The Portland daily press., 1894-10-22
WESTBROOK.
Improved Prospect for the saccarappa
Hosiery Company.
Enos Witham to be Sequestered on Farm
in sebago-Joseph Pettier Receives a
Caller and Greets Him With a Hammer.

in sebago-Joseph Pettier Receives a
Caller and Greets Him With a Hammer.
Treasurer Boynton's endeavors to make
success of the Saccarappa Hosiery company
seems at last about to be crowned with
success. For several weeks he has been in
consultation with Calden Hess, who repre-
sents Delaware parties. Mr.. Hess has been
on here and viewed the plant and stated his
terms. At meeting of the directors several
days ago it was voted to take up with Mr..
Hess's offer and Mesrss. W. E. Aver and
Lemuel Lane as representatives of the
directors leave today for Philadelphia,
where they will meet Mr. Hess, ana if he
has fulfilled his agreement close the con-
tract. In the closing of the contract
additional machinery will bespurchased and
the plant-p put in operation about the middle
of November. Between thirty and forty
hands will be employed on the start. with
Mir. Hess in the capacity Of superintendent
and salesman.
Rev. c. G. Phelan. late of Camden, the
newly appointed pastor of the Westbrook
Methodist church, began his pastorate there
last Sunday morning. His family is ex-
pected to arrive next Friday.
An adjourned hearing of the assault case
of Enos Witham VS.. Charlie Grove was be-
fore Judge 1olman in the Municipal court,
Saturday morning. Lawyer Looney of Port
land. appeared for Mr.. Grove. and stated
that while he. realized that the defendant
was irresponsible. yet he thought he was
dangerous character, and desired that the
court place him where it would be impos-
slble for him TODD furtherssharm. The court
imposed a sentence of $40 and costs and
sixty days in Jail, but on the promise of the
relatives of the insane man, that he should
be placed where it would lie impossible for
him tos attempt anyones life he was re-
leased on payment of the fine and COSTS He
Will be taken in charge by his brother, who
lives on farm in Sebago Lake. and a close
watch Kept over him. 1t is hoped that the
quiet OF this place will be beneficial to him
and that he will soon recover from tb is
disability of mind.
Mr.. Henry P. Howe and family of Ticon-
doroga. n. T.. are the guests of Mr.. Howe's
father. Robert Howe of East End. Mr. Howe
is superintendent of the Ticondcroga Paper
company's mills of that city.
Sheriff-elect Samuel d. Plummer was the
guest of City Treasurer Murch. yesterday.
Mr.. Richard Porter of Biddeford, visited
friends in the city yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff Chute made a call on
Joseph Peltier, the Bridge street restaurant
keeper, yesterday morning. On Mr.. PeItier's
refusal to give Mr.. Chute admittance. he
forced an entrance, and when on the inside
was attacked by the proprietor. After he
had succeeded in getting the enraged man
off he started to make a search of the
premises. 1.-THE keeper then came at the
officer second time, armed with hammer.
but was prevented from doing him injury by
the interference of his more level headed.
wife. At this juncture of the proceedings.
Police Ofhcer Cousens arrived and promptly
put the offender under arrest. A small
amount of the ardent was seized. Mr..
Peltier came from Montreal to this CITY.
and has been running this restaurant about
three weeks. Officer Chute has made
several visits to his place during his time.
but heretofore has been unsuccessful.