The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-14
Universalists Have Pic
mic Wednesday.
Former WestbroOk People Visit
ing in the City.

SOUS, AOfIu5E4y Oh WesODfOOk3 were IN bnls
city on Saturday.
Mr.. Levi Knight and sister, Mrs.
Deborah Gordon, accompanied by their
neice, Miss Carrie Gordon, all OF Lynn,
Mass, have been recent visitors in the
city.
Mr.. Herbert G. Starr, the Cumberland
Mills druggist, has sold out his stock and
fixtures to Mr.. Leon Payne, who for the
past twelve years has been a clerk in the
employ of Mr.. Starr Mr.. Starr leaves
this week for Bridgeport, Conn, where
for the present he is engaged in the real
estate business.
Rev. A. II. Kearney, pastor of the
Berean Advent church, is in attendance
upon the Advent campmeeting at Bald
win. There were no services at the
church, neither Will there be services next
Sunday as Mr.. Kearney expects to remain
at the campmeeting.
Rev. Elliott b. Barbour pastor of the
Universalist church, and wife, are to
spend the week at Peaks island,
Rev. John Hatch of Fairfield occupied
the pulpit of the Baptist church on Sun
day. He was assisted in the service by
Rev. George B. Illsley of Bangor. In the
evening. In connection with the praise
service, the sacrament of the Lords Sup
per was administered and several persons
were baptised and received into the mem
bership OF the church.
Rev. VIM. B. Oleson OF Warren, Mass,
occupied the pulpit of the Westbrook
Congregational church on Sunday, in the
absence of the pastor, Rev. S. N Adams,
who is enjoying his annual vacation.
Mrs. George II. Raymond and daugh-
ter, Miss Elite Raymond have returned
from a two weeks outing at Ocean Wave
cottage, Higgins Beach Miss Raymond
resumed her duties as clerk at the Vest
brook post office yesterday, relieving Miss
Lottie Grant, who has commenced a three
weeks vacation.
Mrs. Mary Rioux has recently been the
guest OF Mrs John Forten, Miss Rioux
was formerly in the millinery business in
this city, but is to open millinery store
at Berlin Falls, N. H., the first OF Sep
TENDER.
Mr.. John Forten is soon to remove his
store on Bridge street known as the
"King store" and replace 1t with mod
ern building. At the present time Mr..
Forten is on a trip through Canada.
The Uniyersalists of Westbrook will
hold their picnic Wednesday at Higgins
Beach, The barge will leave Warren
church at seven o'clock a. m, and the
UniversaEst church at us If stormy
Wednesday the party viii go the next fair
day.
Mrs. Margaret Roberts, widow of the
late Lieut.. r oberts OF the list New York
regiment, and Mrs. N. II. Sanborn of
Jersey City, N. J., are guests of their
cousin, Mrs. Frank Williams, Park
road.
Presumpscot Commandery, No. 200, u. |
o. G. c., has been invited to attend the
reception to be rendered Supreme Com
mander Fessenden I. Day by Androscog-
gin Commandery of Lewiston, Friday,
August 18th.
CITY GOVERNMENT NIEETI NG.
The adjourned meeting of the Vest
brook city government was held last eve
ming at the council chamber. President |
Bailey presided. Mayor Horn in attend
ance.
Absent: Aldermen Spiers, Waterhouse,
Briard, Haggett.
The warrants for the state election
were signed by the aldermen and ordered
posted.
Petition of J. L, Horr and forty others
for proper care of the old Saccarappa
by an appropriation of a sutfi
cient amount of money from time to
time. Referred.
An order received passage directing
that a discount of two per cent be allowed
in 1909 on taxes paid before October 1.
at 8 per cent and summons fee to
be charged if not paid by January 1, 1901.
The following Democratic ballot and
election clerks were recommended by the
city committee and were declared elected:
Democratic ballot clerks, II. E. Wight,
5 D. B. Witham, Joseph Fredette, P
H, WEIGH; election clerks, @. b. East
man, j. II. SuIberan, George A. Haley,
Philip Gothro, e. L. Brown.
Republican ballot clerks, L T. Harri-
man, Fred A. Burnell, W. M. Scribner.
Goozey, Fred G. Goff; election
clerks, L. K. Paine, w. @. Ray, Everett
e. Dunn, Philip E. Haskell, John Bur
nell.
Voted to give each member of the police
a weeks vacation before January 1.
In the board of municipal officers the
Republican and Democratic lists of ballot
md election clerks were elected.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Frank B.
leighton, proprietor Of Leighton's West
brook and Portland express, dro pped dead