The Portland daily press., 1899-10-25
geath Of Agent Brown Of the Ameri-
can Express Co.
Old and Well Known
Citizen Of Westbrook.
Opening of the UniverSalist
Bazaar at WOodf0rds.

The ProgIess club held very pleasant
meeting with Miss Maud Dudley. Spring
street, Monday evening. The next NEST.
Ing Is to ba.heid at tie home of Mise
LOUISE DanieIson, Church street.
Miss Mary Hodsion and Mrs. Fred
stevens are to attend the Maine State
Sunday school convention at Portland as
delegates from the Westbrook Congrega.
tional church.
A new water wheel is being placed In
tho leatherboard min to supply power
for the spinning frames recently located
there by the Dana warp mills.
DR.. A. E.Cobb has purchased the lot Of
land east of his honse on Main street of
Mr.. y. L. Ames.
A spsciAl invitation Is extended to all
the clubs of the city to be present at the
talk on ''How to judge PICTURE" to be
given by Miss Inez Blanchard Of Port
land this afternoon at three O'Clock at the
Westbrook Congregational church. A
small admission fee Is to be charged to be
Used for the purchase OF pictures for
school room decoration.
A harvest supper was held last ey ening
at Pequawket tribe of Red Mems hall
II. b. Seal CT Morrills Corner, the chief
officer of the coun,il of Maine and sever
IL others Of thehigh officials were present.
Wawenook tribe of this city was also
present as guests OF the occasion The
occasion was q visitation from the state
officials A very enjoyable evening was
had by ALL
The Maine Central railroad employees
are at work at the Main street crossing,
Cumberland Mills. preparing to put In "A
set Of two double gates in place of the
two single onei now at each side of the
crossing, This change was neoessitated
by the laying of the double track system
of the PortIsni Railroad company, and
the transfsr Of sir trolley wirss TO the
center of the street.
DEATH OF MIR. JOHN BROWN.
Mr.. John Brown, for many years the
agent of the American Express company
at westbrook. died at his home at the
Vest End shortly after noon Tuesday,
after an illness of about week. Mr..
Brown has always been In good health,
until about two years ago, he slipped and
fell on the ice wrenching his side and
back, which terminated in a canoerous
trouble. Mr.. Brown was born In Vert
brook ~ years ago, and-with tie exception
of two years, when he was employed at
the paper mills in Yarmouth, has always
resided in Westl rock. Mr.. Brown was
for many years employed as an overseer at
the old thread mill operated by Mr.. Dan
lei Carpenter and others of this city. In
1861 he was appointed ms station agent
at the Portland and Rochester railroad,
which position he held for about 35 years
In politics ne was always Democrat
and from 1870 to 1880 held the pos ition Of
collector Of taxes under the town of
Westbrook. Mr.. Brown constantly ap-
piled himself to business and while sta.
tion agent he took pride in the fact that
he was never out of town but two days
away from his work. In 1868 MIR. Brown
was affected with a bad throat trouble
that many thought would terminate In
his early death, but he survived the trou.
BILE and has been in. good health the
greater part Of the time until Obliged to
take to his bed week ago. Mr.. Brown
was charter member OF Saccarappa
lodge of Odd Fellows, joining in 1874.
He was also actively interested an6 a con.
slant attendent upon the services of the
Westbrook Congregational church. His
v ife died some fifteen years EGG, and heels
the last of his family, his brothers all
having died some years ago He leaves
son Mr.James l.. Brown, proprietor OF
a grocery business at the West End. West.
brook; daughter, Mrs. Scott Larrabee
of Scarboro. and Mrs. Frank Cleayes,
wife of Conductor Cleaves of the Portland
and Rochester railroad, with whom the
deceased made his home. The funeral
services are to occur Friday afternoon.
Mrs. @. I. Merrick and daughter Of
Brewer, are the guests of MIR. and Mrs.
J.EH. Whittier, Stroudwater street.
The board of registration are in session
at Odd Fellows hall this wsek for the
registration of voters ard the correction