The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-16
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The regular meeting of the Excelsior
club was held on Monday evening at the
home of Mrs. May Verrill. Mrs. Verrill
read an excellent paper on The Lie and
Work of the Poet Scott" The next meet
ing will be held with the president, Mrs.
futile, March Z, with paper by MISS
Jennie Andrews on "The Poet Burns,
and the study of Queen Victoria by Mrs.
| Cora Elkins.
| A delegation of the members Of Iona
| chapter Portland, and Beulah chapter,
Cumberland Mills, visited Mizpah CHAP
ter Monday evening. After the close OF
the lodge exercises, Mr.. George Know lton
entertained By exhibiting about two hun
dred views with his stereopticon. Mr..
| J. W. Martin OF Iona chapter then In
vitei all to the banquet hall where he
served clam supper, it being the COCA
sion of his birthday. A very pleasant ey-
ening was enjoyed.
The entertainment at the Warren
church known as the weighing social
which was to have been held on Monday
evening, in the church vestry was post
poned owing to the critical illness Of Dea-
con Elisha Newcomb.
A stray little fellow OF four years of age
was discovered late Monday afternoon at
the sand pit owned by the city'o Deering
near their town farm. The youth was
taken on to one of the electric cars and
brought to Cumberland Mills where he
was put into the care of Police Officer
Whitman. 1t was learned late in the ev-
ening that it was the son of Mr.. Benja-
min Perry, who lives ON King street,
Vest End.
Presumpscot Local union, Z. P. s. G..
E., will hold their quarterly session with
| the Baptist church in this city Thursday
at 7.30 O'Clock p. m. Rev. William
Clements will deliver an address; SUBJ
| ject, christian Citizenship There
will also be addresses by local members.
FUNERAL OF EDWARD Il. BAR
| BOUR.
| The funeral services of the late Edward
a. Barbour were held sterday afternoon
atatwo O'Clock from the Methodist church.
| The church was crowded to it's utmost
capacity by the friends of the deceased,
gathered to pay their last tribute of re-
speot to his memory. Seldom has a COM
munity felt the loss of a citizen SO much
| as they do the loss of Mr.. Barbour, who
for eight years has been actively engaged
| i'll the business circles of Westbrook as an
employee of Mr.. W. B. Boothby. The
| floral tributes from the friends and lodges
of which he was member were beauti-
full, and were appropriately displayed in
front of the altar. A crayon portrait of
the deceased, the purchase of which was
subscribed for by the business friends and
members Of the tribe of Red Men, was
displayed in front of the altar. The SER
vices were conducted by Rev. W. G..
Mann, pastor of the Warren Congrega-
tional church, who spoke of the love and
high esteem in which the deceased was
held in business as we'll as in social CIR
cles.
| Appropriate music was rendered dur
| ing the services by choir from the West
brook Congregational church. The mem
| bers of Wawenook tribe of Red Men, of
which he was the head officer were in at
tendance in a body, and Messrs. W. E..
St. John, G. L. Buchanan and T. e.
| Wheeler of Portland, representing the
Great Council. In addition to these was
solid delegation of the business men
of Westbrook, VINO closed their places of
business during the services, and dele
CATION of the members of Temple lodge of
iob LODI ho
recently taken the first degree. The pail
bearers were Messrs. Isaac Farrar, u. +.
Woodman, Charles SWEET and Rufus Jor-
dan. The remains were taken to Ever
green cemetery for interment. The mem
bers Of Wawenock tribe of Red Men were
transported to the cemetery by special
electric cars and the final tribute OF re.
spect was paid, the ritual services being
| conducted by ex- Mayor W. W. Cutter the
Oldest Sachem of the tribe.
The West End W. c. T. U. met yester-
day afternoon with Mrs. Robinson,
| Church street. The meeting was ad-
dressed by prominent workers from Port
| land.
| The regular meeting of the board OF
engineers of the Westbrook fire depart
ment was held last evening. The annual
report of the department was prepared
and presented to the board, prior to being
fled with the city government to be
printed in the annual reports Of the city
officials
The Amphion club held its meeting last
evening with Miss Eva Walton.
A party of young people from West
brook enjoyed trolley ride last evening
to Morrills corner.
The two days fair of Calanthe Assem-
bly,. P. S., will open this morning at ]
O'Clock, at which time turkey dinner
will be served until two o'clock. The even
ing's entertainment will be given by the
Presumpscot band, assisted by Mr..
Quinn, the reader, from Portland, and
the Misses Alice Hutchins and Ware OF
Westbrook. A beautiful vase will be given
to the most popular KNIGHT in West.