The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-20
A Lively Runaway at West End
Yesterday.
woodfords Church to
Have Rally Sunday.
Deering High School Students to
Enter College.

hold general caucus this evening at Odd
Fellews' hall. West End, at 7.39 o'clock
for the purpose of choosing eight dele
gates to attend the district convention
to be held In Portland, September 2sth.
Mr.. @. j. MoLellan,s family have re-
moved their household goods from the
Neander L. Hawkes. house ON stroud
water street. and have placed them In cars
In readiness for shipment to Boston,
where they are to reside.
| MIR. Benjamin j. Woodman, Jr., who
for the past two seasons, is now being
instructed in the duties of a conductor
on the Westbrook division Of the Port
land Railroad company.
| Motorman Edward Herbert Of the Port
land Railroad, ana wife. are to occupy
rooms over Springer's store ON Main
street, this fall.
| The friends Of Mr.. Marshall Phinney
of Boston. formerly employed at A. II.
Benefits clothing store, this city, win be
interested to learn Of his approaching
marriage to Miss Petronella Clark Of
Gorham. which win take place October
Q. Both young people have many friends
| in this city.
Mrs. j. d. Gilbert and daughter Of
Auburn, who have been the guests of
Mrs. Gilbsrt's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O.
Il Lewis, have gone to North Adams,
Mass, where Mr.. Gilbert is to locate in
business.
A lively runaway occurred at the West
End yeetor=ay morning shortly after s
O'Clock. A horse attached to covered
milk wagon started on lively gait over
Bridge street, to the Rochester depot..and
up Cross strees. The team had several
narrow escapes from collision with other
teams, but the horse was finally stopped
on Main street without having done any
damage.
Mrs.Andrsw @. Cloudman has resigned
her position In the Methodist choir and
has accepted similar position at the
Warren Congregational choir.
Good progress Is being made by the
Portland Railroad company In the laying
of their double track on Main street.
The track will probably be laid as far as
the Maine Central crossing OF Cumber-
land Mills by tonight. A large crew of
men are at work on the excavation, and
gravel cars are kept busy in hauling the
gravel for the ballast. 1.-THE granite paw
ing blocks are also being hauled and the
| paving between tine rails in being done
as fast as the track is laid. The compa-
ny Is to pave between the railroad is
inches from each OF the outer edges of
the double track system. A larger crew
will be- put to work in few days and the
work pushed rapidly forward to compile
ton. The rails in use ara Ga feet In
length and weigh 1000 pounds each.
!, Miss May Tolman, valedictorian of the
class Of 80 of W. II. s., left yesterday for
Colby college. where she Is to pursue the
regular COURSE of study.
Refreshments are to be served at the
meeting Of Minnehaha council d. of p. /,
this evening.
The next meeting Of the Daphne glee
club is to be held with Miss Bertha SWEET,
Haskell street.
The Excelsior club has decided to hold
Its meetings this season on Thursday af-
ternoon instead OF Monday. The next
nesting will be held Thursday, Septem-
Der 81, with the secretary, Mrs. E. j.
Smith, II Riverton street.
The Westbrook base ball team have
arranged for game Saturday afternoon
on the Scotch Hill grounds with the Free
ports.
Mr.. Eyans Cole Banks and wife of Free
port, have recently been the guests of Mr..
Banks's brother, Mr. James H. Banks
aud wife, Spring street.
Invitations are being received to a
church wedding to occurs thursday
evening, September 27th at the Warren
Congregational church. The contract
ing PARTIES are Mr.. William Conner of
Woodfords, employed at Richner a.
Sanborn's jawelry establishment, Port
land, and Miss Minnie Peterson, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. O'Neil Peterson of
Cumberland Mills. Rev. w. G. Mann is
to perform the ceremony, and about 200
invitations have been sent out. A we'd
ding reception, followed by dance, will
sSs heidzat the Westbrook opera house.
Mr.. Fred Leighton, assistant superin-
teHueHu u the y Attof RUIN az tno W hrfeH
paper mills, Is to enjoy two weeks' va
cation, commencing the latter part of
this week.
Mr.. Cornslius Scanlon of Clinton,
Mass, formerly of Westbrook, is in the
city on brief visit to friends.
i MIR. and Mrs. Peter Turgeon, Brown
street, have gone to Brunswick on brief
visit.
| 1t is understood that Mr.. William e.
Aver Of Cumberland Mills, formerly en-
pioysd at the 3. d. warren pal or milk.
as purchasing agent in their poplar wood
department, Is to establish himself id Il q
lumber business In Bangor.