The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04
WESTBROOk.

Fourth Of July will be celebrated in
grand style In Westbrook today. The
programme covers the entire day. In the
morning at six o'clock there is to be a
procession OF the fantastics and horribIes.
At ten o'clock is to occur grand civic
and trades procession, the line to move
over the principal streets of the city.
Thesorder of the procession Is to be as fol-
lows; Bicycle division; chief marshal
and aids; platoon of police; Presumpscot
band; fraternal orders and floats; fire
department; Westbrook City band !;
trades division; school children in
barges. The sporting even is are to take
place at two o'clock at Warren park when
the following events are to occur: 100
yard dash, professional; 100 yards dash,
amateurs; sack race; potato raoe threD
legged race; hop. step and jump; money
prizes are to be given for all the events of
the day. During the afternoon there Is
to be ball game at the park betwes
the Westbrooks and Presumpscots. In
the eTening from to O'Clock the Pre-
sumpscot band will give concert In
front Of Warren block. At the same hour
from the band stand at tho corner OF
Central and Main strests. West End, the
Westbrook City band viii give concert.
After eight o'clock there ara to be frs
works from the city lot. Main street,
West End. During the display of fire
works the Presumpscot and Westhrook
City bands are to furnish a concert.
The election of officers of the Warren
church Y. P. S. G. e, postponed from
last Friday evening will be held on Fri
day evening of this week.
At recent business meeting of the
Westbrook Congregational, Y. p. 5. G.
e., the following officers were elected:
President, Philip Haskell; vice presi-
dent, Jennie Bickford; recording secre-
tary, Annie MorIiss; corresponding score.
tary, Alice Springer; treasurer, Fannie
Haskell; lookout committee, Bertha
Babb, Edith Bean. Mamie Babb, Roger
Haskell, Sara Libby; prayer meeting
committee, May Raymond, Ayra Whit
ney. Ellis Libby, Clara Simpson, Carrie
Mccain; social committee, Miss Daniel
son, George b. Quinby, Mollie Dana,
Mary Anderson, Hannah Dana; Sunday
school committee. Alice d. Stackpole,
Matte Mitsan, Angie Palmer, Ida At.
Ettie Raymond; missionary com.
mlttee, Ethel Dana, Lindette Stackpole.
Lewis Morriss. Mary Pennell, Mrs. o.
A. Bean; flower committee, Susie Pal
mer, Wayland Pickard, Flossie Blake,
Minnie MoNair, Isabel Kinmond; super
insendent of juniors. Alice Springer; as
sistant superintendent, Carrie Phinney.
The majority of the stores of this city
are handsomely decorated in honor of the
Fourth OF July.
The family of Rev. S. N. Adams left
yesterday for Higgins Bsach where they
are to spend the month of July at Ocean
Spray cottage.
Miss Marie Richards Of Westbrook and
Mr.. Mathew Henry Wilson of Scarboro
are to be married this evening at eight
o'clock at the Church of the Sacred
Heart, Portland. A reception will be held
at $50 Braokett street in the evening.
They are to make their home in Port
land.
It Is understood that one Of the new
electric cars to be used on the Westbrook,
Windham s. Naples electric road win ap.
pear In the Fourth of July procession,
and will be hauled on pair of trucks by
four horses of the Wsstbrook Electric
Light and Power company, that company
being the one that is to furnish the mo-
i've power for She new electric road.
The monthly meeting Of the city gov
srnment was held Monday evening. A
petition for an extension of the street
light service from Woodbury's store to
Duck Pond was discussed, and an order
directing the location of 20 25-candle
power lights was given its first reading.
An order appropriating $50 for Fourth
Of July celebration was passed TO 8, AL
iermen Waterhouss. Horr and knowlton
voting no.
Petitions TO accept Green street and
lower the grades or Main and Strou dwat-
on efraata xuara rafarpa1