The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-25
WESTBROOk.

4 DFUOk NtOnEFtABttbnaA th1tNnt gave an
address In the vestry OF the church sun
day evening on my Faith and My Com
science -
| Mr.. Alexander Speirs mas purchased the
Tilton property adjoining his place on
Sroudwster stiest.
The regularly fortnightly meeting of the
West End. W. q. Il. u, will De held
Thursday ut the home OF Mrs. Sarah j.
Gilkey, Stroudwater street, at three
o'clock.
Word has been received in this city an
pounning the death Of Mrs. Arthur A.
Libby of Chicago, who died last week mt
Pasadena, California. Mrs Libby was
a sister of Mrs. b +. Roberts of this city.
Luther Bohnsen and Alphonse Pailher,
who we're burned by tho explosion of the
Rochester engine, are axle to be out of
doors.
Mr.. Harry +. Roberts has received from
the Massachusetts College of Embalming
of Boston, n handsomely engraved diplo-
ma In recognition of "a successful compile
tion OF the course of study pursued at the
college during the PAST spring.
The funeral services of the infant son
of Samuel and Eessie Wilson are TO be
held this afternoon at two O'Clock from
the late residence, Rochester street.
A special parish meeting of the West
brook Congregational church will be held
this evening at eight O'Clock. The meet
ing is to see IL the parish will vote the
necessary funds to equip the church with
steam heating apparatus, and sell the
furnace now In use.
The second of the ten cent suppers to be
given by the Ladies' circle of the Univer-
salist church occurs Friday evening,
from 5.3D to p. IN. Mrs. A. I. Dodge,
Mrs. c. q. Bentley and Mrs. Henry Babb
will entertain.
| JARLEY'S WAX WORKS.
There was an audience of about three
hundred people ut the Westbrook opera
house Monday evening to witness Miss
Mary McCobb of Portland in her exhi =
bitionof Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works. The
several "fggers" were represented by To-
cal young;people and the entertainment
was thoroughly appreciated from first to
last. The exhibition was under the aus
pieces of the Ammoncongin and Current
Event clubs of this city. The ladies are
to devote the proceeds of the evening TO
the school room decoration fund for the
purpose of purchasing pictures for the
westbrook schools. During intermission
| ice cream and cake were offered for sale.
| The ladies of these two clubs working
for the above named object will doubtless
raise about $40 as result of the event.
Messrs. Ernest Spear, Harry Lowell,
Lemuel Babh, Charles Hicks and Alfred
Matthews acted as ushers, while Mr. &
E. Rollins and Henry Cobb assisted In
and Leroy Rand were able assistants tC
Mrs. farley. The hall was lighted
gratuitously foi the occasion by the West
brook Electric Light company.
| UNIVERSALIST PARISH MEETING
special meeting of the Westbrooh
Universalist parish was held Monday
evening in the vestry of the church. This
meeting was called for the purpose of re
considering the vote passed at previous
meeting whereby the society refused tc
accept the resignati ons of the clerk anC
treasurer, MIR. K. ID. Woodman, anC
those of Messrs. Charles K. Rollins and
W. II. Duran as members OF the board of
trustees, DIR. A. N. Witham was chosen
as moderator of the meeting. The vote
of the previous meeting was RECONSTRUCTED
and it was voted to accept the resigna-
tions. The election to I'LL vacancies re-
suited as follows. Clerk and treasurer
Mrs. Mary l.. Witham; trustees, DR.. "A.
n. Wltham and Fred Cole The newly
elected clerk and treasurer is the wife OF
DIR A. n. Witham, and is one of few
WON sn to hold similar hoDors In any
parish.
LODGE ANNIVERSARY.
| Cumberland Star lodge No 1856, Loyal
Orange Institution observed its third
anniversary Monday evening at its
hall, Cum berland Mills with appropriate
exercises. The following programme
was carried out: Music, Hezelton's Man.
dohn and Guitar club; reading, Mrs.
Berry; solo, Miss Parker; solo, MIR.
Harry Cram; reading, Miss Hutchins;
solo, Miss Cutter; remarks, Rev. W. G.
Mann; intermission; music, mandolin
ana guitar club; rading, Miss Hutchins;
solo, Miss Cutter; solo, Miss Parker;
reading Mrs. Berry; solo. Mr.. Cram
music, mandolin and guitar club. re-
marks, Rev G. G. Phelan.
The exercises were we'll attended and
the en- .ertainment thoroughly enjoyed.
| Rev. Mr.. phelan is the worthy grand
master of the order in Maine, having
been recently elected for the third term
as such. The committee of arrangements
were Messrs. John W. Ness. H.A. Black,
| Warren s. Flye. Fred Q. Godfrey and
John McAloney.