The Portland daily press., 1874-10-09

STATE CONVENTION OF Y. NJ. G. AssoCIA-
TIoN.-We have already announced that the
ninth state convention of thes Young Mems
Christian Association would be held in this
city on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 21st
and 22d. The following is the programme for
the meeting:
The convention will nseet for organization at
10a o'clock a. IN. Wednesday. The meeting
will be preceded by a devotional meeting of
one hour
The entertainment committee will ben read
mess at the rooms to attend to the entertain
ment of delegates.
Topics-Fhe executive committee would sug-
gest the following topics, among Others, each
to be opened by brief written essay:
How can we best promote the study of the
Bible?
| What are our duties to strangers?
What is the work of associations in towns?
| How shall our prayer meetings be conducted
| and the attendance increased?
| Should efforts among the degraded and out
| cast be undertaken?
What new plans can be adopted to infuse
| more vigor into our association work?
| Free return tickets over the Maine Central
Railroad and branches, will be furnished.
| Pastors and all Christian workers of this and
other states, are cordially invited to attend this
| convention.
A question box will be open, and all who
have met with difficult questions in their work,
| are invited to present them.
Notifcations.-Iti is DIES rable that all who
propose to attend should notify Mr. w. b.
Hobbs, the secretary of the association of this
| city before Oct. 18th, in order that proper en-
tertainment may be provided.
| The association in this city extend a cordial
| welcome to the Christian young men of the
| state to be present
| The local committee on the convention met
last evening and appointed the following sub
committees: On place of evening meetings, D.
b. Kicker, S. Frank and A. S. Fuller. On en-
ter.ainments, H. A. Kicker, N. d. Curtis and
CHI. johnson. The day sessions of the con-
venton will be held at the rooms Strangers
are expected from New York and Massachu-
sets and large delegations from Maine.
THE BARNABEE CoNCERT.-An excellent
audience gathered at Music Hall last evening
to listen to the Barnabee concert troupe. Mr..
Barnabee was always favorite in Portland,
and he aud the other members of the troupe
were very warmly welcomed. They are so well
known here that comment upon the quality of
their singing is super1uous. Mrs. Smith was in
received encores upon each appearance, and
was very happy in her responses. Miss Persis
Bell acquitted herself admirably on the violin,
and her execution was remarkable for its deli
cacy of touch and breadth Of bowling. Miss
Clark appeared in two quartettes, executing
her part very satisfactorily, and as accompanist
was all that could be desired. Mr.. Barnabee
was rapturously received at each appearance
and was recalled again and again. 1t seemed
| as though the audience could never get enough
of him. They did not let him go until be had
given the rollicking monks of DID, and fol-
| lowed it up with the ludicrous bit of Western
bathos which he calls "a step from the sublime
to the ridiculous Mr.. Winch sang as he al
ways does, admirably well, and his listeners
were warm in their manifestations of approval
especially at his rendition of 'The Maid of
| Athens
| The programme was well made up, and
| eminently calculated to bring out each member
| to the best advantage. The concert given is a
| very pleasing entertainment, adapted to a
variety of tastes, and deserves large audiences
| 1t will be repeated this evening, and will with
out doubt draw full house. The opportunity
to hear Barnabee does not come very often.
FIRE LAST NIGHT.-About eleven o'clock
| Officers Frye, Black and Warren discovered
fire in the rear of the small frait store on Con-
gress street, opposite Machigonne engine
house. One officer ran for the chief engineer.
another to the fire, while the third stationed
himself at the alarm box to prevent any one
giving general alarm. The engine company
put on a stream from the hydrant and by care
| full management the fire was soon 9xtinguished.
1t could not be ascertaned how the fire origin
ated. The building is owned by James Clark
and is well insured The store is occupied by a
man named Hastings, who has but recently
| moved in. His loss will not be very large as
the fire was confined to the rear of the shop
The damage to tue building and stock cannot
exceed $780, ts-n-t
ANNUAL MEETING.-The Portland Benevo-
lent Society held their annual meeting yester-
day afternoon at the Traders National Bank.
The following officers were chosed:- President,
Nathan Cummings; Vice President, William
w. Thomas; Secretary, Thomas r. Hayes
Treasurer, Edward Gould; Managers-Martiu