The Portland daily press., 1900-10-24
Saturdays Foot Ball
Programme.
A Successful Hunter-PersOnaI
News and Other Items.

Mr.. George A. Jordan ana wife of Bos-
ton are the guests or Deputy Sheriff AZ
Chute and family, Main street, Cumber-
land Mills. Mr. Jordan is a member OF
the Boston police force ana is enjoying
a brief vacation.
Workmen are engaged in demolishIng
the remains of the blacksmith shop Of
SpiIler & Define, rear of Chase's block,
which was badly Quilted by tire the lat
ter part OF last week.
Excavations have been made for the
building of cellar wall In front of the
store OF FL. L. Cotton on Main street,
Cumberland Mills. 1t is the intention
to enlarge the store 10y building on the
new wall out to the inner edge of the
sidewalk line.
Quite large party of the members OF
the Knight of Columbus are planrznq
to attend the opening OF the new hall
of the Portland council, in the quarters
recsntIy sbuilt over the store of Foster,
Avery Co., on Congress street.
Mr.. Mace Elder is making arrange
ments for the holding OF a. public dane
ing party at the Westbrook opera house,
Thanksgiving eve.
q, DANA WARP MILL CHIMNEY.
The iron chimney, So feet in length,
built for the Dana warp mills, was
successfully put in position yesterday af-
ternoon The chimney was hoisted al
most into place on Sunday when guy
rope broke letting the chimney fall.
The dent made in the chimney by the
fall was repaired on Monday and the
chimney placed in position by a Grew of
men under the supervision of Mr.. An
drew L. Rodge.
Mr.. Simon Arenvosky. the Main street
clothing dealer, has just had large and
handsome, National cash register placed
in his store.
Street Commissioner Goodeu has had
a crew of men at work the past few
days on State street, endeavoring to find
the place in the sewer that is stopped
up, and remedy the trouble. 1t has been
found necessary to dig up almost the
whole of the street to get at the pipe to
locate the trouble.
RAIDED SUSPECTED GAMBLING
PLACE.
City Marshal Wight made call at a
room on Main street. near Church street,
last Saturday evening, suspecting that
gambling was being carried on there
The marshal only succeeded in finding
pack Of cards. The room was not occu.
pied at the time. The marshal still has
reasons to suspect the place, but has not
secured sufficient evidence to cause any
arrests. The suspected party has since
left the city.
The Westbrook High school foot ball
eleven is to play game with the Bidde-
ford High school eleven next Saturday
afternoon at 2.3O o'clock at Warren park
Saturday afternoon November 3, the
Westbrook boys are to play game with
the Gorham High school eleven. Efforts
are also being made to secure a game
later on with the Freeport High School,
eleven.
Mr.. W. P Hodsdon, the local under.
taker, has been one of Westrook's success
fuI fruit growers this year. Yesterday
afternoon assisted by Mr.. George B.
Murch, they gathered 20 bushels of Bell
flower apples from one tree at the home
OF Mr.. Hodsdon on Main strset. Seven
bushels OF these were picked from the
dropping limbs of the tree by MIR. Hods-
don while standing on the ground.
City Collector and Treasurer G M,
Waterhouse has issued list OF the deIin-
quent tax payers. The list is smaller
than usual, containing only 80 resident
and nine nonresident.
Mr.. VIM. Gordoe, clerk at Robinson s
meat market, has resigned his position
to accept one with the Armour company
Of Boston.
Mr.. Thomas CadWalder of Somerville,
Mass, who has recently been the guest
of his aunt, Mrs. John Redden, Church
street, has returned to his home.
The ladies' circle of the Methodist
church is to hold supper and sociable
this evening in the vestry of the church.
Postmaster Nathaniel Burnen OF
Cumberland Mills has received the in
telllgence of the Illness of his brother
Mr.. Ira G. BurneIl of Baldwin, who has
been afflicted with paralytic shocks. -- .- |.
Beulah chapter, Eastern Star, will
confer the degrees of tho order on two
candidates this evening.
Mayor A. A. Cordwell has returned
from ten days hunting trip in the
vicinity OF Presque Isle. He brought
home good sized deer as trophy of ths
trip,