The Portland daily press., 1895-05-17
WESTBROOK.

+ Mr.. Barnard, cashier of the Boston
Office of SD. Warren e. Co., and Mr..
Smith, publisher of the Congregational
Quarterly, were at the mills, east end,
Wednesday.
The New. England Furniture Company
have made satisfactory arrangements
with the Westbrook Electric Light and
Power Company and will stay here an
other year. This will be good news to
the citizens of the west end as they en-
ploy about so men and will proba bly,
employ more soon, as they are not able
to keep up with their orders at the
present time.
| A. N. Waterhouse, CIV. Moses and
Scott SWEET returned home from Water
vile Thursday morning where they have
been attending the Grand Lodge OF K
of r.
Supt. H. A. Craigie of the paper mills,
| east end. returned home Thursday
from weeks business trip to Boston
Worcester and Holyoke, Mass.
Regular monthly meeting of Saccarap-
| pa Lodge. No. II, I.O.O.F. tonight. A
full attendance is required as the quest
ION OF putting electric lights into the
| hall and banquet rooms will come up
! for consideration.
Wawenock Tribe of Improved Order
| OF Redmen, was instituted by Grand
Chief Sachem O.S. Bailey of Calais, in
this city Wednesday evening, the exer-
cises being held in Pequawker Tribes
hall at the east end. The following off,
| GERS were also installed:
P-W. ". Cutter.
S.-H. II. B. Halves.
S.S.-G. Fred AIureh.
J.S.-G. E. leighton.
c. of Sc. H Smith.
K. of wa. B. Winslow.
C. of VIC. Fl. Knowlton.
Trustees-T. S. Burns, J.k. Dunn and
Leroy Spiller.
| This tribe is to he located at the West
end. 1t starts out with IS charter mem
beIs. 66 of whom were present at the in
stituton.
The city assessors have moved their
Office from the Valentine Hose Compa-
ny's house to the office in Odd Fellows
| block lately occupied by VIM. Lyons.
| This Office will also be used by the
board of registration and the overseers
of the poor. This will be u great conven-
| ience rs now all of the city officers ex
cept clerk and auditor will be in one
| building.
Mr.. Fred SWEET of Hyde Park. who has
been visiting his mother and sister in
this city for the past week, returned
home last week.
Mr.. VIM. Cobb and family of Cleveland,
Ohio. are the guests Of Mr.. Moses Cobb
of Rocky Hill.
Mr.. IT'S. Burns paid to Daniel Cressy
Thursday morning 500 as accident in
surance on account of his recent acci-
dent.
Miss Miriam Hoyt of Milwaukee, Wis,
t. te,+ l., 10 L Ill
OF Cumberland street, east end.
Mrs. Knight. lady over so years of
age who lives with her daughter, Mrs.
Sewall Leighton at Rocky Hill, met with
a serious accident Wednesday. She
was in neigh boris house making call
| and when she got ready to leave, she
went to throw shawl over her head
and lost her balance and fell to the
floor, breaking her hip.
John E. Warren returned Wednesday
| from two days visit to Bangor.
| 1t was DR.. Spaulding who performed
the operation on Mr.. John Scott's eyes
for cataract, instead of DR.. Holt as in
correctly reported few days ago. Mr..
Scott is getting along finely.
Ex-Mayor. Cordwell and Alderman
Verrill left this morning for day's
fishing at New Gloucester.
Golden Wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. H. x
Griggs.
Owing to the feeble health of Mrs.
Griggs and the serious illness of her
daughter Mrs. George A. Quinby, the
golden wedding of MI. and Mrs H. K.
Griggs was passed quietly with their
daughters and grandchildren at their
home, the pines", Thursday. The chill
dren made the old house ring with their
merry voices and woods and field gave
up their treasures of wild flowers into
their eager hands for decorations.
A few intimate friends and neigh bors
called during the afternoon ana reminis-
cences of early days formed the topic of
conversation which was very interesting
and entertaining.
Many letters of congI Iatulation were
received from relatives and friends in
the west, Massachusetts and Portland.
Among them was one written by Mr..
Moses B. Walker OF Haverhlll, Mass, on
old, blue paper given him 40 years ago
by his brother-In-law, Hon. Leander
Valentine, who was then a member of
the Maine legislature, and was among
the callers. There was also very pleas
ant letter from Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fl.
Hay of Portland. ending with "Our ever
enjoyable acquaintance with you Legan
more than forty years ago."
Mr.and Mrs. Andrew Hawes of Deer
ing sent cluster of so pansies with the
lines:
"Pansies for thoughts the king of
verse did say,
And fifty. thoughts we send, dear
friends, today"
Mrs. F. G. Dole of Windham sent a
beautiful poem, appropriate to the oc-
casion.