The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-08
WESTBROOK.


Mr.. c. +. Waterman and MIR. Henry
Anderson returned homo Thursday from
their cunning trip In the regions OF
Moosehead Lake. They brought with them
four deer. Mr.W. B. Boothby and Ernest
Gerhardt, who went with them, each shot
one. These last named gentlemen are III
remain few days longer.
The ladies' circle connected with phe
Methodist church have recently elec1eo
the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, Mrs. Henry ID. D.
Halves; vice-president, Mrs. ECharles D.
Wood,nan; secretary, Mrs. Albion Z.
Stiles: treasurer, Mrs. George A. NC
Cubrey; managers, Mrs. Fl. Fl. HATCH
Mrs. Il. e. Cotton, Mrs. B. g. Pride, mrs.
G. J. HezeIton, Mrs. q. G. Phelan, MRS
C. J. Mcclellan, Mrs. Eliza Hall; enter
ta1nment committee. Miss Thirsa Davis,
Nettie II. Debeck, Miss Addie P. Gowen,
Miss Lucy Whidden, Miss Lizzie Adams,
Miss Alice J. Adams, Miss Helen Cotton,
Miss Maria Cotton, Mrs. Will Mason,
Miss Mabel Elwell, Miss Annie McClel-
Ian, Miss Lillian Parsons, Miss Alice
Hezelton.
Mrs. G. B. Woodman and Mrs. G. J.
Hezelton will attend the grand assembly
of Rebekahs to be held at Waterville, &C.
tober II.
Mr.. Fred B. Spear of Co. M, who has
been i'll of late at his home on Church
street, with typhoid fever, was reported
as quite sick yesterday.
CRUSHED BETWEEN A CAR AND
POST.
About O'Clock yesterday forenoon MIR.
Andrew Blake, an employe Of the S. ID.
Warren company. at the paper mills. was
the victim of bad accident. Blake
was at work on one of the tramway cars.
He jumped from the car intending to
turn the switch. AS he jumped the cars
were near one of private telephone pole,
which is not over four inches from the
side of ths car Mr.. Blake was caught
between the car and the pole and was
horribly crushed about the chest and
stomach. He was taken to his home and
DR.. Witham was summoned. Yesterday
and was unable to move. The doctor
fears serious difficulty with the spine.
It was about year ago that MIR. Blake
was injured while in the performance OF
his duty. 1t is said that the reason that
the poles of the company. have never been
set further away Fl ON the tracks was be-
cause the owner of adjoining property re-
fused to sell his land or sell enough of the
same to permit the company to set their
poles over.
Miss Sallie Spring has returned from
her recent visit to Brownfield and Frye.
burg.
Mayor King S. Raymond and wife leave
today for Pittsburg, Penn., to attend
the convention of the Knights Templar
The following are the advertised letters
of the Cumberland Mills post office. Mrs.
Viola Small, John Hussey, Mrs. New
comb, Mrs John e. Page, Mrs. Oliver e.
Roberts.
Rev. W. S. Ayers, pastor of the Bap-
list church of Portland, is to occupy the
pulpit of the Baptist church OF this city
tomorrow at O'Clock.
Mrs. Isaiah Manchester and Mrs. Elijah
Durell are to entertain the members OF
Naomi Rebekah lodge at Odd Fellows
hall on the evening of October ID.
The store occupied by the Coon bs- Fogg
company at Cumberland Mills in Warren
block is being improved by the addition
of two fine show windows. The work
is being done by Mr.. Chas. Cloudman.
The members of Naomi Rebekah lodge
We're ldelig htfully entertained on Thurs
day evening at the home of Mr.. W. E.
Aver, Main street, in honor OF Mi. and
Mrs George Bacon Of Cottage City. The
evening was very pleasantly spent in
games and in the enjoyment of music.
At 10 O'Clock the company retired to
the dining room which had been hand
somely decorated for the occasion. Mrs.
A. A. Cordwell served punch, assisted
by Mrs. w. Aver and Mrs. Maria Aver.
The remaining hours of the evening
were very pleasantly spent Ia dancing
and social converse until late hour
when the guests departed for their homes,
we'll pleased with their reception.
Mr.. Ralph Smith of Hiram has recently
accepted the position of assistant baggage
master at the Cum berland Mills depot.
Lieut.. +. j. WEIGH of Co. A, Portland.
was in the city yesterday afternoon, call
ing on members of Co. M.
There is to be foot ball game this af-
ternoon at o'clock at Warren park be-
tween the Westbrook and Deering High
school eIeyens.
"The Bugler," comedy, is to be pre-
sented by travelling company, October
II at the Westbrook, the new opera house.
Josiah G. Ward, the building inspector
of Portland was in the city yesterday
afternoon on business.
VIM. Brown and w. W. Webb are in
Casco attending the Little Rigby fair.
Sergeants John R. Lowell and Merton
II. WEIGH, both of Portland, were i'll the
city yesterday afternoon as the guests of
Private Lewis Hartman, also member
of the Maine Signal Corps.
The work of grading the road bed for
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