The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-26
WESTBROOK.

Several from Gorham and Stsnaish
came to Westbrook Sunday and enlisted
in the Cleaves Rifles. or the westorook
young men Messrs. Frank +. Pike' ".
H. Parker, Fred Spear and Eugene
Conant have Joined the company.
The remains of a son of the Rev. Mr..
Mitchell, formerly pastor OF the
Methodist church in this city, Will De
| brought here for burial today. The young
man was killed in New York Saturday.
Pequawket tribe, No. II, !. y. n. NJ,
of East End, will exemplify the work OF
the warriors degree at the wlgwams OF
Machlgonne tribe. corner of Congress ana
brown streets, Portland, this afternoon
at two O'Clock. Distinguished visitors are
expected to be in attendance.
The first ball game of the season will be
played ataWarren park, Fast Day. be-
tween the Saccarappas and the Murphy
Balsams The game will be called at 9.30
Henderson, Bryson and Barton will do
the battery work for the local team.
There was an insurance of $4,000 on the
buildings CT Mr.. George Rock, Spring
street. whose house and barn was burned
on Saturday evening.
The water in the Presmnpscot river has
been rising quite rapidly the last two
days owing to the recent rain.
| Street Commissioner Skinings's men
were at work yesterday afternoon clear
ing up the street and cutters along Main
street, Cumberland Mills.
The Rebekah circle held a very pleasant
general social last evening at Odd Eel
lows hall. III
Sunday public services of Ammoncon-
gin.lodgs, No. rs, I. O. of o. f. we're
held at Warren church, conducted by the
pastor. Rev. VIM. 9. Mann. This was
the order of worship: Voluntary, inyo,
cation, all standing; anthem or hymn,
responsive reading. Then came responses
to friendship and love and truth.
Love divine all love excelIing; Joy of
heaven to earth come down.
Fix in us thy humble dwelling, all tiny
faithful mercies crown;
Jesus, thou art all compassion, pure, I'M
bounded love thou art;
Visit us with thy salation. Enter every
trembling heart.
Breathe, o breath Thy loving spirit into
every troubled breast
Let us all in Thee inherit, Let us find
Thy promised rest.
Come, Almighty to deliver, let US all
thy life received
: Speedily return, and never, never more
they temples leaves.
Scripture lesson, Luke K, 3O-37; prayer,
anthem or hymn, sermon. Theme, "The
Greatest Link" Text, I Corinthians,
XIII, 10, "The Greatest of those is love-"
Prayer. Hymn, dedicated TO Ammonoon-
gin lodge by Brother Mann of Laconia
lodge to the tune of America.
DUCK POND.
There is nothing new in the way of
news in Duck Pond. Some farmers have
commenced planting early peas and pota-
toes, being the only things planted yet.
This heavy rain has caused the pond to
rise very fast, and fishermen are plenty,
but we do not know about the quantity
of fish.
Mr.. George Barbour is much improved,
and If nothing new sets in will recover. g
Mrs. e. L. Thompson, wife of Assist.
ant Engineer Thompson of the steamer
Myrtle, died quite suddenly Friday morn
ing. Mrs. Thompson has friends in this
place, who were saddened by the news,
Mrs Thompson was a woman of rare
| merit; of firm principles, ready to do or
die for duty's sake; devoted wife and
mother; true friend to her friends.