The Portland daily press., 1895-04-08
WESTBROOK.

Wednesday and Thursday of this week
the Congregational Society ars to hold
unique fair and sale at the chapel. 1t
is to be a sFestival of the Days" The
sale tables are to be supplied with ar
ticles which will be useful on the sever
al day of the week. On Mondays table
will be found articles for wash day,
Tuesday for ironing, wednesday for
mending, Thursday for reception, Fri
day for sweeping and on Saturday for
baking. Each evening there will be a
pleasing entertainment. The proceeds are
to go to swell the vestry fund.
Several bouquets of Mayfiower buds
were displayed on the streets yesterday.
Asfew warm days will open these beau
ties and the usual crowds from the
neighboring cities will be here in quest
of these lovely gifts of spring.
City Treasurer Winslow joined his
wife. who is visiting the family of John
Adams of Boston, Saturday. They will
return the first of this week.
All are glad to see Conductor Water
house in charge of his car on the cleo
tries once again. He has been confined
to his home with sickness for the past
few weeks.
A case of assault and battery was be-
fore Judge Tolman in the Municipal
court Saturday. The complainant was a
young man by the name of Walton and
the defendant young man by the name
of Foster, both of the East End. Lawyer
Lyons appeared for the defendant and
asked continuance of the case.
Mayor Cutter and wife returned Satur-
day from their three weeks trip South.
The Mayors health has been much
benefited by this trip, and he comes
back with new vigor 20 enter into the
duties of his office.
ly sick the past few days is reported i'm
proving.
Nj. VIM. Naylor, who had his hand
badly jammed while at work last week,
had to submit to the amputation of his
third finger Saturday.
Mr.. Reuben Beale first mate of the
schooner Charles Norman of Portland,
is visiting his wife in this city.
Mrs. f #. Hanson of kHopedale, Mass,
is the guest of her father, Il. l.. Howe of
this city
The Methodist church was crowded to
the doors. yesterday morning, to listen
to the pastor, Rev. G. G. Phelan. A most
admirable sermon was preached. The
society is very anxious to secure his re-
turn and it is proposed to raise the sala-.
ry several hundred dollars for the COM
ing year.
All will regret to know that Mr.. Geo.
W. Wheeler is soon to move his family to
Boston, where he is employed.
Janitor Charles A. Anderson of the
Westbrook Memorial library, who has
been confined to the house with sickness
the past few weeks, has su Efficiently re-
covered to be out again.
Mr.. F. B. Leighton purchased three fl ne
horses at the Murray sale Friday.
The Methodist circle will be enter
aimed Wednesday by Mrs. gu. Hezelton,
Mrs. j K. Dunn and Mrs. Maude Hawkes..
Mr.. C.B. Woodman has had printed
several thousand half tonetpictures of the
Walker Memorial library that he is to
present to his customers. The Lakeside
Press did the work.
The finances of the Methodist church
for the year just closing make very
satisfactory showing.
Mr.. W. W Spear has taken the contract
to paint Foster & Browns machine shop.
At the meeting of tie Westbrook So
ciety of Natural History held Saturday
evening, additions were received for the
library from Hon. T. B. Reed, Hon. c. NJ.
Waterhouse. US. Department of Agri-
culture, and Miss Ellen A. Winslow.
For the museum from Mr.. C.E. Rollins,
Fred Rackliff, E.B. Rollins, Mrs Geo.
H. Andrews, Miss Ellen P. Winslow,
Geo. D. Davis, Percy L.Ricker and Ar
thur Fl. Morton. Hon. I'm. Waterhouse,
Melvin r. Waterhouse, and W. W. Poole
were elected as active members of the
society, and Albert H. Parker of East
Pepperill, Mass, corresponding member.
Philip C.Haskell read very interesting
paper on observations made by himself
at Sebago Lake. AS the offices of cura-
tor and librarian involved too much
work on one person. Mr.. Kicker resigned
from the Office of librarian and Edwin
B. Rollins was elected to that office. The
whole NUM- ber of specimens added to
the collection since the last meeting is
about one hundred.