The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-11-17
DEERING.

The city government held special meet
ing Thursday evening, at which only
private business was transacted.
The Deering Toothpick company's factory
at Morrills. has been closed this week owing
to scarcity of stock. -
The Deering Electric Light company are
making extensive Improvements in their
plant. They have just purchased a combi-
nation arc and incandescent dynamo of the
Portland Electric company.
Mr.. Frank Partridge has severed his con-
nection with the Maine Central railroad to
accept position with W. Partridge of
Woodfords.
Mr.. J. II. Prince has returned from Bos-
ton.
The Deering electric line has received a
new car from the works on Munjoy hill, the
number of which is SO. Tine car is almost a
duplicate of No. 50, which WAS recently
added to the rolling stock. This new car
is up to date in all equipments. beautiful
to look at, comfortable to ride in and heated
by the electrical heaters under the seats.
Deering people are exceptionally favoredfin
their street car service. In Boston one rides
in an electric car that is colder than out
doors, in Portland the horse-cars are vert-
able refrlgerators in winter, but in Deering
and WestDrook the cars are warm and
comfortable.
There will be an entertainment and dance
at Adams hall, Woodfords, Saturday eve
ming. The talent is VIM. H. Walsh. vocalist
and Thomas Deering. king of slack wire
performers.
Tine three days. fair at All Souls church,
Deering, closed successfully last evening.
the following was the programme: Recita-
tion, Miss Mennetta Carney, teacher of
elocution and physicalcultureat Westbrook;
and one act comedy entitled s'Kersy,"
or Night and Day, with the following cast:
Gerald Desmond. Mr.. Cram; Captain Gold
ham, Mr.. Benson; Kersy. Mr.. Goss; DIR.
Villish, Mr.. Thurlow; Mrs. Desmond, Miss
Adams: Kate, Miss Greenwood. The music
was by the Utility club orchestra.
WEsTBRooK SEMINARY.
Miss Carney has given readings at Cor
ham and Kittery this week.
Mrs. C. A. Quimby of Augusta, one of the
trustees has been making the school visit.
Ex-Governor Sidney Perham has been visit
ing President Whitman. He is on his way
from his summer residence at South Paris
to his winter home in Washington. DC.
Extensive repairs are Deing maze 10 the
reading room in Goddard hall.
All interested in the seminary will be glad
to know of the improvement that was made
in the old seminary building, during the
past summer vacation. as result of the
efforts of the alumni. 1t is hereafter to be
known as Alumni hall. At the opening of
the fail term. pupils and teachers found
that the walls. floors, windows and furnish
ings of the old and hitherto somewhat
delapidated rooms were all new. The old
walls had been entirely demolished and re-
placed. The old fashioned panes of the
windows have been replaced by large,
modern lights. The students desks are of
cherry and convenient in their arrange
ments. A suitable teachers desk occupies
the place OF the old table. and heavy oak
chairs of pleasing pattern take the place
OF the cumbrous arm-c hairs formerly used
by the teachers.
The Latin room and main halls have I'm.
dergone similar improvements, and steam
heating has been introduced throughout the
entire building and gymnasium, while the
other recitation rooms have received such
slight attention as will render them more
habitable for the time which must elapse
before the alterations can be completed.
The sum already raised by the alumni has
been equal to this work, and President
Whitman is encouraged to believe that the
ensuing year will produce an equal sum
which will be sufficient for the completion
of the work.