The Portland daily press., 1894-12-01
WESTBROOK.

Mr.. V.D. Ward, returned yesterday from
Massachusetts, where he has been the
past week on business. Mr.. Ward reports
the retail shoe merchants say trade is
quiet in Boston and vicinity.
MIR. Bert Chandler, who is attending
Hebron Academy, is spending short
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Saul Chandler of Stroudwater street.
Mr.. Ora Vinal of this city, has recent
ly accepted position as superintendent
of large electric light and power estab-
lishment in Para, Brazil, South Amer
lea, and he will leave for that city in
about three weeks.
4 Mr.. J. C.Scates and family returned
yesterday from Boston, where MI. Scates
has been attending the opening or his
new drug store.
The Presumpscot river is thinly coated
with ice, and it will take but little more
cold weather to make good skating.
A horse attached to one of Pride's coal
teams ran away at the East End yester-
day morning. Little damage was done.
Westhrook depends principally upon
Portland for it's entertainment now, as
was proven by the fact that there was
no public entertainment furnished Tor
the citizens of this city Thanksgiving
day.
Many believe that it will be but few
years when Westbrook will be su Durb
of Portland in every meaning OF the
term.
That portion of Main street that has
been improved this year is as smooth as
asphalt. and will make an excellent bed
for the snow.
Mr.. Harry Twombly returned to his
home in this city yesterday from three
weeks cunning excursion in the vlclnlty
of Rumford Falls. He brought home
two handsome deer to prove his success
as a huntsman He was accompanied
on the excursion by his protner FRANK
of Gorham.
A horse belonging to Mr.. n. B. Noble
broke loose from cart loaded with lum-
Der on Seavey street and made things
lively by making cicruit OF the city on
a wild run. The cross bar on the cart
was attached to the harness when the
animal broke loose, and this hitting on
the horses heels made him frantic.
Many narrowly escaped being run down
by the runaway.
The subject of Rey.C.C. Phelan's lee
ture that he is to deliver at Odd Eel
lows hall Monday evening, is Secret
Orders VS. the Church.
In about four weeks the mayor will
he called upon TO appoint successor 20
leisure, it is rumored, is greatly dis
turbed by having to listen TO the claims
of the friends of the. numerous candi-
dates for the Office All have con-
fidence that Mayor Cordwell will APP
point an acceptable citizen to the Office
Mr.. John Pratt of Boston is visiting
his sister, Mrs. j. T. Pratt, and nephew,
Mr.. W, Scott Pratt of this city.
Miss Lena MacAchorn of Portland is
the ouest her brother, Mr.. Henry Mac
Achorn of Spring street.
Mr.. Freeland Pride of Portland, form
erly of Westbrook, called on friends in
the city Thursday.
Mr.. Arthur Turgeon is operating an
express between Westbrook and Port
land.
Regular meeting of the city council
Monday evening.
THE MANUAL TRAINING SCH DOL.
Some time ago, Mr.. S. D. Warren of
Westbrook made an offer to the city that
if the school committee would furnish
room he would supply the instruction
and the necessary equipment for man
ual training school. He has talked
with the school committee several times
about it since. Yesterday he came home
from Boston, accompanied by Professor
Leavitt superinten dent of the Boston
Manual Training School, and together
with prominent citizens they made an
examination of all available places IN
the city tor manual training school.
Nothing definite has been announced as
yet, but it is expected that the school
will be reality before very long.
Yesterday afternoon, an Intoxicated
man from Gorhan4 attempted to get
over the Portland & Rochester crossing
before the gates were shut as the team
approached, consequently he ran into
the gate and broke it short off.