The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-13
wESTBROOk.

residing at Cumberland Miils died Satur-
day noon after brief illness as a result
OF grip terminating In pneumonia. The
deceased leaves wife and a grown son,
and several small children.
The funeral services Of the late Mrs.
Elizabeth A. W. Cobb Of Rocky Hin were
held Sunday afternoon from her late
residence, sethodist road. The services
were conducted by Rev. q. q. Phelan,
pastor Of the westbrook Methodist church.
The burial was at the old Saccarapra
cemetery.
The Inember Of Wade camp, No 10, 5.
Of w., upon invitation Of Rev. 5. n.
Adams, pastor OF the wsstbrook Congre-
gational church, attended services Sun
day forenoon mt that church. The services
were In memory Of Abraham Lincoln,
and the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Adams.
preached an able sermon on the life ard
character of Lincoln.
| Tbs members of Wade camp, No. ~
Sons OF Veterans, attended memorial
services Sunday at the Westbrook
Congregational church In honor OF the
martyred President Lincoln.
| The Citizens party of wes.hrook will
hold their ward csuuuses this eveR-
ing at the respective ward rooms, TO nom
| mate ward officers for the coming spring
election. Wednesday evening at Odd Eel
lows Hail. West End the party Is to hold
iss general mayoralty convention. The
citizens movem ent this year does not
seem to have the following that 1t did last
year, and IL lie extremely doubtful II they
make much of showing at the election.
| A hearing is to be- granted at Augusta,
Feb. IA on a resolve TO REIN burss the city
for the money paid out for the soldiers In
the late Spanish war. The city govern
ment In the beginning appropriated
| 81, 900 for the soldiers families who were
ip need. Under the direction of Mayor
raymond over 1900 has. been judi
ciously spent for their comfort and relief
| There is to be an adjourned meeting of
the Westbrook city government, Tuesdsy
evening" Feb. IL, at 7.30 o'clock. At this
meeting the second reading Of an amended
police ordinance will be taken up.
similar ordinance ut q recent meeting
was defeated. The question of pole
rights and the regulating of the voltage
of the Cumberland Illuminating Com
pany will be settled at this meeting.
Petitions are In circulation In this city
asking the city government to grant the
pri yilege Of pole rights through the sever
al streets Of the city to the Cumberland
| Illuminating company. The petitions
are being literally signed.
Mr. George PERKINS, horse, attached to
his laundry team, figured in a lively run
away Friday evening. The horse came
rushing up Brown street and turned into
Bridge street. MIR. MILFORD Young saw
the horse coming and rushing into the
street succeeded in stopping the fright.
ened animal. The sleigh was quite bad
ly damaged.
MIR. Everett Ward had the m isfortune to
badly sprain lis ankle Friday.
The board of registration will be in
session in the assessors rooE in Odd
Fellows hall, Tuesday, Wednesday.
Thur sday and Friday. February 2S
March /, 2 and s. The sessions viii be
from 8 q. m. to p. m, to p. m,
and z to o In the evening, excepting Fri
day when the session will be closed at
n. m. The board Is composed of Hon.
G. NJ. Waterhouse, Fred A. VerrilI and
Eugene l.. Harmon.
twenty-five members OF the sophomore
class OF the high school went on sleigh
ride to LaIrabee's, Soarboro, Friday ev-
ening. A fine oyster supper was enjoyed
on arrival. A very pleasant social even
ing was enjoyed by all. Miss Maude Dud-
ley, one of the assistant teachers, accom-
panied them.
Willie Bryson, a young man living
with painful injury few days ago.
Young Bryson was engaged in loading q
81 calibre revolver. He removed the
cylinder of the revolver and was filling 1t
with cartridges. One OF the cartridges
stuck and young Bryson struck the head
of the cartridge and tried TO drive 1t into
the cylinder. The cartridge exploded and
the bullet went through thu second finger
of his left hand. decorating 1t badly.
The political situation in this city
grows brighter every day for the kepuhli-
can party. 1t now looks as though the
party leaders would prevail on Hon. I.
5. Burns to accept the Republican nomi-
nation for mayor. In the event Of his
nomination his election is an assured
fact. Mr.. Edward II Smith, the former
city clerk who was defeated by snug
vote, last spring, will doubtless DO the
nominee for the position this year. On
the same ticket with MIR. Burns, MIR.
Smiths election is assured. The prospects
are that Alderman-at- large George A.
Quinby will be Reconstructed without
opposition TO I'LL a second term. The
names of Messrs. K. 5. Brooks and Al
derman Joseph A. Warren are likely to
he the other nominees for aldermen at
large. These three names are strong ones
and II nominated as 1t seems they will