The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-13
WESTBROOk.

The committee on regulations of the
school COMMITTEES are to investigate the
matter of shortening the afternoon session
of the primary department of the public
schools to two hours, and if they find it
nrscticable, it will be instituted.
Mr.. C. P. Nav, native of this city
and for many years carriage painter
here died at his home on West Pleasant
street Tuesday morning at the age of 46
wears. The decease has been a great
sufferer from rheumatism for many years
and for the past year has been confined to
the house. Two sons, two brothers, one
sister and a mother survive him.
BOLD BURGLARY.
Mr.. Fred Curtis who lives in the
suburbs of this city, near the Gorham
line while at work Tuesday forenoon in
the cellar of his stable, heard some one
walking around over his head. He went
unstairs to see who it was, when he met
two men who asked him for drink of
water. He had none in the stable, so
fold them they could get some at the next
house. He noticed that one OF the men
had a large bundle under his arm, but
Thought nothing OF it at the time. When
he came to go into the mouse he found
that some one had been there and
Gathered up all OF his clothing, including
an overcoat. etc Mr.. Curtis lives all
alone and is quite hard of hearing. This
makes four times that burglars have
called on him in the past few years.
Ex Mayor Cordwell, who has been
quite sick for the past week, is much i'm
proved and is able to be out and attend
to his duties.
Messrs. Joseph Keefe and ". :. Brown
Of New York city, inspectors of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
are in the city on business.
THE VETERAN FIRE LADDIES
HAVE A CELEBRATION
The fire alarm wasn't sounded in this
city last evening, but there was more
fire fighting done here than there has
been for many years One blaze aftv1
another was subdued, thousands Of feet
of hose was laid and relaid, walls were
raized to background and many millions
of dollars worth of property saved, but
the participants were taking the same
action as the veterans of the war do at
their camp fires All the actual blaze
there was, animated from the CHEEKY fire
place at Chief Charles II. Leighton 8
home on Main street. Last evening Chief
Leighton celebrated the 53d anniversary
of his natal day by gathering at his home
members of the Veteran Firemon's As
ISOLATION of Portland, She engineers OF
tho Westbrook Fire Department., the may
or and committee on IRE department OF
the city council and friends. Those pres
ent were James W. Plaisted, vice presl-
dent of the Veteran Firemen's Associa-
ton of Portland, Charles L. Plummer,
secretary. Andrew j. Cummings treas
urer. A. H. Lehman. Mrs. Brooks, presi-
dent of the Ladies' League OF Veteran
Firemen's Association, A. A. Chase, Ed
ward Anderson. first assistant engineer
Westbrook department, W. II. .-Farker,
second engineer, ex-Assistant Engineer
A lbert Fernald, ex-Assisant Engineer
John Byfne, Capt. A. N. Waterhouse,
Capt. W. 4. Hamilton, Capt George a.
Parsons, Howard M. Stevens and {. b.
Woodman of the committee on tire depart
ment and his honor Mayor W. ". Cutter.
The first of the evening was very plea
sanity passed with games OF various
kinds, after which bountiful banquet
was served where all seemed to enjoy
themselves. After cigars were lighted
the Mayor in a brief, but eloquent little
speech, and after reading poem, 'The
Boys, from a volume of Holiness poems,
presented copy of the same to the chief.
Mr.. E. B. Woodman in behalf of the first
and second assistant engineers and tie
committee of the city council, presented
Chief Leighton with gold-mounted
fountain pen.
Cap NJ Waterhouse, for Presumpscot
hose, presented Chief Leighton a hand
some easy chair. Capt. Will Hamilton
of Hose 2, in behalf of his company, pre-
sented the chief a gold headed cane, and
Capt. Parsons of Hook and Ladder No.
/, in behalf of his company, presented
him a handsome mantle clock. The
chief was taken completely by surprise,
but expressed his thanks to all in very
feeling manner,
Mrs. NJ E. Brooks presented him a
very beautiful sofa pillow, in neat little
responded, The veterans from Portland
presented him picture of the Veteran
Association of Portland.