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

Company in this city, with the power
house OF the Madison Falls Power Com
pany at South Windham.
The West brook High school foot ball
eleven are to play a game on Thanksgiy-
ing Day, with the Biddeford High sc1aool
at Biddeford. The game is to be played
at the SAoo Driving park grounds. Bid
deford is to pat mp guarantee OF go ana
expenses which VIII give the boys bet
ter opportunity than they would have at
home. These elevens have met twice this
season. The first game at Biddeford re-
suited in favor OF Biddsfori by SCORE o (
0 to and the second game at Dunbar
land Mills resulted in tie, neither side
scoring.
The old Cutter house, at the rear Of W.
Ii. Hanson's blacksmith shop has been
demolished, and with Ii another land
mark has passed into history. The house
formerly occupied the site where
O'Brion's barber shop is located. The
house was moved to its present site about
20 years ago.
The members OF Valentine hose COM
pany are making extensive preparations
for the holding of their annual ball on
THANKSGIVING evening. at Odd Fellows
hall. The music for the ball is to be fur
nished by Lemieux orchestra.
Mrs. NJ. A. Bettes has moved from
Cross street to the Poole rent on Brackett
street.
MIR. Chas. ii. Davis, Winslow street
who has been i'll at his home for several
weeks, is reported as improving, although
not able to get out of doors as yet.
Mr.. William Cobb and family, OF Cleve-
land. Ohio, are the guests OF Mir. Moses
X. Cobb, OF Rocky Hill.
The marriage of MIR. George Girard OF
Lowell, Mass formerly resident OF this
city, so Miss Mary Prosper OF Lowell Is
to occur November 25. Cards have been
received In this city.
Mr.. Bert Downing has been Ill at his
home on Main street during the past
week, with an attack Of bilious fever.
MIR G. II. Sweeney has opened a
grocery store on Valentine street.
Westbrook lodge, Knights of Pythias.
are making plans to hold a grand ball on
New Years evening, at the Odd Fellows
hall.
During the past week the resignation OF
MIR. Charles W. Wentworth as principal
Of the Bridge street grammar school has
been rendered TO the school committee,
and will bs formally presented to the
school board for action at the meeting to
be held next Wednesday evening. IL is
probable that the resignation will be ac-
cepted, as MIR. Wentworth has been
offered better saiaried position in Bos-
ton, Mass. Mr.. Wentworth resigns his
position to accept a position to take
charge of the Advent Publication society
in Boston. Mr.. Wentworth is 20 have
charge of the publication, a position for
which he is we'll qualified.
The West End W. q. Il. u. has au-
journed It's meetings for four weeks. 80
that the next meeting win not be held
until December Is. Mrs. N. A, whitney,
Spring street, is TO entertain at the next
meeting.
The csnsus returns from the offieials at
Washington, ID. o., show that the city of
westbrook made a gain of 1851 over the
census of 1890 This, In reality, means a
greater gain than the actual figures show,
Tor when taken into consideration. it
must be remembered that during the
past hye or six years Westbrook has lost
one large industry, the Westbrook Man
ufacturing company, which meant the