The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-23
SUBURBAN NEWS.
Ferry Village.


Capt. George York, of this village, met with
a severe accident in Portland one day
this week. he made an attempt to step on
the sidewalk on Commercial street, but missed
his footing and fell On the curbstone, breaking
two of his ribs and receiving other severe in
juries. DIR. D. w. Kincaid is in attendance
A horse belonging to John Taylor, was har.
messed into working wagon en- the Mussey
farm, yesterday forenoon, when he became
frightened and ran away. The two forward
wheels of the wagon were demolished.
A certain citizen in the village was out rid
ing the other day, and when going along the
new road, he not being accustomed to driving
house, pulled on the wrong rein, consequent
ly the man and carriage were turned topsy-
turvy, into the gutter. Neither the man nor
the team sustained any injury.
Harry Snow, son of Capt. Frank Snow, who
resi- des on Front street, received an ugly bite
from vicious dog Wednesday evening. He
was on Front street playing with some other
boys when the dog sprang at him. biting him
moned, and dressed the wound. Nothing seri-
GUS will result from it. The dog belonged to
Edwin Witham, and has been killed
Rev. John Collins, who has been to Boston
for the past week on important business, re-
turned home yesterday.
The sewer drain on Sawyer street, opposite
Thompson provision store, is being repaired.
A temperance concert, under the auspices of
the Methodist church, will be given at the
church next Sunday evening.
1t is rumored that the work of building the
new marine railway will be commenced during
the coming winter. 1t is to be of smaller ca
pacity than the present one.
MIR. John Bolton, who has been at the
Maine General Hospital, where he suffered the
amputation of his foot, for the past six weeks,
has arrived home and is improving rapidly.
GOrham.
The third In the course of lectures given
under the direction of the Methodist church Of
Gorham was delivered on the evening of Nov.
81, by Rev. j. W. Hamilton, of the Peoples
church, Boston. The speakers subject was
"All Sorts of Preachers"
Audiences are often said to reflect the char
acter of the preacher, but it is equally true
that the preacher frequently reflects the char
acter of his audience. AS it takes all sorts of
people to make world, SO all sorts of preach
ers must preach to the world What the
world needs just now is improvement in the
quality of its preachers. One of the characters
in Gil Bias said in parting with friend, ST
wish you all sorts OF prosperity with little
more TASTE" What we want is all sorts OF
preachers, but with much more taste. "A good
looking preacher stands better chance for
success than homely one. To be homely is a
pious misfortune. A preacher who is posi-.
lively ugly will often inspire feeling in an
audience at first meeting which months of
hard labor will not remove. A well known
clergyman once said that after brushing his
hair he always thanked God that he made him
good looking. As the speaker boasted of nc
good looks, he could refer to this ministerial
qualification without laying himself open to
the charge of egotism. The preacher must
not put on long face and sanctimonious
appearance. No man is called to be minister
of misery to his fellow men. Selishness must