The Portland daily press., 1874-09-05

at Nelson Leighton's last evening. The best Of
order was observed.
The ladies of the Ward Committees on G. a
L. Fair, are requested to be present at meet
ing this evening at G. A. r. Hall at q o'clock
Two carriages collided at the corner of Con
gress and Myrtle streets last night, and one had
one of its hind wheels smashed
Sergeant McCullum of the Montgomery
Guards took the prize for being the best drilled
soldier at the Muster, and the Guards the Sc
cond prize for company drill.
| WARDS OPERA HoUsE.-The place of enter
tainment once known as Music Hall will here
| great and deserved success achieved by
Wards Varieties last season made the name
| very familiar to the Portland public, and it is
| quite proper that the hall which is hereafter
| to be devoted to this popular troupe should be
| rechristened.
The hall has been thoroughly renovated, and
now presents very attractive appearance. A
huge gas light guides the aniusement-seeker up
the neatly carpeted stairs, and he pauses at re-
constructed ticket office to obtain his pasteboaid
The hall proper has been painted and carpeted
throughout The walls are frescoed, the boxes
are bright with new furniture and curtains, and
the comfortable orchestra chairs run back near
ly to the rear of the room The proscenium
has been greatly improved, four large ventilat-
ors have been put in, the scenery has been re-
touched, the foot-lights sunk below the stage.
and the dressing rooms reftted. The hall is
now as nice and cosy place of amusement as
need be looked for.
The fall season opens Monday night, when
an excellent company, embracing artists first
class in their respective branches, will appear
Among these artists are Lola, aerial queen;
Unthan, the armless Paganini; Maggie Bowers,
serocomic vocalist; Helen Revere, danseuse;
Harris and Carroll, song and dance; McNulty
and Garland, Irish character vocalists; Harry
Bryant, ventrloquist; Burton Stanley, female
impersonator; Charley Burnham, James Flake,
Ned Wambold, and VIM. S. Brown, comedians.
Mr.. j. D. Ward will be the business manager
of the theatre, Mr.. ]. Fl. Cummings stage
manager, and Prof. Hindley leader of the
orchestra. The style of entertainments so
popular last season will be adhered to, and
large houses will no doubt gather 10 witness
them. The box Office will be opened to-day for
the sale of seats, and s'Charley" will be happy
to pass out the pasteboards for a trifing Pc
cunia1y consideration.
The TEMPERANCE CAMP MEETING. The
Temperance Camp Meeting to be held at Old
Orchard next week, attracts very general atten-
tion throughout New England, and the attend
ance will undoubtedly be large. Among the
speakers who will appear are Gov. Dingley, j.
H. Kent president N. E. Reform Ass'n) j.
B. Cough, DR.. Geo. E. Brickett j. K. Osgood,
DR.. j. 81. Gallinger of Concord N. H., Hon.
Sidney Perham, Samuel G. Knights of Cam
bridgeport, Mass, Gen. John L. Swift of Mas
sachusetts, r. L. Fogg of Rockland, Francis
Murphy, Rev. Geo. Crawford of Brunswick,
Rev. G. w. BickDell, Rev. w. II. Boole of
New York, Rev. G. b. Pitbado, Rev. S. f.
JONES' Rev. DR.. Carruthers, Rev. I. Luce Pre-
siding Elder), Fl. M Bryant, Capt. G. Sturdi-
vant Thomas N. Doutney, John G. Howe,
Hon. E. c. Harrington, DR.. Towle, Rev. Mr..
Ladd Rev. Mr.. Wetherbee, Rev. f. Strout,
Rev. Mr. Stone, Henry Woodwork of Provi-
dence, R. l., Hon. Fred. N. Dow, Rev. Smith
Baker of Massachusetts,, DR.. Dio Lewis, Rev.
Mr.. Daw of Haverhill, Mass, Rev. Mr.. Blake
of Concord, N, H., Rev. Mr.. Conger of Con-
cord, N. H., DR.. VIM. HI. True of Portland.