The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-19

| loss by removal from the city OF quite
number Of psopis AS business during
the next few years shows signs OF increas-
ing prosperity, the population Will be
come increased, and the city In a large
degree will regain Its old time activity
and usefulness as a manufacturing and
Industrial community.
The westhrook public library, better
known as the Walker Memorial library,
will soon receivs a set of the new nine
volume edition OF the messages and papers
of the Presidents. These volumes are
presented by Senator W. P. Frye, upon
petition OF the citizens OF Westbrook.
| Miss Rsna jackson, an employe in the
sorting room of the S. ID. Warren paper
mills, jammed her heel Tn ursday after
noon, between the elevator and the side
OF the floor. No serious injury was in
nicted. but the heel was quite badly
bruised as a result.
There IL to be an adjourned meeting of
| the Westbrook city government on Mon
day evening, at the council chamber.
The Cleaves Rifles are to hold three
days. fair and series OF entertainments
this week, commencing on "Wednesday
and continuing through Thursday ana
Friday evenings, at the Odd Fellows
hall. On Wednesday and Thursday
evenings a minstrel show by local talent
| is to he present. There Is to be chorus
of 10 voices. Messrs. Bracket, Sawyer,
Fred and Steve Elwsll are to act as end
men. The Hazelton club will appear In
the olio, and with the drill ana other
features the entsrtainment is sure to be
success. The receipts from the fair and
entertainments are to be devoted TO a
fund which viii go toward cefraying the
expenses Of the company on a trip to
Washington, ID. O., In March, 1901. on
the occasion OF the Inauguration OF Presl-
dent Nick inley.
| The Funeral services for the late
Mrs. ID. w. Hunt were held
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock, from the
late residence on Cumberland street.
The deceased was 80 year OF ags, ana had
been III for a long time. The funeral
erv Ices were conducted by Rev. O. Il.
Parson, pastor OF the /. Methodist church.
The burial was at Woodiawn cemetery.
The Current Events club viii meet this
week at the home OF Mrs. E. Il. May ber-
ry, Main street. The subject Is to be
"Science.'
Another case Of diphtheria has been
reported. The patient Is Hazsl Camp
bell, aged six years. residing on Braokett
street DIR. Smith, the attending pnysi-
clan, has administered anti toxin, and
the case promises to be light one.
The Ammoncongin club Will hold its
next meeting at the home OF Mrs. Ella
Harmon. The subject is to be Oliver
Wendell Holmes, and the programme Is to
be In charge of Mrs. Winifred Cor 1wen.
The supper held Thursday evening at
tie Westbrook Un,versalist chnrch was
attended by about Ib0 people and was
success in every particular.
Mr.. Alexander MoNutt died Saturday
morning at the residence OF Mr.. Lewis
Mason, Cumberland Mills, after an ILL
ness of about SIX weeks Ths deceased
was abont 70 years of age. He has resid-
ed In Mestbrook for about 20 years.
AIR. Edward Rollins, Tufts college
studens Is at the home OF his parents,
Air. and Mrs. y. Il. Rollins ON brief
visit.
Mr.. Albert Boucher Is having an Ice
house, dimensions, 4Oxas feet, built on
land just above the new silk mill OF the
Haskell SILK company. MIR. Boucher Is
70 run retail los business in this city.