The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-24
WESTBROOK.

his farm in Windham. Mr. William
Stockford will take the place made va
cant in Mr. Nelson's store.
Tho next meeting of the West End W.
G. L. U will be held Thursday at the
homo of Mrs. Gilkey, Stroudwater street.
The school room decoration committees
| of the Ammoncongin and Current Events
clabs have arranged for Miss Mary ;.
\ McCobb Mrs. Jarley) and her wax flg-
gers" to appear at the Westbrook opera
house on Monday evening, April "a: Tho
proceeds of the entertainment are for the
benefit of. the school room decoration fund
recently started by the members OF these
clubs for the benefit Of the Westbrook
\ schools.
The Current Events club will meet next
| Friday afternoon instead OF Thursday,
| that being a holiday.
brook CONGREGATIONAL church has been
called for April IS at eight O'Clock. The
cab is for the purpose OF finding out II
| the parish will vote the necessary funds
| to equip tho church with steam boating
apparatus, and sell the furnace now in
use.
1t is expected that Worthy Grand Mat
ron, Mrs. Elizabeth Douglass of Lisbon
| Falls of the Maine Grand Council, Order
of the Eastern star, will make an
Official visit to Mizpah chapter. .. E
s., of this city, this evening.
On account of the entertainment Mrs.
farley" at the Westbrook Opera house,
the Searchlight circle will postpone their
meeting this evening.
Ammoncongin lodge of Odd Fellows
will observe the S0th anniversary of It's
organization by an entertainment in
Cum berland hall on Wednesday evening,
April 20, to which all members of the
loI no ava iuvitad Invitation tickptS for
friends of the members can be procured
of the following committee: Walter L.
Anderson, George Rood, 5. G. Morton,
edward nderson, Charles Cobb, Fred
Leighton.
Miss Jennie Bradbury of Oak street is
Ill with nervous prostration.
The Westbrook baseball club will play
game of ball May 9th at $50 O'Clock in
the afternoon on the Scotch Hill grounds
with the Shaw business college team of
Portland
A union Fast Day services Is to be held
Thursday evening next at Z. 80 O'Clock at
the Baptist cnurch. Rev. Nathan Hunt,
| the Baptist state missionary, is to preach
| the sermon.
Rev. c. G. Phelan has been engaged to
deliver the Memorial Day address by Viii
lard post, q. "A r., of Sanford.
The funeral services over the remains
of the infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
dence of W. W. Spear, Spring street.
Rev. 5. n. Adams officiated.
| Mr.. Charles K. Quinby, who recently
| started the excelsior factory, is turning
out u ton of excelsior day and only has
| two machines at work. He will put III
| four more machines at once as he has
demand for all the excelsior he can
| make.
Cumberland Star lodge, No. $3.50, l.. o.
| l., will celebrate its third anniversary ON
this evening, April "a. fine en-
| tertainment has been arranged and
good attendance is expected. Rev. Z. Z.
Phelan and others are to address the
assembly and the remainder of the pro-
gramme will be carried out by Miss
Cutter and Miss Parker and Mr. Charles
Cram of Morriils in vocal solos, with
readings by Mrs. X. Z. Berry and Miss
Alice Hutchins. Music will also be fur
nished by Hezelton's Mandolin and
Il litar club.
HIGH SCHOOL CADETS ORGANIZE
The hoys at the High school have sue
ceeded In forming a company of cadets
and during the past ten days have been
| drilling under the direction of Mr.. +. A.
Hobbs, one Of the ASST stant teachers, who
| served in the Spanish American war as u
lieutenant in Co. NJ The boys have
chosen the following officers: Captain.
George Tolman; first ltutenant Virgin
Watson; second lieutenant, Roger Haskell;
| first sergesnt, Ralph Haskell; second ser
geant Ernest Speirs: third sergeant,
Ellsworth Booth, fourth sergeant, James
ton; second corporal. Wayland Picknrd;
| third corporal, Alfred Booth; fourth
corporal, Lester Norton.
The annual business meeting of the
IAmmonoongin club is to be held Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ella
4 all tab hn .ala tnskWa
of officers will be held. The club will
| observe ''gentle- mems nght' by ban
quet at Riverton, May 10.
Beulah chapter, .. Il. S.,will entertain
at their next msetinge Mizpah chapter of
Westbrook, Iona chapter of Portland and
Deering chapter of Moodfords. The la
dies of the local chapter are requested to
cook for the banquet without further
notice.
Mr.. G. X. Hartman is seriously i'll at
his residence, Cottage place.
Clarence H., the seventeen months old
son of Samuel and Bessie Watson, died
Saturday at their home on Rochester
street as a result of commissions. The
funeral services are to be held Tuesday
afternoon at two O'Clock.
A young lad from Gorham in attempt
ing to get into team in which he was to
ride homo Saturday noon, missed his
footing and fell under the team The
morse started anu the boy was run over
but sustained no serious injuries.
The WestbrooK Dramatic club have
chosen the following officers for the en-
suing season: President. Mrs. Babb;
vice president, Mr.. Sawyer; secretary,
MIR. Haley; treasurer, Mr.. Graham. Miss
Richardson, the former secretary and one
of the principals of the club, has an
nounced her intention of severing her
connection with the club at the close of
the engagements now pending.
There is to be special meeting of the
Universalist parish this evening,
April Gath. at I. 80 clock in the yestry Of
their church to see If the parish will re-
consider the vote whereby it refused to
accept the resignation of Mr.. Russell ID.
Woodman as treasurer, also to see If the