The Portland daily press., 1900-10-09
WesibrOok Girl to Teach in Canadian
Catholic School.
Bertram Lesser to Lead
Band in New York.
Meeting Cloudman Relief Corps
Personal items.

Miss Sarah B. Libby, who spent Sun
day at her home in this city, has rstu rned
to Colby college to resume her studies.
Mr.. William Beatty and bride, who
have been the guests of relatives in this
city, have returned TO their home in Law
renee, Mass.
Mr.. Bertram Lesser has accepted pc.
sitio9oas leader of Wallace and Gilmore E
band, now travelling in western New
York.
Miss Annette LaFond is to leave next
Thursday for Acton Vale, Canada, where
she has secured a position as teacher OF
music in the Catholic school at that
place.
Miss Winifred Bradbury, has left the
JUNIOR class of the Westbrcok high school
to enter the Western Normal school at
Gorham.
Miss Rena Hawkes. OF the junior class
of the WestbrooB high school has been
obliged to leave school on account of ILL
ness.
Mr.. Henry K. Griggs of Rocky
Hill attended the PownaI fair on Satur-
day and addressed the grange at that
place.
8 The members of Naomi Rebekah degree
team held meeting for practice last eve
ming at their hall. Six candidates are in
waiting to receive the degrees at an early
date.
Mr.. Royal B. Manchester is to COM
mence his winter class Of dances at. Odd
Fellows hall, October %.
The marriage of Louis Rioux to Miss
Amandie ST. Pierre is to occur this
week.
CIoudman Relief corps is to hold regus
lar nee tings the, first and third Thurs
days of each month at Z. 80 O'Clock sharp.
The corps is to be inspected by the state
president curing the month of October,
when the new ritual will be exc. pli1ed.
Miss Mary S. McCobb OF Portland gave
an enjoyable Kipling reading last eve
ming IN the vesUry OF the Westbrook Con-
gegational church, which was we'll at
tended.
Lightning Ientared one of the closed
electric cars on the Westbrook, Windham
and Naples electric railway last evening
during the thunder shower. The light
ming burned out the fuses and also the
armature. This car was ia ken out Of SER
vice and an open car put on until re-
pairs can BE- made.
The adjourned meeting OF the West
brock city government which was to
have been held last evening was ad-
journed for one week owing to the lack
Of quorum. President Bailey, Mayor
Horr, Aldermen Estes, Frank, Speir,
Woodman and Warren were In atten-
dance. The aldermen held an informal
meeting and discussed several matters
requiring attention at an early date, as
soon as legislation can be had by the
board of aldermen. The Mayor read a
communication from Mr.. Clarence W.
Small, chief consul of the Maine division,
L. A. W., thanking the city for it's COM
pliance with the law and request made
by the Wheelmen for the location of
guide boards Throughout the city. Mr..
Small call attention to the misleading
information given by some of the guide
boards, stating In one instance at the
corner of Stroudwater street, that the dis
tance to Portland is mile and half
and Gorham four miles Mr. Small stat
ed in his letter that the distances should
be figured from one post office to another,
The Mayor announced In the first in
stance that the distance to Portland had
been figured to the Portland line, while
in the case of the Gorham guide board
information, the distance was figured
to the Gorham post Office No action
was taken, but 1t was understood that
these errors would be rectihed.
Mr.. Walter D. Pride appeared and
made proposition to the council for
the proper repair ard maintenance OF
the sidewalk on Fitch street. AS the al
derman could not do business legally
an adjournment was made for one week.
Westbrook lodge Knights of Pythias
observed Pythian Homing night las6
evening at their Castle hall. Refresh
ments were served during the evening
and an enjoyable programme carried
out. The lodge. commencing with last
evening. is to hold its meeting on Mon.
day evenings.
Messrs. W. P. Hodsdon and Harry F.
Roberts, the last Of the week ara to go
to Ssbago Lake where they are to So
journ for week or SO at the Meserve cot
tage, the sportsmen's retreat.
Mr.. J.. A. Trafton, the Cumberland
Mills horse dealer, lost another valuable
horse yesterday by death. The horse
was one belonging to a matched pair
bought some two weeks ago in Chicago
and died as a result of pneumonia.