The Portland daily press., 1900-11-28
Mere Stolen Grips Found In The
Bixby Barn.
Two Were Property Of
Ladies.
Other Contained Clothing
Marked A. A. Estes.

Thanksgiving will be quite generally
observed in this city. The employees OF
the 5. ID. Warren paper mills are to enjoy
what they have not customarily had,
holiday. The mill is to close from a.
IN. until IL o'clook midnight. The stores
will close for the day and the post offices
at the east and west ends of the city will
observe tina usual holiday hours. The
union Thanksgiving services is to be
held on Thursday morning at 10 80
o clock at the Wsstbrook Congregational
church, with Rev. $. N, Adams the pas
tor OF the church, as the preacher Of the
sermon. The Clsaves Rifles, Co. NJ, will
also on Thursday hold their annual shoot
ON the company range at Warren park.
At this shoot the company medal will
be awarded to the members OF the COM
pany making the best score, and Will be
held by that member for one year. There
Ia TO be no football game in this city on
Thursday, as the Westbrook High school
eleven have received good offer TO play
the Biddeford High school at Biddeford.
A Thanksgiving ball is to be held this
evening at Cumberland ball under the
management OF MIR. Mace Elder, with
music by Msnchester's orchestra Of five
pieces and Mr.. W. Il. Anderson as
prompter. Valentine hose company viii
also hold a grand ball this evening at
Odd Fellows hall, West End. Music is
to be furnished by Lemieux's orchestra,
Mrs. Frank W Lamb, wife Of DIR. Lamb
of Tilton, n, h. and children, are guests
of the DOCTORS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
w. Lamb, Cumberland Mills.
Miss Elizabeth Griggs has not been able
TO resume her duties as q teacher as yet,
as her health has not improved enough to
permit.
Tho Kings Daughters held meeting
yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
James w. Morris, Brackett street.
Mrs. S. j. Gerrish, accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. Chape and husband of
Geneva, N. Y. are expected to arrive this
week at the home of her daughter, Mrs
A Ii. Burroughs the wife of DIR. Bur-
roughs. Mrs. Gerrish has been in New
York for two years.
Roger Haskell OF the University of
Maine, 1904, is spending Thanksgiving at
his home in this city. Mr.. Benjamin J.
Woodman student in pharmacy at the
same college, is also at home FOR the
week.
MIR. George Bixby on Monday discovered
three more grips in the Bixby barn on
Gorham street These were probably
placed there by b. F. Bixby, who is now
serving a three months Jail ssntsnce for
the theft of three other valises. The ones
just uneaTthed were filled with goods,
two OF them were ladies' Boston bags and
90 ntained toilet goods, rubbers and
gloves. The third grip is an alligator
skin and contains a mans night shirt
marked A. A. Estes. Cambridge. Mass.
The Passion Play Of $780," as given
OF Oberammergau is to be presented by
sJereopticon Views at the Westbrook Con-
gregationaI church, Thursday evening at
eight O'Clock,
Mrs. j. Il. Hopkins, Main street, has
returned from a visit to friends at Caps
Elizabeth.
The street department. men were kept
busy yesterday In trimming the trees and
hauling off the broken limbs OF trees In
jhred by the Ice storm OF Sunday and
Mo nday.
Mr.. Percy Kicker, student at the
University of Maine is home for the hoIi-
days.