The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-08
DEERlNG.


The Deering Electric Light company
are busily engaged in supplying de-
mands for lights for several residences
throughout the city.
During the past few days the houses
of M. ID. Hanson, Grant street; Charles
Jordan, Nevens street AL T. Cummings,
Oakdale; DR.. Kimball's house, Fessenden
street; Mr.. Swett's, South street; Mr..
Cofin's, Spring street, near High; the
residences of Messrs. Emmons and Lock
| wood, Glenwood avenue: B. M. East
mans, Pleasant; Charles s. Wilson's,
Thomas street, and two hoIses of A. T..
Hills Woodfords have been connected.
The thunder storm Of yesterday after
noon partially wrecked a tree on Pleas
ant street, Woodfords. The lightning
struck one of the limbs and split 1T so
that it fell over on to the trolley wires
of the electric road. The repair team OF
the Portland railroad company was soon
on hand and tho limb was cut off and
freed from the wire.
w. w. Jewett, Fessenden street. Oak
dale, has removed his family to rent on
Cumberland street. Portland.
Herbert Berry of East Deering, acting
corporal on the q. S. S. cruiser Machias
is in the city on few days furlough,
visiting relatives and friends.
An electric car on the WestDrook di-
vision between Deering and Westbrook
was struck by lightning yesterday after
noon. The lightning worked havoc with
| the controller, The Car was laid up Tor
| the remainder of the afternoon for re-
pairs.
lightning entered the city electricians
rooms in the Odd Fellows block at
Woodfords. Several fuses were burned
out, and as result several stray blows
were sounded on the fire alarm.
Mr.. William Allen Kerstead. clerk at
G.. II. Thompson's grocery store at
Woodfords was united in marriage yes
terday afternoon to Miss Mary Louise
Pickett of Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kerstead left on the
boat last evening for Sussex, N. B., his
former home, where they will spend
their honeymoon.
EMERY-WALKER.
| pretty wedding occurred last evening
at $50 O'Clock at the home of Mrs. F. G.
Parker, Morrills, when her daughter,
Josephine Bradford Walker was united In
| marriage to DIR. Harry Smith Emery,
young practitioner recently located In
Deering. The ceremony was performed
| in the presence of the relatives and COM
pany of about 100 of the most intimate
friends of the contracting PARTIES.
The bridal party entered the parlor to
the strains of the wedding march played
by Miss Louise Knight Of Deering.
| The young couple were attended by
Misses Mabel G. Folsom OF Greenville,
| Ethel p. Sawyer of Portland. Lizzie q.
Rogers of Old Town and Miss Annie l..
Emery, a sister of the groom as brides
maids. The maid of honor was Miss
Edith FL. Greenhslge, who was dressed
in yellow satin. The best man was Dr'
j. Shepherd May of Boston, classmate
at Bowdoin with the groom. The nrioe
was given away by her uncle Mr.. James
Il. Sawyer of Portland, and the impress
sive marriage ceremony was perform cd
by Rev. W. H. Gould of Dexter, a rela-
tive of the brides family.
The bride wore handsome white SIR
dress trimmed with pearls.
After a pleasant but informal recep'
ton the young couple left on the Pullman
train for brief trip in Eastern Maine.
On their return they will reside with
Mrs. Parker at Nlorrills, where the doctor
Is located in his practice.