The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-19
Receipts For Universalist Fair will
Be $500.
New 0, u. A. M. Hall to
Be Dedicated Friday.
Union Temperance Meeting To
Re Held Sunday.

1t is thong I that about coo will be re-
allied from the annual fair. OF the West
brook Universalist nhur,h held last week.
A meeting of the committees Is TO De
held Friday evening at the church vestry
when reports Will be received from the
fair committees.
It has been decided by the members OF
S. ID. Warren council, o. U, A NJ, to
dedicate their new hall In Porter block
at the corner of Main and Seavey street
Friday evening, December II. An enter
tainmsnt and SUPPER is to be In order as
a part of the programme. Several OF the
local state officers from Portland and VI
cinity ers expected In attendance.
Mrs Merry witham, wife OF Dr. A, N.
witham has returned to her home from
the Maine Eye and Ear 1nfrmary where
she has been for treatment.
MIR. II. K. Griggs Of kocky Hill. Is In
Lewiston, as delegate from Westbrook
grange.
Young and old alike ara taking ad-
vantage OF the good skating on the reser-
voir at Cumberland Mills as well as
the Prssumpscot river at the West End
Mira. Abner W. Lowelfof Portland. the
weIl-known slocutionist, Is 20 give read
ings with musical accompaniment, selec-
lions from the writings of Eugene Field,
on Thursday afternoon, before the Cur
rent Events club at the meeting to be
held at the home of Mrs. Lemuel :. Lane,
Main street.
Conductor Irving Fogg has recovered
from his recent illness and resumed his
position on the Westbrook division OF
the Portland Railroad company.
The Msstbrook City band Is to give a
concert January 23 in ODD Fellows hall,
West End.
The work of moving the spinning d.
partment of the Haskell silk mill into
their new mill, commenced yesterday.
The looms will not probably be moved
before next week, or as soon as the
looms ara frsed from the goods.
The Westbrook division Of the Portland
Railroad company is running extra trips
afternoons and evenings from Cum ber-
land Mills TO Portland, to accommodate
the Christmas shoppers,
Prssumpscot Valley lodge, knights Of
Pythiss, is contemplating holding al
grand public entertainment at the West
brook Opera house later in the winter.
DIR. u. M Woodman of South Wind
ham. was in the city yesterday.
The Christmas music at st. Hya-
cinthe's Catholic church Is to be rendered
at the services on Christmas Day instead
OF Sunday. Mr.. II. Holdsworth 10 to
assist In the musical programme. He
will rsnder the bass solo Nazareth by
Gounod.
Very few OF the churches In this city
are to observe Christmas in an elaborate
manner. Special music Is to be furnished
az the morning service Of the Warren
Congregational, Universalist and Metho-
dist churches. Christmas day there ia
to be an entertainment for the young
people at the Methodist church.
A union temperance meeting Of the sew
eral churches of the city is to be held
Sunday evening, Dsoemher 31th at the
Methodist church. Rev. W. +. Berry of
Waterville, secretary OF the Maine Civic
league, Is to be the PRINCIPAL speaker.
The monthly meeting of the Westbrook
school committee is to be held this eve
ming at the office OF the superintendent
or schools.
westbrook lodge, No. %. Knights Of
Pythias, at the meeting held Monday
evening, conferred the rank OF page on
two candidates.
The case against Divide Houle and Pet
er St. Pierre. who were before Judge
Tolman Monday evening on q charge of
petty larceny and each fined s. and
costs, was settled yesterday morning.
Houie failed to pay his fine and 30 was
taken to jail for 30 days. st. Pierre was
given until this morning to pay his fine,
and was released upon the reoognizancs
OF Mr.. Arthur w. Roberts, who agreed to
have the respondent In court this morn
ing to make final settlement OF the case.
The poIics have not as yet made any
arrests for the safe blowing and burglary
ut the grocery store of MIR. Il. LebeI on
Brown street, Sunday night. The polios
officials endsavored to impiicase Divide
HnuIe who was arrested on Monday on
a charge of larceny at another place.
Homie denied all knowledge OF the affair
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