The Portland daily press., 1899-12-30
Conductor Coffin Of Portland Line
appointed.
Has w orked for Port
land Go. ID Years.
Yves b OOk Forestsrs Elect Off
GERS for the Year.

Co,ductor Albion Cofiin OF the Port-
land Railroad company on the westbrook
division, severed his connection with that
rad 1hursday night to accept the po-
tion of superintendent Of the westbrook.
Winuham and NAPLES 81, ctric railway.
which duties be assumed yesterday
m ,rning. Conductor Colin was one OF
the most popular men on the Portland
Railroad line. and his resignation will
be regretted by the officials rs well ms the
travelling public. who nevertheless will
wish hiu, success In his new position. Mr..
Coffin has been In the employ OF the
Portland Railroad company for about
II years, coming to Portland from his
home at Presque Isle. de commenced
his labors as driver Of q horse car ON
the Decring division and worked In thas
car aoity for about tive years, when the
westbrook division was opened, and Mr..
Coffin was transferred and become mot
orman, serving In that capacity until
about two years ago when he was made
conductor. Mr.. Coffin has had the ad-
vantage Of thorough education In cleo
,rio railroad matters AMI will doubtless
inset with success In his new position.
MIR W. q. Lord, who has been servi ng
as assistant superintendent Of tina west-
brook. WindhAm and Naples road. has
resigned his position.
Court City of Westbrook, Forssters OF
America, at their meeting held Thurs.
day evening, elected the following ofiie-
eIs:: e. r., Chas Fournslle; s. Q. h.
Arthur Simens; financial secretary,
Thomas Gallant; treasurer, John b. Le-
brecque; recording secretary, John w.
Ouietts; 5. w., Vim. Frenells; ]. w.,
Amadie Thinotte; s. b., John b. Lee
brecque, Jr. J. b., Emery Lsbrecque;
trustee for thres years. John p. Graham;
trustee for one year, Wm. J. Marshall.
1he ladies' Aid society of Wade camp,
sons Of Veterans have elected the follow
Ing officers for the ensuing years Presi.
dent, Miss Mile Foss; vics-pfesident,
Mira Frank Fairbanks; chaplain, Mrs.
+. II. Smith; treasurer. Miss Eta Alex.
ander; secretary, Mrs. Elliott Hatch;
guide, Miss Marion Blanchard; guard,
Alice Maiiit; dslegats to national en-
campment, Miss Lillian Smith. The So
oiety will hold joint installation next
Thursday evening at u. "A. K hall with
Wade camp.
Mr.. Albert Laboute Of Orange, Mass.
formerly of this city, IL visiting his
mother at her home on Bracket street.
The annual parish meeting Of the West
brook Congregational parish is to be held
Al
O'Clock. The call announces that mod.
orator, clerk and treasurer are to be elect
ed.
The friends of Officer Cousins make the
following statement with regard to an
article recently published:
''The article In morning paper OF the
2sth inst while IN some respects truthful
is In the main very misleading. First,
chapter l4th, section sth, of the city ordi.
nance, states that all police officers shall
have the same Iover that 10 vested in
In criminal matters pertaining
to law breakers wi thin the limits Of the
city of Westbrook. Secondly, Officer
Cousins was acting upon orders issued to
him by Mayor Raymond, who also pos
sessed the knowledge that MIR. Cousens
we not q constable. Thirdly, the state.
ment that Sheriff Chute who has accom-
panied the W. Z. I. U. In their previous
raids has always found enough OF the
ardent to make out case IL absolutely
false, for it Is a well known fact that the
st. Pierre In question has been visited by
Mr.. Chute with the W. U. 4. U. ladies
a NUN Der of times and they have failed
to find any liquors. In regard to the tres-
pass. and that 1t Is very serious on 40
count Of the law holding mans DWELL
ing as :ssored. We think In this case 1t
would not constitute very % lous
offence as the court records here and in
Portland will show that the fald Sc.
Pierre residence has not only been used ~
a residence but as place Of business and
that business the Illegal sale Of liquor.