The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-29
WESTBROOK.

Mr.. Luther Brown will leave today
for his sisters home in Scarboro, where
he will stop mum Der of weeks for the
benefit of his health.
Street Commissioner Halves has crew
of men at work on the Chapman ledge
getting out stone for the stone crusher.
1t is the intention to do more In the way
of maoadamizing our street this year
than ever before.
S. D. Warren & Coz plant will shut
down from Saturday morning at six
O'Clock until Mondayfmorning.
Arrangements have been made for q
fine concert to be given Monday evening,
June 1st, at Cum berland hall in aid OF
the Home for Friendless Boys, at Deer.
ing. The talent comprises some 80 banjo
and mandolin Players (pupils of Miss
Swasey of Portland, Mrs. Evelyn White,
vocalist. and Miss Alice Burnham, read.
or. tits hoped that good sum may be
realized for tha Home.
1t is reported that the S. D. Warren
Company are to begin work at an early
date on the construction OF a large canal
at their plant at Cumberland Mills that
will convey the water in the river around
their mills and thus avert i'll the future
any destruction from a rise Of water.
Civil Engineer Mills of Boston, has been
at the plant for some time prospecting
for its location and it is now rumored
that not only has the location been decid
ed upon, but the plans have been drawn
up and the contract awarded. 1t was al
| first decided to extend the canal from
near tina NJ G. r. r. bridge across
Brown and Cumberland streets to the
intervals below the mills, but OH further
investigation an extensive ledge was
| found, which made another location i'm
perative. The route as now determined
is from the river just below the Cumber
land street bridge across the mill yard
ard to the intervale. This will necsssi-
| tate the removal Of the south end Of mill
and 9. 1t Is stated that the canal will
be $50 feet long and 60 feet wide and
the cost will undoubtedly exceed $50,
| 900.
The barber shops at the east end will
| keep open Friday evening until II. 3d.
and close Saturday noon.
The Willow club with ladies, will taks
an outing at their club house on thu
Presumpscot Mem orial Gay.
| Mr.. Lsonard Debeok, who has beer
employed at S. ID. Warren & Co. g plan
the past Is years. leaves Monday for Mil
| Nouhoos NsI6Fo H6 gus 10 ltEu tolS
graphy.
The funeral of the late Nathan Wight
who was killed at Old Orchard, Satur
day, by being struck by the train, was
held Mt his late residence on Rochester
street, yesterday afternoon. Cloudmar
Post, 6. A. R., and Warren Phillips
lodge, I. and A. III, turned out in {
booy. Rev. Mr.. Mann of the Warren
church, preached sermon and the Ma
sonic order conducted the funeral ser
vice.
At meeting of Cloudman Post, G, A.
R., Tuesday evening, the order was IS
sued for Memorial day. The route will
be through Bridge street to Brown street
to Cum berland, to Main to Brackett, tc
Cross, to the cemetery. After the cere
mony and decoration of the graves. ths
| line will be formed and march back Il
the hall. The Post will then be dis
missed.
Comrade E. C. SWEET Of Portland. posi-
commander of Bosworth Post, will de
liver the Memorial address In the Metbo
dist church at D. m. For the evening
service comrades will meet at the hall a
7.3C D. M, and march to the church.
All wishing to contributesfo fo
| the decoration of the soldiers graves ar,
requested 10 leave them at the g. A. R.
ball Saturday morning at O'Clock.
Mr.. w. K. Dana spent Tuesday witt
his son Phillip at Bowdoin college.