The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-10
DEERING.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
city council takes place this evening.
Crescent Circle, Pythian Sisterhood,
will install officers for the ensuing year
this evening
The Dirigo Club of Oakdale, meet this
evening with Mrs. Pliny Allen of Fessen-
den street.
Alderman Pierce is serving on the
grand jury.
Rockamacook Tribe of Red Men meet
this evening in their hall at Morrills.
Officer Mitchell of East Deering, is in
New York on pleasure trip.
Mr.. Ernest Morse Of Williams street,
Oakdale, is seriously ILL.,
Miss Marion Sturdivant Of Pearl st1 eet,
is sick with tonsili5is.
Mr.. Elmer e. Adams of Forest avenue,
is confined to his home with throat trou-
bic.
The board of registration will be in
session at City Hall. Woodfords, Febru-
airy a5, s6, 81 and ss, from H. m. to p.
M, and from 8 to 5. and from to D.
M, except on the 28th, when they close
at 5 p. m. They will be in session Mon
day, March Cd to correct any errors that
may appear.
Mr.. Sumner W. Johnson. of College
street, is on his rounds again, after his
illness.
The Lowe children. of Stevens Plains
Avenue, who have been sick with diph-
liberia are reported improving.
Miss Elsie Hawkes., Of Maple street, has
been appointed assistant teacher of the
primary school at Morrilrs Corner.
The splendid skating has partly COM
pensated to young skaters for the severe
cold of the past few days.
Miss Belle Rice, of st. Stephens Acale-
my, has come to her home on South
street for vacation visit.
The meetings of the Authors club were
resumed on Tuesday of this week. An
exquisite poem by Miss Eliza HI. Morton,
editor OF The Vineyard, an instructive
paper on St. Nicholas by Miss Lucy
Roger Jones and some humorous verses
by the president, Mary Woodbury. Leigh
ton, were read.
Miss Eyelina Collins of Portland, has
been visiting friends at Deering Center.
This being the week of prayer nightly
meetings are held at the Free church.
| Mrs. Geo. B. Stevens of Steven,
Plains Avenue, has been seriously sicl
with pneumonia.
| Frozen waterpipes ara doing their par
toward promoting domestic discipline.
In moving the pulpit Of the Ere,
church, one evening this week. an enve
| lope containing five dollar bill wa
| found. 1t was addressed to Rev. MI. An
dsrson who conducted eyangelisticService
at this church long time ago. He is nov
pastor Of churIh of his own gathering
at Someryille, and will find the V as use
full now, we trust, as it would have beef
when it was contributed for him.
Helen and Philip Johnson, of Colleg
street, who have been very sick, are re
ported better
One day last week, frankie Richardson
of Deering Center and Andy Montgomer,
of Stevens Plains Avenue, while skat
lug on tho pond in the cemetery, fell in
the ice having broken. They were helped
out by Master Meserve, who was at hant
with his polo stick.
Miss Gray. Of the Morrll's Corne
Grammar school, IS boarding with Mrs
Brophy, New street. Deering Center.
We have received from Sister Aurelii
G. Mace of the Sabbathday LakeShakers
two quaint volumes, much reverenced b!
Shakers nearly half century ago: TIL,
Divine Book Of Heavenly Wisdom, lant
The Sacred Roll and Book
New and comfortable chairs have beer
put into the Free church in place of thu
old seats.
The Deering Club will give ball at
City Hail., Woodfords, next Tuesday ev
ening. 1t will be their first hall. TIL
committee of arrangements consists OF
George M. Cram, Lewis e. Whitney, Ar
thur e. Marks, Charles S. Riggs, Clar
ence e. Thompson and William Fl. Mot
| ley.