The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-12
WESTBROOK.

Foster & Brown shipped six of their
new patent hydraulic filters to the Rum
ford Falls paper company Saturday.
WORK mas been pushed to the utmost at
thelr plant FOR several weeks past in
the construction of these filters. This
Is the first order of them to be shipped.
it Is claimed they will do double the
work Of any filter now in use and If
they como up to expeditions it will insure
large amount of work for this plant.
A number Of owners Of fast driving
horses held an impromptu meet at the
Gorham track Saturday afternoon. Mr..
Levi Wesoott carried off the honors. but
not without hard struggle.
No public Improvement has ever
elioited more favorable com ulent than
the fire alarm system recently put in in
this city. The appropriation was small,
but enough boxes have been secured to
make very satisfactory system. There
are eight boxes, located as follows: Box
IA. corner of Main and Lamb street;
box %, corner of Main and Rochester
streets; box rs. corner of Main and
Stroudwater streets; box 80, corner Of
Main and BrAckett streets; box IS, cor
ner of Main and Saco streets; box 40, cor
ner OF Bridge and Brown streets; box
10, corner of Brown and King streets;
box 81. corner of Brown and CUM her,
land streets. The first figure of the
number of the box indicates the ward in
which the bog is located. A test alarm,
No. II, will be runR in each evening at
O'Clock and alarm No. SO will be struck
at 8 a. m. and 1890 p. M, in the event
OF no session Of the public schools.
Chief Leighton has issued a card Of In
struction which gives full information
for the use Of the system and the loca-
tlon OF the keys will be announced by
signs to be placed over the boxes.
MIR. S. H. Lisk, 1t is announced. will
be brought before the municipal court
day to answer to the charge Of
assaults upon Henry Turner with dan
gerous weapon. No one in this city in
terposes an excuse for Mr.. Lisk, but
many express sympathy for him. His
severe financial reverses undoubtedly
have more or less affected him in his old
age and perhaps to the extent of making
him irresponsible.
Yesterday was observed as Rally Sun
day at the Westbrook Congregational
church. There was large attendance
at the morning preaching service. At
the Sabbath school 1877 answered to the
roll call. Before the study of thu lesson
was begun 30 nlinutos were devoted to
a programme consisting of singing, reci-
tations and other exercises by the schol-
ars.
Joe Rivers. young man who has
caused the police considerable annoyance
in the past. was arrested yesterday for
drunkenness and disturbance and con.
fined to the lookup.
Mr.. Benjamin Woodman closed his
duties at Riverton park Saturday night,
where he had been in the employ of the
Portland StreeJ Railway Company the
past season.
The local order Of the W. G. I. u, will
hold business meeting at the Metho-
dist vestry parlors Tuesday afternoon at
2. 30 o'clock.
The first of series of peoples meet
ings were held at Warren church last
evening. 1t was opened by praise SER
pastor after which social service was
held. These meetings give promise of
being very popular.
The following officers OF the Kings
Daughters Of the Wesubrook CongreQa-
tional church have been elected for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. James H.
Banks; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Fred r. Ames.
Much disappointment ia expressed be-
cause of the fact that the East End Of the
city cannot share in the distribution Of
the alarms for the fire alarm system. As
the conditions ore at present it will be
impossible to locate either the whistle
OF bell alarm in that section of the city.
The ladies' sociable of the Westbrook
Congregational church will be enter
tained in the church parlors Wednesday
Murch, Mrs. ]. H. Banks and Mrs, A,
W. Rioker. Supper will be served.
DR.. Oscar Akers has accepted a posi-
iton with DR.. j. E. Rowell of Gorham.
Rev. G. c.. Phelan Of the Methodist
church, preached very able sermon
yesterday, subject, Experiences and
Possessions.
The two salmon that were seen in the
river Saturday remained about In the
same place all day Sunday and contin-
ued to be drawing card.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Emily
Jones took place at her late residence,
Forest street yesterday afternoon at 1.3o
o'clock. Rev. Mr.. Small Of Falmouth,
assisted by Rev. Mr.. Mann of Warren
church, conducted the services. The
burial was at Windham.
Messrs. Clifford Bragdon and Winfield
Smith of Bowdoin college, spent Sunday
at their homes in this city.