The Portland daily press., 1884-01-18
SUBURBAN NOTES.
Ferry village

Capt. Dutton spoke to large and attentive
audience at the NJ. E. church vestry, Wednes-
day evening, His remarks were both interest
ing and instructive
Messrs Merriman and Willard will give q
private party at Union Hall this evening.
The audience in attendance at the temper
ance meeting in the vestry on Monday evening
was the largest one Of the season. The re-
marks by the members OF the club were of the
most interesting character.
The Chautauqaan Literary Scientific Circle
meets with DIR. Young this week.
Rev. j. Collins, paster of the M. Z. church,
will preach on Second Probation" Sunday af-
ternoon.
At regular meeting of the Westbrook Ii.
bIary Society. on Wednesday evening, the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Moderator--W. K. Dana.
Clerk and Librarian-E. j. Haskell.
Drectors-W. X. Dana, ID. w. Babb, G. T.
Springer.
Committees were chosen to revise tho by
laws and to purchase hooks,
A temperance lecture was given In Odd Fell
lows Hall on Wednesday evening, by B. O.
Torsey, G. W. G. T. Of the Good Templsrs Of
this State. There was small audience pres
ent.
The meeting Of the Ladies' Mission Circle
at the Congregational yestry on the same evs-
ming, was largely attended, and was very
pleasant affair.
The officers of Naomi Lodge, d. of B., were
installed ar the last meeting on Wednesday
evening, as follows:
N. G.-M. L. Hazelton.
V!G.-Mrs. VIM. Smith.
Secretary-Mrs III. e. Hazelton.
Treasurer-Mrs. B. ID. Elwell.
W.-Mrs. A. s. Cutter.
C.-Mrs p, d. Hszelton.
r. s. N. G.-Mrs. j. K. Dunn.
l.. s N. G.-Mrs. A. NJ SWEET.
r. S. v. G.--Mr5. George Winslow.
L. s.y. G.-Miss Flora Martin.
o. G.-Mr. G. j. Hazelton.
/. G.-Mrs. NJ. W. Stiles.
Chaplain-Mrs. e. A. Murch.
The new schoolhouse on Main street, near
Cumberland Mills, is finished, but will not be
occupied this winter. as the appropriation for
the support OF schools will not permit the es-
tablshment of new schools at present.
Gorham.
The closing lecture of the M. E. church
course was delivered last evening by Hon. J.
A. Waterman OF this village upon the subject
Of California. After briefly describing the
passage thithsr by steamer to Aspinwall, the
trip across the Isthmus, and the journey up
tAO aSAAO CO@St1 tuO ppSahoI ptOCoOdou w Oat-
line briefly, but graphically, the history Of the
discovery and naming of California. The ori-
gin of the name is not certainly known. By
some it is supposed to be derived from calida
torna1, hot furnace, in reference to its hot
climate, though the word thus derived has no
special appropriateness when applied to that
part Of California now belonging TO the Unit
ed States. Others trace the name to popular
romance OF the sixteenth century, when it
was given to an imaginary island in the Pacific
Ocean, and the Spanish sailors, when they first
csnght sight Of the peninsula Of Lower Califor
Lila, supposed it to be the island described in
the romance, and hence gave it its present
name.
California Is truly land of wonders A
State more than five times as large as Maine,
and larger than all New England, New York,
Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland; q
country where thunder storms are as rare as
earthquakes are in Maize; where, In the dry
season, q shower would create as great conster-
nation as storm in harvest time in Palestine;
and whore, during this dry season, the smaller
rivers disappear and flow o few feet below
their sandy beds-"fow bottom up," as the
Californians term it.
A brief report cannot do justice to Mr.
Waterman's lecture, which was thoroughly in
structive and interesting from beginning to
close. His description of the Chinese, their
homes and habits, their temples, festivals,
theatres and gambling rooms; their funeral
rites and ceremonies; their virtues and some
what numerous vices, was very kgraphic, and
merits larger audience than that of the lec-
ture room.
The managers of this course Of lectures
have reason to be grati6ed with the success
which has attended their efforts to provide
saries OF or tertainments for our people. The
audiences each night have been large and at
tentive, notably SO last evening.
The managers desire to return their thanks
to MIR. @. w. Cressey, who kindly presided at
the organ i'll the absence of the regular organ
ist.
Senior Vice Department. Commander R.IK
Galley insulated John &. Adams Post, No.
101, at Gorham, Wednesday evening. The
following officers were duly elected and in
stalled:
Post Commander-Henry R. Millett.
Senior Vice COMMUNICATIONS Harding.
Junior Vice Commander-John G. Summer
side.
Adjutant-Theo. Shackford.
Quartermaster-Josia 7. Mcclellan.
Surgeon-Albert W. Lincoln.
Chaplain-Joseph Colby.
Sergeant Msjor-Stephen j. Libby.
Qnartermastsr Sergeant-Geo. l.. Day.
Officer of the Day-George f. Small.
Officer of tue GnaId-Frank Harding.
There were twenty mustered as charter
members. After exemplifying the work they
all sat down to hot supper at the Gorham
House, which was nicely served by Mrs Har-
mon.