The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-15
SACO AND BIDDEFORD.

MONDAY, April IA.
Mr.. Warren Bryant is building large boat
house for his yacht at Fortune Rocks
Rass B. Walker, the celebrated prompter of
Boston, is enlarging his beautiful cottage at
Fortune Rocks and making Improvements in
and about the buildings. He has also a fine
yacht just completed by cleveland Trctt of
Kennebunk.
Deacon Joshua Chadbourne of Biddeford, is
bailding two'story boarding house at For
tune Rocks. 1t will be ready for occupancy
before the season" commences.
The barber shop of Ffauk Phillips ia Ken
nebunk was damaged by fire last Thursday
night Insured with f. j, Goodwin, who set
tied the loss Friday forenoon.
For Fast Day we have, among various other
things, running match from O. P. Green's
boot and shoe store to j. G. behring's dwelling
house and return distance one mile; prize, one
pair of alligator shoes worth S. 30.
Chas. o. Gould is taking the school children
in Biddefosd. Polls are all taken.
"Chevouse," the Cuban lecturer delivers a
free lecture at City Hall, Saco, Tuesday
night.
Two Philbricks and two Pillsburys compose
the male quartette, who siug at the anniver-
sary of Lacona Lodge of Odd Fellows .to-mor-
row night. This fact shows the good taste of
the committee who selected them.
Chas. Knights, tina well known Bidd eford
dramatist, Will appear in Biddefotd some time
in May.
Easter services were held at the differs ut
churches in Saco aud Biddeford. At the Sec
ond Parish (white church) Biddeford, the af-
ternoon service was memorial in remem brance
of the late Thos. III. Cole Toe church was
decorated by friends of the deceased Scrip
tute reading from Cor. xi, "a Morning ser
vice, John Xxx, 20. Adams strt ct Baptist
floral decorations under the care and direction
OF "Fletcher and Webster The floral deco
ra;i0ns, although not as extensive as some. yet
we're beautiful and appropriate The solo by
Miss Roberts in the Easter Anthem was rem
dered as solos ought to be rendered, and none
do them better thsn Miss Roberts. The ser
mon in the evening was upon the resurrection
and proved to be one of power.
The church of the Unitarians, noted ing past
years for its Christmas and Easter celebrations,
was decorated with unusual richness and
taste yesterday. 1t was the Seth anniversary of
the PASTORS ordination april 10, 1843) aud the
exercises as well as the floral arrangements had
reIefmeptS to this Interesting coincidence. Be-
nina the pulpit was an elegant cross com Dosed
OF tea rose6uds and white az ,leas, the offering
of Mrs. John bearing of Portland, in memory
of the late james M. bearing of Saco, her
father. Immediately above was a portrait of
the pastor with the inscription on either side.
18431S79 From the cornices above and on
either side Of the pulpit depended rich clusters
of hanging fuschias. The communion table
and extensions of the platform on the right and
left of the pulpit, as well as smaller table and
flower stand, were well covered with baskets
aud vases of flowers and paror boxes of plants
and ferns in pyramids and terraces from fl Ior
to ceiling so artistically arranged as not to
seem crowded, and the variety of sof; aud bril-
liant colors seemed the perfection of Natures
harmony. Upon the pulpit at the preachers
presented by ladies of the society in memory of
those who were present &C the ordination and