The Portland daily press., 1894-07-04
DEERING.
The City Government Meeting Last Eve

ming.
| special meeting of the Deering City
Government was held last evening. Mayor
Sawyer and all the aldermen were present.
| Previous to the calling of the meeting to
order, the special committee appointed to
| burn certain cancelled bonds, attended to
| their duty, using the stove in the city
| clerk s. Office.
An order was presented by Alderman
| Pierce to accept the bid of Messrs Worces-
| ter and Wilson for constructing the sewers
on Chestnut and Deering streets, and ap-
propriating $2590 for that work. This order
| lies over under the rule.
| A committee report was presentesd IA
voring sewers on South. Pitt, Oak, Fall
| mouth and Stevens Plains avenue from
Maple street to OAK street. This report
was accepted, the board favoring the sew
ers.
A report was made against the extension
| of Nevens street, and thes report was ac-
cepted.
| A report was made favoring the payment
of $40 to Mrs. H. E. Crossman for damages
| caused by raising the grade on Forest ave-
nue..
| Alderman Redlon presented an order au-
! thorizing the purchase of a thousand feet
of cotton hose for the fire department at
a cost not exceeding fifty cents foot.
This order was placed on timetable for a
second reading under the rules.
The following pupils have been admit
ted to the High School from the differ
ent Grammar schools:
| Ocean St.-John Archam beau, Cair
| Burnel, Edith Brooks, Josie Buzzel.
Richard Coolidge, Nellie Eldridge,
| Sadie Farm ham, Henry Glendinning,
Leon Kelson, Guy Herrick, Susie Hayes,
Ethel Hewitt, Samuel Jordan, Ava
| ford, Neils Nelson, Afford Partridge,
| Carrie Partridge, Frod Pollock, Fred
Randall, Maud Skillin. Arthur San born,
Fred Small. Mac Smith, Edward Scott,
James Walton, Maude Woodford.
| Lunt's Corner-John Adams, Grace
| Clark, Clara Cobb, Warren Dixon, Fanny
| Hanson, Winona Hanson, Ella Harris,
| Merrill, Edward <Tibbetts.
Morri lls-Carl Barrett, Harry Blake,
Elsie Body. Sad lie Burnham, Will
| Connor. Frank Coleman. Louise Field,
Wyman Fitz, Eva Holmes, Will johnson,
Harry Race, Graham Stevens.
Libbys-Kate Foley, Eta Diggins,
| Walter Jacobs, Elbridge johnson, Fred
Leig hton, Minnie McCafferty, Josephine
Proctor, Carrie Rumery, Robert Tate.
| Riverton7-Mary Bailey, Alice Farm
| ham, John Jones, Eta Irish, Louis
Small.
Nasons-Nellie Ettinger.
At the recent meeting of the school
committee the staff of teachers was re-
elected with very few changes. The in
termediate classes on Ocean street here
tofore instructed by Miss Grace Reed,
will No Il
that class that would have been sent
forward being retained in the Saunders
street school. Mr.. r. E. Rowe is to be
teacher in penmanship for Deering and
Westbrook. He has mad experience in
Hebron, Westbrook seminary, and other
places.
Prof. I. B. Choate, formerly teacher in
Westbrook Seminary, now of Boston, was in
Deering recently, on his return from the
Bowdoin Centennial.
Mr.. V. Richard Foss of the Y. N. @. A.
occupied the.pulpit of the Free Church on
Sunday last.
Ms Asnan A. Jordan of College st. has re-
turned to Bethel on account of her health.
Children's Sunday was observed at All
Souls Church on Sunday last. The recita-
lions of the children were appropriate sand
given.with childish grace and eloquence.
Four little ones received baptism at the
hand of the pastor, Rev. G. A. Hayden.
Many flowers beautified still more the
always beautiful church.
Mrs. Thirza M. Stone, formerly of Deer
ing, now of New York, has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Ruby Read of Woodfords.
Miss Clara Gordon Jones of Morrills Cor
ner took a prize for excellence in German
at Colby University, from which she was
graduated last week.
Mr.. Thompson, of Woodfords, who was re-
Gently injured quite severely by the falling
of board at Woodfords, is. reported better.
Several members of the W. L. U. went
from Deering on Saturday to attend the
Field Day exercises at Ocean Park, and en-
joyed the rare privilege of pleasant day,
and the always-to-b e-expected delight of
interestin exercises, and delicious dinner
Friend Goddard closed his green houses
one day last week, and took merry party
on a picnic excursion to his pleasant cot
tage on Great Chebeague.
Arthur Jones. of Deering Center, has
gone to Brunswick to assist his father in
the hardware business.
There is still lively demand for real es-
tate in Deering.