The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-16
WESTBROOK.

Last evening was the occasion of pub
lie camp fire under the auspices of Wade
camp. No. 10, S. of ", at 6. A. R. hall.
The members of the G. A. R.. W. R. c.,
Ladies' Aid society and eligible sons of
veterans were in attendance as the guests
OF the camp. The assembly was called
20 order at s O'Clock by Capt. II. f.
Morris and after selection played by
| the Presumpscot band under the leader
ship of F. I. Moore, Capt. Morris intro
ducsd Judge Advocate General E. *.
Gould of Rockland as the speaker of the
occasion.
General Gould is a promising attorney
of the Knox county bar and is an easy
and pleasing speaker. He spoke of the
aims and OBJECTS of the order. Several
selections were then rendered by the
Portland was introduced and spoke on
the growth and progress of the order.
Remarks were then made by Past Com
mander Graham OF Cloudman post, who
spoke of the services of Lieut.. Wade in
the civil war, he being the officer for
whom the local camp is named At the
| conclusion of the exercises ice cream
| and cake were served
| The recent rains have made the river
very high, on the upper level it is about
as high as at the time of the great
freshet year ago last March, but on the
| level from here to Cum perland Mills 1t is
not lutte as high. The new canal lately
finished by the S. ID. Wsrren Company
to take care of the surplus water in time
OF freshets, came In for large amount
| of work and sensibly reduced the water
| level on the Cumberland Mills dam.
| Street Commissioner Grant had large
crew at work on the streets yesterday
repairing damages caused by the severe
rains Of Tuesday night. There were a
good many washouts, but not any very
large ones.
| AT the last regular meeting of West
brook council, No. Is. R. 4 S. M, the
following were elected as officers for the
ensuing year:
| T. 1. M.-Fred W. Babb.
ID. M.-Geo. II. Knowlton.
P. c. VII. P. Murch.
c. CA. L. Hawkes..
G. G.-Ernest Brewer.
Stewart-E. II. Hale.
| Recorder-Oliver A. Cobb.
| Tres.-W. II. Hammond.
Sentinol-H. 2. Babb.
| The installation will occur at the next
| regular meeting the third Wednesday
in January, '96
W. =. Maybury4' has been engaged to
play solo cornet in Sousa's band. His
engagement commences December 9th.
MIR. o. Stuart Taylor, a musical direc-
| tor of large experience, now connected
with the Portland conservatory Of music,
will meet the singers of our city at the
Warren church vestry this evening at
7.30 o'clock for the purpose of organic
ing choral society.
| John Carson, who keeps little store
on Brown street, was before Judge Toll
man yesterday morning for using threat
ening language to Peter Turgeon. He
was put under bonds Of $100 to keep the
peace for six months.
| Mr.. W. W. Spear has been awarded the
contract for painting and decorating the
| society hall in Spier's new block.
Unity Star louge, No. 90 of the Ladies'
L. O. I was organized Monday evening
| by National Organizer Mrs. Annie hay
of Boston, assisted by Past Supreme
Mistress Miss Blye of Boston. Officers
were installed as follows:
/ W. M.-Etta Alexander.
| d. M.-Lucinda Flye.
i II. S.-Lillian Parsons.
4 Z. S.-Mabel Elwell.
I Treas-Naomi Wight.
Conductors-Alice Sinclair, Florence
Smith.
Advisory Board-Thomas McAloney,
+ Charles Madison.
/ Trustees-Edith Palmer, Clara Hawkes.,
/ Belle K. Madison.