The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-17
SUBURBAN NOTES.
Yarmouth.


MIR. W. H. Blanchard of North Yarmouth losh
most of his buildings by fire on Saturday evening
last. As the family were at tea, the barn from
which Mr.. Blanchard had come a few minutes be-
fore was discovered to be in flames The fire soon
extended to the stable and thence to the ell. BY
great exertion the main house was saved. as wers
nearly all the household goods. -Four valuable Jer-
carts ana farm implements. The loss is partly COW
cred by $500 insurance in the Mutual Town Conn
pany OF North Yarmouth. Cause of the fire un.
known.
GOrhanr.
The beautiful custom of observing Children's
Day was the occasion Of very interesting services at
the Methodist church last Sabbath The church
was deliberately decorated with flowers and ferns.
among which were many cages of birds which
filled the room with their songs. The sermon by
the Rev. 7. r. JONES' who took for his subject
,,hIlnng Giants" was specially directed to tho
mule iolks. 1t was full of kindly instruction and
held the interest Of the youthful audience till its
close. In the evening there was an interesting
Sabbath school concert.
On Wednesday evening Mr.. W. j. Muchemore Of
portsmouth, n. H., will deliver a lecture entitled
From ocean to Ocean," for the benefit of the Sab
path school, IN the vestry of the Methodist church.
The lecture is to be illustrated by stereontIcoD
views, and ought to I'LL the room.
On Friday evening it is proposed to hold An lea
cream and strawberry festival at the same nlace
IL is announced that the Rev. Mr.. Ogden Of St.
Lukes Cathedral will hereafter hold Episcopal SER
most remarkable revival is in progress at Soutb
Gorham under the direction of the evangelists.
Allen and Jones, who are in the employ OF @. M.
Bailey OF Winthrop. Over fifty have been convert
ed and entered upon the life during the series
OF meetings. and the whole community give evil
denee of renewed conservation. A notable feature
OF the work in the absence of any excitement
BOwery Beach.
What appeared to be very destructive fire rag
ing at Biddeford Pool was plainly seen from the
lanterns of the Cape Lights Sunday before sunrise.
The Methodists are holding a quarterly meeting
at the Bowery Beach church. Presiding Elder
Clark preached Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
and conducted the ceremony of administering the
Sacrament. The audience on Sunday was unusuallv
large for this place, many of those in attendance
coming from other localities. Elder Clark Is a
pleasant eloquent AMI impressive speaker. and his
sermon Of Sunday afternoon was, from a Methodisa
standpoint, an able presentation Of certain Scrip.
ture texts.
Saturday evening the Central Band gave another
OF its open-air concerts from the new stand In the
square near the post-ofice. After journey to tho
city and back, we too fatigued to attend, bus
the mellnuous strains borne hitherward by gentle
west WIND were distinctly audible. Mr.. Otis Ham
naIord OF Town House Corner, young man Of tact,
talents and genius is leader of this band, and its
membership comprises some of the best young men
IN town. We note with pleasure the many evil
denees of support and encouragement given this
organization by appreciative citizens.
The sluggard clam appears TO be great public
agitatOr in the adjoining town of ScarbOro', On
the Cape Elizabeth shores the more FESTIVE and
belliSerent lobster occasionally produces ripple oe
excitement. In this connection we only rise to re-
mark that in the future in the past the mistake
of hauling the wrong traps and taking the nsh
thereirom may, instead of diverting suspicion ~
the innocent, result in the payment Of moro anas
by the real culprits.