The Portland daily press., 1898-10-13
WESTBROOK.


His case is.still a critical one.
Miss Louise Burns, daughter Of Hon.
T. S. Burns, Pleasant street, Is quite Ill
at her home. 1t Is feared that she will be
afflicted with diphtheria.
The ladies' circles connected with the
Methodist church held their first supper
and social Of the season last evening at
the church vestry. The affair was har-
vest supper and was we'll attended.
Capt. Charles E. Carleton of Co. NJ, left
yesterday for Augusta where he was hasti-
" summoned to make preparations for the
return of the. men of his company on the
goth.
Mr.. and Mrs George Whidden Of Mel
rose, wers in the city on Tuesday to at
tend the funeral services of the late r. b.
Phinney.
Capt. SWEET and wife Of Falmouth are
the guests of 81. 6. Starr and wife at their
home Cumberland Mills.
Granville Edwards and family of Rocky
Hill are spending the week with friends
at Topsham. Mr.. Edwards was employed
at the Topsham paper mills beforeshe To-
Gated at the mills in this city.
Mrs. NJ. w. Stiles Of Bridge street, is
visiting her son, DR.. Frank Stiles, at his
home in Waltham, Mass.
Mr.. d. K. Griggs of Rocky Hill, met
with severe and painful accident on
Tuesday. Mr.. Griggs was Watching one
Of his hired men who was at work drill
ing with sledge hammer at the stone
quarry near his home. The workman
struck heavy blow with the hammer
and as result the drill was hurled from
the rock, striking Mr.. Griggs just above
the temple and near the left eye. Mr..
Griggs was knocked over insensible. but
soon recovered and returned to the house.
There is to be free supper and social
this evening in the vestry Of Warren
church under the auspices Of the Y. P. S.
G. E. After the supper there is to be q
fine musical programme rendered.
The ladies' circle connected with the
Universalist church are to hold the first
supper and social of the season this eve
ming at the vestry of their church. Sup
per is to be served from s. 30 to 7.30. A
cordial invitation is extended to all to at
tend.
The session of the A grade of the. Bridge
street grammar school have been suspend
ed during tho past few days owing tn the
fact that the principal, Mr.. Wentworth,
was called to Boston on urgent business.
The GLASS is to resume its studies this
morning.
The Excelsior club was entertained at
Its last meeting by Mrs. Lane. The meet.
ing was we'll attended and after the tran.
saotion of several matters ofsbusincss q
select programme Oh Lowell was read
by Mrs. Bragdon. Refreshments were
served, after which an adjournment was
made to MondayIevening. October II, at
the home of Mrs.Alice Hawkes.. The pro-
gramme on that occasion will be gen.
eral one on the "Women Of the 18th GEN.
tury.''
The Klerks base ball nine OF this city
who were to play a matched game yester.
day at the Topsham fair grounds with
the Brunswick nine, received telegram
yesterday morning :. suggesting that the
game be.postponed to Thursday owing to
the threatening weather that prevailed
early in the morning.
The comedy company that appeared at
The Westbrook, Tuesday evening in the
comedy drama, 1.-THE Burglar" was
greeted by good sized audience Tho
play was we'll staged and the public was
much pleased with theirI work. Owing
to date that they held for Wednesday
evening IN another place being cancelled,
the company remained in town and pre-
sented the entertainment to another good
sized audience last evening.