The Portland daily press., 1900-02-06
Meeting Of the WcslhrOGk Searthlight
Circle.
Milk Team Comes to
Grief.
The 0akdale NeIghbOrh0Od Par
ty at RiyertOn.

The Searchlight Clrole met Monday
evening at ths home Of Mrs q. q. helan.
The sui jsct was ''National characteristics
as Represented in literature. -
The alarm fer no school yesterday fore
neon was sounded in this city.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the West
brook Congregational churoh will hold
a circle In the church parlcrs Wednesday
evening. February 7th with the follow
ing ladies' entertaining-Mrs. George u.
Springer, Mrs. Alexander Spiers, Mas
Harriet Prebls, Mrs. Henry Al. Hutchins,
Mrs. Fred Stevens and Mira. Alfred W.
SWEET.
Miss Elva Batsop, Brown street, Cum
berIand Mills, went to the Rye and Ear
InErmary Saturday and underwent an
operation on her throat.
Mrs. q. u. Waterman had an Ill turn
Saturday. DIR. Smith was called, who
feared pneumonia. She was reported as
much better yesterday.
The Presumpscot Christian Endeavor
Union will meet at the Baptist church.
Buxton Centre, Thursday evening. and
the Cumberland county U. E. union
msets with the Warren Congregational
society on February 21, afternoon and
evening.
Thursday afternoon at 2 O'Clock the
Ladies' Circle will meet with Mrs Hen
ry Foster. Seavey strest.
A party of 20 couple will go to South
Windham Tuesday evening for an old
folks dance and supper. The sffair is
in charge of Messrs. Charles Cloudmsn
and X. ID. Moodman. A fine time is an
tic'pated.
The East End W. q. I. u, will hold
Its mes ting at the residence of Mrs. l..
A. Rowe, Cum oerland Mills. this after
noon, at the usual hour.
MIR. Ernest Raoklef has been elected ss
anitor OF the Odd Fellows hall.
MEETING CITY COUNCIL.
The regular monthly meeting OF tine
Westbrook city government was held last
evening. Final passage given the Main
and Ash street sewer assess sments.
The committee on streets submitted
contract between the city ana this W. W.
and n. railway for the delivery of gravel
at s. 80 l-3 per cord. Gravel to be de-
Iivered by June is, 1900. Report accepted.
Petition for incandescsnt light on the
Park road. Referred to nezt city govern
msnt, A light was ordered placed on
Spring street.
John NJ. Newcomb, Lamb street, re-
titioned for damages sustained by reason
of overflow of surface water and sewage,
ctussd by faulty construction OF said
sewers, In committse of the whole 1t WAS
considered and later voted to refer 1t to
committee on sewers.
The committee en- new streets reported
unfavorably Un the petition for the lay
Ing out of Union street, also on petition
for the grading of Hawkes. strsat. The
petitioners were given leave to withdraw
The pstition for the acceptance of Toll
man street was referred to the next conn
Gil,
Claim of Mr.. G. A. Anderson for dam =
ages for personal injuries sustained March
astb, 1889, by reason of defective sidewalk
In front Of residence Of Alonzo Libby,
Main street. Referred.
Eill Of f. f. Goff for sea for sprinkling
during season of 1899 in front Of the
grammar school and Forest street school
buildings. Ordered paid.
The city auditor was authorized te
transfer amounts from several surplus
accounts to accounts overdrawn.
Fhs. reading of order appropr!stiug
$la1.C0 to the account OF construction and
sewers
First reading of order appre priatinl