The Portland daily press., 1898-03-02
WESTBROOK.

The Excelsior club will observe gentle
mems night at an early date. Mrs Mabel
Lord has been appointed as chairman of
a committee of six to make arrangements
for the evening.
At meeting of the officers of thel La
dies Circle connected with the Warren
church it was decided to hold an apron
and handkerchief sale about March 24th.
Contributions of an apron have been So
Iicited from the ladies of the church. and
the ladies are each requested to send to
some friend living in another state for
q handkerchief to put into the sale.
Mizpah, Beulah and Iona chapters, O..
e. s., are making preparations Tor an
evening, trip to Riverton at annearly date.
A full attendance of the memb ers of
the D. of P is requested at the meeting,
Wednesday evening, as special effort has
been made to have very interesting en-
tertainment. Business relative to ths
new rituals is to be considered and new
degree team formed.
The East End whist club will be enter
tanned Wednesday evening by DR.. and
Mrs. A. f. Muroh.
A little four-year-old daughter OF Mr..
Gilman Grant, while coasting Monday
morning, was quite badly hurt. Fears
were entertained that the leg was broken,
but on examination it was found that
she had sustained bad spraln only.
The meeting of Mizpah chapter, o. r.
S., held Monday evening, was we'll at
tended, there being in. attendance visitors
from Beulah chapter and from Iona of
Portland The degrees were conferred on
two candidates during the evening.
Brother Thomas Foster of Beulah chap.
ter entertained the members with several
selections on the graphophone at the close
of the meeting.
At the fair held in Cumberland hall on
February 1917, Calanthe assembly, Pythi-
an Sisterhood, realized $l34.4S.
The Warren avenue whist club will be
this evening by Miss Marion
Blanchard.
The Ammoncongin club will meet this
evening with Mrs. Charles Fogg. Mrs.
Chandler will present a paper on "Caro-
lima Literature Mrs. Duran, on Georgia
Literature" and Mrs. Joseph Warren on
Maryland Literature.
The board of registration:for the regis.
tration of voters commenced their ses-
sion yesterday morning in the city asses
sors' rooms.
Yesterday forenoon the eight-year-old
son of Patrick Foley of Main street, was
the victim of an involuntary bath in the
waters of the Presumpscot river. The
Foley lad was coasting over the embank-
ment at the rear OF Mr.. Geo. T. Spring
er's store on Main street. The lad slid
down on to the river, which was partial
Iy frozen over and landed on weak spot
in the ice. The neighborhood was aroused
by the cries of the lad struggling in the
water, and Mr.. Octave Fredette, living
nearby, went to the rescue.- The lad was
taken from the water and carried home
Mr. Joseph Guimond left Westbrook
Yesterday en- route to the Klondike.
Mr. Guimond will spend few days with
bis father in Fryeburg, after which he
will go to Boston. He will be met there
by Mr. Ernest Jameson of Westbrook
and will start together from Boston for
the Klondike.
Messrs. Holmes and Haley, proprietors
Of the Westbrook Chronicle, have estab-
lished private telephone connection
between Cumberland Mills where they
are to locate a branch office, and the
regular office at the West End.