The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-10
WESTBROOK.
How Charles McKenney's Horses
Went on a Bender.

Went on a Bender.
They Knocked Over Hydrant and Flood
ed the Street-Smashed Seweu Welch,s
Door Steps and Punched a Hole in Ered
Additions House.
Charles McKenney's pair of horses
made part of Westbrook as exciting AS
Fourth of July morning yesterday. Mr..
Mckinney is engaged hauling lumber
from Bar Mills to this city. At noon
yesterday, he left his team on Warren
street, after the load of lumb Der had been
removed. The horses became frightened
and started towards Main street at break
neck pace. On the way, the sled struck
hydrant and knocked it from it's
foundations. OF course this set the water
running into the street in small sized
cataract. After turning loose the Sebago.
the horses parted company. One broke
away from his mate and the sled and ran
towards the West End. The other.
dragging the sled, ran that against the
house of Sewoll WEIGH, knocking the
boards off one corner and taking the
front steps off as though done by a saw.
The next house is that occupied by Fred
Addition and into this the runaway
plunged, the sled pole punching a nole in
the wall OF the house and being left
sticking into the parlor. This ended the
horses career. He couldn't move the
house and he couldn't get away from the
pole. The other horse was easily caught.
There will be three services at the
Advent church next Sunday, conducted
by Evangelist Sederquest of Lynn. They
will be at 10. 80 a. NJ, and z D. M.
The librarians Of the Memorial library
have been taking account of the books,
this week, preparatory to their making
their annual report to the trustees.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Leighton leave
for Skowhegan today, where they will
make their home in the future. They
will leave with the best wishes of all.
There will be an all day prayer service
at the Warren church next Sunday. A
prayer meeting will occur in the Inorn-
ing at O'Clock. A meeting for men will
be held in the afternoon to be addressed
by business men of the city.
Pequawket Tribe, l. o. R. NJ, has
presented A. H. Bachelor, past sachem,
with an elegant brarwood pipe as token
of esteem for past services.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert W.
Sweetsir, 141 Main street, was the scene
Of very pleasant event, last evening.
The occasion was the reception of Rev.
George f. Leighton and his BRIDE Mrs.
Maude Sweetsir leighton. The couple
returned yesterday from their new mouse
in Skowhegan, where they went on the
evening of their marriage, December 81,
to give there many friends in this city
last evening the pleasure of extending
congratulation and best wishes. The for
mer home of the bride was very tasteful
ly decorated and the couple received
beneath a canopy of evergreen. The bride
was prettily gowned in beautiful silk
reception dress and with the contrasting
background of evergreen, the scene was
iinpressively beautiful. The two hours of
reception was not too long to allow the
receiving OF the young couple host of
friends and they will leave for their new
home with a happy assurance, of the
esteem in which they are held in West
brook. Mrs. N. T. Worthley acted as
usher and Miss Ida Atkinson and Miss
Edith Warren served punch. The presents
displayed were numerous and attested
the esteem of their host of present and
absent friends. Among them were sugar
spoon, Miss Nellie Clark; souvenir
spoons, Gertrude Chase table cover, Mrs.
Celia H. Leavitt, tea plates; Mrs. A.
w. Thorne. engraving; John P.Sweetsir,
sketch Universalist church choir; butter
knife and strawburry fork; Miss Jennie
Libby, album; Mrs. W. B. Boothby,
berry spoon; 6. T. Springer and Miss s.
Springer, carving set; Edward G. Walker
handkerchief; Mrs. John M. Allen, silver
spoons; Mrs. G. H. Andrews, tea plates
Lindette Stackpole and Louise Raymond,
souvenir spoons; Belano leighton, oyster
spoon Mrs. T. P. Smith, chocolate set
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo W. Norton, table
cover: Mrs L. w. Edwards. tea spoons;
Mr.. &. A. Stevenson and Miss Black,
candy; Miss Ida NJ Center, cream
pitcher; Miss Warren, silver fork: Mrs
A. W. Kicker, pillow shams; MIR. and
Mrs. leighton.
A public installation of the officers of
Cloudman Post. g. A. R., was held at
Grand Army hall, last evening, Past
District Deputy Richard K Gatelv of
Portland acting as installing officer.
After the installation remarks were made
by Mr.. Gately, Commander De5eck,
Mayor Cutter, W. K. Dana, Captain
Smith OF Wade Camp, S. of ", and
others. The remarks were followed by
musical and literary entertainment Re-
freshments were served.