The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-11
the flower emblems about the altar was
a memorial for Mrs. II. N. Chaffey.
WOODEORDS UNIVERSALIST.

q memorial IOE hfS. Il. M OuhAcy.
WOODHORDS UNIVERSALIST
Easter services were held at the Wood
noon and evening, tbs pastor preaching
an appropriate sermon on Immortality. +"
In the evening commencing at $50 the
children and young people of the Sunday
school gave an appropriate concert the
programme of which has previously ap-
peared in these columns. The pulpit was
profusion of potted plants and cut flow
ers. and the concert was admirably car.
ried out
With the floral display appeared me-
mortal in recognition Of the recent death
of one of the members of the society, Mrf
Fannie A. Huston.
Workmen are engaged in laying the
foundation for the wooden structure to
be erected at Woodfords on the site Of
the old Wheeler plumbing shop. The
building is to be made into three small
stores.
The street commissioners men are en-
gagged in repairing the gravel sidewalks
throughout the city, and placing them in
condition for summer use.
Rev. e. P. Wilson of the Woodfords
Congregational church announced from
the pulpit yesterday that he had been
granted months vacation by the parish
and would spend it in the South. The
pulpit will be supplied during his alb
sence.
The members of Hose 8, Morrill's Cor
ner, are to hold grand ball on Tuesday
evening in Red Mems hall, Morrills Cor
ner.
The annual Injecting of the Board of
Trade will be held on Wednesday evening
at the City Council chamber. Woodfords.
In the report of the city government
meeting of Friday evening, the report Of
MIR. Eben Il. Rand appointed by the last
city government to see what could be
done in the way of securing reduction
of the insurance rates for Dser1ng, was
omitted. Mr.. Rand reported as having
made the examination and that ne was
informed that the principal thing to re
done was to secure the amounts PAID out
during the past five years IN losses, also
the nature Of the fires and present the
claims to the New England Insurance
Exchange and they could then consider
the claim to reduction of the rate. Mr..
Rand recommends that if this inforlna.
ton is to be obtained that some person be
employed at an expense not to exceea Sluo
to make canvas of the city and ascer-
tain from property holders the exact losses
sustained from tire. Mr.. Rand reports
their approval of the equipment of the
fire department, but urged that in order
to secure a greater reduction In insurance
rates there should be several more
hydrants, an extension ladder truck at
Woodfords, and the purchase of several
thousand more feet of hose to replace the
old and worn out hose. They also recon-
mend small ADDER uruck LOT MorrlIl
Corner.
The whole number of deaths of persons
recorded in Deeripg during 1897 was 127
The first three months of last year there
were thirty five deaths recorded and for
the same period this year there We're
twenty.
Rev. and Mrs. H. S. Whitman have
returned from their recent trip in the
South.
The residents on Woodfords street who
several years ago built private sewer
on the land at the rear of the houses on
the northerly side of the street, have en-
ployed Mr.. Charles Murphy to clean out
the same and TO built an extension OF four
hundred feet, carrying the pipe across
lots % the ravine where 1t enters cove.
By the addition of this pipe the most of
the houses on the northerly side of the
street will be accommodated and several
of those on the southerly side.
Atthe annual meeting Of Hose 8, Oak
dale, held Saturday evening, the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Foreman, 5. h. Brown; clerk. 9.
e. Bangs, and the following appoint
ments were made: Assistant foreman, p.
e. Simmons; hydrantmen. George =.
Allen, Fl. III. White; pipemen, Il. L.
johnson, Arnold Holden, Perry e. Sim
mons, Fred j. Jewett; hosemen, G. e,
Bangs, +. c. Thornton, G. 0 Waterman,
w. S. Loveitt, A. W. Andrews. 1t was
voted to hold an entertainment and sup
per at Oadkale hall, Thursday evening,
April 2l.