The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-28
WESTBROOK.

The event OF interest In social Circles
that has been looked forward to with
considerable interest during the past
week In Msstbrook was the annual meet.
Ing Of the town Of Ammonoongin (the
Indian name for that part OF Westbrook
nov known as Cumberland Mils) last
evening. The town meeting was held In
Cumberland hall under the auspices OF
the Ammonoongin and Current Events
oluts, the OF jsot being 10 raise money for
the school room decoration fund started
some time ago by these clubs.
At the appointed hour for the COM
mencsment OF the met ting goodly num-
her Of the ladies of the town. wearing
shawls, oapes. ss also hats and bonnets Of
various size and design, gathered ct the
hall for the purpose OF conducting the
business of the town. The first business
Was the reading Of the warrant by Mrs.
l.. 4. Coffin as follows: Warrant, for
tbs annual town meeting Of the town Of
AmmonoongiD. 10 Caroline Leighton
constable for the town OF Ammoncongin
In county Of Cumberland, Stats CT Maine,
greeting In the name OF the Stat, of
hdlu6 yuu dTo ucIoBy Ec0uLGA w AOtAAy
and warn the women Of faid town OF
Ammoncongin qualified by Law 20 vote
In town affairs to assemble at Cumb
land ball in said town on the 9th day Of
April A. ID. 1900, at eight O'Clock In the
| evening to act on the followiog articles:
The warrant contained nineteen articles,
the first being to choose q moderator. A
ballot ives held and Mrs. Lydia Smith
was declared elected, she having secured
76l votes against l36 secured by her near
est opponent. The moderator was next
sworn In with impre ssive ceremonies By
the clerk. On accepting the office the
moderator said: ~ trust this meeting
will be harmonious and that this session
win be one Of tho most economical the
town has ever held" Mrs. Elmer X.
Samant tina Coffin was declared elsct cd
clerk for tine ensuing year. The various
articles of the warrant were then read In
turn and the discussions pro and con
were in order. This Ia whore the
amussmeut came In for tbs large audi
encs assem- blsd. The moderator Was firm
| and impartial In her decisions, and was
| strict In the observance of absolute de-
oorum. Ihe town constable, Miss Caro-
line Leighton, was kept husy In remind
| ing the various townswomen Of the
courtesy due the chair, and 1t became hsr
duty frequently to Gauss the ladies to re-
move their hats before addressing tbs
moderator. When the article for raisin q
money for q contingent fund was reached
there were several ladies who aross to bs
heard. stating tn at they though the town
had spent money enough without raising
money for contingencies One lady asked
tow much was needed for contingencies
and the reply was made sii5,oc0. II was
then promptly voted to do without CON-
tingent expenses during the next year.
The question Of appropria tag the sum Of
$50. 600 to build club house for the An.
moncongin Literary club was defeated,
altar some able and witty arguments had
been made when ths question Of appro.
priating $249sS7 for the building Of nys
bridges across the Presumpscot VA
reached there was ripple Of laughter
running through the houss. The srtiels
finally passed striking on the sishty'
cents. with the understanding the entire
Prssunpscot river from westbfook TO
Gum bsrland Mills sheald be neored over.
and II necessary 70 extend is 10 Portland.
Ths rsmainasr Of the articles Of the war
rant were dispossd Of, many Of them
trlnging cut local hits and aliusioni
whish were we'll rsesivsd. The affair Wal
. grand success and the ladies VIII real