The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-29
WESTBROOK.

"A serious collision between two teams
occurred on Main street at the Portland
g. Rochester railroad crossing at East
End yesterday afternoon. One of the
teams was driven by Ansel Rowe of
West Gorham who was returning to his
home from Portland, where he had been
to deliver load of produce. The other
was pleasure carriage occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. j. e. Cornish of this city. Mr..
Cornish's horse became frightened at
some freight cars on siding at the rail
road crossing and soon became unman-
ageable. Mr.. Rowe did not apprehend a
collision until it was too late for him to
get out of the way of the frightened
horse. The two teams oollided and the
occupants were thrown to the ground
and both horses broke away from the
vehicles and started on the run down the
street. Mr.. Rowe was slightly bruised
and his product wagon somewhat
damaged but his horse was stopped near
the Warren church and returned to him
and with little patching he was able to
Cornish did not fare SO we'll. Mrs. Cor
nish being very heavy woman was
seriously injured. She WAS picked up and
carried to neighboring house and Drs
Smith and Murch called. On investigat-
ing they found no bones were broken but
the woman was in great agony with pain
in her side and it is feared she may have
suffered some internal injury. Last eve
ming the full extent of her injuries could
n OF be determined. Mr.. Cornish escaped
with number of painful bruises. Mr..
Cornish's carriage was alao badly dam
aged.
The funeral services of the late W. V.
Harmon were held at his late home on
Ash street yesterday morning. There
were large gathering of friends and the
floral tributes were very beautiful. Rev.
G.. r. leighton of Skowhegan preached
the sermon.
/ Mr.. Samuel Bateman who has been sick
for the past 18 months is failing rapidly.
The Wastbrook Society of Natural
History will leave their rooms in the
High school building open this afternoon
from to O'Clock to givs the public an
opportunity to inspect their collections.
They have some very fine collections in
tine department of natural history many
of them secured by local parties.
At the Methodist church next Sunday
the pastor will speak on the Sent of
God" In the evening at O'Clock Miss
Belle Kearney of Mississippi will deliver
an address. She is very convincing
speaker.
One of the chief attraction at the Cor
ham fair Westbrook Day will be game
of ball between the Presumpscots and
Saccarrappas for small purse q money.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield McCubrey lost
their five months old son with cholera
infantum yesterday.
Miss May Fenton and Mr.. Horace Fen
ton of Williamantic, Conn.,, are the
guests Of friends in this city, their
former home.
Messrs. Alonzo Libby and W.. II. Parker
loft for Lewiston today TO take charge
OF the horse department at this State fair.
The report of the Republican mass
meeting in yesterday mornings issue
was incorrect in point of time. The
meeting will be held one week from
Monday night.
special meeting of the school COM
mittee was held at theeHiRh school build
Ing, Thursday evening. The only bust.
ness was to complete the assignment of
teachers. Miss Annie Holmes was given
the primary department at the Forest
street school. and Miss Ina Allen was as
signed to the Rocky Hill school
The pastor, Rev. VIM. G. Mann preach
es at Warren church tomorrow. Topic
for $780, 1.-THE Kingdom" Sunday
shoot at noon. Afternoon service at the
Wtndham school house. Evening topic,
Seeking the Kingdom ,,