The Portland daily press., 1899-09-26
Another Assault Case Coming Up
This Morning.
P. and r. Laying Rails
for Double Tracks.
Accident in Westbrook and
Other News.

The westbrook Congregational Sunday
school will observe Rally Sunday October
1.
Gilbert Arey. young man residing AZ
the West End, while at play with some
young companions Saturday afternoon.
had pitchfork stuck in his leg below the
knee, making quite bad wound.
Miss Winnie Gray. who has been enjoy
ing visit with relatives in Berlin Falls,
N. H., has returned to her home this
city.
Cumberland County Pomona Grange
met Saturday afternoon with Pleasant
River Grange, Duck Pond. There was a
large attendance and an interesting meet
ing was held.
Mr.. H. K. Griggs Of Rocky Hill ad-
dressed meeting Of the farmers at North
Yarmouth Saturday evening In the inter
ests Of the new farmers and tax payers
league.
Mis- Bertha Rice, formerly teacher at
the Forest Street Grammar school, but
who has for the past two years been
teaching at Quincy. Mass, has been the
guest of Miss Maud Legrow Of Cumber-
land Mills.
Miss Rice has resigned her position in
the Quincy schools and is soon to be
married to gentleman Of that city.
The new choir at the Warren Congre-
gatiopal church is composed as follows:
Miss Bertha ellison, soprano of Port
land; Mrs Andrew O. Cloudman, con-
tralto; DR.. ]. L. Harvey, tenor; Mr..
frank q. Cloudman, bass. and Miss
Annie Holmes, organist.
Miss Ellen knight of Rocky Hill re-
ceived bad sprain in her knee early
yesterday morning in alighting from her
carriage on Cumberland street. She
fnfsstepped and fell causing the accident
to her knee. She was taken into a nearby
house and medical assistance summoned,
and later was taken in her carriage to her
home.
COURT CASE SETTLED.
Monday afternoon Judge Tolman heafd
the case of assault against D. Crawford,
the West End barber, who was arrested
for drunkenness and assault upon his
wife. The judge imposed fine Of $50
and costs, but suspended the fine upon
The payment Of the costs of court which
amounted to about IS. The judge In sus-
pending the fine reminded Crawford that
this was the second offense and that II
brought before the court again, the sus-
pended sentence, and another fine equally
a. large would be imposed. The costs in
che oass at issue were paid and Crawford
was released.
An assault case will he heard before
Judge Tolman this morning. Walter
Tufts is charged by Walter u. Pride, the
West End stable keeper with assault and
with the use Of obscene language at a
dance which Pride was running. The
trouble eliminated in lively scrap neal
Pride's stable In a pitched battle between
Tufts and a young Frsnohman named
Irving Trombly, employed by Pride.
Mr.. E. ]. Poisson of Biddeford, the
we'll known photographer, formerly Of
this city. Is in the city for few days
where he has a contract with the S.
ID. Warren paper mills company to pho
tograph the several departments of theil
mills and the various employees.
Messrs. Holmes g. Haley, the loca
printers, have the contract for the display
OF advertising contracts in the cars opsr.
ated by the Westbrook, Windham s.
Naples electric cars, and yesterday they
were engaged In plao ing ths cards in
position.
The Portland Railroad pompany's trach
crew commenced WORK yesterday laying
their new double track from the p. g.
r. Ry. tracks toward the Warren church
The curve at the corner of the street neal
the church property has been laid. ant
the entire work Is progressing rapidly.
The Ladies' Circle of the Daughters Of
Liberty are to meet this afternoon at tn
home of Mrs. Robert II. Fletcher, Mali
street.
ALDERMAN &c MEETING.
The Westbrook aldermen held an ad
iourned meeting last evening, tho princi