The Portland daily press., 1898-07-25
TASTBESOOK.

Az the last meeting of the Sons of
Temperance a committee was appointed
to make arrangements Tor TWO pleasure
trips. One will probably be moonligh
sail down the river.
Mr.. Reuben Beals, Warren avenue, has
accepted position with S. d. Warren
Co.
There is to be an adjourned meeting of
tho Westbrook city government Monday
evening at ESQ o'clock. 1t is probable
that the committee on electric lights and
the special committee appointed to act
with them in considering the ACCESSIBILITY
Of erecting municipal electric lighting
plant Will submit their report.
DR.. and Mrs b. II. Turkey Of Andove1,
1le., have been visiting in Westbrook,
their former homo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Estes left Saturday
for Nantasket for a weeks stop, after
which they will visit Mir. and. Mrs. G..
W. Wheeler of Braintree
The knights of Columbus are to hold a
meeting in Portland this evening.
The local Knights are expected to be in
attendance.
| Ralph Macdonald, last season a mem
ber OF the Pauline Hall opera company,
has been visiting friends IN the city.
Friday afternoon on Bridge street a
child of MIR. Joseph Houle, boy of seven
CIR eight years of age, was run over by a
coal team, belonging to Mr.. Abram
Houle. The wheels of the vehicle passed
across the boys body. He was taken in
to one of the stores ir that vicinity,
| where it was found that no bones were
broken and it is hoped there are no H.
juri es beyond bruises.
Private Aretus Libby of Co. NJ, has
| been discharged from the service for con-
tinued illness and is to return home.
Sergeant Cummings of the same com.
pany is i'll with maiarial fever but, his
illness is in no way serious.
a The Saturday Bird class enjoyed a
| blackboard ride Saturday to Falmouth
Foreside, where they were the guests of
| Miss Eva Jones.
Mr. Thomas J. Foster went to Moose
| head last week in company with the
Maine Protective Fish and Game associa-
! ton. A split bamboo pole was offered as
prize for the best catch during the tour
and Mr.. Foster was the winner.
MIR. Andrew Nelson, resident of Cum
berland Mills, native of Denmark,
leaves Wednesday of this week for trip
across the water to his old home.
He will be absent from this city about
three months.
The Westbrook Democrats have not as
yet decided definitely on night for hold
ing general caucus for the purpose of
nominating representative to the legis-
lature. but it Will probably be held We'd
| nesday, August 3, at Odd Fellows hall.
| Mr.. Ernest BODICE while at work in the
silk mill Friday had the third finger of
his left hand caught in the gearing of one
of the looms. The finger was jammed
badly and it became necessary to have a
piece of the bone and nearly all of the
nail removed.
Mr.. James Trafton and wife of Curnber.
land Mills are enjoying brief visit in
Boston.
| Mr.. Andrew c. Cloudman and family
left Saturday for brief outing at Long
island. During the present week Mr..
! Cloudman will attend to his work at the
paper mills and spend his evenings at the
island. The following week he will enjoy
vacation which he will spend at the
islands.
The Republicans of Westbrook are to
hold caucus this evening, August
lst, at eight O'Clock in Odd Fellows hall
for the purpose of nominating repre-
sentative to the legislature.