The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-12
WESTBROOk.

The honoraries of the Cleaves
Rifles have now decided to
hest a reception and banquet in honor OF
the actives and their friends on Iues-
day evening. December 3th at ths west
brook opera house. The programme in
eIudes banquet rendered only to the
members of the company and the invited
guests who are to be the speakers Of the
occasion. 70 soJieias s1
The BANQUET is to commence at 7,S0
o'clock and will be followed with speech
es by Ex-Governor Cleaves and Carroll W.
Morrill, of Portland. W. X. Dana of this
city is to deliver few words of welcome
10 the boys and Hon. John E. Warren
will respond to the same.
Tie special military guests of the even
ing are to be Col. Lucius II. Kendall OF
Biddeford, Lieut.. Col Charles G. Morton,
Major Chas. Collins, Serg't Major Fred
/. Walden and Lieut.. X. b. WEIGH OF
Portland. A turkey supper is to be served
under the supervision of Mr.. Hezeiton
the local caterer After the speech max
ing there is TO be brief entertainment
Including selections by an orchestra,
vocal and instrumental selections 5y the
Cecilian quartette of Portland VINO Will
render patriotic music and popular SONGS
After the entertainment music is 10 90
furnished for a brief order OF dances. Inc
following are the officers and committees
in charge of the arrangements:
Prasident-Chas A. Moses.
Vice Presidents-W. K. Dana, K. 5.
ireasnrer-A. c. Chute.
Secretary-C. S. Eastman.
Richardson. W..
Foster Wv. Cutter, Ewdard Anderson,
Entertainment-W. K. Dana. l.. S.
Lane. J. 4. Warren, A. N. Waterhouse.
r. A. Foss. TT NJ
Poole, George Z. Springer, Lewis W. I'D
wards, r. ID. Woodman.
InvitatieDs-C. 5. Eastman, Chas A.
Moses, r. H., Grant, A. A. Cordwell, }.
ID. leighton.
Special cars are tof be arranged for If
necessary to accommodate the ont OF town
guests who desire to stay until the close
of the exercl Ses which Will nropapiy con-
cIude at 10. 80 O'Clock.
The ladies of the Westbrook Congrega-
ffonal church are to hold a fair and en-
ssrtainment Wednesday and Thursday
afternoon of this week in the parlors of
their church. The DRAMA Mr.. Bob Is
to be repeated on the first evening, and
ssGrandma's Album Will De presented
the second evening.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Westbrook school committee will be held
on Thursday evening of this week at the
High school building commencing at 7.30
O'Clock.
The Westbrook China Decorators club
are to hold their regular annual exhibit
ton on January Is and 10 at the West
End Congregational church parlors.
At thu last meeting of the city govern
mept the final passage was given the or
der directing the Portland railroad COM
pany to change their single track at the
East End from side location to central
location to operate double tracks. Ac-
cording to the order the tracks are to be
laid by July ].
The railroad company are to order the
tracks early in the winter and have them
ready for use in the early spring. As
soon as the double track system is in
operation the Eservice between this city
and Portland will be greatly improved,
and many of the long waits now occas-
Toned by freight trains on the Maine
Central nd Portland and Rochester
which delays either one car or another,
VIII bs done away with as the electrlcs
will not be obliged to hal. on sldings but
can remain near the railroad gates ready
to proceed as soon as the trains have
passed. Under the new order OF things
the running time between this city and
Portland can be reduced as Hthere will
then be no necessity of waiting on sidings
for cars of tn 9 same division.
MIR. G. 81. Kelson, the Brown street
grocer, met with a serious accident Fri
day. He was heating a jug OF water on
the stove when the cork came out, and
scattered the water and steam over him.
He received bad burns about the chest