The Portland daily press., 1900-11-22
Toted Not to Accept Resignation oil
Prin. Wentworth.
An Increase of Pay
Offered Him.
Rearrangement of No School
Signal.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Westbrook school committee was held
last evening att the superintendent Of
schools office in Warren school build
ing. The session Of the committee was
an executive one,as the representatives OF
the morning papers were invited, at the
suggestion OF Mr.. Charles X. Goodsll.
the member Of the COMMITTEES from Ward
5, TO retire from tho committee ROOM
After the session of the committee 10
was learned that the following
was portion OF the business transacted:
votsd, that the salary OF substitute
teachers in the grammar grades be fixed
at not less than $500 year for expert
enced teachers.
Voted, that the number of parts at the
High school graduations be limited to
seven, these TO be assigned by the prin-
cipal and teachers.
Superintendent of School Benson re-
ported cases of diphtheria In the Main
and Bridge street school districts. Voted
that the janitors OF certain schools be
informed of laxnsss in the performances
OF their duty, and urged to attend prop
erly to their duties. The committee on
text books was authorized TO purchase
needed singing books for the High
school.
It was voted to discontinue the pay
ment of transportation OF students OF
outlying districts after the winter term.
The resignation OF Mr.. Charles W.
Wentworth as principal OF the Bridge
street grammar school, was read, and 1t
was voted not to accept the same. MIR.
Haskell OF the committee was instructed
to informgMr. Wentworth OF the decision,
and to offer Mr.. Wentworth on behalf
of the committee an increase OF $40,
making the salary $1,000 instead or $500
"a at present.
Adjourned to Friday evening, Novem-
Der %.
| The chief engineer Of the fire depart
ment, Howard Stevens, sent In request
that the no school signals be rear
ranged. 1t was decided that In the future
eight blasts should be sounded on the
whistles, at 7.S0 a. IN. .on stormy days
for no school in the city, or eight blasts
at a. M, for no school in the grammar
or primary schools.
Mrs. Sarah A. Smith died yesterday at
her home, Ash street, after a BRIEF III
ness with hronchitis. The deceased was
the widow OF the late VIM, IL. Smith.
The funeral services are 30 be held Sat.
urday at l p. M, from the resident
Ash street. Burial In the family lot In
Anderson cemetery.
| nha Shroa davat fair ami tainmani
to be held under the auspices Of thu
0leayes Rifles, the local military CON-
pany, commenced last evening at Odd
Fellows hall. The hall had been Hastily
decorated for the occasion, and the tables
are well laden with useful and fancy ar
ticIes which are on sale. The entertain
ment is q minstrel show, the troupe be-
ing made up OF members of the.oompany
and few friends. The entertainment
was well attended and was received with
enthusiasm by the audience, as many
new features were introduced Local hits
were very much In evidence and were
literally applauded. The following was
the personnel of the first partssof the enter
tainment programme: Interlocutor MIR
George Albert Haley; bones, Mr. Elweil,
MIR. EBraokett; tambos. Mr.. Guimond
Mr.. Sawyer; chorus. Messrs. Verge,
Dodge, Watson, MoGafrey, Guimond,
Way, f. E. X. Libby, s. &c. Libby, Has
kell, f. b. Spear, hoy Spear, Conant,
Grant, O'Brion, Henderson.
The programme was as follows:
Grand Medley Overture
She Rests by the Swanee River, Mr.. Way
Angels Meet Me at the Cross Roads,
Mr.. Brackett
Moonlight on the Lake, Company
am Waiting Honey, Waiting.
4 Did it Ever OCCUR to You, MIR. Eiwell
Little Black Me, Mr.. Henderson
Finale-Dlnah's Jubilee, by the com.
pany, introducing Messrs. Guimond
and OiBrion in q cake walk.
At intermission Ice cream and cake
were offered for sale. The Clio pro-
gramme was as follows:
..Westbrook Mandolin club, Messrs.
Hezelton, Neal, Richardson and Pike.
Shadowgraphs, Mr.. M. Holdsworth OF
England.
Butts Physical Drill. serg't. Kin
mond. Corp. kinmond, Pri'
Yates Wheeler, Ward, Lebrecque, Lord,
Miller and Hooper.
Quartstts, MesSrs. spear. Haskell,
Verge and Bcdge.
Tne entertainments concluded with the
amusing absurdity by .''The Johnsons.'
The proceeds Of the fair are to be de-
lxotaSy ~. n fv.rd to ha uaad IN dafra xtu a