The Portland daily press., 1900-10-25
Thirty-SeVen Out Of FOrty.Onc Men
Successful.
Annual Meeting Kings
Daughters.
knights of Columbus Visit
Portland Lodge.
Visit

Ths Excelsior club will meet this after
noon at the home OF Mrs. Eta Eastman,
Lamb street, Cumberland Mills The
subject Of the meeting is TO be "Men and
Women OF the White House. with pa
per by the vice-president, Mrs. Cora FL
kias.
Messrs Albert Coffin, perlntendent
of the Westbrook, Windham and Naples
electric railway company, and his broth
er, Elmer t. Coffin Of Cum berland Mills,
have returned from Presque Isle, where
they were called last week by the ill
ness OF their mother.
A delegation Of about 20 OF the mem
hers OF the local knights Of Columbus
went to Portland last evening to attend
The meeting OF Portland Council IN their
new hall, on Congress street.
Edward Foley, a brakeman on the
Worcester, Nashua Il Portland division
Of the Boston & Maine railroad. and a
son OF Patrick Foley, was united in mar
riage yesterday to Miss Mary Reynolds
cf Rochester, n. I'll. The wedding oo-
Cured at the home OF the bride IN Koch
ester. Mr.. and Mrs Foley came to West
brook on the noon train and are to visit
here for q few days before their return
20 their home IN Rochester.
The ladies' circle OF the Methodist
church enjoyed a supper and social last
evening in the vestry of the church.
The circle was entertained by the follow
ing ladies: Mrs. @. Il. Ames, Mrs. W
d. Boothby, Mrs. George Adams, Miss
Lizzie Adams, Mrs. Mark Allen, Mrs
Lee Blake, Mrs. George Barbour and
Miss Nellie Barbour.
The regular meeting Of the Ammon
congin club was held yesterday after
noon at the home OF Mrs. 1Iargare
Cloudman. Marrett street, Cumberland
Mills The subject OF the afternoon wa
Emerson. which was treated IN an ad
mirable manner IN a paper read b.
Noah =. Burgess of Portland.
Beulah chapter, Order Of the EASTER
star, conferred the degrees OF the order
on two candidates at their meeting helC
last evening.
The ladies' circle OF the Universalist
church viii meet at the home OF Mrs
Nelson Mayberry. Seavey street, this
afternoon.
Minnehaha council, Daughters OF Po-
cahontas, observed their annual homine
night last evening at Red Mems hall.
Supper was served, after which an
entertainment was enjoyed. There was
a good attendance OF the members and
very enjoyable time had by all.
The Current Events clubs Is to OBJ
serve a Especial day at their meeting
to be held this afternoon. The programme
includes the relating of a story by each
member present, the author to be guessed
by the audience.
Mr.. f. j. Fobes clerk at @. B. Wood
mans drug store, enjoyed the afternoon
yesterday on a cunning trip in the vi
cinity of Yarmouth.
Mr. VIM. D. Smith, Lincoln street,
has been making extensive repairs and
alterations upon his premises. The
house has been raised, and the land
around the building has been graded
adding much to the looks OF the proper
ty, as well as the surrounding street,
CLEAVES RIFLES QUALIFY.
The members of the CIeaves Rifles, N.
g. S. NJ held a shoot yesterday after
noon at their rifle range, near Warren
park, for the purpose OF qualifying
marksmen as required by law. The COM
pany held q shoot about week ago
when IS men qualified. Yesterday IL
out Of ID that were present qualified.
The company is allowed two days to
qualify their men, and yesterdays con-
ciuded the work of qualifying. Out of
possible Al men the company has quail
fined 81 men as marksmen. or this num-
Der one qualified as a sharpshooter and
one as frst-class marksma1. Four men
have failed to qualify. The result OF yes
terday's shoot was as follows, the men
shooting ct a distance Of 200 yards. the
scores representing possibility of 90: