The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-15
WESTDROOK. J.
Break Causes a Shut
Down Dana Mill.
Adventures Of Three Little Boys Who.
Run Away.
AL of Westbrook at
Gorham Fair.
Street Commissioner Is Grading
Main Street.

Clifford Lowell. '9s, westbrook High
school is to enter Bowdoin ,ollsge next
4 ;sday.
The breaking Of the shaftine at the
Dana warp mills Wednesday afternoon
oansed shut down Of quite good deal
Of the machinery.
The machinery purchased by Mr.. Dana
from the wsstbrook Bingham mill is be-
ing placed In running order in the old
leather beard mil on Main street.
". b. Boothbay and the other members
of the party who went on cunning trip
to Moose river last fall, are planning to
go again this year, some time In. October.
Luther Dana, SON Of w. K. Dana Is to
enter Bowdoin college next week. MIR.
Dana graduated from the Westbrook High
school.in the class of 80
Mr.. Charles Hooper Is improving rapid.
" from his recent illness.
Miss Flora Decorimer, class OF 90 West.
brook High school has entered the Cor
ham Normal school.
Minnehaha circle of the ID. Of p. are to
hold weekly meetings at the homes OF
the members. All ladies of the order are
invited TO join. The council will probably
hold a fair In November.
Mrs. w. N. Woodside. state secretary Of
the Daughters of Liberty, left yesterday
for Gardiner. to assist In the organization
of council in that city last evening.
A surprise party was rendered MIR. Fred
Dolley at his home, Cumberland Mills,
Wednesday evening In honor of his Gath
birthday. A very pleasant evening was
enjoyed by all
Wednesday morning three little boys,
Harold Sp!ller, Harry and Basil Rounds,
the Oldest not more thansssix years of age,
ran away from their homes The little
fellows had started out for school, but as
| they did not show up In the school room
the teacher sent to their homes to ascer-
tain the reason and were informed that
they had started for school. On further
inquiry 1t was learned that the boys had
gone down the Maine Central railroad
tracS short distance below Cumberland
Mills. The boys admitted they had run
away and said they were going to Gorham
| to attend the fair. One of the boys had
innocently appropriated to his use from
home some silverware as none of the
party hadImoney with them, and thought
they could pay their way by disposing of
the silverware.
Street Commissioner Skillings and q
Grew of 25 men with teams commenced
the work Of grading Main street at Cum
berland Mills, in readiness for the laying
of the double tracks of the Portland Rail
road company.
MIR. Simon Arenoysky, the West End
clothing dealer. left yesterday for Boston
on trier business trip.
MIR. Temple H. Snow, the West End
plumber. is in Portland, serving on the
jury of the September term of court.
Westbrook was prstty much deserted
yesterday by the attendance of its citizens
upon the fair at Gotham. Several of the
stores closed their doors for the day to en-
abe their clerks to attend the fair. AL
of tie schools with the exception Of the
high school closed Tor the day. There was
a misunderstanding relative to this mat
ter, and as a result Westbrook observed
two days this year at the fair. It is gen.
| orally understood that Wednesday during
fair week shall be devoted to Westbrook
day. This year the opening day being
stormy, the Westbrook people thought
that Westbrook day would be set ahead
one day. AS result some went We'd
nesday and others Thursday. The attend
ance from Westbrook both days was
good.
A meeting OF the Single Tax sooiety of
Westbrook was held last evening at the
band rooms on Warren avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. John Haley who have
been visiting relatives and friends In this
city have returned to their home in Bid
deford.