The Portland daily press., 1894-12-22
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Yarmouth.
Yarmouth, December 21.-Services at
the Baptist church tomorrow promise to
be of special interest In the morning,
the pastor, Rev. j. H. Barrows, will
preach an appropriate sermon and III the
evening will occur the usual Christmas
concert. Monday evening the Sunday
school and their friends will hold
Christmas festival in the church, consist
ing of a short programme of music, rec
itations, etc. The special feature of the
evening will be the Christmas tree, and
the presence of Santa Claus with an
abundance of good things for young and
old. All will be cordially welcome.
Preparations for Christmas trees and
concerts, aud the making and selecting
of Christmas gifts has been the order of
every day this week. The Baptist
Christmas tree festival will take place
First Parish festival Tuesday evening,
December IS. The First Parish, Central
and Baptist societies and Sunday schools
will give Christmas concerts next Sum
day evening in their respective churches.
The tenth anniversary of W. l.. Haskell
Relief Corps Monday evening, at 6. A. r.
hall, passed off very pleasantly. A large
delegation of members of W. l.. Haskell
Post and other invited guests were pre-
sent, and after short social session, an
OYSTER supper was followed, by speeches,
anecdotes and songs The ladies of the
Corps mum Der about rs, and the corps is
in very prosperous condition.
Captain &C. OaKes and wife. arrived in
town this week from China, and will
have the pleasure of spending Christmas
with Mrs. Oakes's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Jere Buxton.
"A large number of friends attended
the funeral services of the late Barnabas
Freeman, Esq.,, which were held at his
late residence Thursday, at 2.3O p. m.
Rev. C. E. Mckinley and Rev. B. z. Snow
were the officiating clergymen.
We notice that Miss Inez Whitcomb is
home from Bradford and MIR. N. H. Mer-
rill from Tufts College for the Christ
mas holidays.
Miss Leila May Humphrey and Miss
Lu Loring will spend the holidays with
friends in Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Seabury left Thurs
day for West Somervi1le, Mass. They
intend to spend the winter with their
daughter, Mrs. George Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. D. Seabury are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Will Dyer of North
Wcy LOubls 1h0nos
Mrs. Walter Pendleton of Ohio is tn
guest of Mrs. H. B. Pendleton.
Mr.. Joseph Poole and Miss Mabel
Gooding, both OF Yarmouth, were united
in marriage on Tuesday, Decem Der II,
by Rev. C.sE. Mckinley. The happy
couple have commenced housekeeping
in part of Mrs. Susie Gooding's house
on Pleasant street.
The installation of officers-elect in W.
L. Haskell Post, will take place Satur-
day evening, January 5th, at G. A. r.
hall. The exercises will be public.
The skating on the river above the
falls is prime, and is well improved by
the young people. The weather the past
week has been delightful, but tine travel
ling is so rough that snow is ardently
looked for.
Mr.. Frank Buxton OF Boston visited
relatives in town this week.
Mrs. George Leighton is rapidly recov-
ering from typhoid fever.
Morris Fl Moxcey, brakeman on Al and
AZ, Portland and Waterville, has been
promoted to freight conductor on the
Rocklapd branch.
Limington.
Although the snow has left us, which
always seems a part of Christmas, still
the air is full of Christmas music,
heralding the arrival of jolly saint
Nick.n The Congregational society is
hard at work practicing the cantata
kriss Kringle," to be given Tuesday
evening in Town Hall. At North Linn
ington church Santa Claus is promised
to arrive Monday evening, and will gather
the little ones about him to listen to
all the good stories they wish him TO
know. At East Limingtou church exer-
cises will also be held Monday evening.
Miss Lillian Fl. Small has arranged an
excellent programme for old and young.
The children are waiting anxiously for
the tinkIe of Santa's bells and the many
good things he is preparing to bring
them.
BoothbaY
The Knickerbocker Ice Company have
everything in readiness for cutting a
large quantity of ice this winter. They
had partially scraped their ponds when
the soft weather put veto on it..
Lobster fishermen report HOLSTERS
scarce and high. The fishermen on
Monheganlfind them quite plenty, and
selling at II cents each. Two hauls
loaded schooner carrying 1900.
Captain Thomas Gould has gone trip
to Buenos Ayres, South America, for
Captain Wadsworth Lewis, in the bark
Annie Lewis, with load of lum Der.
Captain George Nelson is stopping at
home for shortsstime. His vessel is in
Gloucester.
Els. Burnham is having some trouble
with vessel in Boston, in which he
has an interest He will so to Boston
this week and bring the vessel home.
Captain ellis Brewer was her former
master.
Edgecomb.
Farmers are having considerable hay
pressed this season preparatory for ship
ping. Ten dollars per tonlseems to- be the
going price for first quality.
Norris & Gay have scraped their ice
pond. which is from 10 to 5 inches in
thickness. They have commenced. build
ing another ice house, which their in
sales surely demands. Consid-
era BILE ice will probably get shipped
from the water this winter from these
works. These works gave employment
to large force of men. They have
fine set of bildings. The boarding house,
which is finished in hard pine. accom-
mod atesSa oa0dlvan II m her