The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-12

SHAws CoNCERT-The first of the series oil
musical concerts given by Mr.. John L. Shaw
was held last evening at City Hail. There was
fair audience present, comprising some of ouI
best people, not indeed such an audience in
size as should have greeted our home talent,
but sufficient to present brilliant array of
faces 1t is to be hoped that, considering the
quality of the music given and the pains taken
by Mr.. Shaw to crafty cultivated musical
taste, the next concert will be greeted with a
full house. Why is it that home talent of a
superior quality will not draw as well as nfe-
rior quality from abroad? The programme
given was the same as published in yesterday S
issue with two exceptions. OWN g to the Sc
we're boarsenes of Mr. Pencil, the song en-
titled Beyond" was omitted and in the place
OF the duet How Dear to Me-" was sung
that sweet song. Parting" by Bellini. Mr..
Charles l. Trowbridge, with his basso profundo
voice, rendered with fine effect Grand Old
Ocean," The duet 'Like a Kiss was splen-
dldly sung by Messrs. Pencil and Shaw. Mr..
Pennell has sweet, full tenor voice, but was
laboring under severe cold. The song
CANCELS Serenade," with violin accompani-
ment, by Mrs. Cloudy and Mr.. Pencil, was
heartily encored Mrs Goudy sang with much
feeling and expression. The band played
finely and gave evidence that the time they
have recently devoted to rehearsals was well
spent. Misses Alice and Anna Leavitt, Mr.. C.
FL. Mcclellan of Bath and Messrs. Hudson and
Chamberlain, will sing at the next concert
which will be given Thursday, Sept. 18th. The
tickets for the. last three concerts have been
placed at 70 cents each, with reserved seats.
FURNITURE. the classes of goods
manufactured in this city for which there is an
increasing demand, is all varieties of furniture,
from the costly parlor set TO the cheap pine for
the chamber. Portland is favorably located for
the manufacture and sale of this important ar
ticle of trade. From the forests of Maine
comes the pine, while commerce furnishes at
our own door the walnut and mahogany.
Skilled labor abounds with us and every facility
that can be desired for the successful manufac-
ture of furniture is offered in our city. Gentle
men engaged in this business state that in their
Judgment Portland will ere long become the
centre of this branch Of trade for Maine, Lower
Canada and the Provinces.
Inc IOil0WlnT are Jne ieauinS estdDiisniuon1o
in this branch of trade in this city:
Hooper, Eaton & Co., Congress street. They
manufacture cheap chamber sets and pine
work. Their sales amount to 100000 annually
and are made principally in Maine.
j. FL. Hooper, Free street. They manufac-
ture class of rich upholstery goods. Their
sales amount to 100000 annually, and are
made mostly in our own State.
George A. Whitney & Co, Exchange street.
They manufacture rich goods, parlor suites, and
walnut cases. Their sales amount to S150,000
annually, and are made all over New England
and the Provinces.
Thomas p Beal & Co., Market street, make
general furniture, and sell about $4,000 worth
annually to the trade.
ENGINE MATTERS The old steam fire en-
CINE Falmouth, built by the Portland Company
in 1861, was designed and patented by j. B.
johnson. She was considered fine machine
in her day and did credit to her build in the
great fire of 1866. She is being repaired at the
Portland Company works and put in first class
order, as she has been sold to the Michigan Car
Company, and is designed for service at their
works.
The Greyhound, another steam fire engine
designed by the same party, is undergoing re-
pairs, and is intended to be kept at the Port
land Company's works, to be used in case of
fire. If necessary, she will be used by the city
as reserve engine.