The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-07
funeral Of Mrs. Frank
L. Libby.
ueeiing Of w. C. 4. U.-PersOa-
al Items Of Interest.


& nine at she Gorham fair, Westbrook Day.
Mrs W. A Bettes, Longfe1ow street,
l.enteralning her cousin, Mrs. Dora
Richards OF Boston.
Nh. K. Bootnby and family have re-
mruea from Falmouth Foreside where
hsy have been spending the summer
months.
Alderman Alexander Speirs and family
AVE returned to their home in this city,
liter having spent the summer at their
,oaae on Peaks island.
The West End ". Z Il. u. resumed
their meetings for the fall and winter
sason nesting yesterday afternoon at
tie home OF Mrs. Elizabeth Neale, corner /
Of Main and Stroudwater streets.
The funeral services over the remains
the late Mrs Gallant were held yester- |
day morning at eight o'clock from st.
Hyaclnth's church. The burial was at
ST. Hyaeinthe's cemetery.
Rev. Judson ". shaw OF Falmouth,
asd secretary Of the Young Citizens
League, is to speak at the Advent church.
geslbrook, sunday afternoon at two
o'clock. Mr.. Shaw IS to speak on mat
els OF interest in connec tion with his
work. and as he is an active and scholar
man, he will doubtless be heard with
interest hy.a goodly number OF citizens.
Al alarm OF fire from box % at the cor
nsr OF Main and Rochester streets. Thurs
day morning at 3 A o clock, called the
apartment Tor a blaze in the Hawkes.
backyard. The fire was in an outer shed
and lot Of covering boards. About 90
feet Of the long shed was burned. Water
vas not put on the lire as bricks had just
been made and the boards were allowed to
burn oil as water would have injured
the bricks. The damage was very small
md the all out was sounded about 4 20 a.
n.4
Ar. Isaac farrar while at work plaster
lns in Gray few days ago, stepped on a
hail and as a result he2is now quite lame
Repairs are being made on the roof o
the Universalist church. Several i'm
proYements have also been made on the
INTERIOR Of the church during the pas
few weeks,
The funeral services over the remains
Of th late Mrs. Frank l.. Libby were
nsl1 Wednesday afternoon from her late
residence, Brown street. The service!
we're conducted by Key. W @. Mann.
pastor OF the Warren Congregational
church. The services OF the Pythian
Ssserhood Of which she was O member,
were performed. Members OF Minnehaha
m1ncll, ID. OF p, OF which the deceased
was a member were also present. The
toal trlbutss wers numerous and beau.
uful. The burial was at Woodlawn GENE
terry.
The second quarterly conference OF the
Veslbrook Methodist Episcopal church
win be held in the church parlor, Satur-
Gay even n at 7.30 by the presiding elder
Rev. E, o. Thayer, d. d. He VIII con-
Duct love feast, Sunday morning at
$50. and viii preach at 10 30.
The Nestbrook Electric Light compa-
nys lights at the Westbrook post Office.
Benots clothing store and HodsdOn E
Undertaking rooms went OH a strike last
evening for few hours.
Mr.. Bonnie Strout of Chelsea, Mass is
visiting her sister, Mrs Simon Arenos.
~, Nam street.
DEMOCRATIC RALLY
The Democrats Of Westbrook held a raj
last evening in the ODD Fellows hall,
Vest End. The Westbrook CiUy band,
under direction Of it's leader, Mr., Sam
ua GuImond, held forth in front of the
hall for half an hour At eight o'clock
the band filed into the hail followed by a
hir sized audience. The band played
several selections after which the speakers
and several Democratic citizens and par
y leaders headed by ex- Mayor Raymond,
marched onto the platform and took seats.
No. Charles Knight, chairman Of the
city committee, called the meeting TO or
Ger and introduced Mr.. J Clark Scates as
'he chairman. MIR. Scates accepted and
alter few words upon the issues
o. the day, gave way to Hon George e..
Nng Of Boston MIR. King held forth foi
wenty minutes, coniining his remarks
70 The subject OF Imperialism. Mr.. King
Hnot very forcsful speaker and the only
applause accorded him was at the
conclusion OF his speech,
Lewellyn Barton of Portland was next
mFo'uced He spoke on the sheriff
sueston and confined his remarks almost
saurely to his position as a candidate
'cR sheriff. Mr.. Barton spoke particularly
the tilt he had with Rev. DR.. McAIlis-
s' with reference to the circulated report
mat he (Barton) was nominated by Re
publican money. Mr.. Barton denied the
~polt and said it was false and unbound
" n every particular. He said he hac
IVY spent as much as a postage stamp t.
%'ufe the Democratic nomination for
'uerln and that thus far he had not ever
Aought as to whom he should appoint
Us his deputy sheriffs IT he was elected.
AS SAID, however, If elected he should en-