The Portland daily press., 1899-08-14


Woodfcrds. has established parcel DE-
livery between the city and Woodfords
which win be much appreciated oon-
vsnience.
MIR. Randall Leighton OF Spring street.
Woocfords. received telegram yesterday
announcing the death Of his brother, Dr..
y. ". leighton CT Brooklyn. n. Z. DIR.
leighton was ca years OF age, and was
born In Falmouth. He was a graduate
of Bowdoin Medical school, and during
the Civil war served In one OF the Maine
regiments as assistant surgeon. His wife
died few months ago. Mr.. leighton
lefr on the afternoon train Sunday 70 at
tend the funeral services.
! The funeral services OF the late Mrs.
Mary Jane, widow OF the late Charles II.
Wyer, We're held Sunday afternoon from
the late residsnce. Fsssenden street. Oak :
dale. The burial was at Evergreen ceme-
terry.
The funeral services over the remains
OF the late Kills NJ. Sawyer, son OF Wiu.
q. Sawyer, were held Sunday afternoon
at o'clock from the residence Of W. q.
Sawyer, 8 Pearl ftseet. woodfcrds. The
services were largely attended. Canon
y. I. Ogden Of the Episcopal church, con-
dunte1 the services. A delegation Of the
members Of Fraternity ledge OF Old Eel
lows OF which the deceased was past
Noble Grand. wers In attendance, and at
the close Of the funeral sermoa held their
ritual services for the dead. The burial
was az Evcrsrecn cemetery.
r. The new electric road from westbrook
to south windham. which commenced
operations satur6ay evening, was kept
busy Sunday In hauling passengers, a
large number OF which rode out from
Portland to enjoy the ride Until further
notice the new road Is to run hourly
trips. leaving on the hour from the head
Of Bridge street In Westbrock.
Principal Fred witham of the Ocean
street grammar school has taken rooms n
the corner Ct Saunders and Ne,ens streets
and with his aunt, Mrs. Sanborn, will
keep houss the coming year.
Mr.. Luther Bradford, Saunders street.
has benn In Waterville tie past week, at
ending the reunion of the 10Th Maine
regiment. He was elected president of
the association fer the ensuing year.
Ihe following cards are bling received:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank II. Holding request
the honor OF Jour presence at the mar
rage of their daughter Abbie Frances.
to DR.. Virgil Louis leighton on We'd
nesday, August the sixteenth, eighteen
hundred and nlnety-nine. at eleven
O'Clock, All Souls church, MorriIl,s Cor
ner.
Tho ladies of Trinity Episcopal chapel
are to hold lawn party on the lawns
OF Rev. T.. A. Pressey. tle rector Of the
oh APPEL, and MIR. Charles Bean Clifton
street. Thursday evening. August IL.
The trick sidewalk around the Odd
Fellows block at Wo1 ifords is being re-
laid. as it was badly sunken In by the
action of the water underneath.
MIR. j. l.. Watson, the Deering Point
ccal dealer, Is tuil1ing fine house on
Forest avenue at Oakdale, near Pitt
street..
OAKDALE.
Rev. John H. Lawrence, wife and son,
Otto, who have been the guests Of MIR.
and Mrs. j. A. Lidt ack fcf week, left
Wednesday neon fer Berlin Falls, N. H.
They Will visit friends there. returning
to their home in Wisconsin the last Of the
month.
Miss Sarah e Moulton and Miss Lidia
3. Mouiton, Falmouth street, are taking
an outing at Frye urg.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Alien OF Klisa-
beth, N. j., are the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Allen, Pitt street.
Mrs. Newell Lyon. who Is spending the
summer at Westbrook, Ia much Inn
proved In health and will retarn to her
home on Pitt street In tae fall.
Mra. Watson Dyer OF porehnd, Miss
Mabel Gushing Of Boston. Miss Maggie
McCourt OF Worcester and Mrs. Levi A.
exander OF Long Island have teen the