The Portland daily press., 1899-06-07
WESTBROOK.

AtaAASa0 SoAAba6te WaO Aao bcHl ia tOI
the past few days with neuralgia of the
stomach and boweis,si little more CON-
Portable.
Mr.. Charles I. Spear 10 TO move his
family next week TO . rent on North
street, Portland.
A full attendance of the members of the
Westbrook high school alumni association
is requested for the nesting to be held
this evening at 7.30. O'Clock at the high
school binding as business Of Importance
concerning the arrangements for the
coming graduation exercises are to be
perfected. ~
Messrs. Hcdsdon and Roberts have Just
completed a very fine display of flowers
and ferns in the windows of their under
taking rooms on Main street. The ferns
and orchids are very beau tiful, they also
have collection of the pelagonium and
hydrangea
The funeral services over the remains
Of the late Mira william Mason are to
take place from the late residence this
afternoon at two o'clock.
sERENADED MoToRMAN HERBERT
Soon after midnight Monday evening
the conductors and motormen of the
Westbrook division of the Portland Rail-
road company boarded an electrioi car
and went to the home of Motorman Ed
ward Herbert, Cumberland Mills and
rendered him and his wife serenade In
honor of their recent marriage. Music
and refreshments were enjoyed during
the evening. The boys left at a late hour
wishing the young couple much joy and
happiness In their newly formed relation.
An alarm of IRE was sounded Tuesday
forenoon about ten O'Clock for tire in
the house of Mr.. John j. Knowlton on
Brackets street. The fire was occasioned
by an automatic kerosene stove in the
lower tenement on the north side of the
house, catching on fire. The house was
occupied by MIR. Sherman Norton and
family. The stove was thrown out into
the yard. Several rugs were burned and
the wall paper was quite badly smoked.
The all out alarm sounded before the de-
partment could arrive, SO quickly was the
burning stove taken care of.
LIVELY RUNAWAY ON MAIN ST.
Tuesday forenoon one of the mosl tive
ly runaways seen In this city occurred. A
horse attached to q milk team owned by
Mr. John Roberts started ON the run
from point In uhe vicinity of knight
street. The horse in his mad haste bolted
through onto Brown, over North, King
and Bridge streets The animal crossed
the bridge and started direct for Main
street. When the electric car tracks were
reached the horse slipped on the rail and
fell. As the animal fell Mr.. William
Girard rushed toward the animal and
selling part of the harness held him.
When the horse fell the wagon received
such a jolting that quite quantity of
the milk was spilled as the cans were
from the team. Fortunately no
serious damage was done to any one, the
only damage being the loss of the milk.
Mr.. Lloyd Wheeler has accepted a
position with grocery concern in Port
land.
YOUNG STRANGER DIED.
The young man named Richards who
came here from New Brunswick and who
has been unconscious for the past three
days as a result of sickness from disease
which the local doctors have been unable
to name died at about midnight Monday
night. The case to say the least has been
Of the most suspicious and the board of
health under the direction of DIR. 4. p.
Smith the professional member OF the
board have used every precaution to pre-
vent the spread of the disease in the event
that 1t should be small pox. Police
Officer Pomerleau was placed on duty
outside the house all night Monday to
keep people away from the house and all
day Tuesday Officer Dresser was on duty
for the same reason. The dead man was
quietly buried Tuesday morning by order
of the mayor and board Of health by
Messrs. Hodsdon and Roberts the local
at St. Hyacinthe cemetery.
AS fast as it is learned that any one has
been exposed, In the event of the disease
being small pox, vaccination Is attended
too. The unfortunate part of the affair is
that no suspicion was entertained of the
eruptions being or this character until
after good many people had been in and
out of the house, and If 1t was this dread
disease the exposure has been altogether
too large for the public safety. The effects
Of the deceased. and all bedding and other
used about him have been
burned. and the house. has bean thorough
ly fumigated since the remains were
taken away. The undertakers also de-
stroyed all of their clothing worn during
the lime In which they were engaged In
the body for burial
The young man dying before morning
did not give the doctors chance to con-
suit the physicians from Portland as 1t
was intended to do Tuesday forenoon =
the young man had lived. 1t Is difficult