The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-16
MAINE ToWN MS.


In his sermon Sunday the Rev. George w.
Reynolds reviewed the history of his church
and congregation for the past year and was
listened to by a large and attentive audience
''The past year." he said, chad been unusual
in many ways. First, in the number Of
deaths. l have attended twenty funerals,
and there were five others which l should
have attended if / had not been absent from
home. There have been twenty-five deaths.
and all but seven were members Of this church
and congregation The members of this
church who have died during the past year
are Miss Jane Noyes, Mrs. Mary III. Tyler,
Miss Lois M. Gage. Mrs. Eliza Leavitt, Mr..
solomon Brown, Mrs. Sarah Cressey, Mrs.
Mary M. johnson, Mrs. Elkins and Mrs. DR..
Watson. OF the members of this congrega-
ton there were Mr.. Percy Rounds, Mr..
Anderson, Edward Skillings, Miss Hattie
Cressey, Mrs. Alden, Mrs. Bean. Mrs.
Winslow and Mrs. freeman. OF the seven
teen belonging to this church and congrega-
tion four have been men and thirteen women
Seven of these were upwards of 70 years Of
age. There has been but one death among
the children In our homes, that OF the infant
child of James Irish.
Second. Our accessiOns-eight united with
this church at the March communion. From
that time to this we have had additions at
every communion. AT our last communion
Jan. 9th fourteen were received-eleven by
confession and three by letter. Since last
March thirty-four have been received into
this church, twenty-eight by confession and
six by letter. There has been organized dur
ing the past year. the Young Peoples Society
of Christian Endeavor with membership Of
100.
The meetings of this Society have been
well sustained and fruitful In many CONVEX
sions. Ladies' Home Missionary Society
. mas also been organized which Is In vigor-
GUS condition. There has been a good de-
gree Of activity among all the missionary
societies.
The benevolence of the church for the year
1883 is as follows: Monthly Offerings to the
Church $S14.34; Ladies Foreign Missionary
Society $1,000; Helping Hand Society
$60.27; Little Neighbors $41.55: Sunday
School $l24S6; Ladies' Home Missionary
Society Sl59.6S; private gifts $500; Sum
total 81, 34S.70. Besides these offerings should
be added the legacy of Mrs. Mary III. Tyler,
which gave to the Woman's Board of For
eign Missions $4,000, and to the Home Mis-
sionary Work West $4,000. I. Deducting
$4,000 for Missionary barrels the gifts of
the living and the dead for the year 1888
amount to $2,04S.70. This is in excess of
former years. The Ladies Circle through
their labors and the generosity of friend of
pulpit and communion set. They have also
ordered a bailey Reflector for the Auditor
ium. The expenses of these two gifts will
be about $4,000. There have been 21 bap-
tisms-6 children, 10 adults. In the thirty
four additions this church gains representa-
unto we have already attained by this same
rule let us walk"
l. .rren Yarmouth.
! At the third annual meeting of the Var.
| mouth Poultry Association held in Grand
| Army Hall, Monday evening, the 14th, the
| following officers were elected:
President--C. G. Goodng. y
Vice Presidents-Dr. j. @. Gannett, Dr. c. T
| Moulton, @. @. Haskell
Secretary-W. b. Allen.
Assistant Secretary b. ID. Allen.
Treasurer-C. L. buchanan.
Directors--JohnS S. Seabury, Samuel Merrill. j
nj. Bucknam, Jr- James H. Banks, William
| True. .f T
The association has paid its premiums il
| full and has surplus in the treasury.
The sd anniversary of the Yarmouth
| Brass Band took place at their hall in the
Woods Institute last Saturda, evening: The
regular annual meeting was held at O'Clock
and these officers elected: President, James
d. Rogers twice president, HerbertW. Noyes
| secretary. treasurer and agent, Jas. Raynes
leader, Edward Raynes; trustees, III. d.
Bracket c. L. Blake, HI. w. Noyes. After
members of the band with their invited
| guests sat down to one of Blake's noted
| spreads in which the Providence
river oyster and the White cove
clam, supplemented by fine pastry and hot
| coffee, played a prominent part. Two of the
guests, Prof. E. A. Blanchard and Mr.. John
| Brooks were members of the old original
Yarmouth brass band which was organized
| in 1S47. The veteran Daniel Chandler was
| instructor of this band. The rehearsals were
held in the upper story of the building for
merly occupied by l.. R. Cook as a druf
store. In those days it was bake shop
AT this time Prof Blanchard tool
his first lessons in brass music
playing, the key bugle, Mr.. Brooks hay
ing the slide trombone. William
LUring of Cumberland, was leader, after
ward leader of the present organization fol
number of years, his son being one of the
| present members. Both Prof Blanchard
and Mr.. Brooks are ex-members of the pres
ent band, and Mr.. Brooks was musician il
the band of the 18th regiment volunteers
which was led by Chandler, his old instruct
| or. Many pleasant recollections and laugha
| BILE incidents of band life were recalled tC
mind while enjoying the post-prandial cigar
ana at a late hour the company dispersed
| cOngratulating the band on its brilliant rec
ord in the past. and with best wishes for it.
| continued prosperity.