The Portland daily press., 1899-04-14

to secure the water privilege. and that
the purchase of the Lisk property is to
secure the same advan tage on .he opposite
side OF the river. The managers of the
paper mill company are reticent about
the transaction and are saying nothing
for publication.
The Epworth League of the westbrook
NJ. Z. church will observe Sunday, April
l6. was rally Sunday. Members and
friends are cordially invited. Services
begins at 9 p. IN.
All members of Naomi Kebekah Lodge
who intend to visit Woodbine are to take
the special car following the o'clock
theatre car Saturday night.
The regular meeting OF Naomi Rsbesah
Lodge will occur next Monday night.
The ladies' of the Universalist church
held ten cent supper and social Thurs
day evening In the vestry OF the church.
The supper was well attended and gen.
eral good time enjoyed by all.
Mr.. +. A. Bodge has recently construc-
ted for himself fine canoe on which he
went up the Presuinpscot to Little
Falls this week.
The Brunswick base ball team are to
play a game of ball in this city on Me-
mortal hay.
The next meeting of the Ammoncongin
club will be held next Wednesday after
noon at the school room OF Miss Eliza
beth Griggs,n teacher in the Bridge street
grammar school, when her class will
give AN inter esting programme, after
which collection will be taken up with
which to purchase picture for the
school room.
The Excelsior club was delightfully."- en-.
tertained at its last meeting at the home
of Miss Addie Brown. Mrs. Berry read
a short, but interesting article on the
topic, 1.-THE Importance of Grasping
Current EVENTS Mrs. Lane and Mrs.
Eastman also read papers on the same
subject. The next meeting is to be held
with Mrs A. j. Tuttle, Lamb.street.
The East End whist club was enter
tanned in a pleasing manner Wednesday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. A. Brown, Main street. The first
prizes were awarded Miss Monette knight
and Mr.. Joseph Warren. The next meet
ing is to be held with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
A. Warren.
At the regular meeting of Beulah chap
ter, No. ., o E. S., held Wednesday eve
ming the degrees of the order were con-
ferred on three candidates
The annual meeting of the West End
W. Q. Il. u, was held Thursday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. George A. Nc
Cubrsy, corner Files and Pleasant
streets. The meeting was we'll attended.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
vice-presidents, Mrs. W. H, Duran, Mrs.
Elizabeth Neal, Mrs. J. II. Banks; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. S. j. Gilkey;
recording secretary, Mrs. Whitney; treas.
urer Mrs. ]. +. spear. Mrs Senter, the
retiring president, gave a very interest
ing review OF the work accomplished by
the union during the past three years.
The next meeting of the union will be
held April 27th at the home of Mrs. Gillley
on Stroudwater street.
Harlan Anderson, who has been clerk
ing for some time past at the hotel at
Prout's Neck, has gone to Skowhegan
to accept a similar position.
Miss Elizabeth A. Babbidge, a lady of
about 40 years of age, died yesterday af.
ternoon at her home, Cumberland Mills,
after brief illness. The deceased has
been employed for several years in the
rag room at the 5. ID. Warren paper
mills. Miss Babbidge came to this city
from Falmouth.
City Assessor Timothy Pomerleau of
this city was In Lewiston thursday to
attend the wedding anniversary of MIR.
and Mrs. lie Reaux Of that city, who
formerly re:ided in Westbrook. II