The Portland daily press., 1899-12-06
A WeStbroOk church Receives a
Legacy.
An Arrest for Assault
on Officer.
SociAl Events i'm the ID Ell ing
Dis rict.

The Methodist circle will be entertained
Dec. 6 by Mrs. II. K. Cotton, Mrs Susie
Cpttsr, Mrs. kliptr Coffin, Mrs. Moses
Eastman, Mrs. Peter Graham, and Mrs.
George Gray. Ladies ere requested to
meet In the afternoon to sew.
Naomi Rebekah lodge rec, ived a fra
ternal visit froin several msfp bsrs OF tine
Portlsnd lodges, Monday evening The
election Of the officers Is to occur Monday
evening, Dec. Is Ire installation will
occur the third Monday in January.
The two closed cars Of the Westbrook.
Wirdham and Naples Electric railway,
arrived about i've O'Clock Monday after
noon and will lie fit, d with trucks and
motors as rapidly as pc slble. and put
into running order. The oars were
shipped from st. Louis nea'ly three
weeks ago.
Mr.. Joseph H. Hezsiton, Jr., has re-
turned from HE brief visit to relatives In
Somervills, Mass.
A social circle Is to be held Wednesday
evening In the parlors of the westbrook
Congregational church, By the Ladis s
Circle Suppsr Is to be served at
O'Clock The circle Is to be entertained
BY the following ladies: Mrs. L. W.
Edwards, Mrs Isaac Farrnr, Mrs. Ar
thur Fuller, Mrs. Il. J. Haskell, Mrs.
VIM. Hadlock and Mrs. VIM. Hrgvett.
The will Of the lats Mira Ellen Pike of
Calais, formerly of this city. provides for
ybe payment of the sum of $500 to the
Hestbrook Congregational church. Mrs.
Pike was a sister of the late William
TIiokey. OF this city.
The we'll known evangelist, II. l..
Gale Of Massachusetts, Is to commence q
series of revival meetings Thursday even
ing of this week, at the Warren Congre-
gational church. Next week the ser, ices
are to lie held at the Methodist church.
shs BareAn sAdvent church. Miss Hall Of
Portland. talented soloist, Ia to assist
In the servioes A cordial invitation Is
extended to all to attend.
Mr.. John Cobb, Lamb street, Cumbsr-
land Mills, who was injured several
weeks ago. and who attempted to re-
sumo his duties Q week ago, but was
obliged to return home In q few hours,
is still confined to the house being able TO
cit mp only part If the time.
Mrs. Cynthia NJ. Little Ia very sick ct
her hons on Rochester street.
Mr.. John Burke returned FROM Lewis
ton, where he has been located for some
time past.
Mr.. Leroy Hawkes. 10 bsing instru cted
in the duties Of a conductor Of the West
brook, Windham and Naples Electric rail-
road.
The Epworth league Of the Methodist
church at q meeting held Monday evening
elected the following officers: President,
Nettie h. Debec; second vice president,
william II. Mason; third vice president.
Thirsa p. Davis; fourth vice president.
Jennie A. Mcclellan; secretary, Susie II.
Norton; treasurer. Byron G. Pride.
9hs Current Events club will meet
Thursday afternoon at the home OF Mrs
+. W. Freeman, Main street, at three
O'Clock. As the meeting was postponed
Thanksgiving week, a double programme
will be carried out the subjects being
philan throphy and poliHsA.
Mrs. Ii. b. Sproul, who has been in
Somervills for the past two weeks, called
there by the severe illness of her little
granddaughter, has returned to her hosae
In this city.
The "Aoreans' of Portland are to
present under the auspices Of the Daugh-
tsrs of Liberty, Wednesday evening, at
the Wsstbrook opera house. the drama
"Ihs Two TrampsI"
Miss Alice ]. Libby, a teacher in the
Main street primary school, clipped and
fell on the street Monday evening and ~
a result sprained her wrist. Her place
was temporarily filed yesterday morning
but she resumed her duties In the after
noon.