The Portland daily press., 1897-12-10
WESTBROOK.


annual supper and entertainment at
their hose house next Saturday evening.
They will have as guests on this occa.
sion the board of engineers, the commit
toe on fire department of the city cover n
nent and their honorary members.
A party from the Congregational sooei-
ty went to Gorham last evening to attend
the fair being held there by the Congre-
gationalists. Miss Mccain, Miss Cutter
Miss Springer, Miss Raymond. Miss
Stackpole and Miss Atkinson will give q
play called "Man in the Case"
An adjourned meeting of the city coun-
Gil was held at the council chambers yes
terday afternoon at two O'Clock to hear
from the promoters of the Westbrook,
Windham and Harrison Railway com
pany. The board went into committee
of the whole. The first speaker vas Hon.
George E. Bird of Portland, attorney for
the road. He was followed by Hon. f.
M. Ray, city solicitor. As no one else
had anything to say the committee rose
and went into regular order, Alderman
Craigie made his report to the council
which was accepted. Alderman Craigie
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matter he did not think definite action
should be taken at this time and moved
that committee of three be appointed
from the council to act with the mayor
and city solicitor to meet committee
from the railroad and report to the ooun-
ell at a later meeting. The motion was
carried and Alderman Craigie, Morris
and Pomerleau were appointed. 1t was
moved that the adjournment be to Mon
day evening, December Goth at 7.30
O'Clock. The. order appropriating 81 300 for
outside POOR which had its first reading
December 9th was taken up, given ITS
second reading and final passage. Ad-
journed.
At the election of officers of the West
End Congregational Sunday school held
Wednesday the following were elected:
Superintendent, Arthur ", Kicker:
first assistant superintendent. George L,
Springer; second assistant superintendent.
Eva Roberts; recording secretary, John
R. Lowell treasurer, George t. Surino
err; librarian. Harlan P Babb; executive
committee, Fred Stevens, Frank W. Nc
Cam, Mrs. o. A. Bean and Miss Annie
E Bragdon.
The Ammonoogin club met with Mrs.
John E. Warren of Cunt erland street,
Wednesday afternoon. The topic for the
afternoon were Parliamentary Law and
Current Events. The next meeting will
be with Mrs. Mary Quimby, Mechanic
street. Subject, John Elliott" with a
paper by Miss Cora Clay.
The Ladies Aid of Wade Camp, Sons of
Veterans. had an initiation last night,
entertained the camp and served a sup
per.
The third day of the Uniyersalist fair
was still favored with a good attendance.
The entertainment in the evening by
Portland talent drew a good house, and
was very pleasing play. Tonight will
be given four act comedy called ''Our
Jim" by the Stroudwater Dramatic club.
This company undoubtedly will bring
out the largest crowd that has been seen
during the week as they have given en-
tertainments in the city a number of
times and are very pleasantly remem-
bered here. They will present a novelty
in having live animals on the stage in
their farm house scene. Following is
the cast of characters: John Matthews,
called Uncle John, W. W. Evans; James
Matthews, his sob, A. L. Hascome; Bob,
Unole Johns Nephew, #. l.. Bates;
Major Timothy Nudge, z. HI. Libby
Deacon Hezekiah Tidd, E. B. Skillings;
Bill Iidd and John Henry Tidd, the
Deacon's sons, R. A. Tate and E. Fol
some; Aunt Deborah Matthews, Della
L. Libby Caroline Antwerp who wants
the Major, Lizzie Milliken; Bessis, the
Majors daughter, Carrie j. Bates; Ora ce
Antwerp, Gertrude S. Leavitt.
The Westbrook Electric Light and
Power company began yesterday to erect
poles on Spring street. preparatory to
changing the lights on this street from
arc to lnoandescent lighting