The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-25
WESTDROOK.
Funeral Services Of Hon. Joseph
Dunnell.
STORYTELLING RESPONSIBLE FOR
PROBABLY FATAL ACCIDENT.

Club Meeting. and Church Enter
tainments--PossibIe Candidates for
Msyor--Personsls.
The installation Of officers Of westbrook
lodge. h. of p, occurred last evening
at their hall at the West End. The
officers were installed by ID. ID. q. G.
Charles Madiso and the following suite
Of officers, all of this city; q. v. G. W. p.
Hodsdon, q. p. Lewis u. Mason, q. NJ.
A. John L. Smith. q. X. X. & s. Guy
p. woodman. The following are the
officers as installed: q. c.. Alfred
Lemisux; v. O.. William Smith: prelats.
Eugene Witham; III. at A. Albion Sem
ter; III. of f., l.. l.. Flood; NJ. OF X. ),
George Reny; X. Of r. and s., Albert
Stearns. After the installation an excel.
lent supper, entertainment and dance
was enjoyed by all. There were present
quite number of invited guests.
Mr.. william ID. Brsgdon, electrician
with the S. d. Warren company's paper
mills, has invented a moisture proof In
osndesoent lamp socket.
The Excelsior club was entertained
Monday evening ut the home Of Miss No
Donald, Brown street. Papers were read
by Mrs Eugene Smith and Mrs. Alice
Hawkes.. Mrs. Cressey, State street, Is
to entertain the club at it's next meeting
Mrs. Il. Il. Lord is to read the principal
paper.
Mrs Ella Holmes was installed as
worthy matfon and Mrs. Effie Knowlton
as Eleota +: ont Monday evening at the
meeting of Mizpah chapter, o. Il. :.
The class of 30. W. II. s., have secured
class pins in the place of rings. The pins
are of small triangular shape, Of blue
onyx center and a.rim Of gold. Engraved
on the center OF the stone are the letters
Nv. II. s., '9o.''
The East End Whist club has post
poned indefi nitely the sleigh ride which
Larrabee's.
Miss Lou Gerrish has been called to
New York by the illness of her mother
who Is spending the winter with another
daus Inter, Mrs. Chase.
The officers of Mawenock tribe, Red
Men, will be raised this evening at Red
Mems hall.
Messrs. Il. G. woodman, X. ID. Wood
man and @. Scates were in Augusta
yesterday.
The topic at the prayer meeting held
last evening at the Mestbrook Congrega-
tional church was "Nelson Dinaley; Man
and Legislator.
At
Boothby's fruit stors is enjoying brief
vacation
MIR. Elmer Z. GRAHAM and Miss Nora
b. Beals, both of this city. were united
In marriage last Sunday afternoon in
Portland by Rev. 5. f. Pearson.
Mr. n. W. Edison of Portland was in
the city Yesterday afternoon on business.
Rev Henry Blanchard, d. d.. pastor of
Congress Square church. Portland. will
preach at the Universalist church, this
city, In exchange with the pastor, Rev.
I. b. Payne, sunday morning. January
20, at 00) a IN.
MR.. ROBERT DAVIS BADLY IN
JURED.
AtpbVit Do'Aht Vso AN"AN~e 49,
Spring street, West End, Is critically Ill
at the home OF his son, Alfred l. Davis,
100 Bracket street, Portland. as a result
of being thrown from his sleigh Monday
afternoon. Some boys threw snow balls
and frightened his horse so thai he was
thrown out and struck his head with
great violence. Dir. Davis sustained u
severe conclusion of the brain. He was
:. nconscious yesterday and the chances for
his recovery are very small Mr., Davis
is "a much respected citizen and Is about
seventy ears Of age.
Tne Ladies' circle of this Warren church
will te entertained Thursday, January
Henry, Mrs. William Mann, Mrs. Charles
Frank and Mrs. Edgar Dnnnell. supper
will lie served from to after which an
viii be furnished by
committee OF young PEOPLE All are cor
daily invited 10 attend.
The name of MIR ChsrleI W. Went.
worth, principal of the Bridge street
grammar school, Is Being mentioned
again this spring as citizens candidate
for mayor. He is receiving considerable
support, particularly from the Demo-
Gratis The Republican nominee, whoever
he may te this year will without doubt
win out in the election in spite of any
combination that may he made.
Mr.. n. L. Hawkes. has SUSPENDED
operation In his Ice harvesting business,
owing to the warm weather and the con
dition of the ice
There was a rumor about town yester-
day to the effect that the 5. ID Warren
company, paper mill owners, were nego-
tiating for the purchase Of the old West
brook Manufacturing company's plant.
MIR. j. K. Warren, the agent fer the for
mer company, fatty denies the rumor
and says that nothing of the kind is or
has been contemplated by their company.
FUNERAL SERVICES OF HON. JOS
EPH DUNNELL.