The Portland daily press., 1894-10-26
WESTBR.OOK.

| Congregational church was formally on
ened to the public last evening The
dedicatory services were held in the
church, and were largely attended. Rev.
il. Jenkins"s sermon was verv inter
esting, as were the reports of the differ
emit COMMITTEES After the exercises in
the church, the audience was invited
! to view the interior of the new building.
The comments must have been Meas
| ing to those of the society who have
labored SO hard and long for the attain
ment of this new home for the Sabbath
school and church circle. After taking
in the beauties OF the structure. the
guests were escorted to the banouet
room and served with chocolate and
cake. The building. is two-storied and
is very commodious. The first floor is
to be occupied by the Sabbath school
and as library. 1t is SO constructed
with sliding doors that it may be
turned into one large room for the GEN.
eral school and into several smaller
rooms for the different classes. Above
are the. parlors, the banquet room and
kitchen. The parlors are large and yerv
tastilysf urnlshed, the bano uet room and
kitchen the perfection of convenience
Master Ernest Chapman, the young
son of Warren N. Chapman. IS very sick
with scarlet fever at his home on Main.
street.
Messrs. WE. Dyer and Lemuel Lane
returned yesterday from their trip to
P Philadelphia. They reported to the di F.
rectors of the Saccarappa Hosiery Com
pany that contract with J. Calvin Hess
of Wilmington, Delaware, and that he
would soon arrive in this city to begin
the superintendent of their plant Thew
also reported the purchase of 26 new ma
chimes, which will arrive shortly. 1t is
expected that the plant will be put in
operation in about three weeks. Capital
stands ready to increase the capacity
OF this Plant to 100 machines as soon as
Mr.. Hess shall prove that he can run it
at profit. a@
Rev. David Martyr and Messrs. James
Graham and W.P. Varnum} of Warren
Congregational church, Rev. and Mrs.
S.N. Adams Mrs. GA. Bean. Mrs. A W.
Thorne and Mrs. Frank Andrews of the
Westbrook Congregational church. were
Ii attendance at the umberland Coun-
ty Congregational convention at Cor
ham on Wednesday.
The county commissioners are estab-
fishing the boundary lines of Bridge
street. from Main street to the Windham
road.
At the parsonage of the Chestnut
street church. Portland, yesterday morn.
ing, Miss Lila May Bachelor Of West
brook abd Mr.. Joseph H. Senate of Bos-
ton, Mass, were united in marriage by
hev..- Matt S. Hughes. The ceremony
were conducted in private. The couple.
leaving the brides home in Westbrook.
was driven to this parsonage, and after
the ceremony to the UnionStation. where
they departed on the noon train, for Mal-
den Mass. An elegant new home
awaits them. there, being completely
furnished and ready for occupancy ON
their arrival. The bride is a popular
young lady of Westbrook, and the
groom well known bookbinder of Bos-
ton. There were many beautiful pres
ents received by the young couple.
Al the last regular meeting Of the
Lend-a- Hand Society of the Congrega-
tlonal church, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Mrs.
Bertha M. Brooks, president; Miss Alice
Stackpole, vice president; Miss Louise
Dana, secretary and treasurer. The So
ciety has contributed $500 toward the
new vestry fund.
Mr.. Percy Nav is clsrkiog for Mr. II
G.Star during the absence of Mr.. Leon
Payne.