The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-28
Sale Of the Prescott
Farm to Mr.. Griffin.
Resignation Of Supt. Mitchell of
the Windham Railroad Co.

The services NJ the Motnouist onurcn
Sunday are to be az follows: Prayer
meeting Mt o a M; preaching by the
pastor, Rev. G. G. Phelan ut 1920 n. m,
subject, "The Present Crisia;" Sunday
school at IL IN. Young Peoples meeting
at O'Clock. followed by an address at
o'clock, subject, "The Foremost Man."
The invitation extended by the Am
moncongin club t, the Maine Federation
of clubs to meet at. westbrook during the
coming winter, has been accepted.
Byron N. Bailey Of this city, has pur-
chased the Faulkner place on the new
Gorham road.
The westbrook Electric Light sanh
Power company has purchsse two horses
and other necessary equipment to be used
In connection with their crew to faciii-
tate the service throughout the olty. A
neat stable Tor the horses has been erected
on land owned by the S. d. Warren CON-
pany, near Brown street, West End.
Cards have been received In this city
announcing ths marriage Of the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W. Rice. Miss
Bertha Frances to Mr.. Arthur Richard
Fits Of Quincy. Mass. Ion. Wednesday,
October 25. Mr.. and Mrs. Fits are 20
hold their first sat home 'lThursday eve
ming. December Il, at IL Bigelow street,
Quincy, Mass. Mrs. Fits WAS formerly
teacher at the Forest street school.
The entertainment and social held
Thursday evening at the Warren Congre-
gational church. WAS well attended. and
thoroughly enjoyed by all. Refreshments
were served during the evening.
Rev. Thomas II Payne has returned
from Boston, where he has been In atten-
dance upon the biennial session Of the
Univsrsalist general conferepce. He 70.
ports the lmgsst and most enthusiastic
ever held. Five thousand
people attempted to enter Music hall Sun
day night, where accommodations could
be found for only $500. Kings ohapsl
also was filled to OVERLOOKING and hun
dreds coming from long distances had
to return home. Mr.. Payne will speak
on this graat convention Sunday morning
from his pulpit at the local Univsrsalist
church.
SALE OF PRESCOTT FARM.
At an auction sale conducted Thursday
by Goss and Wilson. auotioneers from
Portland, this property owned byiJanet
A. Prescott, and known as the Husse7
homestead, consisting of ~ acres OF land,
situatsd about q mile from Cumberland
Mills, was sold to MIR. @. K. Griffin Of
Wsstbrook.
The Presumpscot band went to New
Glou csster yesterday noon to furnish mu-
slo at the Republican rally held in that
town.
The Ranger and Aver manufacturing
company has been organized at Foxoroft
for the purpose of dealing and manufact-
uring all kinds Of lumber Mr.. Z. L.
Ranger, formerly Of the firm Of Ranger
Bros. and MIR. VIM. 4. Aver OF Cumber
land Mills, for many years the travelling
agent Of the S. d. Warren paper oompa-
ny, who resigned his position few
months ago. are chiefly interested in the
new company. The business to be done
consists Of the usual veneer work form
erly done by the Ranger Bros, only on q
larger scale. Eventually the plant Will
be enlarged and the company will engage
In quite an extensive business.
Superintendent John A. Mitchell Of the
westbrook, Windham s. Naples electric
railroad company, is winding up his
business with the company and is soon
to leave for Boston, whore he has been
for several weeks past Mr.. Mitchell
Is intere,ted In q patented article used
largely by the government and is to de-
vote his entire time to that work IN
connection with other articles In which
he 10 also interested. The position of
superintendent will probably remain
vacant until spring when the travel be-
gins to increase and man will be need
cd to devote his time to the work. Dur
ing thu winter the running of this road