The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-23
YARMOUTH.

The North Cumberland local union Of
Christian Endeavor held their quarterly
meeting Wednesday afternoon and eve.
ming at the First Parish Congregational
hurch, Yarmouth. Owing to the weather
but flew of the out of town delegates
were able to be In attendance. In the alb.
senco of the president of the union, DR..
Hawkes. of Yarmouth presided.
The exercises opened at 2.45 o'clock with
u prayer and praise services conducted by
DR.. Hawkes. and Mr.. Alfred Southworth
( Portland, president of the County
union.
ILe topic of the afternoon WINS "a
Helpful Society,"
The following persons responded to tue
several subdivisions of the topis: Help
fui to its members, through faithful I'D
Lerance to the pledge, Miss Gertrude
richards, Yarmouth; Through fulfilling
its duty toward the junior and associate
members. Miss Partridge. Yarmouth;
Hell full to the church. through its rela.
ton to the pastor, Rev. II. l.. Caulkins.
XarmCuthviile; Through the relation to
church work, Rev. q. A. Brooks, Var
mouthville; Helpful tn the town, through
is promotion of good citizenship, MIR.
Leighton of Cumberland; Through its SO.
ials and prayer meetings, MIR. Alfred
5onthworth of Portland; Helpful to the
old through its missionary work, Mr..
), J. Perkins, Pownal; Through its
q nventions, Miss Ida Morse. Yarmouth.
The regular speakers from the other
towns were not in attendance so the topics
were taken up Informally and discussed
by tho persons above mentioned. At 8
o'clock social hour and supper was en-
JOY cd in the vestry. The evening service
commenced at o'clock and was praise
and conservation service led by President
Alfred Southworth of Portland. The re-
maindcr of the programme included a
paper on ''Socisls, their Object" by Miss
a. l.. Horne of Portland. president of the
Plymouth church society. Rev. Il. X.
Purdy OF Portland, the president of the
state &. e. union, followed In a stirring
address on the work Of the society. The
meeting adjourned with the benediction.
The election of officers will be held at the
June meeting which will probably be held
at Freeport.
1t is reported that Mr.. Joseph Y. Hods-
don of the firm of Hodsdon 81 Co., the
local shoe man ufacturers, has purchased
the property and buildings formerly &C.
cupied by q. H. Weston, the machinist
at Yarmouthville. and intends to build
another factory for the manufacture OF
shoes to meet the demands OF his rapidly
increasing business
The ortland and Yarmouth electric
railroad company have completed the
masonry work for the location of new
ami larger engine which will be placed
very soon now, so that the road will have
ample power to carry ON their traffic.
The fo:est Paper company has been
running short of GOAL for the past two
weeks as they have several barges on the
way FROM Mobile laden with coal for
their pulp MILL Yesterday the supply be-
came nearly exhausted and had 1t not
been for an order sent to Randall & Nc
Allister late in the afternoon for several
car loads which arrived lats In the eve
ming the mills would have been obliged
to shut down, which would mean heavy
loss to the company. The company use
about 65 tons of coal every "a hours and
their crews are kept busy night and day
in keeping up With the orders.