The Portland daily press., 1899-03-15

senior Glass of High school TO Give an
Entertainmcnt Appointment OF
Special Policemen Meeting OF the
Clubs.
Mr.. George Gray, telegraph operator
at the Wes brook Office of the Portland 81
Rochester depot. has been appointed sta
tiop agent at Alfred to fill the Vacancy
caused by the death of Agent at that
place Mr.. Gray leaves ext week to
accept his new appo ntment. He has
been ut the Westbrook Office three years
as operator, where he has made many
friends, all of whom wish him success In
his new position.
The follow ng officers were elected Sun
day at the War en- Congregational sun
day school: superintendent, Fred Alden; +;
assistant superintendent, Eugene Smith
librarian and treasurer, Vim. II. Holston /;
Sunday school, committee, Fred Verrill,
Miss Edith Brsgdon and other officers
ex -ofiioio.
An entertainment consisting of music
and humorous dialogue, "A Love OF a
Bonnet" will be given in Warren church
yestry this evening by Mrs. ]. d. Tuttie'
MIS-. j. Il. Harvey. Mrs. John Newcomb,
Mrs. j. q. Lane, Mrs. VIM. Cressey and
Miss Dora Mcdonald. Ice cream and cake
will be served. All are cordially invited.
The Excel sior club entertained the
memb bers of the Ammoncongin cluf OF
the Warren Congregational church Mon
day even ng. The exercises opened with
a vocal selection by a mixed quartette.
The event of the evening was q lecture
by Rev. Leroy s. Bean of Portland on
1.-THE Limitations of Suffrage
The ladies' circle of the Methodist
church will give salad supper In the
yestry of their church this evening.
Mrs. g. A. McCubrey entertained the
mem bers of the Searohlight Circle Mon
day evening at her home. Miss Nettie
HI. Debeck read the first paper on 1.-The
Life of Alice and Phoebe Cary" Select
reading from Alice Carey were also rem
dered by Miss Mary Morton, and from
Phoebe Cary by Mrs Charles /. Spear.
The subject of the evening was current {
events. Miss Lizzie Adams discussed
home. and Miss Thirsa Davis, foreign
events. The subject of district schools
was interestingly discussed by Miss
Davis and Miss Alice Hall. The meeting
Is to be held March 9th with Miss
Mabel Elwell.
Miss Emma Herriok, Spring street,
died at her home Monday night after u
long illness.
The appointment Of Mr.. G. b. Wood
man, the West End druggist AS postmas-
ter of the Westbrook office. gives general
satisfaction. MIR Woodman is a prominent
Republican and a former occupant of the
office.
A very pleasant affair occurred last eve
ming at the Westbrook opera house, 1t be-
ing an inaugural ball in honor Of the re-
election and inauguration of Mayor King
). Raymond, the Democratic mayor of
the city. The party was limited to q
number of invited guests. The affairs
was in charge Of Messrs. W. W. Ray
mond, Seth @. Morton and Edward Gil:
man, Jr., Mr.. 5. q. Morton acted as
floor manager.
MIR. Edward Gilman, Jr., of Cumber-
land Mills has behen appointed Dy mayor
Raymond special police man and truant
officer. Mr.. Gilman is to be on duty Sun
days at the West End, and one day out of
the week will devote his attention TO the
schools In the capacity of truant officer.
cancer was successfully removed
from the breast of Mrs. George Naylor
yesterday by Drs. Smith and Murch.
Minnehaha Council No. 6, d. of p,
will entertain Wenonah council Of Port
land and Minneola council of Knight
Vile, Wednesday evening at their hall,
Cumberland Mills A fine entertainment
has been prepared for the occasion.
| Cumberland Star lodge, No. S66, l.. o.
l., worked the Orange degree on several
candidates ut the meeting of the society
held last evening.