The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-10-10
YARMOUTH.

the stormy Sunday the exchange be
tween Rev. A. Q. Furbush and Rev.
c. D. Crane was postponed to October Il.
A special feature Of the Central Sun
day school is the Bible class taught by
Dir. Il. NJ, Moore, principal of the High
school. The class are studying now il
the Acts OF the Apostles.
The annual meeting Of the Yarmouth
Festival chorus will be held at the Cen
trail church vestry Saturday evening
Oct. Is. Officers will be chosen, and
other business that may properly come
before the chorus viii be transacted. a
special effort Will be made to increase
the membership from among the young
people It is felt that they cannot afford
to ignore the opportunity afforded By the
weekly rehearsals under such a leader as
Prof. Blanchard. Many Of the young
people have hesitated to join because OF
a lack Of knowledge and training. The
presence and help Of experienced singers
Will bridge over this difficulty.
Miss Bertha Robinson, Miss Lora Nc
CuIlah and Mrs. Grace Robinson b ave
been chosen delegates from the Baptist
Sunday school to the State Convention
at Dexter. Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Coo K
viii also attend the convention Mr..
Cook is the efficient superintendent of
the Baptist Sunday school and presi-
dent Of the Cumberland County Sunday
School Association, Mrs. George Bars
tow, Of Yarmouth, will be one Of five to
represent Cumberland county.
Wednesday evening, Got, "a, is the date
that has been selected for the preseats.
ton Of "The Old Maids Convention"
at Masonic Hall, under
the auspices of the Ladies' Social CIRCLE.
The First Parish Young People s Or
chestra are to meet regularly during the
fall and winter on Friday evenings at
the home of DR.. and Mrs. II. A. Merrill.
Miss Ella Wilson has been secured to
Instruct them, The first meeting will
be held Oct. u. The orchestra will con-
sist Of Miss Jessie Merrill, Miss Eleanor
Mitchell, g. D. Crane Jr., Kennedy
Crane, James Gannett.
AT the opening meeting Of the Fort
nightly club Miss Gertrude Richards read
a very bright and entertaining paper on
How to Spend a Vacation" 1t was
an account OF her own experiences last
summer on driving tour with friend
In their own conveyance. The tour &C.
cupied about month, and they went as
lar as Mortified, Mass.
The Sunday services at the First Parrish
church were not as largelys attended as
usual, on account of the threatening
weather. The pastor preached on
christian Union.'
In spite Of the rain there was a good at
tendance at the Junior meeting Sunday
afternoon. The meeting was led by
Stella Chase. The pastor devotes a part
OF the Junior hour regularly to catecheti-
cal instruction
At the First Parish chapel Sunday
evening, the pastor gave an address on
people to join the Festival Chorus ana
enter heartily into the work Of the fall
and winter.
at the Elm Street Methodist church,
Sunday was observed as "Old Folks
Day. The younger members Of the
church took pains to see the older ones,
and conveyed them to the church in
teams, Although the day was dark ana
rainy, there we're many present, and an
inspiring service was enjoyed, An IN
usual and impressive feature Of the
morning prayer meeting, held at $40 was
the presence Of an old man Of seventy
years who for the first time started in
the Christian way. October 14th at the
Elm Street church is.tO be observed as
Young Folks Day" with appropriate
exercises.
At the Baptists church, the pastor,
Rev. H, L. Caulkins, preached in the
morning on 1.-The Commandments Of
Jesus, and in the evening there was a
social service, the subject being, 'Some
Questions that the Gospel Answers,
Rev. q. E. Brookes and &. q. Grim
shaw viii conduct an eVangelistio ser.
vice In the school-house at The Neck on
Wednesday, October 10.
At their meeting Monday afternoon the
High school adopted a constitution and
bylaws for their debating society and
then adjourned to Wednesday afternoon,
when the offers viii be elected
A new club has been recently organ
lied, to be known as 1.-The WOman;s
Club or Yarmouth" 1t starts off with
fourteen members. Miss Alice II. Whit
nsy is president, and Miss Hill, Of the
High school faculty, is vice president
Meetings viii be held fortnightly. The
programme for the winter has not yet
been fully arranged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Green Libby have gone
to Yopsham for few days visit.
Miss Ethel Boothby OF North Yarmouth
Academy has so far recovered from her
recent Illness as to be about the house.
Willie Freeman has been sick and con-
fined to the 3use for about two wee ks,
Dr.. Bates has been the attending ply
sician.
The Yarmouth Amateur Athletic asso-
citation expect TO play a game OF football
With the Butler school Of Portland on
Saturday next. 1t is not yet fully de-
cided whether the game viii be played at
Yarmouth or Portland.
Word has been received that Marion
Lawrence Of Ohio will speak In Var
mouth on Sunday evening. The service
will be union Sunday School mass
meeting in the Baptist church,
The executive committee have ar
ranged the following programme for
the next meeting of tia Philologean So
oiety which win occur October 10 at the
Academy building:
Roll Call, answered with statements con-
osrning China.
Piano Solo, Marian Bennett
Reading, Georgia Sawyer
Selection, The n. Y. A. Quartette
Debate-ResolVed, That the small college
possesses greater advantages for the
average student. Armative, Lee Dale
Russell, Flora Evans. Negative, Ar
thur Cunning, Nellie Chase.