The Portland daily press., 1898-01-22
WESTBROOK.

The Y. P. S. G. E., held its regular
weekly meeting last evening at the Con
gregational church vestry. The topic was
practical application Of the beatitudes. y
The meeting was led by Miss Eunice
Small.
Mr.. Henry Currier Of this city is today
minus $40. Wednesday afternoon while
walking down Atlantic avenue, Boston,
he was accosted by two rather seedy look
ing individuals who said they had just
found ring which they would sell cheap
as they were in need of money. Mr..
Currier looked at the ring which seemed
to, him to be very fine diamond. A i.
ter some bargaining he gave them SIC r
their fine and hurried away fearing th'y
might repent their bargain. On going
to all expert he found the ring might be
worth 10 cents. His next visit was to the
police.
A grand concert is to be given at War
rem church on Thursday evening, Febru-
ary 2, by Prof. o. Stewart Taylor, assist
ed by Miss Marcia Craft Of Boston, and a
chorus of over 100 voices.
Mr.. Harry B. Aver, formerly located in
the practice of law in this city, but now
in South Berwick, was in the city on
business Thursday.
The various city officers are beginning
to prepare their annual reports to he sub
initted to the city council at its Febru-
airy meeting.
The street commissioner teams were
kept busy in clearing the streets and
thoroughfares from snow.
James Bertt alias B. T. Stone, who was
arrested on Thursday at Otisfeld by Con-
stable A. G. Chute of Westbrook, appeared
before the municipal court yesterday
forenoon on the charge of obtaining I'M
der false pretenses team from MIR. Ed
ward Brown, a stable keeper at the East
End. Bertt pleaded guilty and was bound
over to the grand jury of the superior
court in the sum of $500. In default of
bail he WAS committed to Jail
Mr.. A. S. Dickinson, civil engineer for
the Westhrook, Windham g. Harrison
electric railroad, has just completed the
survey for the new road and has returned
to Westbrook where he is engaged in
drafting the plans for the use of the con-
tractors. 1t is expected that the plans
will be comp leted early in April, about
the time that the frost works out Of the
ground, as it is the intention of the mau.
ayers to commence on the construction of
the road.
Mr. Samuel Lowell and wife left last
evening for Boston. Mr. Lowell ia to as
sist his son Arthur, who has just opened
up on an extensive scale shop for ma
chinists' work. Mrs. Lowell will make
short visit and return in few weeks
to this city.
The funeral services of the late Thomas
Doolan of Warren avenue, are to be held
Saturday morning at s O'Clock from St.
Hyacinth church, of which the Rev. FIR.
A II noaA11pC iC tho ba Y-to1
is to take place at the Saccarappa Catho-
lie cemetery. The family have decided
to have the interment there instead OF
Calvary as at first reported.
Gait Amos. Chase has returned from
Li,nington, where he has been in atten-
dance upon the funeral services of his
brother, Capt. Joshua Chase.
CITIZENS MOVEMENT.
For the past ten days delegation of
the politicians representing the severa
political parties have been in secret sss-
sion at intervals laying plans for the ap-
preaching spring election, and as result
of their discussions and plans the follow.
ing notices may now be seen posted about
the city:
''You are hereby requested to meet
irrespective Of past political differences
of opinion at Odd Fellows hall, Monday
evening, January "a. ut O'Clock, to con-
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of placing Citi
zen's ticket in nomination at the com.
ing municipal election"
A representative of the PRESS was in
formed that this proposed movement has
been launched at the suggestion of three
well known citizens, representing the Re
publican, Democratic and Prohibition
parties, sMessrs. E. A. Car:rst, Ernest Rrag-
don and George Gray. There have been
many dissenting voices during the past
few months on account of tho action OF
the city government in regard to the mat.
ter of the city loaning it's credit to the
Westbrook, Windham & Harrison electric
railway, and the new movement proposes
to administer a rebuke to the council
because Of it's presumed forced attitude.