The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-25
WESTBROOK.

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The East End W. O. T. o., will meet
this afternoon with Mrs. Eliza Hall,
Lamb street, at the usual hour.
At the meeting of the Single Tax CLUB
held last evening, after the usual bust
ness papers were read upon the following
SUBJECTS; Charity, it's uses and effects'
and Local Prosperity
Ihe following questions were discussed
upon proposed remedies: Would the
greater economy of government be an
effective remedy? Would the better educa-
ton of the working classes, and i'm
proved habits of industry bring about
very marked remedy Would the CO.
operation of labor and capital give the
individual freedom soughtssfor? Would
governmental direction and interference
by of any great valued How has 1t
worked as far as 1t has been tried?
Would a more general distribution Of
land be of any advantageG
The following programme gives some
idea of the musical treat in store for
Westbrook people tonight, at the West
End Congregational church:
Welcome Springtime, Rubenstein
Quartette.
Mignon, Guysde Hardelot
Miss Helen Cobb.
Duet, n Maid of Plymouth
Miss Foster and Miss Smith.
A Song of Thanksgiving,
Frances Alliston
Mr.. Hastings Webbing.
no CrxzaS han, n
Miss Foster.
Aria from Freischutz, Weber
Miss Smith.
A Soldiers Fame, Hastings Webbing
Mr.. Hastings Webbing.
Salve Regina. Parker
The Lost Chord, Sullivan
Quartette.
The members of the Universalist
church enjoyed q graphaphone concert
! last evening given under their auspices
by a concert company making special
ty of these entertainme nts.
The West End W. G. L. o., will hold
their meeting this afternoon with Mrs.
H. 81. B. Halves.
The Excelsior club held their meeting
last evening with Mrs. Cora Elkins. The
meeting was we'll attended and proved
very interesting to the members. The sub
jeot under consideration was Women
as Finanoiers.
i The street railway company's teams
streets from snow.
/. Mr.. Levi Edgerly, while at work on
Friday at the paper mills, handling pop
lar wood, by tho aid of hook, the hook
slipped and Embedded itself in Mr..
Edgerly's right knee pan, inf icting an
ugly wound. The wound was promptly
dressed so that no serious results are an
ticipated.
CITIZENS MEETING.
Last evening was the occasion Of the
gathering together of about 100 of the
citizens of Westbrook in Odd Fellows
hall, in responsei to a call for meeting
to form citizens party.
The meeting was called to ORDER " by
Mr.. George Gray, who read the call with
out comment, and called. FOL. the nomtna-
ton OF permanent chairman. Messrs.
Frank Webb. Charles Dole, Hezekiah
Elwell, Arthur Gray, 3eorge SWEET, VIM.
M. Stiles were nominated. but declined.
At last Mr.. W. w. Webb moved and it
was voted that Mr.. George Gray. the tenn
norary chairman, should serve in the
permanent capacity Mr. W. w. Webb
was then selected as the secretary of the
| meeting.
The chairman then announced that re-
marks were in oraer from any person in
the assembly.
For few moments silence reigned SUI
preme and then one of the brethren sug-
gested the plan of calling on individuals
to respond. This plan seemed to meet
| with general favor. Remarks were then
made by Messrs. e. Il. Phillips, P. Har-
riman, Arthur e. Gray, VIM. Pugh, E.
A Carter, Frank Adams and several 9th
ers From the remarks il was evident
that there is no concerted plan for act
ion. Each of the participants in the dis
cussion confession that they were in SYM
pathy with movement looking toward
the election of men for municipal office
irrespective of party politics.
| The chairman then suggested that In
order to bring the matter into definite
shape q committee should be appointed
to present u list of names for city oom-
mittee whose duty it should be to select
| % list of candidates for the respective
offices. 1t WAS then voted that commit
| tee of five persons be appointed to choose
committee composed OF TWO persons
representing the Republican, Democratic
and Prohibition parties, to act as city
| committee for tho purpose of presenting
a list of candidates for the several NUM-
cipal offices, and that the next meeting
be held subject to the call of the COM
mittee of five. The committee of five was
composed as follows: Frank Z. Webb,
W. w. Cutter, Clinton S. FISHERMAN,
Frank Adams, John Byrne. The chair
man then announced that a motion to
adjourn WAS in order, and upon vote the
meeting was declared adjourned.
MEETING Oh ALDERMEN.
The adjourned meeting of the Vest
brook Aldermen was held last evening.
Aldermen Pomerleau Hardy, Riggs,
Black and Cobb were absent.
The order relating to the uncollected
taxes of 1891 amounting to So, 82424, was
given second reading and final passage
The order changing the polling place IN
Ward was taken up. President WOOD