The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-18
Miss Cameron,s Benefit.

Miss Isadora Camerons firmly established
popularity received another cor vincing proof
last evening, the Museum being filled, on the
occasion of her benefit, with one of the largest
and finest benefit audiences of the season. an
audience limited only by the capacity of tie
house. The high regard which Miss Cameron's
personal worth and professional talents have
called forth among our citizens manifested it.
self in an unmistakable manner many times
during the course of the evening. On her first
appearance large basket of superb flowers
was handed up to her, and later two bouquets
were passed to the stage. But the chief pre-
sentation of the evening was handsome gold
watch and chain with cameo clasp, from the
establishment of j. Ambrose Merrill. The
watch bears the single inscription sIsadora
Cameron, from her Portland friends, April
II, 1876" Folded in the case was hundred dol
lar greenback. Other floral offerings were two
handsome bouquets, one for Miss Chippendale,
who kindly volunteered to to take the part CT
LADY SneerwelP' for the occasion, and one
for Miss Ulmer, who assumed the role of
MARIA"
The play was the standard and delightful
old comedy ''The School for Scandal, and was
presented in a manner which evidently gave
much pleasure to the audience. On the acting
we have not time to particularize tonight, and
must content ourselves with mentioning the
''Lady Teazle" of the beneficiary, and as
worthy of special notice the "Charles Surface"
of Mr. Wheelock, and TIE 'Sir Peter" of Mr..
Bascomb This evening in order to accommo-
date those unable to secure seats last night
supplementary benefit will be given, on which
occasion the bill will be repeated.
A VALUABLE RELIc.-At the parish meeting
of the First Parish held yesterday afternoon
DR.. Gilman presented the parish with silver
can which formerly belonged to Rev. DIR
Deane. In presenting the can DR.. Gilman
made the following remarks:
Mr.. Moderator: Il have in my hand a very
interesting relic, Centennial relic, connected
with the early history of the First Parish. 1t
is silver can presented to Rev. Mr.. Deare,
March, 1775 by twenty one young men of the
the society, the initials of whose names are en-
craven underneath, bearing the following ms
crption:
'Ex DoNo
JUvENUM ALIQUORUM
REV. SAMUEL DEANE
PASTORI FIDELISI
MO. 1775.'
know nothing of its subsequent history
excepting the single fact that about twenty
years ago it was placed in jewellers shop in
this city for sale, and was purchased by the
late Hezekiah WInslow Esq,-a member and
warm friend of this socety-who attached great
value to it from its associations and historic in
terests. After the death of Mr.. and Mrs.
Winslow it came into the possession of Mrs.
John Winchester Daua, one of the heirs of the
Winslow estate. Agreeably to her request,
made to me this afternoon, now present it in
her name and as her gift to the church and
society Of the First Parish of Portland.
The names of the original donors are not all
known, but from the initials it is quite evident
that the following are few of them: Ephram
Broad, Moses Titcomb, 7. Parsons, John
rockingham, John Fox, John Mussey, Ed
ward Preble, Andrew Titcomb, Enoch Free