The Portland daily press., 1901-01-21
WESTBROOK.

The meeting OF the Ammoncongin club
will be hsld Wednssi FAY Afternoon at ths
home Of Mrs. G. b. woodman, Church
street. The study of Shakespeare will be
concluded at this netting.
The last meeting OF the Eat End W.
Q. 4. U. OF Cumberland Mills was hel1
at the home of the Mrs. $. 5. Flye,
wocdfor1 street, Wooifords. Mrs. Flye
until recently was a resident of Cumber-
land Mills. A paper on "Soc'al Purity
In Literature aud ARR" was read by Mrs.
l.. A. Rowe. Refreshments were served
at the close of the meeting.
At the regular nesting of the We;tbrook
tohool COMMITTEES held during TIE past
week, Mr.. Charles U. Carleton OF ROCKY
Hin was elected as a member OF the board
to I'LL out the unexpired term OF Mr..
Charles X. Goodell, recently DECEASED.
MIR. Car.eson has ferved term as u
member OF the committee, feveral years
ago, Two years ago his son, Mr.. Charles
s. Carlston, serFei a ter N on the scaol
board, declining reelection, he was
succseded by mir. Charles Il. Gooden.
At the annual meeting OF the trustees
OF the Methodist church the following
officers were ell csed for the ensuing year:
Chairman, MIR. GEORGE e. Morrill,; secre-
tsy, Il. A. Cartret; treasurer, U. 4.
Ames; trustees. e. NJ. Hale; George A.
MoCubrey, W. b. Bcotaby, Albert j.
Storms, j. IL. Hezeiton, Is. q. Pride.
Mrs. Clinton 5, h astman has returned
from Bath, where che has be. II for sew
eral weeks, called there by the illness of
her mother.
Arrangements hare been perfected by
the school room dec oration committee for
talk by Mrs. George q. Frye OF Port
lard on the Passion PLAY at Oberam-
N ergau Ihs tllK is TO be given In the
vest ~ of the Methodist church Friday
ait rnoon, January 81, ut o clock.
Mrs. j. ID. Gilbert and daughter
Roman have returned to thsir home In
an enjoyable visit ct the home of Mrs
Gilbert's parents, MIR. and MIS-. q. Il.
Lewis, Bracket ttrset.
Mrs Charles Rollins clipped on some
ice in the yard as the rear of herNhome a
few days ago. and broke two ribs.
Mrs Charles Sylvester, Lamb s'rset is
reported as teing very rlously i'll at her
home. Mr. Marshal Eaob, Mar!est street,
is also report d as Being very i'll
MessTs Black ~ Gay, the local cal DIAL
ershave bought out the coalan1 wood busi-
ness run by Mr.. L. ". Golf Of Cumber-
land Mills.
The funaral services of thu lats Chlrlss
Grant are to bs hell Sunday afte.n ron,
from his residence on Dunn street. The
burial Is ID be at Forest City c1mstery.
The funeral ssrvics OF the lats Mrs
Francois Daniel were hell Saturday
morning at O'Clock, from St. Hya-
ci 1theis Catholic church. The burial
was at st. Hyaclnthe's cemetery.
CIoudman Relief corps has accepted an
invitation to attend the in tAIlsti on
ceremonies OF this officers OF Bosworth
Relief corps of Portland. Monday after
nocn at click.
Ths minstrel show put on by Wade
Camp, Sons of Veterans, d1ring th9
past week, at this westbrook OpsrA house.
was well pes nted, but owing to the
weather ami othar unavoidabls circum-
| stances the attendance was not as large
5 1t otherwise mi hJ have been. 1hs
| boys will not rSa ice much mora than
expsns 5 as a result of the production.
AN adjourn ed maeting OF the West
brook city government Is to be hell on
Mond ay evening at 1880 o'clock, at the
council chamber. A hearing ia also TO be
given bv the aldermen in regard to the
| Oak and Main street sewer assessments.
MIR. Frank . Mariner, who mas for the
| p 81 l5 ysars been In the variety store
business with his father on Main street,
has gone to Ssnf. rd, Me, where hs has
open I'D store with similar line Of
goods.
Prssumps,ot Vall4y lodge, knights Of
| Pythias, tr9 TO hold pntlic mock trial
Thur day evening, January oath, at the
| Wesitrook opaTa house. Much interest IL
ba'ny man iteste d In the event, as the
! witnesses ana attorneys are local parti5s
A freight car ON the Portland and Mor-
! ce Etar division OF the Boston and Maine
railroad became dsraiied Saturday fore
noon near Cum berland Mills. The car
contained barrels of flour and bags Of
grain and oats. The derailed freight car
| TOPPED Into ditch. The car was COM
| pletsIy dem ollshed. Several barrels of
flour were broken open as result of the
! fall The most OF the goods we're reoov =
cred ana put into another car A wreck
ing car from the city cleared up the de-
| bris, Quite a number or people were on
hand and secured quite quantity OF
| flour that did not scatter on 3ne ground.
A quantity of the oats that broke loose
| from the bags was also cleaned up by by
| ISLANDERS. No one was injured as result
| OF the accident.
Henry q harland, young French lad
of about eighteen years OF age. started off
on Saturday intending TO 60 on brief
cunning trim. Before starting out Char
land and his companion who also carried
n rifle, went Into the clothing store of Mr.
Simon Aranovsky, on Main street, to call
on one or the clerks, Mr.. Edward Tur-
geon One Of the rifles was left standing
near the door, while young Charland
held his In his hands While standing
near the bundle counter young Charland
loaded the rifle which 10 of the reDeater
| type In some unknown manner the rifle
was discharged, the shot stiking a pile of
coats on counter within three feet of
the end OF the muzzle of the rifle. The
shot pioughed Its way through ak coats
ON the top OF the pile, and tm hedded
itself in the walls OF the store Fortunate
ly the clerk and the companion or young
Charland were behind the bundle counter
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