The Portland daily press., 1900-12-22
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at Intervals.
Personal Items OF General In
terest.

Funeral services for Mrs John God
dard were held yesterday afternoon ut
9 80 o'clock at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Thompson, % Front street hev.
&c. ID. Nswcomb, pastor of the Bethany
Congregational church, ofiiciased and
thers was singing BY the Mendeissohn
quartette OF Portland, composed OF DIR.
Nickerson, MIR. Bowdoin, Miss Varnev
and Miss Halves. Their selected NUM-
bers vera "Home Land" and Tenny.
sons Crossing the Bar. There were no
pail bearers and the interment was In
the family lot at Evergreen csmetery.
There was handsome floral tribute In
GLIDING tablet and bouqets from the
family and large wreath OF roses, yio-
let's and hyacinths from a granddaughter
In Connecticut.
THE HISTORY CLUB.
The History club had one OF the pleas
ATTEST meetings OF the season, Thursday
evening, at the home OF Mrs. Isabelle
Skinner on Front street. Hall Caine was
the author discussed and lessons were
gathered from the books on Mythology.
A delightful feature of the evening was
the reading of an original poem by Mrs
Rover which hraathed or Getting to the
hostess and the club, using figures oil
speech which ittsd well the NEUROLOGICAL
characters whicn she introduced. Mrs.
Ira Nj. Davis also contributed much to
the enjoyment of the evening and re-
Treatments were served In the dining
room. The next meeting will be with
Mis-. W. 5. Small, Stanford street,
Thursday evening, when Kipling and
Caine viii be the special subjects.
THE ICE KINGS MISHAP.
The big ocean tug Toe King met with
an accident yesterday in the harbor and
was towed to the marine railway by the
c, A, Warren Her propeller wheel
dropped and caught on the skeag leaving
her In a helpless condition. She
will goson the railway for rspairs so
soon as the fremont leaves, which will
probably be about Saturday
CHRISTMAS EVE AT UNIVERSAL
LIST CHURCH.
christmas Eve" will be appropriately
observed at the Universalist church,
Monday next, with exercises by the sun
day school, the programme for the con-
cert being as follows:
SINGING School
Singin9 Choir
Recitation, Isabel Kincaid
Recitation. Helen Thompson
Recitation, Eva Smart
Solo, Emma ANDERSON
Realization. stewart Morrell
Rscitatiop. Hernice Shaw
Duet. Lacy Dyer and Adelaid M:rriman
Recitation, Abide hipcaiu
Recitation. Jimmie Gailager
Singing, oiAss
Recitation, Louise Thompson
Duet, Nathan Dyer and Frank Davis
Singing School
DEDICATION EXERCISES.
referring to the dedication Exer-
cises" which will take place at the Cole
Memorial church, Wednesday, January 2.
the programme of which was printed
yester lay, 1t 10 worthy Of note that Rev.
Charles Hayden of Augusta, during the
winters OF 1880, 1881, 1889 and 1883, fire.
quently delivered addresses before the
Liberal Lecture Association, .he nucleus,
so TO speak, OF the present UniverSaliss
parish. 1t was fitting, therefore. that
ne should be asked to deliver the dedioa-
tory sermon and equally 80 that Rev. Mir.
Kimmsn, the frat pastor Of the newly
organized parish, should make the ad-
dress to the psople. The exercises as a
whole bid fair to DO most Interesting.
The Ladies' Circle Of the Universaiist
church Will be entertained January l by
Mrs. N. Z. Gordon at her home on
Front street.
Rev. s. q. Davis, Of all Souls churoh,
will preach at the Universalist church,
Sunday, q sermon appropriate to the
Christmas season and special music has
been prepared for the occasion. All are
cordially invited to be present.
Corporal Wilson of the Artillery, sta
toned at Fort Adams. X. l., is enjoying
twenty days furlough which he Will
spend in South Portland.
Taking advantage Of the mild weather
of Friday, the Bonita club took days
outing at Richmond's island, where they
we're royalty entertained by the Jordan
Brothers.
Mrs Sarah Frost, OF Portland, and
Miss Matte v. Bell. Of Weld, are visit
ing at the home OF r. M. Cole, Sawyer
street,
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