically spoken of by the critics of the New York press The
  musicianly accompaniments being men toned in terms of the highest praise. The plot is very pretty and interesting and turns on pleasing and Imaginable domestic incident. We are informed that it is the intention of Mrs. Rowe to afford Lake vile and Salisbury the qualification of sec ing this opera produced during the second or third week of the current month; we trust this may be so, as such musical treat would be of rare interest.
 Among Wi1asted Merchants While in Winsted and West Winsted the other day we improved the opportunity to look into aome of the stores and see little what they are doing. We rejoiced to learn from all the merchants, that they had not heard 8 word about the panic, and didn't intend to know anything about it. If the gold and stock gamblers in New York had got into little muss among themselves, they could fight it out; could batter each others noses as much as they chose. Nobody in West Winsted would acknowledge it as any affair of theirs. They are rolling in their large stocks of goods and expect to sell them, panic or no panic. We could call in but few of the many stores. W.F. Goes new grocery store is gem of it's kind. The other day they sweetened themselves up to the extent of hogshead of molasses, which got loose and went on foraging expedition in their cellar. They congratulate themselves on the fact that it will make rum, which they propose to do- nate to editors for medicinal purposes.