The Portland daily press., 1898-05-26
WFSTBROOK.

Mrs. Nellie Whitney, accompanied ny
her daughter Myra. and son Elmer, are
in the city as the guests of Mrs. u. y.
Mariner. Mrs. Whitney is to move BACK
to Westbrook and will reside at 70 Gross
street as soon as the repairs now being
made are completed. Mrs. Whitney has
not been in Westbrook as a resident for
Is years.
The new police station in Warren
block, West End, was made ready for oc.
cupancy yesterday. The double room
now occupied by Judge Tolman will be
used as court room. Two smaller rooms
in the rear will be used by Judge Tollnan
and City Marshal Swan as offices, and
another larger room will be fitted up as
lookup.
. Mr.. and Mrs Robert T. Smith, who
has been visiting in Raymond, have re-
turned to their home in this city.
Mr.. VIM. P. Burnham has removed his
family to Leland street, Deering Centre.
The Westbrook W. G. T. U. will meet
this afternoon at O'Clock with Mrs.
John Meserve, Central street. A large
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this is the last regular meeting before the
Gum berland county ". @. 4. U. 1lth
annual convention at the Congregational
church, June End and Sd. The ladies'
will present plans at this meeting for the
entertainment of the coming convention.
A quiet home wedding occurred last
evening at the home of the groom's father
at the West End The contracting Iar-
ties were Mr.. Melvin Barbour and Miss
Mary Brizzili both of this city. The
groom is we'll known in Westbrook, being
in the employ of Mr.. Frank Leighton,
the local expressman. The bride has been
employed at the Westbrook Steam laun-
dry, coming to this city a few years ago
from New York. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. S. N. Adams. The young
couple will reside with the grooln's par
ents.
Ellie Graham and Eugene Conant,
members of the 74th U. S. Infantry, ar
rived home yesterday on biref furlough.
Cornelius Scanlon, King street, and
family, have moved to Slatteryiller,
Rhode Island.
Mr.. Charles j. Mcclellan, Main street,
formerly connected with the Wesbrook
Hardware companied, has moved his
family to Massachusetts,, where he has
accepted position to travel for whole.
sale produce and provision house in Bos-
ton
Mr.. ". D. Carruthers ard wife, and
Miss Lizzie Carruthers of Portland, were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. New
comb, Mine street, yesterday.
MIR. Chester Swan residing at the West
End, has entered the employ of the
Portland electric company as conduc-
tor. Conductor Chute of the Westbrook
division is breaking him in.
The topic of interest in Westbrook, CEN
tres in the proposed plan of the city gov
eminent to secure cheaper street lights.
According to the plan set forth by Mr..
Chas. D. Brown, the city is to provide
its own poles and wires and run them
to the dividing line of Westbrook and
Windham, where they are to secure the
power as transmitted from the power
station. to be completed at Little Falls.
For this service the lights are to be se-
cured at about two-thirds less than the
present price paid by the city. The
Westbfook Electric Light and Power
company have had the contract for sew
earl years and lately have offered to make
reduction in the rates. but the commit
tee on lights appointed by the city gov
ernment have never accepted the reduc.
tion, but instead have investigated the
proposition of MIR. Brown. Much interest
centres in the action of the city govern
ment on the question as they have an
order awaiting its second and third read
ings relative to the acceptance of a con-
tract with Mr.. Brown.