The Portland daily press., 1896-11-09
WESTBROOK.

A shooting contest was held at Warren
Park Saturday afternoon between the
Saooarappa and Westbrook clubs, There
was large attendance of mem bers of the
clubs and many spectators witnessed the
shooting. Messrs. May berry, W. B. Booth
by, Norton, r. G. Boothby and Hopkin-
son we've selected to Represents the Saoca-
Kappa team and Mitchell, Spiller, Saw
yer, Lewis and Clark the Wessbrook
team. The Sacoarappas won over the
other tcam By 16 points and were award
ed the prize of ten pound keg of pow
der. Following is the score:
SacGarappa-May berry. 10; W. B.
Hoothby, 16; Norton, 1S; R. C. Boothby,
II; Hopkinson, 20; total, so.
Observation-Disclosures. 10; Spiller, 10:
Sawyer, ID; Lewis, 10; Clark, 10; total,
81.
Tie first fifteen were shot at known
angles, the last ten at unknown angles.
The football game between the West
brook Seminary team and Westbrook
team that was to come off at Deerino
Saturday afternoon had to be. postponed
as sew eral members were SO much used
up in n game the first of the week that
they were unable to play Saturday.
At the regular meeting of the Vest
brook Commandsry, U. o. G. O., Satur-
day evening the order entertained as its
guests Supreme Commander A. S. Bangs
and maun hare IF lorha.r ond D,or,,.
scot COMMANDMENTS. The local degree
staff with its new paraphernalia enter
tanned those present by exemplifying the
work. After the exercises the company
partook of chicken supper in the
banquetroom. The evening was highly
enjoyedby ALL
The all absorbing topic of discussion in
this CITY at present is the probability
of the starting of the Westbrook Manu-
featuring company in the near future.
One of the rumors on the street Saturday
was to the effect that the company were
to replace their cotton machinery with
wooden machinery and soon begin the
manufacture Of fine grade of wool.
ems.
Mr.. Herbert Chandler, the sixteen year
old son of Mr.. Albert Chandler lost the
whole of his index finger and portion of
his right hand Saturday afternoon by
having it caught in some gearing at the
paper mills.
Mr.. Ernest Bancroft paid an election
bet Friday evening by wheeling Mr..
Frank Libby about she streets in
wheelbarrow until he had covered dis
tance of two miles. When he reached the
corner of Main and Bridge streets he de-
livered five minute silver speech to the
amusement of large audience.
Rev. G. G. Phelan of the Westbrook M.
E. church, left Friday morning on n two
weeks vacation to the eastern part of the
state
Messrs. William Bentley and Ward
Spring left Thursday for Boston on a few
days pleasure trip. They witnessed the
Harvard Princeton game at Cambridge,
Saturday.
Miss Mary Bacon, daughter of Rev. e.
H. Bacon Of Saybrook, Conn, formerly
of this city, who is now pupil at the
Massachusetts Conservatory of Music, Ia
to sing at the musical festt val at fremont
Temple, Boston. on the evening of No
vember l6. She will probably be engaged
as soprano at the Prospect Hill church in
6omerville. Mass. This Will be crafty
ing news to her many friends in this
city.
DR.. 6. w. Hawkes. and Messrs. Isaac
Farrar aud S. Il. Skillings left Friday
for two weeks; cunning trip to tn
northern part of the state They will
camp at a short distance from West
Bethel.
An adjourned meeting of the city
| council will be held this evening.