The Portland daily press., 1898-10-14
WESTBROOK.

Mrs. Charles Bachelor, Saoo street, is
stlll quite sick at her home. She has not
fully recovered from her attack of pneu
monia with which she was affected few
months ago.
Mrs. David Arey is rapidly improving
although she is still quite lame with
heumatism.
Ihe ladies' connected with Naomia Re-
bekah circle and Daughters of Rebekah
and the ladies' circle connected with the
Universalist and the Warren Congrega-
tional churches, each held suppers last
evening. The suppers were we'll attend
ed and in each case were puch enjoyed.
Miss Lizzie Mason of Glasgow Scotland,
formerly of this city, is visiting in this
city as the guest of Mrs. Robert Mowatt
and family, ,sBrackett street.
Mr.. Will South, an employe of the S.
D. Warren company at their paper mills,
iammed one of his hands on one of the
calendars at the mill few days ago. A
a result he will be obliged to take brief
vacation.
Mr.. Ernest Plummer, another emp oye
at the paper mills received bad strain
to his stomach few days ago by lifting
a GOO pound bale of paper. AS result of
his strain he has been obliged to lay off
few days.
The doll to be given away at tbs D. Of
L. and o. U. A. NJ. fair will be on ex-
hibition in Mrs. A. G. Nash's window
for the next few days.
The engagement is announced of Mr..
Oswold Eklof, the former principal of the
Manual training school of this city. now
of the Columbia institute OF New York,
and Miss Maude Legrow, the well-known
teacher of musicSn the public schools of
Westbrook.
The meeting of the Ammoncongin club
which was held on Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. W. E. Aver, was we'll attend
ed. The subject was Current Events
Several of the important issues of the
day were discussed with much profit to
all by several of the members. During
the afternoon Miss Maude Legrow enter
tained the members with u delightful
vocal solo. The next meeting OF the club
will he held next Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. Annie Chandler, Hawkes.
street.
Elk Mayor A. A. Cordwell left yesterday
accompanied by his wife for brief visit
at Melrose, Mass, as tths guest of Mr..
Cordwelps uncle, Mr.. William Bacon.
The work of grading the road bed for
the tracks of the Westbrook, Windham
and Harrison railroad is progressing-rap-
idly, and the entire ten miles will be
completed by Saturday night. The crew
that started in at North Gorham will be
at South Windham where they will meet
the crew that started from the Westbrook
end on Saturday, when the entire job of
grading for the first ten miles will be
complete and ready for the rails. A steel
# rail will probably be used on the road
and when they arrive the crew, under the
direction of the engineer of the road, Mr..
Dickson, will make rapid progress. The
entire working force will be divided into
crews of 80 men each and it is figured
that these crews will be able to lay a mile
of track day. If the work is carried out
as planned and providing that the wealth
or holds good the company will be able to
lay the ten milss of track and have the
road ready for operation over that dis
tance as required by the legislature, to
hold their charter.
City Solicitor Lyons has written. the
Cumberland Illuminating company of
+hror oh ito Yoapauer Mr. Gaoroa
W. Brown, and informed them of the
action of tine last meeting of the city gov
ernment relative to the illegal erection
of poles in Westbrook. Mr.. Lyons has
not as yet received reply from the COM
pany. A date has been set by Mr.. Lyons
In which the company are to take action
or the poles are to be removed under the
direction of the street commissioner at
the expense of the company The citizens
are watching with interest the outcome
of this case.
The Klerks base ball team did not go to
Topsham yesterday to play the game of
hall postponed from Wednesday on ac.
count of the threatening weather as they
received letter which led them to decide
that it was best to cancel the game.
Mr.. Fred Ball who has been very sick
for the past few days at bis home on Cen
trail street, died yesterday as result of
typhoid fever, with which he has been
suffering. Mr.. Ball was about 20 years
of age and leaves wife and two children |
to mourn his loss The funeral services |
are to be- held on Sunday from the late
residence, at l p. M.
Mr.. Andrew Blake, who was severely |
injured at the paper mills about week
AGO by being jammed between tram
way car and telephone pole, is reported |
as quite comfortable and in fair way to |