The Portland daily press., 1898-12-19
WEsTBROOK.

"A pretty home wedding occurred Sat-
urday morning at eleven o'olonk at the
residence of Mrs. Annie Henderson,
Bridoe street, when her eldest daughter,
| Kate Henderson, was;united in marriage
To Mr. Elmer Burbank of Gorhsm, N.
Fl. The ceremony was performed In the
presence of the immediate relatives OF the
contracting parties and number OIL the
friends of each. Rev. S. n. Adams, the
pastor of the Wesubrook congregational
church, was the officiating clergyman.
After brief wedding reception ene
young couple left for Portland where they
took the 1.30 train on the Grand Trunk
| railway for brief wedding tour IN the
White mountains beyond Gorham. On
their return they are to reside in Gorham
N. Fl.
The bureau of industry established some
few weeks ago by the city government.
composed of three aldermen, have been
making active efforts in the direction OF
encouraging new industries to locate in
this city. Chairman Burgess of the board
reports that the commission has been in
| correspondence with several concerns who
would gladly locate here If some encour-
agement were given them in the way OF
exemption from taxation for a reasonable
term of years. Among these concerns is
one engaged in the manufacture OF
leatheroid goods. If something were done
in the way of exemption of taxes the com
pany say they would be willing to locate
branch of their business in this city.
The committee in charge are of the opin-
ion that something In the way Of de-
scriptive pham phlet with illustrations of
the water falls and other commercial in
terssts of the city should be issued and
sent broadcast, particularly through the
New England states.
Haskell S pond has been cleared of snow
and the skating is still enjoyed. The
more ventures ONE are taking to the
reservoir aDd the river, although the lat
ter is considered very dangerous, as it has
been open until the past week.
The public schools closed Friday for a
vacation of two weeks. At the Forest
street school exercises appropriate for
CNT1SuIIihS W6fo Qoiu III hll biao IooiuS.
Principal Tuttle was the recipient of a
handsome necktie case from his pupils
and the teachers in the building. Each
of the tenchers were remembered with
gifts by their scholars. The Christmas
exercises at the Bridge street school We're
very interesting to the friends of the
school who were present in large num-
| bers. The G and & classes united in
| Miss Winnifred Grigg's room. There
| were Christmas exercises. "a Dolls
Christmas. by the girls, an acrostic by
the boys, with other recitations by the
smaller children. The G class G ave a
Mother Goose reception which was well
carried out The closing candle exercise
by seven little gilrs of the Z class was
very prtety. The rooms were decorated
| with Christmas green's, drawings repre-
sentative of Christmas cheer, holly and
other decorations.
The Westbrook Uniyersalist society
will probably realize about $500 as re-
suit; of the recent fair held under their
auspices at the Westbrook opera house.
At the meeting of Wade camp, No. 19,
S. of ", held Friday evening, it was
voted to hold joint Installation exercises
with the Ladies' Aid society the first Fri
day evening in January. CIoudman Post,
g. A. r., and Relief corps members are
to be invited to attend on that occasion.