The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-16

HESfBROoK.
Accident at Electric
Power Station.
Trestle Supporting 80 Foot Shaft
Breaks Down.
Death of Mr.. John
Debeck Monday Night.
Freeport II. y. Ball Team De-
feats Westbro0k II. y.

After lingering iilness, Mr.. John De-
beck died Monday evening vt HE home
ON Main street ut the age OF 81 years and
5 months. Mr.. Dsbeok had 70 ided In
this oity for thirty years. coming here
from the town OF Eddington. For many
years MIR. Dsbsck was employed BY the :.
ID. Warren Paper company. but was
forced to relinquish his position on ac-
count Of failing health. Mr.. Dsbeok was
values member Of the westbrook Con-
gregational church. MIR. Debeok's wife
died several years ago, but he Is survived
by two sons. MIR. asorge Debeck and Mr..
Robert Debsck, also Misses Mary and
Nettis Dsbsck, all OF westbrook. and .
married daus liter residing In Canada
An accident occurred to some Of the
machinery OF the Westbrook Electric
Light company at their No. 2 station on
Bridge street, yesterday morning. soon
after six O'Clock. At this station there
il three inch shaft, nifty feet In length.
which Is supported by trestle work. The
accident evidently was caused BY the
breaking OF an old pulley In uss about
the shafting. As q result OF the accident
the trsstle work was torn down and .
large hole was made IN this sids Of one
OF the buildings through which the shaft
ing runs. As q result the Haskell silk
mill machinery located In this building
where the accident occurred were obliged
to shut down tor an hour. The shafting
in some places was badly twisted and 1t
will be necessary to procure new shafting
and It win take several weeks before ths
shafting 10 replaced. The electric light
company has promptly made Temporary
repairs 80 that the power is being trans
mitted from this station Just as 10 would
be had no accident occurred.
The money raised at the boz party held
last Saturday : evening by the High
school Cadets is to be used for the pur-
chase OF swords for the lisutsnants.
The Ladies' Circle OF Ninnehaha coun-
oil, ID. of p, Is to be entertained this af-
tsrpoon by Mira II. ID. Raymond. Mrs.
N. u. Kimbsil. Mrs. j ames Hawkes. and
Mrs. Wesley Witham. Supper will be
served at D. M. and in the evening the
dsgres stan will meet to practise.
A spsoial nesting OF Warren Phillips
lodge of..Masons Is to DO held this even
ing for the purpose of comforting the +.
A. degrees.
The Ereeport High school baseball nine
defeated the Westbr High school nine
In loosely contested game Monday az
ternoon on the Warren park grounds by
score OF 43 too
Tbs Widow Ssal property adj dining
Woodiawn cemetery has been sold to Mr..
James traitor.
Tho friends of MIR. Albion X. Part
ridge, East Windham, formerly OF West
brook, will be pained to learn that no has
recently bean afflicted with . stroke OF
paralysis.
The local board OF health has conferred
with the school board with regard to the
vaccination of the school children.
st. Joseph and st. John societies are
planning for q field day together In the
near future.
Mr.. william Z. Talbot of Westbrook
and Miss Bertha 81. Hopkins Of Souta
Portland were united in marriage on
Monday. the 14th, by Rev. A. b. kear-
ney, pastor Of the Berean Advent church
OF Westbronk.
Mr.. W. q. Gagns, who has for several
years been looatsd in Harrington. Me-.
In the stoves and tinware business. Is
moving his stock and business from that
town and IL to OCCUPY the store owned
BY Mr.. Hebron I Maybe on Bridge
street.
The body of Mr.. John Gaudet, who
died on Monday In Bath. arrived In this
city on the noon rain. yesterday.