The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-22
wEsTBROok.

Expected In town Saturday where they
are TO ENJOY brief vacation. Mrs. Lucy
Knowlton win accompany them from
their home in Hopedale. Mass. where
she has been their guest for the past two
months.
There is to DO q meeting Of the school
room decoration COMMITTEES Of the Am
monoongin and Current Event clubs Fri
day afternoon at 9,o'clock at the home OF
Mrs. +. NJ. Ray, Church street.
AIR. John G. Warren. student at the
University OF Maine, has returned to this
city for summer vacation.
The Portland & Rochester crossing at
Church street has been replanked and
new sleepers distributed beside the track
from Church street to Pleasant street
preparatory to replacing the old ones.
! ihe following inter tions of marriage
have been recorded; Harry @. Henderson
and Mehitable Burncil both of this city,
and John E. Sawyer OF Yves tbrook and
Jennie @. Lord of Portland.
The Ladies' circle OF Warren church will
have a lawn party Thursday evening al
their parsonage. There VIII be vocal and
instrumental music. stereopticon views
etc
| The East End W. O. 7. U. held the last
meeting for the season Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. Stephen Andrews, Mason
street.
/ A large number were present and a
good meeting enjoyed by all, Refresh
ments of Ice cream and cake were served
served during the afternoon.
As the steamer on the Presumpscot will
not be ready this week the Presnpipscot
band cannot have their proposed sail and
dance Friday evening.
A delegation of the officers and MEM
bers of Presumpsoot Valley lodge, K Of
p. went in barges Wednesday evening to
West Falmouth where their degree team
conferred the third rank on several can
didates of Piscataqui lodge of that place.
Mr.. Girolard, who has been employed
in the labratory of the S. ID. Warren Co..
for the past five years left last Tuesday
for Quebeo where he has accepted posit.
ion as manager of an electric light COM
pany.
Mr.. W. p. Hodsdon of the firm of Holds
don s. Roberts the local undertakers, who
recently applied for appointment as coro-
ner, has been appointed such by Governor
Powers.
The Westbrooks have arranged for a
second game with the South Portlands
for Saturday afternoon on the Scotch
Hill grounds, commencing at s.15 O'Clock.
The battery for the Westbrooks will be
Adams and Girard while Willard and
Mountfort will serve for South Portland.
DIR. J.La Horr was in Brunswick We'd
nesday in attendance upon the graduation
exercises of the medical school, his alma
mater he having graduated over 80 years
ago.
The semi-annual election of the officers
of Court City of Westbroo K. Foresters Of
America will be held this, Thursday ave-
ming.
There was a rumor in circulation In
Westbrook Wednesday afternoon that the
Bordens, well known cotton man ufactur-
ers of Fall River, were to locate in this
city ard occupy the old Westbrook Manu-
featuring Co. plant. This rumor could
not be confirmed, but doubtless arose
from the fact that the A. X. Pitkin Ma
chine company, who recently purchased
the machinery and have for the past two
weeks been shipping the same to concerns
to whom they have sold, sent orders to
their agent In Westbrook yesterday TO
discontinue the shipment of certain kinds
Of machinery. The local representative
of the companyfis inclined to believe that
the order was countermanded by the pur-
chasing company. The remainder of the
machinery is to be shipped as soon as the
cars can be received and loaded.
There is to be aspecial meeting of the
Westbrook city government this evening
at 7.30 o'clock for the purpose of amend
ing an order recently passsdsby the city
government relative to bond issue. The
amendments called for are only trivial
and do not in any way effect the Issue
itself.
The board of registration of Westbrook
is in session for the purpose of compar-
ing and correcting Its lists with those
OF the board of assessors at their recent
canvas of the polls of the city.
The several committees appointed toyar-
range for the observance of Fourth Of
July report progress and the prospects
are that the city will have quite celebra-
ton.
Those having out the subscription
books report that they have raised about
$3.50 toward the event.
The Mr.. r. e. Osgood who committed
suicide IN portland yesterday was well
known in this city as he with Instantly
resided in this city until a year or SO ago.
MIR. Osgood had n carriage painting shop
! ON Main street In the same building with
Wescott the horse shoer. MIR. Osgood
owned house on Reservoir street as also
cottage at Higgins Beach where the
family usually spent their summers,
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
, The following transfers of real estate