The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-21

stOOu tnht MT. IoSB Is Va resuiuo HIS Au
lmer position as conductor on the West
brook division Of the Portland Railroad
company.
Mr.. Charles Cobb and Mr.. Frank
Swan, principal and assistant ut the
Friends school at Providence, II. l., both
residents of this city, are to open the
maple Crest" a summer hotel at East
Parsonsield, July 5.
Alderman Alex. Speirs and family,
Stroudwater street, have gone to Peaks
island where they are to enjoy the sum-
mer season ut their summer cottage.
BENJAMIN RIDEoUT.
Mr.. Benjamin Rideout died yesterday,
aged 81 years. Beside widow he leaves
FIVE children. He was born in Yarmouth,
but has resided In Westbrook the past 30
years. He was member Of the order Of
knights of Pythias. The funeral will be
held Saturday at p. m.
Joseph Gaudes appeaasd before Judge
Tolman late yesterday afternoon on q
search and seizure warrant. City Mar
shall Wight and other officers seized eight
cases of lager, eight pints Of whiskey and
eighteen half pints on Thursday evening.
Gaudet plead guilty and was fined 500
and costs, which he paid and was dis
charged.
The Republicans Of Westbrook held a
general caucus last evening for the pur-
pose Of choosing delegates for the district
and state conventions. Mr.. II. IL. b.
Halves acted as chairman. and Mr.. Il. H.
Phillips as secretary of the nesting. The
following delegates were chosen; District
convention, w. w. Lamb, II. M. S tsvens,
+. NJ. Ray, @. NJ. Watsrhouse, George
II. waterhouse, John W. knight, e. j.
Haskell, A. l.. hawkes., b. F.Woodman,
George G. Pike; state convention, DIR.
l.. Horr, A. A. Cordwell, Roger A.Foss,
Thurston S. Burns, III. IL. b. Halves,
Lemuel S. Lane, A. @. Chute, Will II.
Parker, g. NJ. Waterhouse, Joseph A..
Warren.
A meeting of the Old Home Week asso-
citation of Westbrook was held last eve
ming at Odd Fellows hall. Ii WAS voted
that citizens be urged to send in names of
friends, former residents Of this city de-
sirous of visiting here Old Home week, to
the secretary, Mr.. Il. H. Smith, that In
vitations may be sent out. The idea of
having brief historical sketch Of the
city read on Old Home day was also sug-
gested. The arrangements have been left
in the hands of the executive COMMITTEE.
The monthly meeting Of the westbrook
school committee was held last evening,
the chairman, DIR. A. N. Witham, pre-
siding. The principal business was the
election of teachers and fixing the salaries,
which resulted as follows: High school,
Mr.. F. w. Freeman, principal. from
$1,000 TO $500; Fanny 4. Lord, $525; Miss
Sara Edwards, $50; Miss Louise Daniel
son. $50; Miss Elizabeth Gutter. 500.
Bridge street grammar, q. W. Went
worth, principal. $500; Alma ". Fellows,
sS75 to 500; winifred Briggs, $50; Ade-
laide p. Gowen, 500; Lizzie NJ. Griggs,
$50; Carrie M. Pratt. $500 to $50; Eva
NJ. Roberts, $500 to ss75. Forest street
grammar, Frank Il. Usher. principal,
$500; Edith A. Bradgon, $50; Ina NJ.
Allen, 1850; Myra A. Bragdon, $50; Cora
f. Clay, $500; Helen NJ. Shenault, $500 to
$3.50; Jennie NJ. Bickford, $500. Warren
school, Lizzie NJ. Adams, 500 to $40;
Lillian NJ. Davis, $500. Brown street,
Militia v. Jones, 1916; Julia A. Doyle.
$3.50 to $50. Main street, Alice ]. Libby,
$500 to 1915; Lillian G. Pennell. $500 to
1915. Valentine street, Minnie 1. Holds
don, 1915; Mary McCantt, $500. Duck
Pond, Alice Jameson, $3.50. Rocky Hill.
Louise A. Goodell, $500. Spruce street,
Mrs. L. A. Libby, ss5a. Manual training
teacher, H. l.. Berry, $1,000. Music taech-
er, Bertha Babb, $500. Penmanship
Watson, $3.50. Voted that commencing
with fall of 1901 students entering high
school shall pass examination before the
superintendent of schools.
The following janitors were elected:
Joseph Pratt at 90 per week; LA. Rowe,
$iO <. b. Rackliffe, $50; Alonzo Cobb,
S.; Peter Files, 81; S. Sawyer, $50;
winifred Walker, si.b0; Edward Doyle,
80; Andrew Arsenault, IS. The contract
for furnishing coal was awarded to b. G.
Pride. Voted to have the steam boilers
tested in the school during the vacation.
Voted % conmenee school September
10th. The committee adjourned to meet
at the regular time In September unless q
call Is issued by the chairman.