The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-10
MAINE TOWNS.
ztems of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Preas.
HARRISON.


one have agreed to close two evenings il
the week, commencing Friday, Dec TO-
It is reported that tie chair factory viii
shut down Saturday, and that the mana
ger, Mr.. George Ellingwood, with severa
of the men, goes to Pennsylvania.
Bert Southworth's horse made lively
run this afternoon A few spokes and @
broken harness was the extent of the
damage.
The new market is being well pat
ronized.
DR.. j. P. Blake has decided not tc
move to Cumberland this fall He has
rented rooms in the drug store building
for office.
Marshall Jordan has been confined to
the house for several week by sickness.
Harrison can boast of ss we'll ordered
postoffice as can be found in any vii
lage. 1t is not large enough to accom-
modate loafers-so much the better for
the public.
LIMERICK.
Limerick, December 9.-The North
York Sunday school Association was sue-
cessfully reorganized at Limerick, Dec
Sd, with the following officers.
President-Rev. G. S. Wilder. Lining.
ton.
Vice s-Superfntendents from
each of the seventeen schools belonging
to the Association.
Sec. and Treas.-Mrs. &. ID. Jordan,
Limerick.
Asst. Sec.-Miss Blanche Henderson,
East Parsonsfield
Supt Home Department-Mrs. S. s..
Green, Limerick.
Supt. Normal Dept-Mrs Mary Bick-
ford.
Suot Evangelistic Dept.-Dea. S. T..
Purinton, South Limington.
The exercises during the day were in
teresting and we'll attended, thirty of
the public school children taking part in
songs and renitations. and as a class in the
teaching of the next Sunday school les
son. Much time was given to the import
ance of introducing the Home Depart
lnent of Bible study into ali the churches
and schools. The evening exercise s were
presided over by Mr. Charles Moulton. of
South Parsonsfeld, and consisted of ex-
cellent music from the union choir, and
of three able addresses from Rev. r. r.
WEIGH, of Newdeld, Rev. j. G. W. Her
old, of West Newfield, and Rev. Geo.
Smith, OF Ef1ngham. There was free
distribution Of Sunday School Helps, of
papers and quarteFlies, throughous the
entire session. These were furnished by
the Presbyterian Board of Publication
Philadelphia; the Leonard Publishing
House, Albany: the David G. Cook Con; :
pany, Elgin, ILL.,, Ration & Mains, New
York the Congregational Sunday School
and Publishing Society; the Baptist Sun
day School aud Publishing Society; the
Morning Star Houee and W. S. Wilde &
Co., Boston. The three churches of Lime
rick provided ample entertainment in the
Congregational vestry, inviting all the
Sunday school workers, both in and out
of town, to partake of their hospitality
The following resolutions were adopted
Resolved, That our thanks are due to
those who, under God, have been led to
resuscitate the North York Sunday
School Association, and bring to us the
fruit of their labors on this day. Also,
that we are greatly encouraged by the at
tendance, and the interest taken.
Resolved. That our thanks are due to
those publication societies who have 50
abu Hdantly supplied US with Sunday
School literature for this occasion.
Resolved, That we most heartily com
mend the Home Department of Sunday
school work to our schools. and urge that
it be given prayerful and earnest trial.
Resolved, That our thanks are due and
are hereby rendered, to the Sunday school
workers, and the good PEOPLE of Lime
rick, who have go cordially received and
SO generously entertained US this day,
and we humbly pray for genuine Sun
day school revival to follow this Assooia
tion Ia its several churches.
Resolved, That we give ourselves re-
newedly to this work, as one ordained OF
God for the salvation of our youth, the
deep building of His cause on the earth,
and the incoming of the Redeenaer' S
kingdom.
R. L. Howard,
Chas. Moulton,
Roscoe G. Smith,
Com. on Resolutions.
The Association and the churches of
Limerick have invited the York Sunday
School Association to meet with them at
it's annual convention next September or
October.
CUMBERLAND.
Cum berland, Dec al. Morrill, has
been making few repairs in the school
house.
r. N. Leighton is putting up new
hen house.
School at G. I. commenced this week.
Mrs. Mary Legrow has been spending a
few days at Mr.. York's. Miss Ethel is
stopping there and attending school.
Miss May Morrill's school at West Fal-
mouth has been put of on account OF
m easles in that vicinity.
Miss Evelyn Morrill, is on the sick list.
j. Mountfort is. stopping at O. A.
III ountfort's.
The Shaw Brothers have recovered from
the measles and are out again.
The dancing school has been given up.
as there were not enough attending to
make it success
Mrs. L. Fl. Morrill, has been sick with
g severe cold.