The Portland daily press., 1886-06-15
SUBURBAN NEWS.
WOODrORDS


The Sabbath morning exercises at the
Congregational church were specially inter
esting. There was a fine display of floral
decorations about the organ and platform.
Three children of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. T.
Drew, and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Clar-
ence A. Weston were presented for baptism.
Rev. Mr.. Marsh preached an able discourse
| from the words of Joshua, GAS for me and
my house, we will serve the Lord" A chill
drenS concert was given at the church in the
evening, with other interesting exercises
connected with the observance of the chill
dren's day.
The Sabbath school at the Clark NJ. E.
church gave concert in the evening, which
was well attended
Mr.. and Mrs Edward j. Chenery returned
home from their wedding tour Saturday eve
ming. They were met at the station by
party of relatives and friends, accompanied
by band of music, and escorted to their
home at the old Chenery mansion. K.
DEERING.
The Prohibitionists of Deering have chos-
en- the following named persons as delegates
to the State Convention: Henry A. Hart,
L. B. Chapman, Rev. O. III. Shinn, Dir. Carl
ton Kiniball, E. w. Knight.
SACCARAPPA.
At the special town meeting, held Saturday
afternoon, Leander Valentine, Esq was
chosen moderator. The several articles
named in the warrant were acted upon. The
selectmen were empowered to purchase a lot
of land and move the old school building
thereon, if in their judgment it would best
serve the interests of the town to do so.
Voted, to ratify the action of the select
men in building plank sidewalk from Solo
mon Haskell's house to Warren church at
Cumberland Mills.
Voted, to raise $4,000 by tax the coming
year for opening bitches, blasting lodges
building roads, etc.
Voted that $2000be taken from the amount
appropriated for Incidental expenses at the
March meeting, and the money be expended
in fitting up Woodlawn Cemetery.
Several articles in the warrant were dis
missed. There was quite large attendance
Of the heavy taxpayers, who gave their
ready assent to raising the money. K.
BowERY BEACH.
Fire-fys and mackerel have come. The
past week on the coast has been one of alter
nate sunshine, rain and fog; good growing
weather." AS the season advances, parties
to the sea shore increase in size and multiply
in number. The major part of them come
now to engage in Gunner fishing. more than
for the purpose of picnicing, and weighty
strings of the succulent fish usually reward
their piScatorial efforts.
Saturday, the senior editor of the Cape
Elizabeth Sentinel and the Depot correspon-
dent of that journal paid the Two Lights
visit, and while there cast their lines in
lucky places for cunners A modest request
on leaving that the size of their catch might
not be made public, or at least not exagger-
rated, is respected
The improvements before mentioned as
being made by the government at the Cape
light station were finished Saturday We
now wait to see who the successful contract
or will be for building the new brick whistle
house.
am unable to learn what success is being
met with this season at the Richmond Island
fish pound, but it is observed that very many
small vessels engaged in the shore fishery
frequent the place for bait.
While the keeper of the Two Lights was
absent in the city few days ago, a small
telescope spy-glass which he always leaves
where visitors and everybody may have ac-
cess to it, was taken from its accustomed
place of keeping and carried off. The glass
was valuable to the keeper as present made
him % years ago by his comrades in the ar
my, and he very much deplores its loss. If
the person who borrowed it will return it to
the owner, no embarrassing conundrums will
be asked. M.