The Portland daily press., 1899-12-22
Westbrook Clubs and
Lodges.
Remains of Young TiDsman Of
East Deering Coming Home.

holding services ut the Methoulsb ohuroh
Is to give another talk to linen only"
Sunday morning. December %, at 1850
O'Clock at the Methodist church.
The Westtrook Soda and Bottling COM
pany has evidently closed out Its busi-
ness as every thing has within few days
been removed from the building. Depu-
ty Sheriff Chute has made three seizures
from this esta blishment within the past
week. and considering that other visits
and seizures have been made with great
deal of regularity within the past two
months, it is not surprising that the,
propristors have taken the course that
they have and closed out the business.
Rev. E Il. Margral of Bellows Falls,
VT, is to ocoupy the pulpit of tine UNI
yersalist church, S undoy morning at TO-. 80
o'clock.
Mrs. Il. b. Sproul has been summoned
to Somerville, Mass, by the serious Ill
ness of her grandson. Harry Senter,a son
of her daughter, Mrs. Howard Sentsr
of that place.
At the meeting of Pequawket tribe OF
he'd Men held last Tuesday evening.
the officers were nominated for the term.
The election is to occur ut the next meet
ing. A delegation of the members of the
tribe went to South Windham Wednes-
day evening where they paid fraternal
visit to the tribe at that place.
at the meeting of Minnehaha council,
ID of p, held Wednesday evening, the
officers were placed in nomination for the
ensuing year. The election will occur at
Lnll WaAn zAaU
evening
The meeting Of the Ammoncongin
CLUB held Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
susan Poole was we'll attended and full
of interest. The house was pretsily deco
rated with evergreen and holly for the &C.
cssion. During the afternoon Mrs. U.
Ii. Fellows of Portland rendered a very
pleasing vocal solo. Tie programme of
the day was devoted to the discussion OF
Christmas day topics. At the next meet
ing which is to be held at the home OF
Miss Cora Clay, the subject is to be ''Po-
litical Literature" ''Clsy. Webster, CAL
houn and Everett" Zach member win
te expected to respond with patriotic
quotation.
PHOTOGRAPHERS LEFT TOWN.
About two weeks ago two young and
well dressed young men came to West
brook and opsned u photograph gallery
at the West End of the city, paying at
the time two wesks' rent in advance.
They represented the London Portrait
company and advertised to sell ten small
photographs of person for ten cents
The pictures were about an inch square
and were mounted on card about two
auohes square. The young men met with
0ood success and socn were doing rush
ing business. AS the price uf tbs pictures
vas SO low the ten cents was collected at
she time Of sitting for the picture. All
went well for over "a week, all their or
dsrs being delivered promptly. Wednss-
day they did quite big business and
were kept busy until late in the after
neon with new orders. Sometime during
the evening they left the city taking all
of their property with them. The officers
learning that some of the goods had not
been delivered, telephoned TO Portland
where the young men were located by the
police and held for examination. After
promising to finish the pictures for dsIiv
cry the men were released.
The election of the officers of st.
Joseph's society was held Wednesday
evening and resulted In the choice Of the
following: President. Ferdinand Briard
Woe president. Cleophus Boucher; score
tary. George Dandineau; assistant score
tary, Fred Perrin; treasurer, Bartholo
NEW Husrd: assistant treasurer. Joseph
HRzf hal
second marshal, Joseph Bergerson; on
committee OF visitation of the sick, Adam
Levoilst, David Vincent, Frank Beaumisr.
Roche Buotte.
All of the barber shops at the West End
are TO close for the day Chri stmas, also
On New Years day.
Rev. A. L. Dunn D. D., of Waterville
was in the city yesterday In attendance
upon the evangelis tic meetings being
held by Evangelist II. l.. Gale.
The gates of the Maine Central railroad
have recently been changed from single
to double gates are now being painted.
SCHOOL CoMMITTEE.
The Decem Der meeting of the westbrook
school CONF ittse was held last evening.
Committeeman Huard, Witham and
Carleton were absent
The matter of electing an assistant
teacher for the High school to MI the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of Miss
Maud u. dudley, Was deferred until the
end OF the school year. June, 1900.
The superintendent and chairman Of
che board were authorised to provide .
substitute until teacher Is elected.