The Portland daily press., 1898-09-07
WESTBROOK.


paper today in Gardiner before the
Maine State Christian Endeavor Union
convention.
The funeral services of the late Mrs.
Florence F. Bailey, wife of c. W. Bailey,
Haskell street, were held yesterday after
The services were conducted by the Rev.
W. &. Mann of the Warren Congregation
al church. T he music was furnished by
the choir from the same church. The
floral tributes were numerous, among
them being set piece from the Ammon-
congin club of which the deceased was a
valued member. The burial was at
-Woodlawn cemetery.
Superintendent e. B. Newcomb of the
Westbrook Electric Light and Power COM
pany has recovered from his recent attack
of rheumatism.
Sheehan of Beulah chapter, o. e. S. are
to leave for Augusta to attend the meet
ing of the grand chapter of the State of
Maine.
Mr.. W. e. Aver has resumed his old
position as organist at the Westbrook
Congregational church.
Rev. and Mrs. John Matteson OF Au-
burndale, Mass, are visiting MIR. and
Mrs. H. g. Starr.
DR.. L. v. Knight, who has practiced
in Westbrook for the past four years, has
given up his practice and gone on the
Co. Cab lott b
Foss of Portland.
Miss Christine Lapointe, clerk at W..
W. Cutters has returned from her two
weeks vacation spent with her sister,
Mrs. Alfred Desilts of Manchester, N. r..
Mr.. james Oak of Presque Isle was in
the city a few days ago calling on rela-
tives. Mr.. Oak came to Portland to re-
turn hons with his son, Walter Oak, o
member of the First Maine regiment at
Chickamauga, who had been i'll with ty-
phoid and malarial fever at the Maine
General hospital.
Ex-Mayor Cutter has received q tele-
gram announcing the sudden death of his
brother, Hon. Oscar i. Cutter of Anoka.
Minnesota, by heart disease. Mr.. Cutter
was 80 years of age and was the son of
Ephraim P. and Ardelia Cutter. Mr..
Cutter left Westbrook SO years ago for
Minnesota, where he has resided. He was
a man prominent in political and social
circles throughout the State. At the. time
Of his death he was cashier of the leading
bank of Anoka He has served as auditor
of his county, and for two sessions was
clerk of the; Senate. He has also served
his city as mayor with great credit. he
was prominent in Masonic circles, being
grand high priest of the grand chapter OF
Masons. Mr.. Cutter was married in the
West and leaves widow and three chill
dren, also an aged mother who makes her
home with W. w. Cutter of this city,
and tn rec brothers.
A young child of three months of Mr..
and Mrs. William Griffith, Valentine
street, died Monday of cholera infantum.
The board of registration are in session
at Odd Follows block Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday afternoons and
evenings for the registration of voters and
corrections in the voting lists.
/ Miss Alice Hezelton is spending her
vacation with her sister, Mrs. Orrie
Vinal, OF Chelsea.
Mr.. Howard g. Knowlton and wife are
enjoying a vacation in Bridgton. They
went on their bicycles from here to Seba-
90 Lake and from thence by steamer
across the lake.
Mrs. Ambrose Horrimah and her grand
daughter, Miss Pauline Ross, who have
been visiting Mrs. II. L. Herman, have
returned to their home in Medford.
The Catholic convent school Of this city
reopened yesterday with good attend
ance after tho summer vacation.
Mr.. Thomas Shaw, j., of Statewide,
R. l., is visiting frisnds in this city.
Mr.. joseph Damme of North Adams,
Mass, formerly of Westbrook. is visiting
friends in this city.
Mr.. Thomas Herbert OF Richmond, P.
O.. formerly OF this city is the guest OF
his brother, Joseph Herbert, Brown
street. Mr.. Herbert is accompanied with
his newly welded wife.
Mr.. Charles Halliday of Woburn, Mass,
is visiting his grandmother, Mrs. julia
Wilson, High street.
The Saccarappa ball team went to
Biddeford Labor day and played game
with the team at that place. The game
was very interesting up to and including
the seventh inning when the score stood
to 6. The Saccarappa team went to pieces
then and the game was quite easily won
by the Biddefords, the score being . to Z.
A pipe railing as being placed at each
end of the broad steps entering the Forest
street grammar school. The railing has
been placed there to prevent the children
from jumping down onto the lawn which
has recently been graded and put in ex
cellent condition.
Mr.. W. W. Spear and wife have re-
turned from q visit at Pawtucket, Il. l..
and vicinity.
An excellent photograph of City Mar
shall Swan has been added to the collec
ton of portraits belonging to Judge Tol
man at the municipal court room.
Mr.. j.. A. Lord, a taxidermist hal
opeued rooms in the hull ding over I. E