The Portland daily press., 1898-09-27
WESTBROOK.

Rev. W. @. Mann, pastor of the War
rem Congregational church OF this city,
exchanged pulpits Sunday with Rev. i.
| M. Davies, pastor of the Free church,
! (CongregationaD of Deering.
| The gates at the Main street crossing
of the P. & r. r. which were badly
demolished on Friday by being run into
by team driven by man named De-
| beck, are now in process of repair.
| Mrs. Charles Frank of the East End is
confined to the house by illness.
Coal from the schooner Alice E. Clark.
which has lately arrived at Portland
from Norfolk, Va, is being unloaded
and delivered by train to the S. ID. War
rem company.
Petitions are becoming the order Of the
day in this city at the present time. The
commissions of the postmasters OF this
city do not expire for some time yet. but
there are applicants in the field in the
persons of Messrs. Chas. Goodell and A. B.
Winslow.
| Mrs. A. A. Coriwell received the first
prize in pastel painting at the fair held at
Gorham last week.
| Mrs. Hugh Cragie and son George are
stopping with Mrs. Cragie's sparents,
Mr.. and Stephen Andrews, Mason street,
during the absence of. Mr.. Cragie who is
on visit at Cape Breon.
Misses Lizzie and Winifred Griggs left
yesterday afternoon for Brownfield where
they attended the double wedding of their
nephew and niece Harry and Grace
| Griggs which was held last evening at
the residence of H. M. Griggs. Mr.. b. K.
Griggs is now employed at the Yarmouth
electric power station at Falmouth and
with his wife are to reside there.
| Mr.. E. B. Phinney is still dangerously
| Ill at his home on Spring street.
| Motorman G. a. Moore Is confined to
the house by Illness.
| Mr.. Philip Palmer is at his home in
this city. He has been employed during
| the summer season as clerk at the Cavo
| Mountain house, Bartlett, N. 81. MIR.
Palmer won the Greek prize of $25 this
year at Bowdoin for which college he
| leaves soon.
| Miss Sallie Spring, daughter of Super
intendent Spring Of the Westbrook d.
vision Of the Portland Railroad company,
| left yesterday for Fryeburg where she will
enjoy two weeks vacation.
| Rev. John +. Clothey pastor of the
| Berean Advent church, preached Sunday
afternoon at Q O'Clock on the subject
| "Revival Work" In the evening he de-
livered short sermon to thu children.
| The special revival services which have
been in progress at the Methodist church
| for the past two weeks under the direc-
| ton of the pastor, Rev. G. G. Phelan, as
sisted by his brother, the Rev. D. B.
Phelan of Houlton, have been very sue
cessful and we'll attended.
1t is probable that there will be several
| of the mem ers of the Ammoncong1n
| club of this city in attendance upon the
Federation Of Women's clubs to be held
this week in Brunswick.
Mr. Joseph Knight of Saco street, Is
ill at his home Threatened with fever.
Fred B.Spear, who remained In Angus
ia later than the rest of the boys of Co.
M, is now at his home in this city.
Miss Julia Payne of Steep Falls is the
guest of Alderman Charles London and
wife of this city.
Mr.. j. Warren Phinney and wife are
enjoying brief outing at Lake Winnie
pesaukee, N. Fl.
There were two cases before Judge Toll
man yesterday morning. The first was
that of Coestoenu Berta, half-breed
Frenchman, who was arrested for tramp
| ing, being taken by Officer Witham on
Sunday from freight car. The tramp
claimed to hail from New York. He was
sentenced to 60 days in the county Jail.
Joseph Oliver, a local resident for in
toxication, was fined 80 and costs. On
payment of fine and costs oliver was dis
| charged.
| There is to be a drawing at the city
clerks office Monday morning, October
| 3 at O'Clock for person to serve on the
traverse jury of the supreme court.
The following advertised letters are at
| the Westbrook post office: Mrs. Frank
lin Jones, Merrill Hall, A. W. Sanders,
Elise Slnpiere, lLesine Sicard.
| The repairs on the stills Of the West
| brook Congregational church tower are
progressing rapidly. 1t has been found
necessary to put new stills in at the front
| of the church.
DUCK POND.
We hear the mill is to shut down psr-
| manently October LIST, and some are talk
| ing Of moving from the place.
Mr.. Albert E. Grant has finished his
vacation and returned to Boston.
| Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Pride of Waterford,
Me-, are visiting at MIR. Q. b. Pride's.
MIR. Pride is an extensive farmer and
farming in this section is very different
from the way they farm it in Waterford.
ACCIDENT TO A BOY ON MUNJOY
STREET.
The twelve year old son of Mrs. Ben
nett, who lives on Munjoy strset, while
gathering horse chestnuts yesterday after
noon, fell from the tree, g. distance OF