The Portland daily press., 1899-09-09

y. Il. u ~ aud it Is believed that the
thief thought he might have money
about the house belonging to the lodges.
Mr. Spear returned home from the lodge
room about ten O'Clock but sat up work
ing on his books until about midnight
Soon after be had retired he heard "a noise
in the lower part OF tbs house. but
thought nothing further of 10 as be sup
posed it was some OF tbs. family. He went
to sleep again and In the morning on
arising found window down stairs
opened. His desk had been riiled aud the
papers scattered about. The loss Is not
serious and there, seems to bs no clues to
this thief.
PRESENTATION OF PICTURES.
A very pleasant occasion was that held
Friday afternoon at the Wesibrook High
school, when the pictures purchased by
the mombers Of the Ammoncongln.a and
Current Events literary cluts foi school
decoration purposes were presented form
ally to the school committee. The meet
ing was presided over, by DIR. A. II.
Murch, chairman OF the Westbrook school
committee. Miss Care III. Phin ney at
the opening Of the meeting sang q solo
in a very acceptable manner, after which
Mrs. Isabel 7. Ray, chairman of tie
joint committees of tbs. two literary clubs
interested, in brief hut appropriate re-
marks presented the pictures, eighteen in
number, handsomely framed, to the schoo
committee to. be hung up In the SCHOOLS of
the lower grades In the city. Mrs. Ray
announced that the pictures had been
purchased at nm expense OF SIS, and that
the money had been raised by means OF
etc. She also announced
that the work is to be continued and
alter In the season other pictures will be
presented to the schools. One each of the
pictures were presented to the committees
by Mrs. George G Frye and Mrs. w. II.
Brown of Portland. One of the piatures
was given by the Ammoncongin club as
a memorial Of two of their presidents,
Mrs. Emily jackson and Mrs. Mary
Louise Bailey, decsased. Mrs. S. j.
Gilkey, president of the West End W.
9. 4. u, in brief speech Of presenta-
tion, handed over to the school commit
tee, handsome picture of the late Mss
Frances K. Willard, national president of
the W. q. 4. U. Dr. W. II. Murch ac-
cepted the pictures in a brief speech on
behalf Of the school committee. Remarks
were made by ex-Mayor w. W. Cutter,
endorsing the idea of school room decora-
ton, after which pleasing duett was
rendered by Miss Carrie Phinney and
Miss Lillian PennelL The committees
having in charge the presentation Of the
pictures are as follows: Ammoncongin
club, Mrs. /. L. Ray, Mrs. O.. II. Leigh
ton, Mrs. Isabel Newcomo. Mrs. John K.
Warren, Mrs. Ida Quimby Mrs. Lemuel
). Lane, Mrs, Mary.M Melcher. Current
Events club. Mrs. Frank Haskell, Mrs
Nellie Stevens, Mrs 5. N. Adams. ps=z
A horse owned by Smith, the tea mer-
chant, attached to a delivery wagon, be-
came frightened yesterday morning Mt the
sight Of Mr.. Fosters automobile and
started to run away. The hoIsa started
from Boothby's store and run up Main
street until near L. H. Shows plumbing
shop, when he took to the sidewalk Mr.
NJ L. Hawkes. horse was hitched near
the postofiice, and Smiths horss and
team ran against the post where the
Hawkes. horse was hitched. No damage
was sustained by HAWKES. team, but the
forward wheels of the crockery team was
smashed and the contents thrown out
and broken. Bystsnders caught the horse
and thus avoided a more serious runa.
way.