The Portland daily press., 1894-12-24
WESTBROOK.
The Sudden and Terrible AfflictiOn of
Mr.. Preston WOrmWO0d.

A Slight Fire SuEday-Presentation to MI
Edward Anderson. Jr-Scates Medical
Company Elects Officers.
Mr.. Leonard Holston of the Chester
(Penn.) military school, is spending
short vacation with his parents in this
city.
MIR. Edward Anderson, Jr., foreman of
the calendar department of SD. Warren
Co. IS plant, was very agreeably sur
prised last Friday evening by being pre-
sented by the employees in this depart
ment with a very. handsome gold watch.
Mr. Anderson was called from his home
to the mill on that evening under the
pretence that his presence was required
on account of a break down. When he
arrived at the mill The found the en-
ployes of his department gathered in one
end Of the room, and before any explana-
ton could be given Mr.. Will South
stepped forward and made the presenta-
tion with some well chosen remarks.
MIR. anderson was greatly overcome by
this expression Of esteem from his fellow
ID borers.
Mr.. Frank Heselton. state manager of
the Equitable Life A ssurance society,
has contributed to the Westbrook memo
rial library. very handsomely bound
volume OF the Hazelton Genealogy. Mr.
Hezelton furnished very valuable AID IN
the compilation of this work.
Mr.. william South, of the east end, left
Saturday morning on short business
trip to Boston.
F Mr.J. D. Gilbert and family of North
Il ff
city, are the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. y.
E. Lewis of this city.
Mr.. Preston Wormwood of this city has
suffered terrible inhiction. Friday eve
ming he read his evening paper as usual,
and retired in his usual health. On
awakening in the morning he found that
his sight had completely gone from him.
DR.. Horr was summoned, but could give
the unfortunate man no relief. He will
GO to the Maine Eye and Ear lnhrmary
for treatment.
Mrs. A. C. Grant of Waterville is the
guest of her daughters, Misses Blanche
and Lolita of this city.
Mr.. Clinton Anderson, of Exeter, N.
H., was in the city last week.
An alarm of fire was sounded at $50
O'Clock Sunday morning. A blaze had
started on the roof of Mr.. G. E. Quinb 8.
tenement house on Central street, butt
through the prompt action OF the occu-
pants of the house and neigh bors, the
fire was tinguished before the arrival
of the fire department. The damage
was slight
Wednesday evening there will be tenn
perance lecture at the Warren church
By Rev. G. G. Phelan, under the auspices
of the W. G. L. e.
The Westbrook society are to have a
Christmas tree at the church this eve
ming. s
Thursday evening the Congregational
church give a Christmas supper and en
tertainment to the cihldren. of the Sun
day school
Misses Carrie and Maud, daughters of
Postm aster Charles P. Andrews OF SOM
ersworth, N. H., are the guests OF their
uncle, J.R. Andrews.
Saturday afternoon the annual meeting
of the Scates Medical Company was
held, and the following were elected di-
rectors: J. c. Scates, Fred E. Richards,
Lemuel Lane, Leander Valentine, R.D.
Woodman, Charles L. Hubbard, Ma.
Brown. The directors organized as fol-
lows RID. Woodman president; +. r.
Richards, vice president, q. Fred Murch,
clerk: Charles L. Hubbard of Boston,
treasurer and general manager. 1t was
voted to increase the capital stock to
100000.
George Whitehouse of Springfield,
Mass, is the guest of his sister, Miss
Ella Whitehouse of Haskell street, this
city.
The Warren church society is to furn-
ish very unique and interesting en-
tertainment for the children OF the sun
day school this. evening. There is to be
a tree, and scenes will be produced. pre-
senting Santa Claus, from the time of
his leaving his SHOW cave until his ar
rival at Warren church.
Mr.. John Blake, of Worcester, Mass.
formerly of this city, is visiting friends
here.
Mr.. John Doyle, OF st. Mary's College,
Van Buren, is spending the Christmas
recess with his parenss in this city.