The Portland daily press., 1898-08-01
WESTBROOk.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Westbrook city government Is to be reid
at 1880 o'clcoz this evening. The
most Important matter for consideration
will doubtless be the award Of tie street
lighting contract. A committee has been
at work fC- several weeks looking into
the adyisability of equipping a municipal
lighting plant, and at the special meet
ing of thu aldermen held last week re-
ported that it would be policy for the
city TO own its own lighting plant, I'M
less further reduction was obtained IN
the contract price of lights. The Vest
brook Electric Light company nave
within few days assured the aldermen
that should their company secure tho con-
tract for lighting Deering they wouio
make Westbrook the same rate. $40 per
light The company has secured the
contract with Deering.
The Republicans of Westbrook are TO
hold general caucus this evening at
eight O'Clock at Odd Fellows hall for the
purpose of nominating representative
to the state legislature. The candidates
in the field for the position are Mr. W. IL.
Aver. one of the heads OF departments at
the Warren paper mills and ex- Mayor
Cordwell. The friends of Mn L. 5. Burns,
the present incumbent are anxious 1or
him to accept n third term and should he
conclude to do SO he will very likely re-
ceiya the nomination. In the event that
Mr. Burns receives the nomination it Is
proba5le that MIR. Aver will be the he.
publican nominee at the spring election
for mayor.
The Democrats of Westbrook are to hold
their caucus for the purI oss of nominal
ing representative to the legislature
next Wednesday evening in Odd Fellows
hall at eight o'clock.
The KIerks baseball team have arranged
a game for next Wednesday afternoon al
Q. 80 O'Clock on the Warren park grounds
with the Gorham High school team.
Manager g. P. Woodman of the Sac
carappa ball team has made a proposition
TO Manager Bennett of the Sanford nine
TO play that team % series OF three games
for IS or $50 side one game to be played
AT Westbrook. one at Sanford and the
third az a place to be mutually agreed
upon by both teams.
meeting of the Westbrook horsemer
is to be held at the stable of Edward
Brown, East End. on Wednesday evening
of this week. The meeting is called fol-
the purpose of talking up the proposed
racs meet at the Gorham track. Inc
management Of the fair has offered a
purse for Westbrook horsemen providing
suitable entries come in the race to be
trotted tie first day of the fair. The meet
ing of Wednesday is for the purpose Of
arousing an interest in the event so that
&c will be feature of the splendid pro-
gramme that is to be carried out at the
fair.
The Prohi bitionists of Westbrook ART
to hold their caucus for nominating rep
resentative to the state legislature thl
evening at seven o'clock at the ward
room of Ward 1.
An assault case in which residents o
Standish are interested is to be heard
afternoon before Judge Tolman.
FIRE AT CUMBERLAND MILLS.
An alarm was rung in about MIN
o'clock Saturday night for slight fire II
the ell of the house owned by the Warre1
Paper Mills company and occupied b,
Mrs. Gore near the Portland g. Rocheste
tracks The department promptly re
sponded and few streams of water sool
quenched the flames The damage wal
slight.
Eft. Charles Conner, gentleman o
about 60 years of age. residing at Mapl
street, died late Saturday afternoon. b
leaves a wife and three children.