The Portland daily press., 1893-11-23
DEERING.

| -"S ouilulHS at NOrbu OccIiASs hAoWh
as Advent hall has been practically re-
built and is now an ornament to the cor
ner. The lower part has been finished
with large handsome windows. The re-
ception room and office are prettSly
furnished, while the rooms in the rear
are to be used for packing and storage.
On the front is a neat sign: Maine
Tract Society" The upper room has
been newly painted and papered and
will be used as place of worship, meet
ings commencing there next Saturday.
Mrs. S. S. Knight, who has been visiting
friends in Boston, returned Saturday
night.
Clyde Hamlin, while playing with
other boys in barn, fell frona the
| scaffold and put his arm out of joint,
a very narrow escape from a far more
serious injury.
Evangelist CLARK has been holding
| meetings at Maple hall the past week,
and they will be continued into this.
The scholars in this school district are
very sorry to lose Miss Hopkinson as
teacher. She has been here more than
four years and has proved a kind and
faithful teacher.
Willard Knight has gone on q trip to
Bangor, Vanceboro and I4ivermore
Falls
Miss Eva Holmes is visiting her sister
at North Conway.
in March to take the whaling steamer
Mary D. Hume bound for Alaska, writes
from Cape Dalhousie that they had a
hard time getting from the mouh of the
Mckenzie river on account of the ice
/ once they were shut in fourteen days out
of sight of water. They have been very
successful so far this season, having
caught Il, although they did notarrive
until late His letters are very interest
ing, describing catching whales, and
being shut in by the ice in their winter
quarters.
A barbed wire fence has been run along
the edge of the railroad at Coyi's gully.
has been visiting relatives in Providence,
RI, and Haverhill, Mass, has returned.
The Lemo club held their usual Tues
day night dance at Quimby hall, Stroud
water, Tuesday evening.
The city is to have .twenty-one mean
descent lights erected in Ward in place
of the arc lights, now in use, to be
located. thirteen on Congress street, four
on Stevens Plains avenue, three on Vest
brook street, and one on Bond street.
The High School Breccia is out in it's
new cover of cream white ground, with
black and white lettering A cherub,
against and over whom bloom flowers
bears a tablet on which is the date Of the
magazine. The oherub holds pen and
has an 'inkstand handy. The contents
of the present number are interesting
and spicy.
Frank 7. Converse recently made a
short visit at his old home, Deering
Centre. He returned to Poland on the
Goth inst. al
Miss Emily Pardon, daughter of
Thomas Pardon, former. editor of The
Deering Register, has been visiting
friends at Morrills.
The friends of Mrs. Davis of Cumber-
land Center, who as Miss Helen Webtesri
was formerly one of the most efficient
will be interested to know that her
present home is frightened by the
presence of little daughter.
The Deering Center Primary school en-
joyed half holiday on Wednesday, the
storm OF the morning continuing long
enough to secure it to them. The Inter
mediate school at the Center was dis
missed ON the same day, on account of
an outrushing of gas from the stove.
The Deering Shakespeare club have
begun 1.-TWO Gentlemensof Verona"
The Society of All Souls are now
holding their annual fair. Their paper,
Our Annual Fair is out, and is witty,
wise and instructive as usual.
Mr.. Norris Files of Deering Center is
suffering from i'll health and has decided
to take a rest. Mr.. Hasty of Deering and
family of Linn erick, take his place on
Mr.. Meader's team, Deering Center.
There is a new boy at the Redmond
house, Deering Center.
The recent party at Mr.. Sumner Swett's,
Forest avenue, was very enjoyable.
Games,s music and a collation. kept people
merry and happy.
Mr.. John Richardson, Central avenue,
leaves home this week to spend the
winter in the South with his sons
Arthur and George.
Mr.. Henry Davis has made arrange
ments for having his house painted soon.
Miss Alvira Bray, who has been visit
ing her brother, Mr.Van Bray, Stevens
Plains avenue, has returned to her home
in New Gloucester.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Briggs b ave returned
from an extended western trip, including
the Worlds Fair, Kansas City, Washing
ton, D. c., Omaha and Baltimore and
several places in Massachusetts,.
Mrs. Mitchell, Central avenueshas moved
to Portland OH account of poor health.
Mrs. D. r. Walker, Central avenue, is
very sick with rheumatic fever.
Mr.. Ira T. Tibbets is at work in New
Hampshire.
Miss Isabelle Hoegg has returned from
Fredericton.
Mr.. George Hoegg is here for short
visit with his father D. W. Hoegg,
Stevens Plains avenue.
Mrs. Ira F.Tibbetts is not quite as well
as usual