The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-21
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The board of directors of the West
brook, Windham & Harrison electric
railroad company held a meeting Satur-
day afternoon at the Office of the attor-
neys of the company, Bird & Bradley
Portland. The principal business tran
sacted was the acceptance by the board
of the locations as granted by the NUM-
cipal officers of the several towns through
which the road is to pass. The civil engl-
neer Of the road, Mr.. A. S. Dickson, will
commence today to make a survey
for the road at Little Falls. The work
of construction will probably commence
at an early date.
At a special meeting of Valentine Hose
company held Friday evening, the follow
ing officers were elected to fill vacancies
caused by the promotion OF foreman
Joseph Smith who has been made an
assistant of the department: Foreman,
VIM. Miller; assistant foreman, Herbert
Stearns; clerk, g. e. Reny; first pipe
man, Otis Young. Several applications
for membership in the company were
also received.
During the last term of the A grade
of the Forest street grammar school,
J. A. futile, teacher, the whole number
attending school was 81, while the
average number was 81.
The following pupils from the differ
emit classes in the High school will take
part in the prize declamations the second
week in April: Seniors Annie Cragin,
Mamie Ware; juniors, Ethel Knight;
sophomores. Flossie Blake, Mamie
Byrne, Claude Raokleffe, Arthur Nc
Gaffey.
Notice has been received from Wash
ington at the Westbrook Office that the
price of box rent has been increased and
that the new schedule will go into effect
April l, as follows: Call boxes, 25 cents;
lock boxes, small, 40 cents; lock boxes,
large, so cents.
Those who have signed or desire to sign
the membership list for the new musical
chorus, are requested to meet this
evening at 7.15 at the Warren church
when the organization of the chorus will
be effected.
In1S evening Is tO D6 OUS6EN6u ny tliC
mem bers of the Excelsior Literary CLUB
as gentlemen's night.
The Westbrook Single Tax Club will
hold a meeting this evening. An
interesting programme is in preparation.
There is to be "a special meeting of the
city government this evening for the
purpose of electing the Board of Asses
sors, Fire Inspector and one member OF
the Board of Health for three years.
~ a1i n yf School
Committee will lie held evening.
The Ladies' Circle connected with the
Warren Congregational church are to
hold an apron and handkerchief sale on
Thursday afternoon and evening.
LEFT HIS WIFE DESTITUTE.
A man by the name of Augustus
Hydro, employed in the Warren paper
mill, left town a week ago last Friday,
leaving his wife, who is an invalid. in
somewhat straitened circumstances.
Since he went away she has had letter
from him in New York, stating that he
had position there and was going to
stay. Mrs. Hydro believes his departure
is connected with that of neice of hers,
a l9-year girl, who had been living
with the family until a week ago We'd
nesday. Hydrie's attentions to the girl
have been very marked, SO his wife says,
for tho past few months, aud it was at
the request of her brother chat she left the
house. Hydro took. the same train at
Gum berland Mills that she did, but re-
tn rned the next day, leaving for good
on Friday. The young woman went to
Manchester at first where she has rel
atives. but Mrs. Hydro learns that she
has not been there for over week..