The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-18
WESTBROOK.
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The New Steam Roller
Sent Back.
A Pick erel Fisherman Who Is Max
Ing a Record.
Wood Marshall Wed
ding Last Night.
Bicycle and Load of Lumber In
Smashup.

The stone road roller which has been in
use by the city on the streets OF Vest
brook for the past forty days has been
sent back to Massachusetts,, where it was
hired. During the time the machine has
been in use some valuable work has been
done on the streets and it is to be re-
GREETED that the expense and other en-
gagements for the machine Will not per-
nit its further use in this city this sum-
mer.
Mr.. VIM. M. Stiles went fishing yester
day on the Presumpscot river near Lam
son S landing and secured fifteen hand
some specimen of pickerel. Mr.. Stiles
has quite an enviable record as a fisher
man. During the month Of May he Sc
cured twenty-five pickerel, in June, 78,
and thus far in July has secured fifty-six
and says he expects to find leisure time
enough before the month is out to secure
one hundred fish.
BB-MARSHALL WEDDING.
A very quiet home w edding occurred
last evening at eight O'Clock at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Cousens,
Main street, when Miss Isa g Maude
Webb, a daughter of the late ex.county
treasurer, James M. Webb was united in
marriage to Mr.. Percy Marshall Of Fort
land. The ceremony was a quiet affair
owing to the recent death of a grand
mother Of the bride, Mrs. Mary A. Holds
don. The ceremony was performed in an
impressive manner in the presence Of
only the Immediate relatives OF the con.
tracing parties by Rev. Elliott b. Bar
bour, pastor OF the Universalist church.
The wedding took place beneath a hand
some floral and evergreen arch, After a
brief informal recep ton Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall left on a brief wedding trip and
on their return are to reside in Portland
Mr.. Marshal is a motorman in the en-
ploy OF the Portland and Yarmouth Elec-
trio Railway company and also has
charge of the instruction of the motormen
in the use of the air brake recently put in
use on that road. The best wishes of
host OF friends go with Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall for happy welded life.
Rev. S. F. Pearson of Portland the
prohibition candidate for sheriff is to
speak at Odd Fellows hall, West End, on
Thursday evening on the subject, En-
forcement VS.. Notification.
Mr.. Alfred Partridge who was injured
last week near the Westbrook depot of the
Boston and Maine depot has just made
satisfactory settlement with the company
for the injuries sustained.
A load of lumber which was being
transported in hay rack figured in
mix up Monday afternoon on Bridge
street. On the top of the lumber was
bicycle In some manner the wheel
broke and the load of lumber was upset.
The wheels made several turns in the air
before it struck terra tirna, but when it
did land the lumber was ON the top and
the wheel was quite badly damaged
Work on the construction of the new
sewer on Main street commencing at a
point in front of the Memorial library
building and running toward Spring
street for distance Of about fifty feet
wa commenced yesterday under the di-
rectson of Mr.. Charles >Towle. Quick
sands were encountered before the dig
ging had reached very far below the sur
face, so that it was necessary to board
in the sides of the excavation.
Mr.. Ruel W. w. Woodman is having a
private sewer constructed across his land
on Main street, to the river. Mr.. H. S.
Cousens is overseeing the work.
The funeral services over the remains
of the infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Davis, Rochester street. are to be held
this afternoon at two o'clock. Rev. WIG.
Mann is. to otficiate.
Miss Annie Mcclellan who has been the
guest of her grandmother, Mrs. r. H.
Mcclellan, Files street, has gone Ito Hig-
gins beach where with her mother. Mrs.
G. J. Mcclellan and the family of W. II.
Proctor of West SomerviIle, Mass, they
are to spend the next month at the Heel
ton cottage.
Mrs. Almon S. Bisbee of Brunswick,
wife of Rev. A. S. Bisbee is the guest of
her mother, Mrs. e. f Hopkins, Main
street.
Mr. Will Watson employed in the
chemical department. of the S. D. Warren
paper mills has gone to Boston to enjoy
his vacation, During his absence his
position is to be filled by Mr.. Virgil Wat
son.
NIessrs. Samuel Edward and Fiske War
rem of Boston, members of the S. d.
Warren paper min company were in the
city yesterday on business at the mills.
The painters who have been at work
painting the WestbrOok Congregational
church have completed their work and
are now at work painting St. Hyaointhe's
church. Yesterday the men were
engaged in regildlng the cross on the
tower of the church.