The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-09
WESTBROON.

| The Rev. W. 6. Mann of Warren
church. preached the Bacoalaurate SCI
mon to the graduating class Of Westnroos
High school Sunday afternoon. He tooA
his text from the eleventh chapter anu
Hfty-seoond verse Of ST. Luke "The Key
OF knowledge" lie gave very interest,"
ing and Instructive serEon which was
! attentively listened to by all present.
City Marshal Knight with Policeman
Witham and Dresser, made search for
liquors at the fish market kept by Burrell
and the boot and shoe repair shop Of MT.
| Talbot at East End, Saturday evening.
No liquors were found at either place.
The Westbrook baseball club went to
North Windbam Saturday and played 9
game with the North Windhams The
score was 10 to IA in favor of the North
| Windhaln.
AS Mr. v. D. Ward was driving from
| Union station, Portland, in company
with his son, Sunday morning, to this
city, when near Bradley's Corner IN
Deering, the forward wheel of his wagon
struck an iron cover to q water pi Pc ID
such way as to stop the wagon Instant
". The horse kept on and so did Mr.
| Ward and son. Mr.. Ward landed in the
street striking on his shoulder and one
knee quite badly, hurting his shoulder.
| He retained his hold OF the reins and sue
| ceeding in stopping the horse. The only
damage to the team was tho breaking Of
| both traces and the back strap of the har-
ness. The boy was not hurt.
| DIR. harmon, who has been stopping
in this city with his parents for the last
two months has left for Worcester, Mass,
where ne will locate.
For some time the officers have been
trying to find liquors on the premises OF
Peter Laundry on Beacon street. Mr..
Laundry keeps barber shop In the front
room of the same house in which he
lives. Constables, deputy sheriffs and
policemen have all visited this place a
number of time, but have never sue
ceeded in finding anything OF any
amount. Sunday morning the city mar
shall made search and found about a
pint of whiskey in quart bottle secreted
in bed, and for this Mr.. Laundry was
| brought before the court Monday after
noon. Lawyer Lyons appeared for Mr..
Laundry and put in as defense that
this belonged to Mrs. Laundry, and she
was ordered to take this by her doctor,
who was present. and oorroborated her
statement. She gave as a reason for
having it hid in her bed that she was
afraid that her husband would drink it
up. The judge after listening to the
testimony discharged Laundry. But this
did not end the matter with the city
marshal, as he Immediately started for
| their place again. After searching high
and low without success, he finally,
while down cellar, went to striking the
| floor overhead with an iron rod, which
he had with him, when he happened to
strike large knot which flew out, and
by placing his eye to the hole he saw
what he had long been looking for, q
secret room under the front stairs, which
seemed to be all solid wall. He did not
try to find the entrance, but made q
break through the floor and found five
and a number of ono and two gallon jugs
all containing moro or less liquor.
lodge, No. Sc, F. and A. Nj. Wednesday
evening, June 10th, at 7.3O O'Clock. Work
in the M. M. degree. Refreshments will
be served.
There will be special meeting OF
Naomi lodge, No. ], D. of R.. Wednes-
day afternoon, June 10 at three o'clock.
| The Prohibition caucus held at Mission
hall, Monday evening, was organized by
choice Of K. E. Graham, chairman and
A. B. Jordan, secretary. The delegates
to the county convention were as fol-
lows: D. K. jackson, E. Fl. Dolley, K.
B. Graham, W. L. Hunt, A. E. Cobb,
&. Hartman, I. e. Fogg, e. j. Brag-
don. 6. e. Herman, Maurice BraRdon.
A. B. Jordan, P. Hartman, W. s. Flye.
Stephen FIVE, Benjamin Haskell. d. N.
Abbott, @. II. leighton, Cyrus B. Clay.
Delegates to the district convention, O.
H. Leighton, J. W. Graham, ]. S. Brag-
don, Frank Swan, P. Hartman, D. K.
jackson, P. S. Graham, Albert Rock, G.
S. Bragdon, Charles Morrill,, Fred Alden.
AT tho Democratic oaucus, held Mon
day evening at Odd Fellows' hall the fol
lowiag delegates were elected to attend
the state convention: Ward /, Kimball
Eastman, r. D. Woodman; Ward Q,
Zebu1on jackson, r. W. Woodman; Ward
8, J. q. Scates J. J. Skiilings; Ward 4,
George B. Gray, Tlmothy Pomerleau
Ward g. Albert Chandler, A. D. Wood
bury. To DISTRICT convention: Ward /,
l. D. Leighton. o. A. Cobb; Ward 9.
Paul L. Chandler, G. 3. Knight: Ward
8, VIM. Lyons, Dr.. g. W. Hawkes.; Ward
a: NJ O. Sullivan, Philip Guthrie; Ward
s. H. P. Walker, @. O. Bailey,
Lena, wife Of NJ. l.. Madison, aged 40,
died last night. Funeral Thursday al
10. 80 g. M, from her late residence, Cot
tage place.