The Portland daily press., 1891-10-05
MAINE TOWNS.
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respondents Of the Press,
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DeerIng.
SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY AT WOOD
FORD.
Nineteen years ago this month n Conere-
gational Sunday school was started in the
school house, on Ocean street, at Woodford.
Inc lew earnest workers were faithful, al
though the attendance was small and the
place was sparsely settled. Few localities in
our state have seen as many changes, as
much advance, In nineteen years, as has this
growing suburb of our city. Today the
cnurcn, which resulted from the Sunday
scnool labors OF few men and women, is
a. as STRONG and prosperous, In proportion to
It's membership, as any in this vicinity.
Last evening the anniversary of the Sun
uay scn0ol was observed with appropriate
exercises. The services were held in the
beautiful auditorium of the church which
mas been enlarged and entirely remodelled
since the last anniversary. A large au-
dience gathered to enjoy an interesting pro-
eramme consisting of Rotations by Ethel
Chaffee, Malcolm Woodbury., and Others.
music by the Sunday School Male Quartette.
bass solo by Mr.. Charles Oldham, reports
by the officers, remarks by the pastor, Rev.
Edwin L; Wilson, and most interesting ad-
1ress by Mr.. e. H. Crosby, Principal of the
Deering High School, and an active member
of the Woodford church.
The Secretary's and Treasurer's reports
show total membership of 347. The aver
age attendance for the year, emitting the
months of July aud August, was 1911. There
was raised by the school the SUN of 1921 "a,
about half OF which was given to benevolent
OBJECTS including generous gift to the build
Ing fund OF the church. OF special interest
is the fact that forty members of the school
have united with the church during the
year. The attendance yesterday, the first
session OF the new year, was 235, The school
starts out on its twentieth year with great
courage, being most happily united under
the leadership OF Its efficient superin tendent
Mr.. ii. III. Nevens. The fulls board of off.
GERS is as follows:
Pastor-E p Wilson,
superintendent. ii. Nevens.
assistant Superintendent-W. B. johnson.
Lbrarians-W. s. Hanson, III. A. Rackleff
Planist-Miss Hattie johnson.
The Oakdale School is now well under way
with Miss Addie Stockwell as principal and
MISS Maud Packard OF Fessenden street. as
assistant teacher
Nearly eight hundred dollars have been
spent in repairs on All Souls (Universalist)
church during the vacation. The auditori.
u UNI which was occupied Yesterday for reli-
by MIR. ID. +. Jost Of Portland. The old
blue armament, sprinkled with stars, has
disappeared from the upper ceiling, and a
palmer design In warmer colors has taken
Aso piaSe' no ptluClpdl CHARACTERIZATION is
on the west or pulpit end of the church.
where good deal of bronze has been used.
especially In the recess back of the pulpit
handsome carpet has just been laid on the
floor by FL. j. Bailey & Co. Some changes
have been made in the choir. Miss Leo
Chenery of Woodfords sings soprano, and
Mr.. f. L. Rankin of Portland, tenor, while
Mrs. Rankin presides at the organ.
The Unity Club will be entertained by the
President, Miss Fanny Stevens tomorrow
evening. This will be the first meeting of
the season.
Cape Elizabeth.
Captain VIM. Littlejohn has bought a
house lot on the Mussey farm next west that
occupied by the fine new house of Mr.. Ire
fethen. His cellar is already In. and he
will commenced building at once.
This large area of land lies between and
separates the two larger villages of the town.
about half of 1t being In each district. With
lots being sold and houses going up on both
sides, South Portland aud Knightville will
soon join hands across this beautiful but
hitherto uninhabited tract.
The ceremony and rite of baptism was
performed by Rev. Mr.. West, pastor of the
Free Baptist Church, Sunday, at D. m, at
Mill Creek, KDightville. The day and hour
was pleasant beyond comparison, and a
large concourse of people witnessed the cere-
monies from the mill-dam and grassy
slopes of the creek.