The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-10
WESTBROOK.

= Naomi Lodge D. of r. installed its
officers Monday evening. after which a
collation. was served of hot chocolate and
cake
Geo. B. Sproule of Westbrook Manu-
featuring company, is confined to the
house on account of illness
Mr.W.C. Jefferds, who has served the
mast two months as Westbrook cores
pondept of the Eastern Argus, has ac'
copied position on the reportorial 4staff
of that paper.
An accident occurred in this city Tues
day afternoon, while Mr.. Woodbury. Cot
ton. conductor on the $50 down freight
from Rochester, of the Portland q Roch-
ester railroad, was coupling cars caught
his thumb and crushed it. DR.. knigh.
was called and dressed the wound and
thinks he can save the thumb.
1t is rumored that an P. A. Society
was formed here Monday evening, with
quite large mem bershlp.
Mr., Joseph Chute, of the Casco and
Portland Loan and Building Association
of Portland, was in the city Thursday
afternoon on business.
Westbrook Lodge K. of Z. worked the
page rank Luesudy 0SohihS on ~
didate.
Geo. Fl, Raymond, who has been con-
fined to the house for the past few day
with the grippe, is able to be ABOUT MS
business today.
Mr.. George NJ. Woodman leaves Thurs
dav for Brunswick. to attend the maine
Medical School.
At the Congregational church parson-
age, Tuesday, Mrs. Alice Scott French
and MIR. W.P. Varnum were united IN
marriage by Rev. David Martyr. AFTER
the ceremonies the couple departed Tor
RockIand on short wedding tour. On
their return they Will res1oe al % bro"n
street, East end.
Mr.. Eugene GRAHAM ia not recovering
from the effects of his stroke OF parayl-
sis, and remains in critical condltion.
1t is rumored that everything points to
Mr.. gorge " Leighton as the Democrat
ic nominee for mayor of this city this
spring.
J.W. Lynch leaves this week for Wash
| ington, to spend the winter.
There were sew eral runaways on Main
street yesterday, but none were attend
ed with serious results. Two ladies'
we're thrown from a sleigh in front of
Springer's block and one OF the ladies
won the admiration of the onlookers by
| pluckily clinging to the relns for dls-
GdDC6 Ol ulOIC budh Aley Aooos NaoA~ N%S1A@
| lance came and secured her horse.
Frank Spring is acting as superlnten-
dent of the Westbrook division of the
Portland street railroad during the alb
sence of his father, Superintendent Fred
Spring, who is in Fryeburg on bust
ness.
District Deputy G.S., CIR. Anderson
assisted by II. 6. Straw, LA. Frank. ii.
S. Hodgdon, I. C. Strout. A. e. Gray,
Summer Berry, and Calvin Walker, in
stalled the officers of Pequawket Tribe,
No.I7,I OR. III, at their hall Tuesday
evening, after which supper was served.
Minnehaha Council, No. 6, d: OF F.,
installed their officers Wednesday eve
ming.
Postmaster N. "A. SWEET has had cleo
trio lights put into his residence on
Main street. The work was done by his
son, Mr. f. W. SWEET, of the firm of SWEET
& Blaisdeil, electrical contractors of
Hyde Park, Mass.
Hon. Edward Harding of Gorham was
in town Wednesday.
4 Misses Carrie and Eta Harmon OF
II arIison have been in the city the past
few days, the guests of relatives. They
are Ell route for Palm Beach, Florida,
where they have secured positions at
the Royal Ponceana.