The Portland daily press., 1901-02-21

Repairs, ti0 soo
High school, ooVv
Manual training school, n:,is
Common schools, s soo
Text books,
Si6,g75
No further business the committee adj
Journed.
The time is not far offswhen active
work will be done in the way of organ
izipR a base ball team In this city. For
the past two or three years there have
been two strong terms composed of able
young men of this city, but this year it
has practically been decided that one
team can be supported with greater
degree of success than can two teams, so
an effort is to be made to organize a
team from among the best players com
posing last years Westbrook and Pre-
sumpscot ball mines.
A good deal has been printed at vari-
Gus times about several companies Of the
National Guard State Militia attending
the Inauguration of President Mckinley
at Washington, March 4th. The credit
If any there be for the aroused interest
among the militia men in regard to snch
trip belongs to the Cleaves Rifles OF
WestDrook, as this was the first com
pany to make public announcement of
its intention to attend the Inauguration
in body.
| Soon after this announcement was
made there was talk made by several
companies of the two regiments relative
to making the trip but nothing tangible
ever came of this talk, except in the
case of the company at Bath and the
Maine Signal Corps members OF Fort
land. The Cleaves Rifles have saved
their money paid them as individuals by
the state tor muster duty last fall and
with money raised by various entertain
ments since. gives the company some
over 5000 which they are to use toward
defraying the expenses of the company
to Washington. rate of about Sil for
the round trip to Washington and re-
turn for the transportation has been Sc
cured. Added to this are the other nee
essary expenses, making total of near
" $1,000. It will be seen by the above
figures that the company as individuals
will be obliged to go into their pockets
for the balance of the expense amount
ing between $40 and $50 per man. Major
Frank b. w. WEIGH of Portland whC
commanded the Cleaves Rifles for 8
short time during the Spanish American
war and who was offered the permanent
captaincy of the company during the
war, has been invited to go as the CUES
of Co. NJ, the company having recently
extended an invitation to that effect.
/. AS Major WEIGH will be the ranking
regimontal officer present.-he will natur
ally be invited by the other companies
attending to assume command of the
battalion during the great Inaugural
parade.
Tine ladies of the Calanthe Assembly,
Pythian Sisterhood, met last evening a
the home of Mrs. Lydia j. Smith
Bridge street, at a special meeting of thu
assembly.
The monthly meeting of the West
brook school committee is to be helt
this evening at 7.30 o'clock AZ the super
intendent of schools office, Warren pr
mary school building.
City Clerk e. ID. Smith has recorded
81 deaths and "a births sinossJanusry LIST
The proposed legislation by the Main
legislature giving Westbrook g secon'
representative to the legislature. bases
on its increased population, meets witt
general approval.
The Current Events club IL to be enter
tained Thursday afternoon at the hom
of Miss Elizabeth Cutter. Subject
patriotism"
The nsw church organ purchased
few months ago by the Universalis
church, has arrived and is now bein
placed In position. The new organ Is
fine one, costing the society sometbin
like $1,000. The work or putting tn
organ in position is in charge of Mr.. Ii
Q. Harrison OF Cam bridge. Mass.
Mr.. George McCubrey. Files street, ha
returned from Fort Fairfield where b
was called by the illness and death Q
his mother, with pneumonia.
: The Orange ladies' institute are to hol
public box supper this evening at
y O'Clock.
The members OF Naomi Rebekah lode
have received an Invitation to visit Wood
bine lodge of Portland, Saturday evening
March 2.
K Pequawket tribs of Red Men at Il
!. meeting held Wednesday evening, cor
{ ferred the adoption degree on nve oand
d dates. Next Tuesday evening the gres
Il chiefs of Maine will be present whe
s the same degree will be conferred on fiy
It more candidates.
Prssumpsnot Valley lodge, knights {
o Pythias, will leave this noon ct III