The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-16

THE fire department elections occur
the first Tuesday in January.
THE choirs of the different Churches
are getting ready their Christmas music.
Miss MANLEY, formerly a Graded
school teacher here, has been in town on
a visit.
HOLDEN, LEONARD & Co. are building
an addition to the mill now occupied by
William Campbell.
TINE Custer w. r. G. spread a fine
clam supper in G. A. r. Hall Wednesday
evening.
THE Cooper Manufacturing company
has recently built an addition to its large
mill on Main street and put in new ma
chinery.
THE First Baptist Church will soon be
lighted with electricity. This Church
will light up splendidly with this kind
of illumination.
SINCE the opening of the County
Court there have been forty-three new
cases entered on the docket. or this
number eleven are divorce cases.
COUNTY CLERK EDWARD ]. HALL
entertains Judges Start, Bond and Burton
and the members of the Bennington
County Bar who are in town attending
court, at cards this evening.
WE are told that the Soldiers Home is
about to receive present of bed quilt
from the Ladies' Aid society of the M.
4. Church at Poultney. 1t is an album
quilt and contains the names of over one
hundred ladies who contributed the
handsome article.
THE Philharmonic society of Cohoes,
N. Y, gave their first Musicale Wednes-
day evening in that city. They were as
sisted by several vOcalsts, and among
the number we note Mr.. James Habber-
lev of this village. The daily papers
speak highly of the affair and of Mr.
Habberley's singing in particular. Their
next date is January 18th.
THE BANNER clubs with the Sunday
Press of New York as well as the Daily
Press. With the SUNDAY Press there is
a free accident insurance of 81. per day
or 81. per week in case of injury and
$1,000. in case of death. The people are
becoming interested in this matter of &C
cident insurance free, and $500 paid
now in advance for the BANNER and
Sunday Press secure the indemnity.
THE Quinlan- Bennett wedding in Troy,
N Y, Wednesday, was a grand affair,
and among the guests were nearly a
dozen clergymen. The bride, as stated
by us last week, was the daughter of the
Rev. J. w. Bennett of Trinity church,
and the groom a preacher stationed at
ClalksYille, Albany county. The groom
father is also minister. Elder Eaton
performed the ceremony, assisted by the
heads of the two families thus united,
Col. E. D. Bennett and family of Ben
nington, were present
NJ. L. KELLOGG, Business Manager of
the famous California Opera Company,
was in town on Thursday in the interest
of that attraction that will appear here
on the evening of December goth. The
Rutland Herald of yesterday says OF
their second evenings performance
"The California Opera Company repeat
ed their comic opera said Pasha" last
evening. The audience was much
larger than on the first evening. The
Opera was fully up to the high standard
set Tuesday night. The company is
composed of artists of high order
Misses Julia Glover, Marie Bell and Rose
9eaudet, the leading women, constantly
evoked merited applause. Vincen
Graham, the baritone, is not stranger
to Rutland people. 1t the company APP
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hopes it may in January or FEBRUARY, i
will doubtless be greeted by a full
house."
IT, -.~ocUIon at the new Opera Hous,
on the evening of Dec. Goth, will be thu
comic opera 'Said Pasha," by Scott Mar
BILE and Richard Stahl, musical etfusiol
which has been highly successful i tn,
Metropolis and all the large cities.
will be produced by the California Opera
company, comprising cast of singer
which it would be difficult to excel anC
a chorus equal to the BEST Neither m Il
SIC nor comedy in "Said Pasha" is made
subservient There is happy comb
nation of both and while the delightful
melodies entrance the ear the risibilitie
are excited by the comedy vein which
peryades the work. Metropolitan citiei
have had nothing but praise for this en-
tertaining opera. The scenery, costumes
and general ensemble are appropriate
and delight to the eye The plot lis on
of continuous action and the music of
character which cannot fail to please til,
unsteady inclined. Those who attenC
the performance on Tuesday evenin,
may rest assured that they will enjoy
musical treat.
THE "Oiicial Programme" prepared
and printed by Jas. ii. Livingston, fol
the Opera House opening was excluded
from the building because it contained
one of Editor Livingston's" character
istic and scurrilOus attacks upon one oil
our citizens. New programmes were
provided and the managers, Messrs
Bond and Tiffany, caused an announce
ment to be made from the stage explana
tory of the fact and in Reputation of thu
outrage. Livingston, who was in tn,
great audience, arose and left the Oper;
House, but the performance went righ
along, to the delight of those who re
manned. When the official programmes
were scattered about our village people
became very indignant to think Living.
ston should attempt to drag the Opera
House management into and make them
responsible for another of his infamous
attacks. They had become accustomed
to think lightly of what he pOurs so per-
sistently into the SeWer 1.-THE RefOrmer)
and pay very little attention to it, blu
this became quite another matter wher
the Opera House was inYolved-an lnsti
tuition in which we all have pride anC
which Mr.. Putnam built for all the PEG
ple-and by this time we think Mr.. Liv
ingston believes he is pretty effectually
"squelched," as he ought to be.
TUE st. Francis de Sales fair, as W.
90 to press, is now at its best. Libral
Hall has been elegantly trimmed for til,
occasion and never looked better. Th'
dining room is the old library and thiI
is 0aily decorated. the u S. flags in til,