The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-13
approaching Wedding Of Young
Westbrook Couple.
Death of Mrs. Emily j.
Elwell.
News of the Deeriug District and
South Portland.

The Excelsior club was entertained
Thursday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
George Rragdon. The principal paper IVES
real by NJ IS: Addie Brown Jon Mary
wilkins" the topic of the afternoon being
sModern Fiction" Arrangements are
now being made for the observance of
gentlemen's night February 1ith at the
home Of Mira. Eugene Smith, Rochester
street. The meeting of the club January
18th will be held at tae home OF Mrs.
Brown. Cum bsrland street.
Rev. Elliott b. Barber OF Gardiner who
Ia to preach Sunday morning at the
Universalist church, will preach In the
afternoon of the same day at South Wind
ham.
The Y. p. G. u. of the Universalist
church will attend the meeting of the
Cumberland association to be held Sun
day evening at the Congress Square
church.
Mrs. y. L. Harper, who has been the
guest OF Mrs. W. &c. Witham. the past
two weeks, has returned to her home In
Beverly, Mass.
Mrs. Martha Cutter, of Cumberland
Mills, was burned quite badly on the
hand while pouring tea one da y recently.
She suffered quite little from the effects
of the burn.
Friday evening January goth is the date
announced for a private invitation ball
at the Westbrook opera house. The ar
ran gements are In the hands Of the same
parties who condu,ted the Inauguration
ball last year, and this fact Of itself as
snres It's success Music will be furnished
by Chase's orchestra of five pieces.
The officers of Star Of Liberty council,
Daughters of Liberty, were installed
Thursdsy evening at Spier's hall. An
entertainment and social evening was en-
joyed AFTER the installation.
westbrook friends are receiving the fol-
lowing cards: MIR. and Mrs. James Il.
Dudley request the honor Of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter. Maude
Hilireth to DR.. Charles Jacob Bragdon
on Wednesday morning, January the
twenty fourth. at nine O'Clock. 40i Water
street, Hallowsll, Me. The young couple
are we'll known In Westbrook where they
have o host of friends. Until q few weeks
ago, Miss Dudley was for several years
successfully located as an assistant teach
or az the Westbrook high school. DR.
Bragdon is q former westbrook young
man. graduating from the high school
and later taking up the study of dentist
~, graduating year ego ut the Balti-
more d. ntal college. Since graduation
he has been successfully located In prac-
tice at Gardiner. The cards announce "at
home" after May 9Th, So Lincoln avenue,
Gardner, Me.
S. ID. Warren Council. o. U. A. M,
installed Its officers last evening at
Speir's hall.
Mrs. Emily Jane Eiwell, widow Of the
late VIM. L. Elwell, died Friday morn
ing about ten O'Clock after an Illness OF
only a few days. Mrs. Elwell arose In
appare emily much improved health yeste--
day morning. but during the forenoon
she had sudden Ill turn and death came
very suddenly as d result. Mrs. Elwell
leaves one son, Mr.. Percy b. Elwell, a
q ster, the wife of Prof. j. W. Woodbury.
OF Portland, ami a brother. Mr.. Herbert
Babb, a conductor on the New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroad. Mrs.
EIwelI was a woman greatly beloved by
all and her sudden death will be keenly
felt. The deceased WAS a member Of the
local Pythian Sisterhood.
The services at Warren church tomof
row will he a. follows: Preaching Mt
10 80 by the pastor. Topic: 1.-The Chris
tians' Possibilities After the morning
service, the Sunday school; Junior En-
deavor at four o'clock; Intermediate En-
deavor at g. 40. In the evening the pastor
will preach. Topic, "Ths Value Of
Christian Experience TO the Christian"
A sermon founded on Pilgrims Progress.