The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-25
Officers Of W!eStbrOOk Lodge, K. of
+. Installed.
Picnic Berean Advent
Sunday School.
Resignation Of a High School
Teacher.


Mr.. E. j. Thompson, assistant editor
of the Yale College Alumni weekly, is in
the city on brief visit, as the guest OF
Conductor H. e. Chute of the Westbrook
division of the Portland Railroad compa-
ny, and wife, at their home on Main
street
Workmen are engaged Nm re-shingling
and in making some needed alterati ons
in and about the Baptist church on
Main street.
Mr.. d. f. Murdoch and City Clerk
Dyer Of Portland were in the city yes
terday on business with Judge Tolman.
Mr. Fred Hunt has gone to New York
where he has accepted position in a
machine shop in New York city. Mr..
Hunt was formerly in the employ Of
the Lamb Gasolene engine company of
Portland.
The annual picnic of the Berean Adj
vent church and Sunday school is to be
held today at Underwood park. The
party viii leave this city on the $50 car.
The officers of Westbrook lodge.
Knights of Pythias were installed at a
meeting of the lodge held last evening.
Refreshments We're served at the conclu-
sion of the installation ceremony.
The Andrew j. StackpoIe house on
Church street is undergoing repairs.
: DR.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Stiles of Waltham,
Mass, who have been visiting relatives
in this city, have returned TO their
homes.
Miss Cora Edwards, teacher of physics
in the Westbrook High school, has ten
dered her resignation to the school COM
mittee.
Many Westbrook citizens viii be inter
ested to learn of the marriage of Lillian,
the youngest daughter of Rev. Edward
K. Bacon of Saybrook, Conn, formerly
of this city. The wedding was quiet
affair and occurred at the close of the
regular services last Sunday evening,
when Rev. Mr.. Bacon I'd the audience
to rise, while he performed the wedding
ceremony. The groom's name is Stan
ford, a nephew of the late Leland Stan
ford, Jr of California. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanford are for the present at their new
home IN BrO0kline, but later on are to
take a trip abroad.
Mr.. Walter Watson of New York, has
recently been the guest of friends in this
city. He returned home Sunday night,
accompanied by his sister, Miss Eva
Watson and his son, Master Lewis, who
will remain in New York several weeks.
DR. i. IL. Barrett is to enjoy Wo
weeks vacation in August at Higgins
Beach, stopping at the Levi BatcheIder's
cottage.
Mr.. william H. SWEET is recovering
slowly from his long illness.
Mr.. Joseph Bicker is having extensive
repairs made on his house on Main
street.
Mrs. Edward Binford and daughter of
Boston are guests of Mr.. Marrett Lamb
and family.
Postmaster G. B. Woodman and family
have returned from Higgins Beach
where they have enjoyed two weeks
vacation.
Miss Ettie Raymond, one of the assis-
tants clerks at the Westbrook post office,
commenced yesterday on brief vacation
which she is to enjoy at Higgins Beach.
During. her absence her position In the
office is to be filled by Miss Clara Norton.
iOld Home Week viii be celebrated on
Thursday, August 9Th. There VIII be a
game of base ball between the Westbrook
and Presumpscots in the afternoon at
80 on Warren Park In the evening q
band concert will be given in front of
the Westbrook Opera House, from until
o'clock by the Westbro0k band. The
exercises in the Opera House win consist
of an historical address by Judge f.
NJ. Ray, an = address by Hon. II. K.
Griggs, also an address by the Hon. John
e Warren. tits hoped also that poem
Will be read by a gifted Westbrook lady.
Music of a high order, both vocal and
instrumental, win be furnished during
the evening. Admission to the hall win
be by ticket. Each ticket will have at
tached to it a coupon emitting the holder
to a seat. These tickets can be had free
by applying to the programme commit
tee or the mayor on or after Friday of
this week,
The complete programme will be pub
lished soon.