The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-05
Meeting of South Portland
School Committee.

Alta nesting OF the Ladies' Circle OF the
Methodist church held on Tuesday after
noon, the resignation of MIS-, u b. Wood
man, recently elected as president of the
circle, was accepted, anu Mrs. II. ii. b.
Halves elected 20 fill the vacancy.
The folio ing is the line up Of the
Westbrook High school eleven: Harlis
Dana, captain and half back; MIR. Herman.
manger and full back; Harry Anderson.
half back; James Henderson,, quarter
back; Wayland Packard, right end; George
Morrill,, left end; Frank Burns, right
guard; Ernest SpieFs, right tackle ;
George Tolman, left tackle; A. Hooper,
centre. The boys expect to go to Bath
Saturday and play the High school eleven
of that city.
At the social gathering held on Monday
evening at the home Of Mre. Ellen 4.
SWEET, the members of Cloudman Keller
corps presented her with set OF silver
spoons.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hawkes. and father,
have returned from Dixheld, where they
have been spending few weeks with
relatives ana enjoying the fine hunting
in that locality. They brought home
with them handsome deer.
Miss Hannah Dana has recently been
the guest of Mrs. Charles K. Cobb OF the
Friends school. Providence, X. l. Dur
ing her stay Mrs. Cobb held reception
to the teachers of the school to announce
thu engagement of Miss Dana and Mr.
Frank Swan of this city. MIR. Swan is
successfully heated as teacher of the
Friends, school at Providenoe.
MIR. VIM. Smith. who has been criti cal
ly i'll and not expected to reeover,is much
improved and able to set up part of the
time.
Presumpscot Valley lodge, No. 4, Is.
of p, will hold their lodge reunion at
their meeting to be held this evening.
Supper will be served before the rank Of
knight is conferred.
Dr.C.H. leighton of Cumberland Mills
is to attend the Firemen's muster at
Ravsrhil. Mass, going there today.
DIR. &c. Harvey and wife left Tuesday
for brief trip among the White Noun
tains.
DIR. Sturteyant, the West End physician,
lett Wednesday for Somerville. Mass E,
where he is to take part of the practice OF
an old physician of that place.
MIR. Chas. b. Lesser has returned to
New York city where he will devote his
attention to music, which is his profes-
sion.
The funeral services of the late Mrs.
leila A. Walker, wife of Henry b. Walker,
were held Wednesday afternoon at 2
O'Clock from the late residence, Prides'
corner. The services were largely attend
ed and were conducted by Rev. Thomas
b. Payne, pastor of the Uniyersalist
church. The music WAS furnished by a
quartette composed of Messrs. Joseph Hez-
elton, Jr., Charles Carleton, Mss Abbie
Stackpole and Mrs. Fred Stevens. The
floral tributes were numerous and beauti-
full. The burial was at Pine Grove ceme-
terry, a portion OF Evergreen cemetery,
Morrills corner.
Mir. Thomas MCCLURE, employed at the
S, ID. Warren paper mills, met with an
accident while at work Tuesday night.
MCCLURE caught his fingers in one of the
calendar machine wheels. His fingers
were quite badly Jammed.
DEATH OF MABEL G. BICKFORD.
Miss Mabel "a. Bickford. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner G. Bickford, died al
her parents home ON the old Gorhan
road, Tuesday evening, as a result o.
typhoid fever. The dsceased was q
years of age and a young lady greatly be-
loved by all her aoquaintances. She hat
decided talent for painting. She ha
been In Ill health for the past three years
tut "a few weeks ago she seemed bettel
ard was taken TO Higgins Beach. Will
there she was taken sick with what wa
supposed to be the grippe, but which
eventually terminated in typhoid fever
She leaves father and mother. an olde
sister. HRS. Theodore Waterhouse viii
of Mr. Frank Warehouse of Watertown
Mass, and a younger sister, Miss Jenni
Blckford, a teacher in the Westbrool
schools. The funeral services are to b.
held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock frou
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