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


evening the local committee
has arranged for a public entertain
1nent at Odd Fellows hall. The FOL
lowing programme has been prepared for
the occasion, the exercises to commence
at O'clock
Music, Mahnoll u. S Hlup
Remarks, d. IL ollooi"
Address Of Welcome
Hon. K S. Raymond, Mayor
Prof. ]. NJ Chadwick, Grand Warden
Music Mandolin Club
Paadino Miss Emma Allen
Nr,Sicaj selection, Edward Merritt
Vocal Solo, H. f. Alleh
Hon. LIP. Deming, Supreme Warden
1,o.dino Miss Alice Hitchings
Duett, H. F. Allen, Ray burlington
Musical Selection, Edward Merritt
ReadiTir Miss Emma Allen
Five Minute Talk,
Supreme and Grand Officers
Solo. Ray burlington
Music, Mandolin Cluo
The business meeting and election of
officers will be held at the session which
takes place on Tuesday.
The rehearsal of the Westbrook chorus
will be held Monday evening in the YES
try of the West End Congregational
church. convincing at 7.90.
Ths regular monthly meeting OF the
Westbrook city government will be held
on this evening.
The Assessors commenced their sessions
Friday in Odd Fellows Hall for the pur-
pose of receiving from citizens correct
lists of personal and real estate tax, with
value of the same The Board will con-
tinue their sessions daily until April 9.
The Overseers of the Poor contemplate
a change in the position of superinten-
dent of the city farm. Mr.. G. l.. Sawyer,
the present official, has been at the farm
four years, and has given good satisfac
ton. The name of Mr.. VIM. Morrill, Is
mentioned as his successor.
As soon as the ice breaks up in Sebago
Lake there are numerous fishing parties
contemplating O trip. report received
Yesterday from the lake was to the effect
that the ice is fast breaking up. and that
all that was needed was good wind, and
the ice would be carried out.
Early Saturday morning, Capt. Elisha
Newcomb, residing on Main street, died
after an illness of several weeks. Capt.
Newcomb was born at Denmark, Me-, 70
years ago. During the civil war he
served as captain of Co. e, 25th Maine
Regiment, the company being recruited
by him. The greater part of his life had
been spent in railroad construction. He
fa in
ued his work in louisville, Ohio, and To-
Gated in Cum berland Mills in 1856 and
for many years was identified with the
Portland & Ogdensburg railroad as road
np ster. Capt. Newcomb was for many
years engaged in the grocery business On
the present location OF Warren block. He
was in charge of the building of the
aqueduct from Hurst farm, near River
ton street, to the paper mills: and also
constructed the dam at the lower falls at
Smelt Hill. Capt. Newcomb was one of
the early movers and organizers of War
rem church, and took an active part in
the construction of the church edifice.
He was senior deacon of the church and
has been since its organization. He was
one of q family of ten children of whom
four survive him, Mrs. Elmira
Ihombs of Denmark, Mrs. Sarah f. Jack
of Portland, Mrs. Sybil A. Jewett of
Mechanic falls, and Mrs. Susan A.
Chase of Poysippi, Wis. He was mem
Der of Cloudnan post, e.. A. R., and
Saccarappa lodge, I. o. o. f. His death
was occasioned by heart disease, with
other complications. He leaves widow
ana two children, Erwin B. Newcomb.
superintendent of the Westbrook electric
light company, and Bertha, wife of Har-
ry H. Melcher of this city. The funeral
services are to be held from the resi-
denoc, Main street, Tuesday afternoon at
2 O'Clock.
Miss Emma Larrabee Haskell who died
Friday, April 1, at the age of sc years,
was for several years in the fancy goods
business on Main street. Miss Haskell
was the daughter Of the late Edmund
and Jane Haskell. She leaves three sis
tiers, Mrs. James Pennell, Mrs. G. F.
Mann and Mrs. j. C. Knight, all of this
city. Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at O'Clock from the resi-
dence, al Main street.