The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-01
WESTBROOK.
Slight Breakdown in
Haskell Mill.
More Employees at Paper Mill Rag
Room Discharged.
Halloween Parties Last
Evening.
Meetings of Women's Clubs and
the Programmes.

Commencing this evening the fire alarm
& at is to be sounded at eight o'clock in
stead of nine O'Clock. This practice is to
last until the first of May in accordance
with the curfew ordinance adopted ty the
city last spring.
The Eearchlight circle has outlined It's
programme for the season. and 1t Is to
stuay travel in this country, particularly
along the Pacific coast and in Mexico
and Alaska. The circle will hold its first
meeting the first Monday evening In
December at the home of Miss Mary Nor
ton, Saco street.
Another child Of Mr.. and Mrs O. ID .
Libby, Spring street, Is sick with the
diphtheria.
A piece OF shafting broke down. Tues
day afternoon In the weave room at the
Haskell SILK mill, 80 that the weavers
had to stop work at 4 80 O'Clock. The
repairs.were made and the crew were at
work again yesterday.
The street grade crossing gates which
the s. ID. Warren paper mill company
have been putting In place on Cumber-
land street, were completed yesterday and
are in perfect working order.
Ex.Mayor King 5. Raymond 10 In Bos-
ton.
Mr.. Wilfred Gaudreau and bride. re-
turned home Tuesday evening from
brief wedding tour. At the Westbrook
depot quite a number of their friends
were In readiness to receive them with q
shower OF rice, but MIR. and Mrs Gaud
reau outwitted their friends and did not
leave the train until they arrived at
Cumberland Mills. There were, however.
a few of their friends on hand at that
depot to greet them.
Inc Knights of Columbus whist club
was entertained last evening at the home
of Mrs. George Larochelle, Spring
street.
The Westbrook High school football
eleven went to Freeport Yesterday noon
to play game of football with the Free
port High school eleven.
MIR. and Mrs Merton III. WEIGH have
broken up housekeeping and Mrs. WEIGH
has gone on brief visit 60 her former
home In Raymond.
Charles Libby, better known as
tYank" Libby, who was arrested on
Tuesday for drunkenness and disturb
ance in his home, was fined So and costs
for intoxication and So and costs for dis
turbance yesterday morning by Judge
Tolman.
Twenty three more employees OF the rag
room and outside departments OF the 5.
D. Warren paper mills finished their
labors last evening. This makes about
40 persons that have been discharged
during the past two weeks.
Hon. Il. s. Burns left last evening foI
Augusta ON a brief business trip.
A quiet wedding occurred in this city
on Tuesday, the contracting parties being
Mr.. Frank A. Nav and Miss Nellie
Nj. Stevens. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. O. +. Parsons, pastor OF
the Methodist church.
HALLOWEEN PARTIES.
The ladies' circle Of the Westbrook
Congregational church held a Halloween
social last eveng In the vestry of the
church. The vestry was decorated with
emblems appropriate to the day and an
enjoyable time was had by all.
An entertainment was enjoyed during
the evening The committee In charge
of the affair was composed of Mrs. u. j
Haskell, Mrs. X. j. Haskell, Mrs. j. w.
Hadiock, Mrs. #. W. Babb, Mrs. Ii. Il.
Boynton and Mrs. George Ii. Raymond.
The senior class OF the Westbrook
High school wer6 entertained last even
ing at the home OF their classmate, Miss
Winnifred Larrabee, at her home at
Prides corner. The affair partook OF the
nature OF Hallowe en- party. Refresh