The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-21

concert are comprised IN the Y. M. U. A.
course. The price of season tickets has been
reduced to IS cents. This is equivalent to Civ
ing the lectures gratis, for the concert alone is
worth the price of a season ticket The con-
cert should be very popular one, and is re-
garded by many as move in the right direc-
ton; for while it is first-class in every respect
it will be made up of English songs alone and
will include neither German nor Italian selec-
lions. If Portland people appreciate English
they cannot fail to be pleased. Those who like
"home songs" will rejoice that the association
is to give them concert of this character. In
order to retain Mr. Whitney the date has been
changed to the 4th proximo. Mr.. Fessenden
being engaged for that night his place Will be
supplied by Mr.. George L. Osgood, known as
the Young American Tenor The following
talent will also appear: Mrs. Anna Granger
Dow, Soprano; Miss Addie Ryan, Contralto
and Mr.. Kotzschlnar, Piauist and Conductor.
The lectures will be delivered by Mr.. j. T.
Fields and Rev. G. H. Hepworth. Mr.. Fields
speaks of "Fiction and its Eminent Authors, u
subjects which no lecturer is more competent
to treat Of Mr.. Hepworth entities his lecture
'The Great Fight" There will undoubtedly
UC a SAOoo SuiioSloy HcdI tuc udu WHOSE
secession from Unitarianism caused such stir
in the religious world.
The course, taken as whole, is an excellent
one, and deserving of general patronage.
ODD FELLOWS MUTUAL RELIEF AssoCIA.
TIoN.-The annual meeting of the above Asso-
citation was held last evening at Odd Fellows
Hall. The report of the Treasurer shows that
the Association is in very prosperous condi
ton. In the report of the Secretary the follow
ing statistics are gathered: Number of member.
on the 10th of January, 1873, 612; membership
January Goth, 1874, 1000, showing an increase
of 1888 for the past year; died during the past
year, seven; amount paid at the first death in
the Association, $54; paid at the last death,
1915; amount paid since its organization in
1868, $15581.
At the conclusion of reading the annual re
ports, the following officers were elected for the
current year, Franklin Fox, President; Chas.
Fl. Rich, Vice President; Joshua Davis, Secre
tary; Nathaniel G. Cummings, Treasurer.
This Association was instituted in 1868 for
the purpose of rendering mutual relief to fami-
les of deceased members and at the rresenI
time its membership numbers 1000. 1t sends
cheer to the widows sorrowing heart and joy to
the disconsolate family. Bound together by
the golden chain of Friendship, love and
truth, faith, hope and charity" this branch
OF the order is marching on triumphantly, full
filling that blessed command of our SAVIOUR,
do unto Others as you would have them do
unto you" under like circumstances.
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lecture entitled Echoes and Re-echoes' al
Bowdoinham tn is evening.
c. r. Whidden, jr., of the Calais Times, &C.
cidentally shot himself in the left arm near the
shoulder Wednesday, inflicting painful wound
Mr.. S. E. Prescott has been appointed mai
agent between Portland and Skowhegan
Rev. j. f. Norris, returned missionary from
Burmah, lies very sick at his home in Foxcroft
| Hon. Ebenezer Know.ton of Montville, ha
declined the appointment of the Consulship a
Valparaiso.
| Mr., w. I'll. Phinney of Chicago, sailed in thu
brig M. A. Berry, from this port to Cuba yes
terday, on account of his health.
| James Wylie of Scotland, champion checke
player of the world, contemplates visiting thi
city. Since his arrival in this country he ha
played 621 games in public, winning 499, los
II, drawn ITO. OF these 26S were won in Ne,
| York. drawn and lost. In Boston LAG won
Ga drawn and lost. In Lynn g. won, 8 draw
and none lost. Mr.. Broughton will undertak
| to play agoinst the best score made against MI
| Wylie in this course.
Judge Rice is at the Falmouth.
Rev. DIR. Hill has class of Danish girls a
| the fraternity. He is teaching them the Eng
| lish language.
Miss Kate Stanton is at the Preble House.
Manager Bridges, of the Grand Trunk, wa
expected to arrive in town yesterday but failet
| TO come.
The LOST ARTs.-This evening Wendell
ihiliips delivers in the Army and Navy cours
his lecture on the lost arts. The lecture is uni
'eiSaliy acknowledged to be one of the fines
e'oi uoh'eieo from an American PLATFORM ant
us in'eieS' increases with repetition; for Will
the frame work remains substantially the sam,
the details are shaped to accord with the lates
researches, and the periods are constantly nm
dergoing polish from the first rbetorician i,
the world The Army and Navy will undo,b,
eddy have one of its immense houses, and thos
who wish to secure tickets must apply early.
New MUsIc-We have just received from
Ira Stockbrdge on Exchange street. three ne,
pieces of music viz:-"Gentle Spring Waltz,
'Pease God Make Room for Little Boy" an
watching Ger My Little Bed" The waltz
one of the most fascinating that we have hear
for some time, and will, we are snre, CON
popular at once. The others are very prett
ballads, the title of the first being the la'
words of young Amercus," the boy violinil