The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-20
Westbresk High Sshssl Track Events
To-day.
Death of a Well Known
Aged Citizen.
+. TX. Cloudman To Be Supt.
Rumford Falls Mills.

1 There was some uncertainty In this sisy
on "Wednesday ~ to who bad really re-
esfvea tire appointments 10 chairman Of
tire board OF registration. That doubt
has now kesn cleared away ~ . message
from Augusta which announces tns ap-
reintuens OF MIR. II iward n. Phillips
Mr.. Philips IN member OF the firm Of
Webb and Phillips tue local dealer tn
luln bsr. and a man who h identified
with the best interests Of the city amt the
Republican party. Mr.. Phiilips former
ly resided In wstsrvills whers he vas en-
eaged In business.
The track events to be carried ont by
the westbrook high school ara 20 be held
this morning. on the Warren park
grounds. The several events are to PICK
out list Ct contestants to attend the In
tsrsnholatio meet at brunswick May 2sth.
A gilt Iettered sign reading city clerks
Office has been hung evsr the door Ieac-
ing to City Clsrk Smiths ctfiee ct his
printing establishments on Fitch streat.
The regents Of the Walker Memorial
library held their annual meeting We'd
nesdsy evening at the library building at
which time the Following officials were
elected: Librai i,n, Miss Ida Atkinson:
aDistans litrariau. hiss Laura Foster;
janitor, MT. CHARLES A. Anderson
Mr.. Frank II. Cioudmsn, q superin-
tsnfent ct the Warren paper mills has
bssn tendsred and It Ia underst, pod has
accepted position ~ superintendent Of =
new paper mill now bsing erected at
Rumford Falls. 10 Is understood THAI the
concern dssirs to have him enter upon
the discharge Of his duties early In jane.
Workmen yesterday commenced to make
alterations upon the drug store Of X. s..
Raymond at Cumberland Miiis. The
principal changes are to be made abont
the windows and doors at the 'front.' Of the
store.
Msssrs. w. p. Hodsdon and Harry K.
Roberts OF the firm Of Hodsdon and
Roberts the locsl undsrtakerp. are both
confined to the house with bad COLDS,
DEATH OF EDWARD s. MCDONALD.
MIR. Edward 5. Mcdonald residing on
Ssavey strest died yestsrdsy at his home
at the age of seventy years and seven
months. MIR. Mcdonald was by trade
carpenter. but he was also interested
with his son in the milk business. Mr..
Mcdonald leaves q SON, Mr.. Howa I'd Nc
Donald.
DEATH OF MARLIN z SWEET.
MIR. Martis u Swstt. another OF West
brooks aged citizens. died yesterday at
the home Of his daughter. MIR. and Mrs.
c. 4. Lawrspcs of Prides' oorrer. MIR.
SWEET was . wneratIs citizen, and 1t
was only last sunday that he YVES called
upon to lay away his esaimable wife.
Mrs. Nancy Oliver SWEET, VINO died On
ths preceding Friday.
MIR. SWEET was born at Georgetown.
Me, July 20, 1903, end consequently lived
to be nearly ninety two years of age. MFR.
SWEET was the son OF Mr.. Bar amin
SWEET, q ship builder In his native town.
Mr.. SWEET was educated In the public
schools Of Georgetown. January 9th, 1893,
he was united In marriage to Mira. Nancy
Oliver ct Georgetown. Mr.. SWEET has al
ways been a staunch Republican, casting
his first vote for Andrew Jackson for
President. While In Georgetown Mr.
6W6tb Win bio AAchLOuAne SAS-OA
and on moving to Westhrook some thirty
three years ago unitsd with the oh urch OF
the same denomination In this city. Fer
several years prior 20 locating In West
brock he was an inspector In the custom
houss at Bath.
or MIR. SWEETS brothers and sistsrS.
there ara but two living. One q brother
thu youngest OF tbs family, Elwsl p.
SWEET, a well known and former ship
builder and merchant In Bath. A sister,
Mira Miranda Crosby, also q rssiisnt IN
Bath.
Mr.. SWEET 10 survived by thres sons
and two daughtsrs, residents Of West
brook, go follows: MR. q. w. Lawrencs.
Elyin @. Wfnasla Soatt and George
Swstt. ane Miss Amanda SWEET. The
funsEaI ssrvioss viii probably be held on
Saturday.