The Portland daily press., 1901-02-26

order at grand stats tournament TO be
held In City hall.
The Excelsior club members are 10 at
tend the nesting Of the East End W. O.
II U. this afternoon at guests. The meet
ing is 10 ts held at the home OF Mrs. An
sci II. Porter, Main street, at two O'Clock.
Miss CorneIia NJ. Dow the county union
prssldsnt Is expected In attsndapce.
The ladies' circle of the Methodist
church win give an orange supper We'd
nesday evening In the vestry of the
church. A line graphophone entertain
ment is TO be given after the supper.
The Hszelton Mandolin Banjo and
Guitar Slub of this city gave an enter
tanning and successful concert last eve
nng at the wsstbrook opera house.
Miss Alice Waterman entertained a
whist party at her home Saturday eve
ming in honor of her guest Miss Winifrsd
Holt OF Portland.
Rev. Edgar Blake returned to his home
Lebanon, N. H.. yesterday. Miss Blake
win remain q few days longer as the
guest OF her parents Mr.. and Mrs. d. j.
Woodman, March "a. Sermon by Rev.
Henry Blanchard, ID. D., OF the Congress
Square church, Portland. March 81,
sermon by Rev. S. @. Davis of All Souls
Universallst church, Morrlils.
Tbs ladies circle of the Warren Congre-
RaticnaI church are to meet in ths church
Veatry, Thursday afternoon, from $50 10
5 O'Clock for the purpose of sewing.
The Lsnten services at the westbrook
Uniyersalist church commenced Sunday
evening. Rsv. Herbert f. Aoulton OF
Biddeford delivered the sermon. he
speakers for the remaining lectures are
as follows: March 8. lecture by Rev. s.
u. Pearson OF Portland. March 10, SER
mon By kev. j. U. Perkins, pastor OF
the Unitarian church, Portland. March
II, sermon by Rsv. Harry E. Townsend
OF the woodfords UniversAlist church.
POKER JOINT RAIDED.
Dsputy Sheriff e J. Bragdon, assisted
By Special Police oriosr Nelson Mayber-
ry, raided a gambling den kept by Mr.
wadsworth Spring, over X. q. Boothby's
store, about O'Clock sunday morning.
The rooms are occupied ostensibly by
Mr.. Spring as photographer gallery,
and while that business Is to small
extent carried on in the apartments, 1t
has been surmissd by ths officers that
crooked business was being conducted
there. Deputy Sheriff Hragdon obtained
q warrant about midnight Saturday
night and about O'CLOCK Sunday morn
ing, accompanied by Officsr Mayberry,
effected an entrance to ths rooms The
cfficers found nine young men in the
room engaged In playing poker. Several
poker chips were obtained by the officers
and Mr.. Spring was placed under arrest.
The case was heard last evening before
Judge Tolman. The warrant as served
was against Mr.. Ward Spring and as MIR.
Spring was not represented by counsel he
argued that the warrant was de Elective
as his name is wadsworth. 1t only took
and Spring was held on a new warrant
with the correct name. He pleaded not
guilty to the charge, The court found
him guilty and imposed q fine of $50 and
costs. The case was continued until
Saturday TO enable Mr.. Spring to collsct
the monsy to pay the tine.
In the search and seizure nase against
Isaac Cross, the judge imposed tine OF
500 and oosts. Mr.. Cross appealed the
case.
On the search and seizure warrant
against Amils King he was found not
guilty and orderad discharged.
Mrs. MarceIene Teriault, aged 81 years.
q French resident residing on Main
street, died Saturday evening az a result
OF tuberculosis. The funeral services are
to occur Tuesday morning at O'Clock
from st. Hyaointhe's church. The burial
Is TO be at st. HyAcinthe cemetery.