The Portland daily press., 1879-02-04
sACo AND BrDDEFoRD LOCALS.
MONDAY, Feb. 1.
SACO.

MONDAY, teD. 1.
Slight snow squall yesterday morning.
D. Littlefeld, grocer, has in his window a
large and handsome oil chrome represen ting a
Turkish scene. The central picture is sur
rounded by plugs of the "weed," of all sizes
and shapes. 1t is from Buchanan & LyalI, tc-
bacconists, New York.
The Probate Court sits tomorrow and the
Court of Insolvency Wednesday, in the NUM-
cipal Court room.
About fifty young people were on Goose Fair
hill. Portland road. Saturday evening, slid
ing.
The new Methodist church was Gro aded YES
terday afternoon, at the union services.
Elizabeth S. Chadbourne of Boston, the pop
ular reader aud teacher of elocution, will read
at the Free Baptist church, Feb. 18th.
One death last week, of old age-82.
Messrs. Marston and Durgin have about $500
tons in their ice house at the ship-yard, and
have stopped work.
Museum Hall is next door to that saw mill
that has been running day and night so long.
The Saturday evening temperance meetipg
had small but demonstrative audience, The
club meets next Wednesday under the City
Hall at O'Clock.
Tho GreeDbackers waxed warm Saturday
night A slight difference OF opinion created
| quite breeze.
| Rev. Thos. Tyrie rendered his resignation
| yesterday, of the charge of the Free Baptist
| parish. During his three years connection
| with that church, he says there has been naught
| but universal harmony between him aud his
| people. The preparation for five public ser
vices week IS wearing upon him and he
| thinks change and rest necessary. 1t takes
| effect April 18th, at which time he will go to
Lewiston
| The First Parish will hereafter have but one
service on Sunday
Rev. Mr. Wales lectures before the York L.
stitute tomorrow evening. Seats are free.
BIDDEFoRD.
Mr.. Wales text yesterday afternoon was
| from Ecclesiastes tx: TO- He was greeted in
the evening with crowded house. His lecture,
"Coptrasts between God and Man, and some
absurd ideas in regard to it" held the audience
for more than an hour, aud with the exception
| of one man fainting there was not the slightest
| uneasiness among them. The choir is fast
| getting accustomed to their new position, tae
| voluntary being unusually well rendered
About hundred were turned away.
II is current that Rev G. r. Merrill, Second
| Congre gational, has rendered his resignation to
| take effect April first
An admirng crowd has besieged Hardy
Brothers candy shop to-day watching the
candy-making.
The Y. M. G. A. rooms were crowded last
evening at Rev. d. w. LeLacher's lecture
Nearly every day some one of our 'gamins"
hurts himself in his perseveriug chase for
rides. A little fellow was thrown nearly ten
| feet this morning from sleigh, striking on the
ice and injurlng himself severely,
Eight persons were taken into the Methodist
| church yesterday.
| He stood around all day. He eat four
| pounds of candy. He is known in Springvale.
The quarterly conference will be held at the
| M. e. Church Thursday evening. Presiding
| Elder Jaques is expected to be present
The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
meets here tomorrow.
"Na" Lord Of Saco, takes the Odd Fellows
| to KennebaL Thursday evening to visit the
| Mousam Lodge. They go in coaches.
| Thirty days at Alfred, Will Kennedy, dom,
| ever get drunk any more.
| Mrs A. P. Quinby and two "other" (Times
| ladies were thrown from a sleigh TO- day, bul
| escaped unhurt.
Herbert s. Gray walked % miles 10 Mousam
| Hall, KeDpebank, in hours and So minutes
| Frank Field walked it 10 bis mind.