The Portland daily press., 1899-10-23
wEsTBROOK.

Saturday afternoon, Mr.. Patrick Foley,
section boss on the rortlnnd and Roches-
ter railroad, on the section between west.
trook Junction and westhrook depot. was
hit by a stray bullet. MIR. Foley, at the
time 5f the accident. was ct work with
the crew at the Main street crossing,
where the Portland Railroad company
has teen engaged in putting in n double
track system. He was leaning over fac
Ing toward Morrills Corner. MIR. FOLEY
was struck in the left hand near the in
dex finger with 20 calibre bullet. The
ball went through the hack part Of the
hand and lodged near the joint Of the
second finger. 1t was extracted by DIR.
Topliff. MIR. Foley says that he did not
hear the report from the rifle and the
iirst that he realised that ons had been
fired was when he was struck by the
bullet. 1t Is believed that the bullet was
fired from riffs in the hands of boys
who were In the woods, as the trackmen
saw number Of boys early in the fore
noon going down the railroad track In
the direction of the woods with rifles.
Mr.. Foley was at work again soon after
the accident.
The work OF ballasting the Westbrook,
Windham and Naples eleotric railways
roadhed has teen completed. The work
OF grading above South windham Ia to be
taken up this fall and portion o3mplet-
ed as far as practicable. Residents along
the line take a great interest in the COM
Ing OF the road, a large number having
volunteered to assist in the work of grad :
ing.
The board Of registration, composed
of O. M. Waterhouse, Fred A. verrill and
Eugene L. Harmon. will be in session In
the assessors rooms In Odd Fello VS.
block, West End, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday Of this week, from 0 a. m.
to =. M, from 3 to D. m. and from z
to p. M. and on Friday from a. m. to
p. IN. nd from 8 TO 5p. IN. No names
VIII be received or changes made after
the last named hour.
A pretty home wedding occurred Thurs
day evening at the home of Mr.. W. j..
Hamilton, Rochester street, when MIR.
Edwin j. W. Hanson, Jr., was united In
marriage to Mics Carrie k. Couch of
Westbrook. The ceremony was performed
by Rider j. y. Clothey of Biddeford
formerly pastor of the Berean Advent
church Of this city.
Captain Graham, First Lieut. W. @.
Lord aud Second Lieut.. W. W. Smith Of
the Cleaves Rifles; Co. NJ, N. q. s. M.
appeared before the examining board at
Augusta during the past week and each
passed successfully the required exami-
nations and will in due time receive
their commissions.
A dramatic company composed Of young
amateurs from Yarmouth are to present
the Cuban war drama "The Rough
Riders" in connection with the fair TO
be held November 10. by the Daughters
OF Liberty of Westbrook. The drama
was successfully presented in Yarmouth
last winter by the SAME company, and
is to be given in this city on the evening
of November 9th. The following is the
cast OF characters: James Crawford, an
American planter in Cuba. Philip G.
Hodsdon; Ramon Ranana, Spanish
nobleman, George s.. York; Louis
Ramana, his son, a captain In the Span
ish army. Charles L Greene; Robert
Hamilton. captain of the Rough Riders,
Ernest Q. Libby; Sam jackson, colored
cook on the plantation, Ernest G. Libby;
Dennis Rafferty,, sergeant of the Rough
Riders. Hugh Dan Moo lilIsn; Pedro the
spy, Ernest ]. Bransoom; Alma Craw-
ford, daughter of Jamss Crawford, Mrs.
Martha Thurston; Inex. a Cuban girl,
Miss Beth B. Soule.