The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-23
GORHAM.

The funeral OF the late lneouofe ID.
Edwards was held yesterday afternoon
at ? O'Clock from the Congregational
chapel large number of the people oil
our town We're present, also several
from westbrook and Portland. Prayer
was offered ut the house at l.3O by Rev
Mr.. Hubbard of Gorham. The services
at the chapel We're conducted by the Key.
d. :. Hibhard in the absence OF Rev.
Mr.. Reynolds, and were very impressive
Appropriate music was furnished by
the church mixed quartette, composed
of Mr.. George H. Griffin, Deacon Charles
Alden, Mrs. George W. Reynolds, and
Mrs. Frank Harlow. The floral tribute
was very appropriate. The pail bearers
were Ex-Gov. Frederick Robbie, Col. II.
r. Millett. Deacon Joseph Ridion, Dea-
con John : Leavitt, Deacon W. W. Lin
coin, Deacon f. n F. Smith, George
Chadbourne and G.. NJ. Parker. The
| funeral was under the direction OF Mr..
Brown The interment was ut Eastern
cemetery. Places of business We're closed
during the services.
Mrs. Eunice Frost and Mrs. Mary
Croker of Portland, visited friends in
Gorham yesterday.
Pine Cone Chapter, o. +. s., of Cor
ham held their regular meeting at their
hall in Central square, Monday evening.
By invitation A. of the members of Beau
lah and Mizpah chapters of the order
from Westbrook and Cumberland Mills
were present. Ex-6ov. Robbie and Mrs.
Robbie, DIR. Vim. Merrill and Mrs. Mer-
rill were given the five degrees of the or
der. At the close of the ceremonies n
fine supper was served. Ex-Governor
Robbie, DIR. William Merrill, Mr.. Cobb
and Mr.. Springer and others made re
marks Mrs. f. p. johnson, Grand Ma
iron. presided with her usual grace. The
hall was beautifully decorated, The
visiting friends returned to their homes
at IL O'Clock, all pronouneing the occa-
sion most pleasant one.
The classes of Gorham High school, 1900
and 1901, went TO Mr., and Mrs. Am
brose behring's, Scarboro, Monday eve
ming. by invitation of their classmates,
Ralph and Mabel Deering They We're
conveyed by teams The evening was
pleasantly passed, games, marches, etc,
being the order of the evening. Light
| refreshments were served and the happy
company returned home at late hour.
The letters advertised May 2lst by
Postmaster Harding, uncalled for at the
Gorham post office, are; Mrs. Harriet
Morse, Miss W. f. Holland, Mr.. A. +,
Hamblin, Willis ]. Libby and Z. II.
Trip.
Officers and directors of the Gorham
Normal school alumni will meet for
business with Mrs. W. p. f. Robbie, Main
street, Friday evening, May 25th at 7.45.
All are requested to be. present.
Mrs. Emma Waterman, Miss Jennie p.
Whitney and several of the Normal
School pupils We're in Portland Monday
The late Theodore b. Edwards served
as postmaster four years during Cleve-
lands first administration instead of his
last, as previously reported. Mr.. Simon
B. Guthrie was postmaster during his
last administration.
Our selectmen have finished taking the
valuation of the town and the result il
as follows:
Residents property, SLOWS ,aSl
Nonresident property, 2s0, 64S
Total, o. ,344, 62'
An increase of SO, 2l3 over last year.
The School street NJ. f. church officia
board have elected Prof. Vim. L. Russell