The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-11-27
SUBURBAN NEWS.


A.
On Tuesday evening number of children, men,
bers Of the Wide Awake Club connected with the
Congregational Sabbath School gave their pastor
Rev. E. Z. Bacon, pleasant surprise BY calling
at the parsonage and presenting him with large
turkey and numerous pounds of grapes, raisins
etc. This pleasant little surprise evineed the
kindly feeling Of the children toward Rev. Mr.
Bacon and family.
The usual union Thanksgiving religious services
were held at the Methodist church on last
Wednesday evening. There was a service OF
song and brief addresses were made by Revs. r.
Martin and Cousins, and prayer was offered BY
Rev. Il. e. Bacon. The attendance was larger
than usual on such occasions.
The committee having in charge the Odd Eel
lows lecture and concert course has reasons to
be well pleased with the very satisfactory opening
Of the course on last Thursday evening BY pre-
seating to its patrons OF the finest entertain
ments ever given here-a concert by the Rival
Concert Company Of Boston, assisted by Mr.: u.
X Hood, the reader. All the selections on the
programme were exeellently presented BY the
we'll known artists composing this company, and
the Violin playing Of Mons. DeSeve, and singing
OF Mrs. Fernad and the rea iings OF Mr. Hood
were received with great favor by the audience.
The attendance was not large owing 10 the severe
Geo Parsons Gilman comes next In the course
with an Illustrated lecture.
The Catholic fair closed on last "Wednesday
evening after six days OF very successful work.
On Thanksgiving day all the manufactures OF
the village We re shut down, and the stores were
closed during the day and evening.
Notwithstanding the storm many people took
advantage OF the r. & X. special train 70. attend
the evening entertainments In Portland.
YARMOUTH.
The Rifles held their fourth annual exhibition
and bali Thanksgiving evening and ROtwithstand-
ing the cold and drizzlng rain the affair was vel
patronIzed by our citizens. The entertainment
al Al a Ia of a mi
men, followed by an exhibition drill closing with
a bayonet contest by Sergt True and Corp. Frye,
Corp. Allen and Priv Hodsdon. This was the
feature Of the evening and forcibly Illustrated
the possibilities of the bayonet as weapon Of
onense and defense. The exhibition over, dancing
was in order, some fifty couples participating TO
the music Of the Yarmouth orchestra; SIT s.,. a..
prizes were Offered and won as follows: First
prize, 200 yards, sergt. True, 2i second prize,
Greely, 22 Second prize, Priv. Loring. 20. Run
ming target, 200 yards, Priv. Knights, out Of 8.
The company has held weekly target practice
during the past season and adecided Improvement
| In scoring has been the result.
CAPE ELizABETH.
Bayard Lodge, X. of p, has contributed So to-
wards free bed at the Maine General Hospital
The hosting gear Of an engine used in holstlns
| coal for Maine Central engine gave way and
large tub nlled with coal, fell and struck Mr.
Aaron Wilkinson Of Cape Elizabeth, infiictinl
serious wounds ON his head and one shoulder, ant
slivsrIng the bone Of the right leg.
| Capt White of the bark Pettengill at New
York is and has been for some time suffering
| dropsy OF the heart His condition Is said to bt
| very precarious indeed and grave fears are enter
| York the first OF this week.
| The Sentinel says: GAS q demonstration OF tht
| rapid accumulation of interest money
/ and the wisdom manifested by our t0wf
| fathers in the payment of outstanding t0wT
orders, we make mention Of the fact that 81
O6S.72 Of the recently paid S5.973.54 to take up
| town orders was for interest money 1t amounting
| as will be seen In more than One-half OF tn,
| amount OF orders given which was s3,904.S
| Town notes win mature during the next six week
| amounting to twelve thousand dollars. 81
| thousand Of the above amount Will mature Dec
| 10, 1886, land six thousand Jan. 1. 1887. Tit
town officers inform US that they will be able Il
pay those maturing the 10th OF December bu
anticipate that it will be necessary to hire none
temporarily to pay those maturing Jan. 1st tn
above notes it Will be remembered were give
two years ago In liquidation OF maturing tow
AZ d meeting of the c E. D. cub Tuesday eve
| ming, the following officers were elected Pres
dent, A. A. Bean; Vice President, Jennie Rey
nolds Treasurer. Geo. Fiekett, Secretary, Mis-
Lena Boucher. The club was started this winse
very favOrably, several new members have al
ready beeu admitted. and more 10 follow. q -