The Portland daily press., 1898-04-14
WESTBROOK.

| Mc. Eafl WlnSlOW, WnlI0 rlu1nS uio IA
cycle along the electric car tracks Tues
day, caught one OF the wheels in the
track. AS result the wheel was quit
badly demolished.
Considerable fun is had from time tx
time with various members of the loca
National Guard relative to their courage
in the event of hostilities with Spain
There is an understanding among thu
members of the company that in thu
event that the company is needed az
alarm will be sent in from boz 81
When the fire alarm sounded Monday il
caused aslittle excitement in some fami
lies, as it sounded SO it was mistaken
for 53. 1t is said that some of the High
school boys, who are members Of the com
pany acsually turned pale.
Mrs. Annie D. Phinney, 6. D. D., viii
pay an official visit to Oliyet chapter
o. E. S, Lewiston, Thursday evening.
AT the meeting Of Temple lodge, F. &
An, held Wednesday evening, the NOM
bers received an official visit from Dis
trict Deputy Frank II. Redlon of Deering.
A fine COLLATION., was served during the
evening" N
All members of Naomi Rebekah degree
staff, are requested to meet at I. o. Q.
Il. hall, Thursday evening at 80 O'Clock
for rehearsal.
The members of Beulah chapter, o.
Els, No. 5, received an official visit last
evening from the worthy Grand Matron.
Mrs. Nina V. Talbot of lewiston. Re-
freshments were served during the eve
ming.
The ladies' missionary society connect
ed with the West End Congregational
church will meet Thursday afternoon at
p. M, with Mrs. o. A. Bean, Bracket
street.
The Vest End w. G. T. e.. will meet
| this afternoon with Mrs. George A. Nc
Cubrey, corner of Pleasant and Files
streets at 8 O'Clock. This is the annual
meeting and large attendance is de-
sirod
| The funeral services of the late Mrs.
| Abby Libby were held yesterday after
noon at 2 o'clock from the residence Of
the late Lewis Libby, Chandler avenue.
| The services were conducted by Rev. IT,
b. Payne, pastor Of the Universalist
church. Burial at Woodlawn cemetery.
| Court City of Westbrook, It. of A., are
| to hold dance this evening at K. Of
P. hall.
Mrs. King, the widow Of the late Cyrus
King, is still very sick at her home.
Her condition is very critical.
Mr.. Ruggles Higgins of Limerick was
in the city yesterday on a brief business
trip. i..ffia
PRIZE DECLARATION CONTEST.
Last evening was the occasion of large
gathering of the friends and relatives
of the pupils of the Westhrook High
school, at tho West End CONGREGATIONAL
church, in attendance upon tho prize
defamation contest. The audience num-
bered nearly four hundred persons, among
them being IA delegation of friends from
Portland and Deering. The contest was
inaugNrated by the Westbrook school
committee fer the purpose of reviying the
interest III defamation and oratnrical
WORK in the schools, and Judging from
the attendance and enthusiasm mani.
tested last evening by pupils and friends
the efforts of the committee will not prove
in vain. There were two prizes for the
contest, each silver medal, the differ
enoo between the first and second prizes
being merely in the size, the first one be-
| ing the larger. The medals were appro.
priately designed, on tho front being a
profile of Wendall Phillips, and the in
scriptlon, established for Westbrook
High school, 1897, by school committee. "
On the reverse of the medal were the
words "prize in Oratory, 1882
The programme as published on Mon
day in these columns was carried out. AT
the conclusion of the exercises the judges,
Messrs.s Rev. T. ID. Payne, Hon. W. W.
Cutter and Hon. Vim. Lyons, on the
lors to decide the contest. The judges
were nearly forty minutes in arriving at
decision. Hon. VIM. Lyons for the
committee, announced the award as fol-
lows: First prize. Clifford Lowell,
defamation 1oussaint L'Ouverture;
second prize, Miss Fannie B. Cragin,
defamation, "The Light Keepers
Daughter. -
The regular monthly meeting of Cloud
man Post, G. A. R., was helo last even
ing. Committees We're appointed to draft
resolutions ON the recent deaths of Capt.
Elisha New comb and Captain lsaac L.
Ouimby. During The evening fitting
words Of eulogy were uttered by Comrades
John f. Warren and Charles Graham for
Captain Newcomh, while Comrade Robert
Debeck, member of the regiment in
which Captain Quimby served spoke fit
tingly of his life and services.
Last evening at the Methodist church
the Aeolian quartette of Lewiston, com
posed of A. r. Prince, first tenor; ". L.
Lothrop second tenor; e. f, Scruton,