The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-27
SUBURBAN NEWS.
sACCARAPPA.

Easter services were observed at the Universal
ist church Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Shlnn's
sermon was appropriate for the occasion. Tho
floral decorations were elaborate and very beauti
full.
At the Congregational church Rev. Mr. Bacon
commemorated the event with discourse and
exercises in keeping with the day. The ladies' Of
the church and society contributed beautiful
flowers and decorated the pulpit and its sur
A literary and musical entertainment, by home
TALENT was given at the Congregational church
Thursday evening. Mr.. w. L. Aver OF Cumber-
land Mills rendered some fine selections ON the
organ. Miss Stevens and Mrs. Penneil sang q
duet Readings and other exercises hiled up tho
time making it very enjoyable occasion.
The spelling match, which was TO De hela fMLl- M
day evening was post oned ON account OF the
sickness of one Of the contestants;
Messrs. Warren & Towle are laying the I0unda-
ton for a two story tenement house, ~ Dy 80
feet, with ell "a by 26 feet, on Main street, near
Mr.. Warren'S mills.
The Universalist Society are taking steps for
erecting a new house of worship. The one now
years The society is numerically and financially
strong to day and in prosperous conditon 10
erect house of worship which will be 10 keeping
with the growth and Improvement OF the village
and welfare Of the church organization
The painters staging on Mr.. Stiles new staple
gave way saturday with two men stanain on sne
in the middle of the plank, when 1t broke, falling
some three feet to the ground. Fortunately they
escaped without serious injury.
The electric light win hereafter be run inde-
pendent of the machinery of the counter factory.
by wheel three feet in diameter, by which tho
motive power can be controlled at pleasure.
The lightning which was so vivid In this section
few weeks ago made strange work with tele-
graph pole a short distance from the village, on
the line Of the Portland & Rochester railroad.
The pole from the top nearly to the bottom Is
split into small strips. Some three feet OF the
upper part, which holds the insulatOrs, Is broken
Off dropped down and become firmly wedged
into the lower part OF the pole with the inst-
resting on m e R u dhe Rs mas sq9e mot
The attention of hundreds of people has been
called to it as the "work Of the lightning ar
tillery." n.
Easter was duly observed at all the churches.
The display of flowers at the Congregational and
and Baptist churches was very fine, being ar
ranged with good taste and was admired by large
congregations. Rev. p. B. Wing, pastor OF the
Congregational church, preached an able and
very interesting sermon from Job xiv, part of the
14th verse-"If man die shall he live again."
Rev. Mr.. Crosley at the Uniyersalst church
preached sermon adapted to the occasion to a
large and appreclatiye audience.
~ Rev. Mr.. Emery, pastor OF the Baptist church,
preached morning and evening, sermons in com
menoratf5n Of the Gay. Ihe Singing at the Con-
gregational church was eXcep5l0eaDly gOoo. ,
Business prospects are good already. >fne
cellar is dug and ready TO allow the stone work to
commence for the shoe factory Ground has been
broken for the foundation of the saw and griSt
mills, to be erected by e. B. Mallet, Esq. Mr..
DockendoTff of Bath is sinking an artesian well
and has gone down some 10 feet, 40 of which are
in the ledge.
The season is unusually forward and farmers
have planted potatoes, peas and early vegetables.
Rents are in demand.
Our roads have nearly settled.
Steamer Haidee has been having repairs made
at Bath.
Thomas Cummings, Esq, had very serious Ill
turn last week.
The wife of David s. Ward had a stroke Of
paralysis and little hopes are entertained of her
racnYerY.