The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-03
WESTBROOk.

Easter was obServtd by the several
Westbrook churches but not to such an
extent as usual The floral decorations,
memorial tributes and concerts we're con-
siderably less in number than on previous
years.
The Daphne glee club will hold 1t
next meeting April ut the home of Z.
E Rollins West End.
The Excelsior club will be entertained
Monday evening, April 3 at the home OF
Mrs Hooper, Lamb rect
Cloudman Relief corps has received an
invitltion to visit Bosworth Relief corrs,
Portland. at their mex regular nesting,
Friday afternoon. ptfl Z.
Mrs Lucinda Gu { of Monmouth.
an aged lady, has sold her farm and other
PRIORITY and Is 10 make ter home with
her daughter, Mrs. Il. +. Fletcher, this
city.
The Nesthrook assessors Of taxes are to
be in session ut Dad Fellows hall, WEST
End, from April to s, inclusive, to re-
ceive lists of taxes from property owners
TIE marriage of form r resident Of
| { his city, Harry b. Aver, Esq promis-
Ing young torrev now loca ed at south
Berwick, and Mss SUSIE K. Bacon OF
Biddeford, form erls of this city, Is TO &C.
cur April 3 at Biddeford
WARREN CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
The pastor OF Warren church preached
| an interesting Easter sermon yesterday
morning. The church platform WAS deco.
rated with pottsd plants ferns and several
handsome memorial tributes, among
which were the following: Raster lily.
MIR. Elisha Newcomb; potted plants for
| both J. Il. Weeks and Alice j. Weeks;
piuks. for Mrs. Charles Bailey from the
| Il over committee of the church of which
the deceased was u member; lily, Fred
| brown. Two large and handsome palms
attracted considerable attention. They
are owned by Miss Jennie Andrews and
Mrs. Geurg Graham.
The members of the primary depart
ment of the su day School held special
services at noon in their room which were
watched by the parents Last e veDing
an Easter song service was held wi tn r--
sponsive readings. The choir rendered
several anthems and solos
UNIvERsALIsT CHURCH.
at the Universnlist church: star and
crescent for the late b. +. Roberts; large
bouquets, Mr.. and Mrs. &. H. Elwel;
lily, Mrs. q. Il. Goodsll basket of hya
ointhes, Mrs and Mrs. John Cloudman;
pm KS Miss Lois Johnson.
n deli htfnl concert was given in the
ever ing by the men bers of the Sun lay
school.
On account of the iie which damaged
the Mestbrook Congregational church the
Easter services could not be held. The
meetings during the week were held In
the chapel.
The usual appropriate services were
held at ST. Hyacinthe's church durin-
the day
CONG CHU RCH
ABLAZE.
The alarm of fire from box 80, corner Of
Main and Brackett reels, at 10 O'Clock
Saturday forenoon, call ID the department
10 fire in the Mestbrook Congregational
church The fire originated as re ult Of
an overhested furnace A hols about 10
feet in diameter was burned around the
,rge register IA third of the way up the
church hree pews were destroyed and
the carpet and flor quite VA ly burned
it was just nine minutes after the Hlsrm
WAS sounded that the de art emit hal
water on and the ire was extingnish, d
The da mage was principal fron smoke.
which will amount to several hund ed
dcllMs. The building was well insured.
THE WESTBROOK MILLS.
Rumors are again prevalent relative to
the purchase OF the MestUrook Dianufao
turing company's mills. This time it is
said to be the Bates Manufacturing com.
pany of Lewiston that is uesi GUS Of pur-
chasing the plant Not ing definite can
he learned in this city, but IL il under
stood that the l. wilton concern among
ot1ers are making enquiries relative to
the property,
POSTMASTER WOODMAN IN OFFICE
Mr. Charles b. Woodman. the we'll
known Nestbrook druggist, recently APP
pointed bv President Mckinley as post
master at the Westorook office, assumed
the du les oil his position Saturday morn
ing, relieving the former popular Official
MIR h L. May berry, appointed under
Presi lent Clsvel nj MIR oodman is TO
retain Miss Lottie Grant as an assistant
Mr.. Noodman is no Stranger in the pc.
sition of postmaster as be served four
years under Presid Mt Harrison admin
istratic n. The new postmaster is n stauDch
Republ lcan and has hell various offices
within the lift of the voters of West
brpok. lie has served tw o terms MS u rep
resentetive TO the leRi lature and two
terms as an alderman and president OF
tle city council The appoint ment of ar
Goldman meets with generous approval.
ASSAULT CASE.
the estbrook municipal court Saturday
morning. The complainant was MIR.
Royal Tyler Of South nIndhan, against
Mr.. Joseph X ed, postmaster OF the same
place. From the evidence presented 1t
seems that trouble has been brewing for
some time and ON Friday MIR. Tyler en-
tered the post office several times. zach
time he left the door op n lhe postmas-
ter at last asked him to close the door.
This Tyler refu ed to do, so Postmaster
Reed grabbed Iylr ann showed him out
of doors. There was no evidence of any
blows having been struck or injury sus-
tained by the compl int SO the judge de-
oided to discharge the defendant
PARISH MEETING.
There Is t, be special parish meeting
Wednesday evening, April 9th at the uni
yersalist church to take action upon the
choice of pastor for the ensuing year. The
present pastor, Rev. T. Is. Payne, who
has labored successfully with the church
for the past two years, is q candidate for
reelection. There has been some talk