The Portland daily press., 1897-04-05
WESTBROOK.

ME- n iu64 OoaNJ atON AZ AAA1 hSlAiS Ma
Main straet, yesterday morning at 4.S0
O'Clock after ten days sickness with
pneumonia, at the age of rs years. The
deceased was born in Bristol, March %,
1891, He finished his education in Lin
coin Academy and ght school in the
early years of his manhood. He settled
in Roothbay when young man and be-
came one of the most influential men of
that town In both business and politics.
He was honored with public office, both
in the town and county, discharged the
duties of these places of trust with cred
it to himself and satisfaction to his fell
low citizens. He was a member of sew
eral societies. He joined the first tenn
perance organization instituted in Maine.
In 1868 he removed from Booth bay to
Bath, and later in 1869 went to Portland
where be resided for several years. Lat
er he removed to Thomaston and went
into business there Disposing of his
business there in 1889 he came TO Cum
berland Mills and entered into the cloth
ing business in Warren block where he
continued till last year when he was
forced to sell out his business on account
of failing health. The deceased was
man of exemplary character his per-
sonal habits beiug worthy of imitation.
He never used tobacco OF intoxicaats.
In politics he was always Republic
can, casting his first Republican vote for
Fremont and Dayton. He was true
man in every relation of life. He leaves
widow and three children to mourn
his loss His sons are Lewis A.Goudy
of Portland and Frank Cloudy of Boston.
Hattie B., the only daughter, lives with
her mother in this city. They will in
the future make their home with Mr.. L..
A. Cloudy of Portland. The funeral will
be held at his late residence Tuesday af-
ternoon at 2 O'Clock.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
city council will be beld this evening.
The w. @. T. us will meet with
Mrs. Sentar, Hawkes. street, Tuesday af-
| terno DON.
The last social of the season will be
held at the Con gregational chapel We'd
nesday evening. 1t will be donation"
sooiable Supper will be served followed
by an entertainments.
The young ladies and gentlemen Of this
city who are attending school away from
tbs city and who ars now home during
the spring recess. were very pleasantly
| entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. W. W..
Poole at their home on Mechanic street
on Saturday evening. The evenings en-
| tertainment consisted of sheet and pill
low case party, followed by whist Those
present were Miss Hannah L. Dana,
Wellesley, '97; Miss Elizabeth E. Cutter,
Bradford Academy; Miss Ethel NJ. Dana,
Wheaton seminary: Miss Mary J. Hods-
don, Mt. Holyoke college, and Messfs.
Lucien P. Libby, Phillip Haskell. Philip
Palmer, Frank H. Swan of Rowdoin COL
lege and MIR. Philip Dana, Bowdoin, '9e
and Mr.. Frank p. Pride, Maine State
college. '96.
Thursday afternoon at 8 p. m. mis-
sionary tea will be held with Mrs O. L.
Andrews of Pleasant street, to which all
the ladies Of the Westbrook Congrega-
tional society are invited. Mrs. W. H.
| Fem and Mrs. J. W. D. Carter of Port.
land, will be present.
Mr.. Rufus Grant, master mechanic fol
S. d. Warren & Co., is dangerously sick
with pneumonia.
| Miss Maud Stokes left Friday night fol
Dover. n. H.. for a few days visit.
At the regular meeting of Rechat
division, S. of T., the following officers
were elected: W. P. Clifford Brown;
W. A., King Graham; r. g.. Frank
Varnum; A. r. s., Eddie Larrabee; F.
s., Byron Smith: Treas, E. J. Bragdon
Con-, A. Hooper, Asst. Con-, Mamie
Meehan; I. S., Myra Bragdon; .. S.,
Warren Hunt.
MIR. William Herman arrived home Fri
day night from Shelbyville, Kentucky
with nine head of as we'll bred jersey
stock as there is in this country. They
were purchased fol- Mr.. Alonzo LibbJ
and cane from the noted farm of T. X
Weber.
MIR. Frederick Forehand of Worcester
Mass., offered prize of a handsome she
gun to the person sending him the mos
cancelled postage stamps during tn
months of January, February and March
Postmaster Msyberry of this city received
word Saturday that he was the winner
He sent him during this period 1000.
The annual meeting of the Willow cluI
was held last evening and the following
officers elected for the ensuing year
Captain, Charles j. Bragdon; secretar.
and treasurer, John ". Knight. AL
though the club has laEoIed unde
difficulties during the past year, havin,
their cottage on the Presumpscot broker
into and much of the furniture destroyed
yet it starts in on its fourth year unde
very favorable circumstances and every
thing looks favorable for very prosper
GUS year.
First Penobscot salmon of the s=tIsoi
of '97 at Congress Square fish m srket.