The Portland daily press., 1899-07-26

The memters Of the Uniyersaiist Sum
day school are Ito 60 on their annual pic
nio today To Higgins Beach. Persons
II living at the East Fn3 Will leave from
Warren church at 30 n. M, and those
from the West End from the Uniyersalist
church at a. m.
Postmaster @. Is. Wood mans family are
to occupy Ocean Spray cottage at Hig-
gins Beach for the nrst two weeks in Au-
gust.
Mrs. Daniel Murray is very III at her
home on Brackets street.
The following Intentions OF marriage
have been recorded with the city clerk:
Alice M.Sawysr of Portland ana George
Perley Riohaedson OF Westbrook; Oliver
J. Giguere Of Portland ana Emeiine
Vincent of Wsstbrook.
The semi-snnuaI installation Of the
officers Of Peqnawket tribe of Red Men
was held last evening at Red Mems hall.
The officers were raised to their respec-
tive stumps BY ID. ID. 6. s., Ira q. Strout
of Cumberland Mills.
Presulnpscot Valley lodgs, No. 4, K. of
p. at their next meeting, Thursday eve
ming, will install their newly elected
officers. All the members of the lodge
are requested to bring pastry. An invi-
tation Is extended to all members Of the
order to be present.
Mrs. Harry Meloher and two children
will leave Saturday for month g vaca-
tion at New Gloucester. The young son,
Edmund, who has been quito i'll with
lung trouble, is improving and 1t Is
hoped that sthe change of climate will
prove beneficial to him.
The friends OF Mrs. A. II. Muruh, wife
of DIR. Mnrch, who has been very serious
ly Ill for several months Fast will be-
pleased TO learn that her health is now
much improved.
Tho waste--pipes connected with the
stone watering trough In the square at
the East End have been out of repair ter
long time and as res alt, the street In
front of the Warren block was flooded
with water. Street Comm issioner Skill
ings yesterday with crew OF men, com
menced work in the direction of remedy
Ing the evil
The first nesting of the new ledge Of
the N. Il. o. p, recently organized in
this city was held last evening at Spiers'
halr Five applicationsEhavs Leen received
for membership 10 addition to the list of
charter members
There will be meeting of the Gents
Driving club this evening at the residence
Of Mr.. Levi Wescott, Warren avenue, to
arrange the class races for the Cumber-
land County fair.
Mr.. John p. Bnrnell, Cum berIand
street, has just completed bamboo BIZ
cycle, which is attracting much attention.
The frame work and ell parts of the
wheel exception the chain, sprccket, axles
and pedals, are made of BAN boo or other
wood.
A special meeting of the Westhrook
city governments was held Monday eve
ming for the purpose of repeating a form
er sewer order and introducing an order
which was given its first reading. Ths
order provides for the construction of
sewer on Rochester street, commencing
at the residence of John Hayes and rom
ming 500 feet TO point In front of thu
place owned by Lawrence Hendricks on.
The order calls for the appr opriNtion CT
$1,000. The meeting was adjourned to
next Monday evening at ZO o'clock
when the order will be given its final
passage.
At the regular meeting OF the C1eaves
Rifles, N. g. S: NJ, held Monday evening,
nr. j b. C'Neil of Portland, the assis-
tant surgeon OF the regime ut, was present
and examined several applicants for mem
bership in the company. Efforts ara to
be made to hold a meeting on Thursday
evening of this week to examine the 9TH
er recruits. The company is now neai ly
recruited lacking only four men of the
full complement. The work of littiEg Up
the new armory is going on nicely and
when ready the boys will have as good
quarters as any CON paBy in the state
could ask for. Orders for elsotion of
commissioned officers will probably he
Issued within q very short time now,
when the boys viii chooie captain and
several non-commissioned officers.
| W. b. whitney of Newton Theological
school, will occupy the pulpit OF the Bag.
list church Sunday afternoon Mt o'clock.
Subject, Heavenly Visions" In the
evening ct z O'Clock he will deliver an ad-
dress before the members Of the W. q. +.
u, at the Baptist church. subject. "In-
temperance In Westbroak; Its Cause ard
Cure" The Metnodish church will hold
no service at that time. but will unto
In the temperance ser vice. Special music.
| Every body is invited.
MISSING YOUNG WOMAN FOUND.
The anxiety for the safety Of Miss EIlza
jess. who went on tie excursion trip to
Canada with a friend, Miss Fannie Mat
thews of this city, but who failel to show
up at the depot at the time Miss Mat
thews started for home, las been relieved
from the fact that-a letter has jnst been
received from Miss joss Informing her
friends that after leaving Quebec shs
went to SherbEoake to visit another rela-
tive. A telegram had hecn sent to this