The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-23
WESTBROOK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Roberts are the
tie ono arrived at their home Sunday
morning. This Is the eighth grandohild
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. +. Roberts but
their first granddaug liter. Frank says
he wouldn't exohang places with Presi-
dent-elsot Mckinley.
Mr.. y. W. Evans of Dartmouth
Medical school Is visiting his friend DR..
Akers of this city.
Miss Carrie Pratt entertained party
of young people at whist at her home on
Church street, Saturday evening.
'Mr. Bob" will be presented by some
of the young people Of the Congregation
al church at Odd Fellows hall, this
evening. The cast will include some of
the best amateur performers in our city.
There must have been a battle royal
on the Bridge street bridge Saturday
night or Sunday morning. A trail oil
blood WAS seen Sunday morning on the
snow from the bridge to Brown street.
The Union Thanksgiving service in
which all tn churches unite will Ee
held at the Universalist church Well
nesday evening at 1880. Rev F. b.
Payne will deliver the sermon.
The two Congregational churches OF
this city, held a union service at Warrel
choirs lead in the singing and rendered
special selections. A short sermon wa
delivered by Rev. S. W. Adams. Subjects
visions and Experiences.
The Westbrook Electric Light & Pow
er Co. will present each of their ELL
ployes with Thanksgiving turkey.
| s. ID. Warren q Co. Will begin todns
to move the brick mill used as la bratosl
| to Its new site.
| Work on the big freshet canal at S.
D. Warren & Co.'s plant is progressing
in very satisfactory manner and the
| indications ali point to It's being finished
Within the time set. There are sew
elal large buildings in the line of the
proposed canal and work began the
last OF the week on the removal of tins
| tirst OF these. This is the ANAL two
story mill III the rear of the company Il
office. AS the upper rooms were titteu a,
Il large expense as chemical labraLoIy
| 1T was ueclueu to tear down the lower
half and remove the upper half on skius
| to Il point without the line of the canal.
This was pig undertaking and large
crew Of men put the remnant OF TN,
mill in condition. A portion of thu
moved and then the large skids pus il
position and Then the remainder Of tn,
lower part Of the walls removed, The
moving Of the mill will be watched witt
much interest.
Thanksgiving night Miss Mary Mo
Cobb vf Portland will give reading o
the Merchant Of Venice" at Cumber
land hall.
Mr. Lin Abbott has secured a situa
ton in S. D. Warren & Co.'s Office as OF
der clerk.
The iron for the Gum berland stree
bridge has been In the city week, pu
the oompany's men who are to put i
in place have not appeared upon tn,
scenes az yet. Their coming is anxiousl
awaited.
Some of the Westbrook young peopl
have arranged for a ball in ODD Fellow
hall Wednesday evening. Manchester
orchestra viii. furnish music. Mr.. W. "
Webb will act as floor manager.
The city has crew Of men at wor
erecting Il stone wall at the inner sid
of the sidewalk in front of the resid snoe
of Messrs. Mahlon Black Charles El
der and Mrs. Henry Babb and the houa
owned by S. d. Warren & Co., wher
| the cut has been made to the westsrI
side OF the new M. G. r. r. bridge ii
Brown street.
S. ID. Warren & Co have engaged ~
turkeys from Baldwin parties tor dis
tribution among their employ ca as
Thanksgiving present.
he Westbrook Electric Light & Pow
or company received a contract yesterda
Deering with electric lights.