The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-03
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towns are expected In attendance to assis,
in the demonstration of the day. In the
morning at six O'Clock there is to be a
parade Of the "horribles and fantasies, -
starting at six O'Clock.
At ten o'clock grand civic and trades
procession will move over the principal
streets Of the city. In the afternoon at
Warren Park between the Westbrooks and
Presumpscota The other sports are also
TO be carried out at the park and are to
include 100 yard dash for professionals;
100 yrrd dash for amateurs; sack race;
potato race; three legged race; hop. stop
and jump. Cash prizes are to be given
In all Of the events OF the day, to the
winners.
In the evening from to O'Clock the
westbrook City band will give concert
from the band stand ct the corner OF Gen.
trail and Main streets, and at the same
hour the Presumpscot band will give a
concert In front Of Warren block, East
End. After eight o'clock there are to be
fireworks from the city lot, Main street,
West End. During the display Of fire.
works the Presumpscot and westbrook
City bands are to furnish concert.
At the meeting of s. ID. Warren coun-
oil, o. U. A. NJ. held Friday evening
the following officers were elected for the
term; Councillor, Chsston Davies; vice
councillor, A. II. Bachelor; recording
secretary. A. II. Spear; assistant record
Ing secretary, g. II. Leighton; financial
secretary, H. e. Hodgkins; treasurer, W.
n. Woodside; inductor. Harry l.. Pride;
examiner, George W. Ingersoll; inside
protector. A. s. Wentworth; outside pro-
teotor. Walter Meffstt; trustee for three
years, Charles A. Smith.
Mrs. W. N. Woodside, state secretary
of the D. OF L., has returned from Ban
gor, where she and her husband have
been in attendance upon the first annual
session Of the state council. Theyt were
accompanied by the national councillor.
W. L. Hayward of Newark, N. j., and
ex-nati0nal councillor, Elmer K. Hill Of
Milford, N. H. The following were
chosen as part of the list of state offic-
ials; State guide. Ella ]. Hynss; assist
ant secretary, Mrs. WIN. Woodside; state
Woe councillor, Miss Jennie Black.
All pupils Of the city schools are invit-
ed to join the civic parade on thei morn
ing Of July Fourth. The boys are to
march in line and the girls to ride in
teams. Pupils and teachers will asse mble
at the corner of Main and Bridge streets
from to $50 o'clock, and the commit
tee will assign them positions in line.
Deputy Sheriff Chute made a good
sized haul on one of Murdoch s. Free
mans teams Friday and arrested the
driver. Peter Nault, on charge of ille-
gal transportation. The team was on
Brown street delivering goods and the
seizure consisted OF 1873 bottles Of lager, As
bottles Of ale, one jug OF whiskey, four
quart bottles Of whisky and two quart
bottles Of gin. The case will be heard on
Monday before Judge Tolman.
Cloudman Relief Corps viii hold but
one meeting month during the months
Of July and August and September. The
meetings are to be held the first Thursday
of each month. Bosworth Relief corps OF
Portland has invited Cloudman corps to
join In an excursion to Bridgton. July o,
by steamer and return by train. All
who wish to 60 on the trip will notify at
once Mrs. Emma L. V. Stiles, secreta-
ry.
Rev. Fr. Decslles arrived home Satur-|
day from his recent visit at st. Hya-
cinthe, Quebec, where he has been in
attendance upon the commencement ex-
eroises Of his alma mater.
City Marshal d. I. Swan. who is also
one Of the superintendent in the ship
ping department of the S. d. Warren
Paper company at Cumberland Mills and
has been employed as such for the past
years. reports that Saturday was
the heaviest days shipments made from
the mills in his recollection. MIR. Swan
says that Saturday there were 1874 oar
loads of paper shipped to various parts OF
the country. When 1t is considered that
the average days shipment is about 20
oars, 1t will be sssn thai the shipments
of Saturday were large.
City Marshal Dudley I. Swan is plan.
ming on giving the city ample police pro-
lection on the Fourth of July. In add.
ton to the services of the regular and
special efficient force the marshal has
made arrangements with City Marshal
Sylvester of Portland to have four of the
Portland force on hand early and remain
in the city Throughout the celebration.
The funeral services over the remains
of the late Mrs. Mary Rousseau, who
committed suicide Thursday by cutting
her thrcnt were held Saturday morning
from St. Hyacinthe's Catholic church,
and were of brief and simple nature.
The burial was at st. Hyaointhe's GEM
etery.
Good progress has be en- made on the
work of constructing the Westbrook.
Windham and Naples electric railroad
during the past week. The rail has now
been laid as far as Mosher's corner, a
distance of about two and half miles,
or one-half of the distance to be covered
this summer. The work of digging the
post holes commenced early in the week