The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-20
WESTBROOK.

Miss Ella Merrill of Gorham is the
guest of her cousin, Mrs. Chas. L. Verrill
of Haskell street.
ALB. Winslow, who is to succeed Col
| lector and Treasurer Murch on Jan. LIST,
is in Col. Murch's office. getting the run
| of the business. Mr.. Frank A dams is
| taking his place in the store of WinsloW
| Brown.
Mrs. Geo. W. Wheeler is in Boston this
week with her husband, who is located
| in business there. 1t is rumored that
| they will make Boston their home III
| the near future.
Mr.. Simon May berry is movina build
| ing from Haskell street to a | OF on Law
| yer Chandeliers property, where IL Will
| be changed to IA dwelling house.
| Miss Georgia Pottle, assistant teacher
| in the High School, leaves Friday for
Connecticut, where she will spend her
| Christmas vacation with friends.
| There is a good deal of talk in various
quarters about changes that are needed
| in our city charter, butssa gentleman who
| has had a good chance to observe, ex-
pressed himself to your correspondent
| that if the City Council would make
| their ordinances conform to the Charter
| that there would be little cause OF COM
| plant.
|
dist Society, are to be congratulated on
| the acquisition of it's present pastor,
Rev. c. c. Phelan, who was called to the
pulpit he now occupies from the East
Maine Conference, and though having
| been here but few months his power is
being felt and the large church is filled
at its regular services. By hundreds,
new faces are counted in the congrega-
ton, and a sen timent of commendatlon
is heard on every side. In sentiment,
which is characteristic of the man, he
plainly informed his people i'll his open
ing sermon, that he had come to them
with an individuality distlnct1veiy or
his own possession and should labor
with them in conformity to its best In
stincts and dictates, reminding them at
the same time of the uselessness and i'm
| posi- bility of personating another. no
matter how dear to them the other might
be. His frank utterances inspired in his
people both confidence and interest, and
from the hour they were declared this
confiG ence and interest has steadily
grown, and tbs growth is of an enduring
na1ure-not fashioned today, and as
quickly cancelled. This becoming indi-
viduality, coupled with requirements OF
suitable degree, renders Mr.. Phelan
most acceptable leader in this important
church. Mr.. Phelan's discusses are with
out notes, and are presented with per-
ing and convincing. An exhaustive dis
c.lss.on of topics on a plane of liberal
reason lend distinct character in the
potentiality of his sermons, and it is
indeed refreshing to listen to an analy-
sis of subjects by order instead OF chance
Ram bling exhortations in the pulpit
are being RELOCATED to rural charges. we
bespeak for this progressive society in
this city long and solid step forward
under tho guidance and administrations of
Rev. C. Phelan.
At a. m. Tuesday, Officer Witham
of the east end discovered one of the arc
| light poles to be on fire. He called up
Chief leighton of the fire department,
and they were obliged to call up Super
intendent Newcomb who caused the
electric current to be shut off, after
which stream of water was put on and
the fire extinguished. No alarm was
given. Last night the arc lights refused
to burn by reason of broken wire, but
repairs will be made today, and they
will be all right tonight.
6. M. at A., G. A. Moses, paid visit to
Westbrook Lodge K. of P, last evening,
and explained the changes that have
lately been made in the secret work.
Greeley Loring, who has been confined
to his house for the past few days by
sickness, is attending to his duties again
as usual.
The Westbrook Electric Light and
Power Company are putting in a new
pulley to take the place of the one brok-
en- few days ago.
A novel Christmas entertainment will
be given Christmas evening in the old
vestry of Warren church. 1t will be a
representation of Santa Claus's work
shop.
Last evening,aa man who lives on the
Rhines place N Gorham left his horse
standing in front of r. C. Booth by's
store on Main street, when the horse
became frightened at the electric cars
and started on a run down the street.
He collided with a post near the resi-
dence of DR.. Smith where he left the
carriage. The horse was soon after
stopped without any damage to him.
The damage to the carriage consisted of
broken shaft and whif1etree.