The Portland daily press., 1894-11-26
WESTRROOK.
Discovery Of a Gold Mine in Guise Of a
Gravel Pit.

Personal and General News Notes of In
terest to People by the Presumpscot.
In the division of the old town of West
brook, together with the many things
gained rtoaa this city was the loss of the
.yeritable gold mine, the Deerln2 gravel
nit. Since the division, the town and
city officers of Westbrook have endea-
yored incessantly to ind good gravel
bed in this city, but with poor success
Several small beds of an inferior grade
have been opened but it remained for the
pwesent city street commissioner to dis
cover an inexhaustible bed OF an excel
lent grade, handily located. Several
days ago, Street Commissioner Grant
opened up such mine of this invaluable
road material on the Hatch farm. at the
uppsI end of Brackett street. An expert
has examined the bed, aud pronounced
ehe quality first-class and the supply IN
exhai1sti ME. This discovery will save
the CITY many thousands of dollars, ana
will furnish the means ior the
Improvement OF the city's ROADS at
N low cost. The commissioner is now
coating Rrackett street with this ma
Ierial.
H1liVU Stewart, VI q AAAS-
her of the Elks' Minstrel Company, IS
visiting friends in this city, his former
home. His success is source OF
pleasure to his many friends here.
Messrs. Clark Eastman, Thomas Keno
an. and Walter Haskell, of Bowdoln Col
Ieye. arrived home Saturday to spend
TSanksgiyinc week with their parentsAln
this cit7. AIr. Philip Dana of Bowdoin
will spend uext week with college TRENDS
IN New York, and Mr.. Mortimer Warren
nf Boydoin is to be the guest OF friends
In Massachusetts, during the Ihanksglv-
Inc vacation. -,
Union Thanksgiving services Will be
held at the Methodist church next Meo-
nesday evening, at which meeting Kew.
r. @ PheIan will deliver sermon. Ser
vices Will also be held at Warren church
at 10. 30 a. ni., Thanksgiving day.
Mr. Warren Jefferds has resigned MS
position on the Portland Evening Ex-
press as Westbrook correspondent, and mas
accepted a similar position on the Port
land Argus.
A special meeting of the city council
win be held at the council chamber this
evening
Miss Edyina NJ. Richardson returned
to her. home in this city last week, from
the central states, where she has been
filing au engagement with the Ceclilan
Quartette OF Portland. She Will JOIN
this quartette Friday, on their trip
through Massachusetts.
Westbrook was represented at the Yale
Harvard football game at Springfield
SATURDAY., by Messrs. George W. Smith,
William Beatty, Mortimer Warren and
Philip Dana. -,
The Emmett Club of this city will
give a supper and entertainment to in
yjted friends next Thursday evening.
The schools of the city will close this
weeks session Wednesday night.
The late Lew Wescott of Standish
was buried on the family lot in this city
yesterday,
The Young Peoples societies of this
city held union meeting at the ConRre-
gational church yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel S. Lane arrived
home yesterday noon from their months
western trip.
Mr.. Perley Hunt returned to his home
in this city Saturday, from the Yellow
stone National Park, where he has been
doing duty in the Uuited States army,
the past three years. he has served his
term in the army. and will not reenlist.
Mrs. d. Foss of White Rock is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. F L. Libby OF Brown
street.
Mr.. Ora B. vinaI of Everett. Mass,
is visiting his family in this city.