The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-29
HestbrOOk Man To Go To Manila
In Government Service.
The Services at the
Churches Tomorrow.
Engagement Announced--Per-
sOnal Aud Other Items.

sThe following officers have been elected
bv the local lodge of the New England
Orier of Protsction: j. p. w., Milton
Berry; W., Amos Spiller; v. W., Charles
Madison; s., Mrs. Edna Bryant; L. s.,
Mrs. Annie Pratt; T., Lewis Lowell; O.,
Mrs. Alice Reny; q Mrs. Emma Bar
bour; g., Joseph Smith; s., Alexander
Mclean; trustee for three years, Charles
Wentworth trustee for two years, Frank.
in Andrews; pianist, Miss Ora Jordan.
MIR. Archibald Tufts. son OF Air. and
Mrs. s. II. Tufts, who has been a drug
gist at the government pharmacy at An
napolis, has bsen ordered TO Manila, and
is now on the way, expecting to arrive at
Manila in forty days.
The engagement of Miss Margaret Bry-
son and MIR. william Gordon is an
nounced.
AT the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing the pastor, Rev. g. +. Parsons, is to
conduct the prayer meeting at 10 a. M,
and preach at the morning service at 10. 30
a. m.; Sunday school at IL m. Epworth
League meeting at p. m.; Union Tenn
peranoe meeting at p. M, with an ad-
dress by Kew. W. r. Berry, secretary OF
the Christian Civic League of Maine.
The services on Sunday at the Berean
Advent church are to be as follows:
Sunday school at 1880 o. M; preaching
by the pastor, Rev. A. IL. kearney at
D. m., subject Missions At SIX
O'Clock there will be baptismal service,
followed by a short social service.
The annual meeting of the Westbrook
Congregational church OCCURS next
Thursday evening.
Miss Ethel Porter, student at Colby
college, who is spending the holidays at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
q. ii. Porter, entertained the members
OF the alass of 1899, Wsstbrook h Ugh
school, of which she was a member,
Thursday evening at the home of her
parents The party numbered fifteen
guests out of a class OF seventeen men,
bsrs. A very pleasant social evening was
enjoyed, after which refreshments were
served.
Caianthe assembly, Pythisn Sister
hood, is TO open Its meeting promptly at
30 O'Clock Saturday evening as the cleo
tion of officers is to occur at this meet
ing.
Superintendent of Schools, Mr.. Fred
Benson is in attendance upon the sessions
of the Maine Pedagogical society at Lew
iston. TIE next nesting Of the Cumber-
land Pedagogical society of which Mr..
f. W. freeman, principal of the West
brook high school is the chairman, is to
be in this olty.
Mr. Harry F. Roberts of the firm of
Hodsdon and Roberts, Main strsst, I'M
dertaksrs. came near being the victim OF
ferious accident yesterday afternoon. |
Mr. Roberts was standing in one corner |
of his office, when friend who had |
several apples with him, tossed one to |
MIR. Roberts at the same time he acct
dentally threw a knife with the blade |
opened. Dir. Roberts caught the apple, |
and had just time enough to dodge the |
knife, which whizzed past him within an |
eighth of an inch OF his eye.
The funeral or Mrs. Julia A. Batohel |
der, wife of Charles IL. Batchelder, Saoo |
street, occurred yesterday afternoon, and |
were largely attended. The services were |
conducted by Rev. &c. Is. Barbsr, pastor |
OF the Universities church. The burial |
was in Woodlawn cemetery.
Court City OF Mestbrook, Foresters OF |
America, at the meeting held Thursday |
evening. the following officers were
elected: G. r., Arthur Simoneau; treas
urer, John b. Lahucque; f. s., Thomas
Gallant; Il. s., John Quilette; S. w., M.
Donovan; j. W., VIM. Marshall; S. b.,
AmRde Rousseau; J. b, II. Labucqne,
Jr.; trustee for three years, Joseph Laro-
cheile.
At Warren church, tomorrow, there
VIII be special services all day. In the
morning, Rev. W. F. Berry. secretary OF
the Civic League Of Maine will preach,
presenting the work of the league. In
the evening the pastor will give an illus.
trated sermon on "The Prodigal Son. -
Beautiful colored slides Will be shown.
The church choir Will furnish music for
the evening service.
The Cleaves Rifles basket ball team
lined mp again last evening at the armory
in lively game OF basket ball The
game resulted in favor of Captain
Lamoilie's team by score of ~ to 3
against the team captainsd by Sergeant
j. b. Spear. The teams were composed
as follows;
Captain Spears team--J. b. Spear, cap
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