The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-11
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TIE members of the Cumberland Star
laJge No. a66, Loyal Orangemen of this
city, 90 to Long Island Tuesday on an
eXcGfsion and picnic with the Portland,
Lewiston and Sanford lodges.
The Westbrook Klerks base ball team
defeated the Saccaraptas Saturday after
noon on the Warren park grounds by Il
sasro Of IS TO 81. The battery for the
a!etks was Rivers and Girard; Sacoa-
rurpa, Bryson and Mcclellan Umpire,
Webb and McCavitt.
At tie new high school building Stew
eas Plains avenue, Deering Center, the
roof of tbs building has been slated and
the tower is nearly completed. W. a.
Derrah of WoodfoTds, electrician, has
about completed the work of wiring the
building for about $50 electric lights To-
Gated in the assembly. room, principals
ruom, corridors and r. toilet rooms. No
wiring has been done in any of the class
rooms.
The lighting effects in the assembly
There are two large circles of lamps in
the center. flush with the ceiling, one 28
feet in diameter containing 40 lights and
the inside one feet in diameter with
about 10 lights.
In the corners there will be clusters of
five lights and over the arch of the stage
about 90 more lights which with few
on the stage make a total of about 100
lights in this room which will give very
brilliant and artistic system of lighting.
It is expected that the new building will
be ready for occupancy about the first of
January, 1899.
One of the red, white and blue boxes
association for the soldiers and sailors of
the State of Maine has been placed in the
piazza of the Riverton casino.
The East Deering hose company will
hold its monthly meeting this evening
Two delegates to attend the State Fire
mems muster are to be chosen this eve.
ming.
Mr.. Charles Cobb, former principal of
the Forest street grammar school has en-
tered the Harvard summer school where
he is studying physical training.
frank II. Proctor of SoInerville, former
ly of Westbrook, was ON board the schoon-
er James and Ella that was thrown on
her beam ends during the squall of July
in Boston bay. Young Proctor escaped
without injury as did the rs other pas
sengers who were rescued by boats in the
vicinity.
Mrs e. J. Haskell was thrown from
her wheel on Wednesday and suffered a
broken arm. She is reported as getting
along nicely at this time.
The nuns of this Presentation of..St. Hy-
acinthes church, will go to the mother
house of the order at ST. Hyacinthes
Province of Quebec early this week for
the annual retreat.
The members of the Minnehaha coun-
Gil, No. 6, d. of P, are to visit Nokomis
council of Lisbon Falls on Tuesday of
this week.
The following delegates have been
elected by Cloudman Relief corps to at
tend the State Relief corps meeting to be
held July 1914 at Wateryiile: Mrs. Mar
garet SWEET, Mrs. Lura ]. Valentine
Mrs. Lizzie Swan, Mrs. Emma L. v.
Stiles; alternates, Mrs. Elfreda Lowell,
Mrs. Katie SwetU, Mrs. Sarah Rand, Mrs
G. A. Carleton.
The adjourned meeting Of the Westbrook
city government will be held on Wednss.
day at 7.30 o'clock. The meeting is to be
held in the municipal court room as the
council chamber is to be occupied that
evening. The principal item of business
to be transacted will be the report of the
committee relative to the ACCESSIBILITY of
erecting an electric lighting plant to be
owned by the city.