The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-20
WESTBROOK.

Rev. Mr.. burlington of Canton is to
occupy the pulpit of the Baptist church
on Sunday afternoon at three clock.
Mr.. G.. Fred Murch of this city, the
county register of deeds, accom- panied by
d. w. Heseltine, the we'll known Port
land druggist, leave today for hunting
trip in the vicinity of Brownvillle.
Mr.. Jeremiah Andrews, an aged citizen
of about 81 years, was the victim of a
bad fall Monday afternoon. He was
assisting in eIgathering;of apples when
his son Frank was called away for few
minutes. Dur ing the absence Of the son
Mr.. Andrews climbed into tree and was
engaged in picking apples. The limb
broke and he fell to the ground.
He struck on his back and hip
escaping from breaking fanny bones, but
was quite badly bruised. He is doing
quite nicely Eow.
Miss Florence Barbour is quite i'll with
a severe cold.
The Ladies' Missionary meeting of the
West End Congregational church will be
held this afternoon at three o'clock with
Mrs. S. N. Adams, Main street. The
subject is to be the "West Central Afri-
can Mission" ali ladies interested are
invited.
No. 6, D. Of P, are to visit the council at
Knightville this evening. The party will
leave here on the 6. 80 Car.
Pequawket tribe No. II, Red Men,
conferred the Chiefs degree on one candi-
date, Tuesday evening.
Members IT Wade camp, No. 10. S. of
", who intend to accept the invitation
of Bosworth post this evening, will take
the sir O'Clock car for Portland.
The Excelsior club met Monday even
ing with Mrs. Hawkes.. There was "a
good attendance and fine programme
on "Women Of the Eighteenth Century,"
was given, together with musical and
literary exercises. The meeting of next
week is to be held with Mrs. Mae futile,
Lamb street.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Westbrook school committee is to be held
this evening at 7.30 O'Clock at the High
school building.
A delegation from the Portland Past
Chancsllors' association, will visit Pre-
sumpscot Valley lodge, No. 4, K. of P,
at Cumberland Mills, this evening.
The members of Co. I'M, First Maine
Volunteers, received individual notices
Yesterday from Colonel Kendall stating
that they were to remain at their homes
until further orders relative to mastering
out are received.
Hip Lonn of Portland has opened
Chinese laundry on Main street, near
Fetch street.
Mr.. William Libby, who broke his
ankle a week ago by having beam of
warp fall upon it, is now able to get out
of doors iby the aid Of crutches.
There were two tramps at the Vest
brook police station Tuesday evening for
lodging. q
Amos Allen, ESQ.,, private secretary to
Hon. Thomas B. Reed, accompanied by
Mr.. Justin NJ Leavit, register of deeds
of York county. were in the city yesterday
afternoon.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORS.
The seventh annual meeting of the Pre-
sumpsoot local union of Christian En-
deavor was held yesterday afternoon and
evening at the West End Congregational
church. The sessions of the union were
thinly attended, undoub tedly on account
of the inclemeEt weather The afternoon
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a praise service. After the appointment
of several temporary officers to serve dur
ing the convention the regular pro-
gramme was taken up. The first paper
presented was on the subject, Christian
Endeavor as it is-Christian Endeavor as
it ought to be. Mrs. Margaret W. Babb
of Westbrook presented an able and in
struotive paper on that topic.
The addresses of the afternoon were by
Rev. W. G. Mann of Cumberland Mills
on the subject Importance of the Exeou-
tive Committee and Rev. J. K. Will
son, D. D.. pastor of tho Free Street Bap-
fist church of Portland, on the subject
"Doing What We Can't" Both of these
addresses were able, scholarly and inter-
esting throughout.
At six O'Clock picnic supper was en-
loved in the church vestry. the tea and
coffee for the occasion being served by
the local society.
The evening service commenced at 7.15
O'Clock with a spirited praise service fol-
lowed with prayer by the pastor, Rev. S.
N. Adams.
The award of the banner to the society
being represented by the largest attend
ance in proportion to the average men,
bership was won by the Baptist society
of Westbrook.
Rev. W. g. Mann for the nominating.
committee reported the following list OF
officers which were by vote declared
elected: President, Rev. j. f. Atkins
Windhams Hill; vice president, George
Burnell, Gorham; secretary, Miss Edit.
Pride, Windham Center; treasurer, Miss
Annie Morris, Westbrook.
Rev. Smith Baker, D. D., of Boston,
was then introduced and delivered an
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