The Portland daily press., 1899-12-26
WESTBROOK.
Another w. @. T. U.
Liquor Raid.
Pocket Peddlers Now Doing
Flourishing Business.
Candidates For High
School Assistant.
Universalists To Provide For
Preaching Services.

The East End ". O. T. U. will meet
Tuesday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
ID. N. Abbott. Main street, at o 20 o'clock.
W. O. Z. U. ON The RAID AGAIN.
The West End W. O. I. U. have onos
again started on the warpash In search
Of the dispensers Of the ''iIlioit goods
In the hopes that they might capture
either the proprietor or some Of the
ardent. This time the call was made at
Lewis Sc. Pierrs's place ut this West End.
This place has been visited before by
the ladies. but nothing Of consequence
has ever bsen ssized. The trip was
ma de Saturday evening. when the ladies.
accompanied by Police Ofioer Cousens
made ths Search. A careful search wss
made Of the premises, but nothing was
taken. Since the local W. q. I. U. took
up the matter Of assisting the officers In
the prosecution of their duties In the line
of liquor seizing,it Is true that the shops
where liquor has BEEN kept have for tn Q
most part been driven out Of business.
but quite lively business in pocket ped
ding has sprung up. this practice being
carried out by young boys on the strests
and In alley wsys.
City Marshal Swan and DR.. Swan Of
this city are second cousins of Conductor
swan, the unfortunate conductor Of the
Portland and Rochester railroad who lost
his life Saturday evening.
HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT.
Since the resignation of Miss Maud Il.
Dudley. from her position as an
assistant ut the Wsssbrook High school.
the school committee have had q largs
number Of applications for the position,
among the number being several Boston
parties. Mr.. Luoisn ]. Libby of orr's
island, formerly Of this city. 10 one Of the
applicants, II Is probable that the CON-
mittss will take NO action for somessims
to come. The committee are now In cor
rsspondenos with Miss Lord ofaBangoF,
who has been very SUCCESSFULLY located ~ .
teacher In the cities Of Bangor and Brew
or, to enter the school the first of the ysaI
and act as substitute until auoh time az the
committee makes q permanent selection
The trustees Of the Westbrook Univer.
| e0SAsb uhofos4S @o9oAa- Az Sss Ave- WtshsAAs
y. A. Cole and + A. Durrell. and the
parish clerk, Mrs. Mary l.. Witham have
issued q call for the ann ual parish meet
ing to be hsld Monday evening January
l ut p. m, In the vestry Of the church.
Tho meeting 10 called for the purpose Of
ohoosing q moderator, q clerk and treas
urer. assessors and trustees. Action viii
also be taken In regard to the arrange
ments for preaching servicss, or for this
calling Of pastor and for the tran sac.
ton Of any other business that may come
legally before the meeting.
CHRISTMAS TREE EXERCISES.
The Sunday school at the Methods,
church held q Christmas tree and con-
cert last evening in the vestry Of the
church. Two Christmas trees were well
laden with presents which were dfstri
buted during the evening. An enjoyable
concert programme was also carried out
during the evening.
DEATH OF MISS LUCY J. LIBBY.
Miss Lucy J. Libby. Spring street,
who died about 9 O'Clock Saturday eve
ming at the age of 81 years, was sswel
known among host OF friends who
will mourn her loss. Miss Libby was a
daughter of the late Mr.. David Libby.
For number Of years Miss Libby hal
been affected with tuinor. but has al
ways attended TO her work ut the Dams
warp mills where she has been employed
for ths past Ss years, until about two
weeks ago, when shs took to her bed,
preparatory to undergoing an operation