The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-02
WESTBROOk.
There Have Been 2 % Births and SO Mar.
riages During the Past Year.

Mrs. ben ReeQ r6IuFutu JoS'Sl""J
from visit to relatives at Yarmouth.
A special meeting of the city council
was held Monday evening, TO consider
the bonds of City Collector and Treasur-
er Winslow. They were approved.
reception was rendered Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Chute, at the home of Mr.. A. G.
Chute, on Main street, Monday even
ing.
The partnership of Winslow & Brown,
the Main street grocers, was dissolved
yesterday. Mir. A. B. Winslow steps into
the collector and treasurer's Office, and
Mr.. J. L.. Brown Will continue the busl-
ness. Mr.. George Jordan has accepted
the position of clerk in the new firm.
Messrs. q Fred Murch and C.B. Wood
man left yesterday to be in attendance
at the opening of the legislature today.
Ammoncongin Lodge, l. O. Q. II
elected the following officers for the en-
suing term at their regular meetlng lasb
Monday evening:
G.-Albert Parker.
V.G.-S. f. wilkins.
r. Sec. r.. N. Holston.
P Sec.-C. W. Mace.
Treasurer-A. G. Chute.
Trustees-W. W Lamb. B. G. Pride, u.
d Leighton.
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The installation of the officers will
take place Monday evening, January
18th, after which a collation. Will be
served. -,
The board meeting of the Methodist
church, held last Monday evening, IL
was voted to make extensive repairs at
| the parsonage, bath room being pro-
vided and other needed improvements
being made. About $500 will be ex-
pended.
Car No. so has been fitted with
| vestibule but the trial, it is stated, has
not proved satisfactory. and the other
cars will not be SO furnished.
Mr. George H. Wheeler was out yester-
| day. after being confined to his house for
several days with sickness.
The first annual banquet OF the Beam
ers' Association OF the WestbrooK Manu-
| featuring Company, was held at the
banquet hall in Odd Fellows block,
| Monday evening, and in their lnlGla! at
+! tempt this association has proved Itself
an adept at entertaining, as it's numer-
Gus guests will gladly attest. AT
| O'Clock the company sat down to
| bounteous spread, provided by Caterer
| G. j. Hezelton, of the Presumpscot
| House. After the tables had been re-
| lieyed of their burden, Mr.. John Hender-
son arose and called the gentlemen to
order, He very entertainingly set forth
| the objects of the association, and after
| extending a hearty welcome to all pres
emit. introduced Mr. Thomas Henderson
| as POSTMASTER of the evening. The dut-
| les of this position could not have been
placed in ADLER hands, and much merrl-
ment was provoked by his remarks intro
ducing the several speakers of the even
| ing. The first toast proposed was the
| /" President of the United States, which
| was periodically responded to by Mr..
George Smith, and then, in honor to the
many representatives of che British En-
| pire present, a toast to Her Majesty,
| Queen Victoria, was offered, and after
| singing GOD Save the Queen" Mr..
GiIchrist of Edinburgh, Scotland,
responded in fitting manner. His re-
marks were very enthusiastically re-
| ceived. Mr.. Edward Foster creditably
handled the subject of "Westbrook's In
dustries," and in closing wished them
a.year of unprecedented prosperity IN
| 1895. A rare treat was furnished in the
response to the toast "The Scot broad"
! by DIR, Donald of Portland, late of Edin-
| burgb, Scotland. This gentleman has
visited the principal civilized countries
| of the world, and from personal expert
| ence was in "a position to handle his
| Mr.. Harry Lindsey, representative of
| the press of Boston, was expected to have
| been present and respond to the toast
| "The Press", but in his absence one of
| the local newspaper men OF this city vol
| unteered to respond. The sentiments OF
| MIR. Guy P. Woodman. Mr.. Herman
| Phillips answered the toast offered to the
Westbrook fire department.. 1t then
| deyolved upon Mr.. W. w. Webb to answer
the toast 1.-THE Army and Navy" In
citing the fact that majority of the
| naval officers of the victorious Japanese
were graduates of Annapolis, he struck
| 81 oohn q ma l.
otto enthusiasm followed. A number of
| talented musicians were present, and the
remarks were pleasingly lnterspersed by
vocal selections At a few minutes be-
| fore midnight the approach of the New
Year was noted, and 1895 was given a
most cordial welcome. The company
dispersed with three cheers for the
| Beamers' Association. Among the guests
of the evening were DR.. Donald of Port
| land, late of Edinburgh, Scotland, Mr..
| G ilchrist of Edinburgh, Scotland, and
| Messrs McLaren and Rennie 'e,or the
| steamship Labrador.
| J,K. Dunn & Co., the Main street
| grocers, made each of their clerks a PIES
ent of a gold watch New Years day.
| During the year 1894 there have been
| recorded in this city 253 births, SO
marriages, and l12 deaths. in 1898 the
| record shows 261 births, 80 marriages and
| 1872 deaths. In 1892, 241 births, SO mar
1
| 81 we're of parents both of whom are
| natives of Canada; s of parents, one of
whom are natives of Canada; so were
of parents of American birth; of par
| ents. one of whom is a native of this
country; of parents both of whom are
natives of Scotland, there is recorded IS,
| and three, one parent of whom claims
| Scotland as the land of their nativity
| Outside of the Province of Canada, the
| Dominion is the native country of both
parents of A children born in 1894, and
| 81 are on the records as having one
parent native of one of the provinces
of that domain outside of Canada. Theer
| were born of sparents both natives Of
Ireland, 4, one parent of whom was born
on the Emerald Isle. The small remain
der is divided among parents both or one
of whom are natives of Germany, Den
mark, England, or France. Out of the
| 253 births only SO are of parents both of
whom are natives of this country.
| Tn the matrimonial line the native
| Americans make better showing. SO, of
| the marriages being between parties
| both of whom are native Americans,
| and six of whom, either the bride OF
groom was born under the Stars and
Stripes. Out of the 112 deaths, Sc were
| aot;vas IF the TTnited States and 3 nati-