The Portland daily press., 1899-06-26
WESTBRO0K.

Work IN progressing finely ON the West
brook. windham and Naples electric
railroad now in process M construction
between Westbrook and Little Falls,
South windham. The workmen have
been engaged in boring the rails during
the past few days preparing them for the
bolts which connect the rails together
and to provide for the connecting copper
wire that completes the current circuit.
The rails are all distributed along the
road bed for the tIrst five miles that is to
be built and next week active work in
the direction of putting them In place
will begin. The bridge that is being built
at Little Falls by Libby g. .wescott of
Portland, is being done in thorough
manner and will be in readiness by the
time that the rails are rendy for laying
at that point. The Lacopia car company
have signited their intention of having
the cars on the ground in season for the
opening of the road which the directors
hope will not be later than July IS. Fri
day evening the citizens Of Little Falls
held meeting to commence plans for
a public demonstration to be given in
honor of che managers of the road as soon
as the first car shall arrive in their vii
lage.
DIR. Q. H. Leighton and family leave
on tuesday for Freeport where they are
to occupy farm houss for the summer
Master Arthur Hodge win accompany
them.
Mizpah chapter, D. K. s., will hold Its
last meeting for the season on Monday
evening. A pleasant entertainment pro-
gramme has been planned for the occa-
sion and visitors from neighboring chap
tiers are expected in attendance as guests.
Mr.. and Mrs Woodbury. K. Dana have
returned from Andover. where they at
tended the graduation of their daughter
Helen.
Mr.. John X. Wentworth and family
of Gorhain have moved to this city and
have taken the Moses Hezelton house on
Spring street, where they are TO raside.
The committee on sports appointed TO
arrange for the celebration of Fourth OF
July, are to hold an Important meeting
on Monday evening at Arthur Small's
barber shop to perfect arrangements A
full attendance is desired. The commit
tee on printing are engaged In preparing
a handsome souvenir official programme
to be distributed at that time.
MIR. Andrew q. Clouman, the newly
appointed adjutant of the Maine Division
of the Sons of Veterans, returned Satur-
day from weeks vacation spent in
Pennington and vicinity.
Mr.. John Doyle. formerly of this city,
who is now studying for the priesthood
at college in Montreal, is visiting his
parents on Files street, this city, during
the summer vacation.
The Westbrook city government will
hold an adjourned meeting Monday eve
ming at 1880 o'clock at the Council cham
Der, to give second reading and final
passage to an amended order for bond
issue.
The services at the Methodist hurch
Rev. @. O. Phelan pastor. today are as
follows: Preaching at 1890 q. m. by
pastor. Subject, Second Reason of Spirit
ual Decline. Young Peoples meeting at
q n. m. followed by praise and prayer
meeting at seven o'clock.
Lho A1htIAuk0 VI 4ATs AlafIy VI. IlGDucT-
son to Miss Mehitable Burnell, both of
this city. Is to occur June %.
Messrs. Maihlot and Cote opened their
new grocery store on Brown street Satur-
day.
Mr.. Dana Bailey, son of @. O. Bailey
of Cumberland Mills. has arrived HON
from Tufts college for the summer vaoa-
ton.
Edward Foster, Bowdoin Medical
school, son of MIR. Thomas ]. Foster, has
arrived at his home in this city for the
sum mer senson.
Miss Maggie Crowley has entered the
employ of Holmes & Haley, the local
printers, as compositor.
The corner of the stock house of the S.
d. Warren paper company at Gum beI-
land Mills near the depot is being taken
of to allow more room for the standard
guage track of their tramway road now
being built through the oompany's yards.