The Portland daily press., 1900-10-31

Good progress is being made on the
work Of rebuilding the blacksmith and
tool shop OF Spiilsr and Define on Main
street, which was totally destroyed by fire
some ten days ago. The new building is
up and boar ded in and tha men were at
work shingling it yesterday.
The Westbrook High school football
eleven played pracrice game OF football
yesterday afternoon at Warren park, IN
readiness for the game that they are to
play with the Gorham High school next
Saturday afternoon at the same place
at 2.3O o'clock.
Mr.. Charles Libby, better known as
"Yank" Libby was arrested yesterday
on a charge of drunkenness and disturb
ance at his home. HIS housekeeper COM
planned Of him as being cruel and abu-
sive. In his rage Libby smashed lot OF
dishes and other things about the house
MIR. John Hogan, a representative or
the American Horse Shoe company of
New Jersey, himself a resident OF Dor
chester, Mass, is in the city as the guest
Of Mr.. Mortimer o. Sullivan, an old
s,hoolmats in their younger days in Ire
land.
Sixteen women and three men have
been discharged from the rag sorting de-
partment Of the 5. ID. Warren paper mill
company, and the pay Of the men remain
ING has been Affected so that they cannot
earn more than dollar a day, where
formerly they earned dollar and half
This decrease comes from the shortening
Of the hours in their department. More
work is being done with wood pulp today
than in the past, so that the demand for
help in the rag stock department. Is dl-
minishing to a considerable extent.
A son OF Mr. A. A. Morrison, the
Main streeu grocer, was run down by a
team Monday night while riding on bis
bicycle. Ths. boy was not injured vary
severely, but the bicycle was quite badly
demolished.
The NestbroOk board Of registration OF
voters is TO be in session in the assessors
room, Odd Fellows block, West End,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day of'ths week for the registration OF
voters. The SESSIONS are to be from nine
to one O'Clock and from tn 90 to i've
o'clock, and from seven to nine O'Clock,
excepting Saturday, November Sd, when
the session. Will close at five O'Clock.
The Current Events club Will meet
Thursday al ernoOn at the home Of
Miss Elizabeth Cutter, Files street. 1t
is expected that Mrs. Minnie Rogerson OF
New York, an aunt OF Miss Cutter, will
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A series Of lectures Will be commenced
by Rev. Elnot b. Barbour, pastor of the
Universalist church, Sunday, November
4, at seven O'Clock.
The West End W. G. Il. U. will meet
Thursday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
5. J. Giikey, Stroudwater street. The
programme is to be Systematic Giving
with Mrs. Wilson in charge.
The elective and appointed officers of
Warren Phillips lodge Of Masons are to be
installed at the meeting OF the lodge to
be held next Wednesday evening.
The AmmOncongin club VIII meet
this afternoon at the home of Mrs Ella
Tolman Subject domestic Science. -
meeting OF the advisory committee is
to be held at two O'Clock prior to the
meeting OF the club.
Miss Mildred Ward is to entertain
HallOwe en- party at her home Cd Church
street this evening.
Mr.. Stephen J. McKeen OF Boston has
been calling on friends in this CITY,
prior to his departure for the province Of
La Gloria, Cuba, where he is to establish
colony for company OF Boston capital
lists.
Commencing next Sunday at the
Methodist church, Mrs. Nellie Thompson
is to assist the pastor, Rev Q. +. Par
sons, In three weeks revival service.
1.-The regular meeting OF Cloudman Re-
lief corps is to be held on Thursday even
Ing at 30 O'Clock.
The senior GLASS of the Westbrook High
school will be entertained this evening
at the home of Miss Winnifred Larrabee
Priue's Corner, at an Halloween party.
MIR. James MoEntee OF Massachusetts,,
formerly a resident here. has recently
been stricken with a fever with which
he was sick a month. He is now recover
ing and Is visiting in this city for a short
time.
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