The Portland daily press., 1895-02-26
W ESTBROOK.
SOME TROUBLE IN THE WARREN
CHURCH.


There is some trouble in the Warren
Memorial church at Cumberland Mills in re-
lation to the pastor. Rev. David Martyr.
Mr.. Martyr was formerly from Scotland.
and preached at Cornish before coming to
| the Warren church. He will be remembe red
as one of the most prominent speakers at
the recent Burns banquet in Portland. Mr..
Martyr left Westbrook about three weeks
ago and is said TO be in Kingston. Ont. The
trouble arises over some things about MIR.
Martyrs Scottish recommendations, and
his commission minister. see
| The Post Office will be closed today be-
tween the hours of l.3O and $3.50 p. M.
during the funeral services of the late Post
master SWEET. The services will be in
charge of Temple lodge of Masons and will
be held at the Universalist church at 2
L. m.
| Members of Temple lodge of Masons are
requested to meet at their hall at | p. m.
today to attend the funeral Of Brother n.
| A.. SWEET. ats@
The ". G. T. U. will meet at the house Of
Mrs. John Mesefve. No. 58 Central street
this afternoon at O'clock.
The members Of Cloudman Post No. 100,
g. A. R., are requested to meet at their
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| the funeral Of their late comrade N. A.
SWEET.
air. E. G. Dean of Boston. Mass. an ex-
pert on the appliance Of steam. is at the
paper mills of S. d. Warren s. Co., for The
purpose of imp owing their steam apparatus
| throughout the mills.
/ Robert L. Howe of east end, is con fined to
his house With grippe.
ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY
GOVERNMENT.
| An adjourned meeting Of the City Council
was held at the Council chamber Monday
evening. President Lane presiding. Mayor
Cordwell was present.
Absent: Alderman Foster. Woodbu and
Knowlton.r May orgCord well presented the
following nominations -ssBallot clerk for
ward i've. Charles B. Graham; ballot clerk
for ward two, Howard Verrill; election
clerk for ward two, Frank Mariner; election
clerk for ward four, Byron e. Haskell, ac-
cepted.
President Lane brought up the ordinance
in regard to the salaries of the city officers,
which received its first reading at the last
meeting. 90
The following changes were made: City
clerks salary to be two hundred and fifty
dollars; overseers OF poor to be allowed fifty
dollars for clerk hire; chief engineer of fire
depal tment 10 be one hundred dollars, fer
merly forty dollars; city marshall salary to
be one hundred dollars instead of forty as
formerly. On motion Of Alderman Warren
it was passed as amended.
Alderman Warren presented nm order for
three hundred and ffty-n!ne dollars and
eighty cents for fncidentals which was
accepted and passed.
Alderman Dana from The committee OH
highways, sidewalks and bridges, read
communication from the Maine and New
Hampshire Granite company in regard to
a boiler bought of the city the past year
after discussion by several members it
was on motion OF Alderman Dana referred
to the next city council and passed.
Alderman Gray from the committee on
streets lights. read report Of that commit
tee in regard to street lights for the past
year which was found to be within the ap-
preparation fer that department., report at-
cepted and ordered printed in city report.
Alderman Cloudman from the committee
on new streets reported in regard to the
overhead grade of Brown street at the
Maine Central crossing. The railroad COM
missioners and Alderman Cloudman talked
the matter over and the report was read to
the council. Moved that this report be
| added to the record Of the committee of the
last council meeting. Alderman Cloudman
also read a communication from the
lanthorities of the Maine Central railroad in
| regard to adding foot bridge for the con-
| venienoe Of foot passengers going to and
| from both sides of The river, also other
| letters from the same parties relating to
! this crossing, this matter was generously
discussed by most of the aldermen present.
Alderman Warren presented resolution
that this council approve OF the action Of
the committee in regard to the Brown
street crossing. Accepted. Alderman Cloud
man moved that copy of this resolve be
sent to the railroad commissioners passed.
Alderman Warren from the committee ON
claims in regard to the claims of Mrs.
Minnie Golf. who fell on the sidewalk on
Roc hester street. December 2lst. moved she
be paid the sum of fifty dollars for said in
juries; passed. From the same committee in
regard to the claim of Mrs. Felix Daniels
falling on the icy sidewalk, Alderman
| War; en- moved that the sum of twenty-five
dollars for such injury. This order failed to
pass. City Solicitor Tolman asked in
struotions of the counail in regard to the
| guardianship Of Almena L. and Harriet
Pratt. where it seems there is quite dit
ference of opinion in regard to their sanity.
City Solicitor TolmaD shas interviewed these
ladies and is satisfied that they are very
much in need of being looked after. Alder
man Cloudman moved that the city solicitor
attend the hearing at the Probate court
and see that the oity's interest is properly
looked after; passed. President Lane in a
very pleasant manner invited the present
city council to banquet at his residence
Thursday evening. which by the expression
of the faces of the council they were ali
willing to accept.
Adjourned. Il
Killed in an ARRAY.