The Portland daily press., 1897-01-25
WESTBROOK.

The Foresters Of this city will give
a grand ball at Odd Fellows hall. Ihura-
day evening. January 2Sth.
Next Sunday will be the young peo-
ple's Sunday at the Universalist
church. The pastor VIII preach ser
mon in the morning appropriate to the
occasion.
| John Curtin of Boston visited his par
ents In this city yesterday.
| DR.. Anderson and Stephen SkillinRs
oyerseers of the poor, left Saturday for
Harpswell, to investigate the pauper
case in tkatsstown, said to belong to West
| brook.
Mrs. Susan Partridge of Longfellow
street. died very suddenly Sunday MORN
ing. Mrs. Partridge had not been very
we'll for the past week, but was able
to be up Sunday morning and take
breakfast with the family. After eating
breakfast she went to her room to lie
down for little while, and when her
friends went to see how she was getting
along they found her dead. Mrs. Par
fridge was the widow Of the late Frank
Partridge. Since her husbands death
she had made her home with her only
aon, Franklin Partridge. Mrs. Par
fridge was native OF Westbrook and
was the daughter of Benjamin Foster.
Her funeral will De held at her late
home, Longfellow street. Tuesday after
noon at 2 O'Clock. Burial at convenience
of family.
Mr.. Patrick Donnelly. formerly on the
editorial staff Of the Wessbrook Chroni-
ole, has accepted u situation On the Port
land Evening Express.
| Manchester's ball, which was announced
for January 9th. has been postponed
until February 10Th.
The overseers of the poor of this city
report great DIs ~ calls on them for
assistance from the city, and in many
cases of families who are very reluctant
actually suffering. Some that. have
/ called on them have told them that til ey
were entirely out of food and fuel. 1t
seems that in these times that those
who are blessed with plenty, should
look about them and see il some of their
neighbors are not in destitutu con-
4 dition, as there are good many peo-
pie out of work in thisscity the present
winter. 1t would seem as though it
would be good plan for some organ
ICED effort to be made to see who is
needy az no doubt there may be parties
right among uB who would suffer great
dealabefore they would .cal on the city
| officers for relief.
The anniversary of the birth Of the
post Robert Burns, was fttingly OBJ
served by the Scotch residents OF this
city at their rooms Friday evening.
Speechmaking, songs and remarks be-
fitting the occasion by members Of the
association ana the invited guests were
INDUCED in. Messrs. Henderson, Connors
and Smith, the committee OF the occa-
sion saw that everything was in accor-
dance with the Scottish customs.
Mr.. William Matthews Of east end, died
Friday night after a short illness from
pneumonia. His age was 81 years. He
was an employe of the S. d. Warren
Company. He leaves wife and nine
children. The funeral will be held at
the Baptist church Monday at p. IN
The Republican city COMMITTEE held a
meeting at the assessors room In Odd
Fellows block Friday evening. 1t was
decided to leave the time Of calling the
cauouses for nomination of city officers
to the chairman and secretary OF the
comm ittee.
Dr.. C. H. leighton left Friday morn
;ng for Otisfeld where he will test a
mum Der of large herds Of COWS and
voune stock for tuberculosis.