The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-30
WESTBROOK.

Owing to tho lecture to be given in the
Warren Congregational church the Tues-
day evening prayer meeting will be most.
poned.
There is to be business meeting of the
Ladies' Circle Thursday afternoon mt
O'Clock at the parsonage of the Warren
Congregational church.
The Memorial services held Sunday
morning at the Warren Congregational
church by the members of Cloudmsn
Post and Relief Corps, Wade Camp and
Ladies' Aid societies was we'll attended.
The pastor preached an able sermon on
"The Settlement of Great Questions. ~
Excellent music was furnished by the
regular choir of the church.
wARD-HERBERT WEDDING.
A very pretty home wedding occurred
Monday afternoon at three o'clock ut the
residence of Mr.. George Rood. Lower
Maiu street, Cumberland Mills, when
Mr.. Edward James Herbert, one of the
popular motormen of the Portland Rail.
road company on the westbrook division
was united in marriage to Miss Inez Heed
Ward, also of Westbrook. The ceremony
WIGS performed in an impressive manner
by Rev. W. G. Mann, in the presence of
only the immediate relatives of the con-
tracing parties The presents we're
numerous and beautiful. The young
couple left on the five O'Clock train for a
wedding trip of two weeks and on their
return will reside at Cumberland Mills.
The gross receipts of the Wellesley girls
garden party held Saturday afternoon at
the residence OF MIR. W. K. Dana was
we'll attended and the young ladies will
net handsome sum. The gross receipts
were 1920, and 1t 10 hoped that after all
expenses are paid that about $100 will be
Noted.
The Westbrook Congregational parish
worshipped Sunday in the main audience
room Of their church for the first time
since the repairs were made, owing to the
by fire. The plnce is now in fine
condition with its freshly painted walls
and fine new carpst
Rev. G. Q. Phelan, pastor Of the
Methodist church will deliver the Me-
mortal day address before the G. A. X.
post at Sanford.
The Westbrook City band goes to Ken
nebunk today to participate in the Memo.
rial day procession at that place.
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE.
The usual holiday hours are to be OBJ
served Tuesday in this city. The stores
ore to be closed for the day. The Trust
company and Memorial Library are also
to close In the observance of the day.
Cloudman post, Relief corps, Wade
Camp, Sons of Veterans and Ladies Aid
societies are to observe the day as usual.
In the morning the comrades and others
are to assemble Mt the post hall Mt eight
O'Clock where a new flag presented by the
Ladies' Relief corps,.wili be unfurled.
At nine O'Clock the comrades and Sons
of Veterans and school children are to
form In line and parade:.over thefollowing
streets: Bridge to Brown to Cumberland,
to Main. to Bracket, to Gross. to the
After the ceremony of decorating the
graves, the line will be formed and march
back to the post hall where the procession
will be dismissed. In the evening at
eight o'olock at the Warren Congrega.
tionsl church the Rev. Lewis Malvern,
a talented and thoroughly interesting
81 eaker, will deliver an illustrated lecture
on the war. Every comrade and others
Interested should make an effort to at
tend. The comrades will meet at the hall
ut 7.S0 O'Clock and march to the church.
WESTBROOK MILLS MACHINERY
SOLD.
The machinery in the old Westbrook
company bingham mill,
purchased by the S. d. Warren
Paper Mil company of Cumberland
Mills, has been sold by that company to
the A. B. Pitkin Machine company Of
r. l.. and the same will be
removed and prepared for shipment by
Brooks Express company of this city,
which company has the contract to ship
the machinery. All Of the machinery
with the exception of the pulleys. shaft
Ing and similar fixtures are included in
the purchase. This machinery is in good
or Ter as it was only put into the mills
about fifteen years ago. The concern that
has purchased the same ar, dealers in
machinery and have bought it to
sell out as fast as they can obtain orders
for 1t.