The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-09
DEERING.

that the Board of Registrationaof Deering
nave been In session revising, correcting
and comparing the assessors returns with
the check lists. After striking off ~
names they find remaining 1927 names.
The names returned by the assessors as
not registered are 504 Thus the regis
ter and not registered who are to be
taxed are 1881.
Mr.. W. E. Pluplmer and family of
Williams street have gone to Thomaston
to visit Mr.. Plummer's father, who is
the chaplain of the Maine State prison.
MIR. Harry Eastman is taking his va
cation and with his wife is making q
tour of the State IN carriage.
The hardware store Of W. A. Williams
& Co., and Deering Shoe Store. W. f.
Pearson, manager, will until further no.
tice close their stores at $50 except Sat-
urdays.
MORRILL'S.
Mr.. Frank Brewster has sold his glo-
Gerry business to a gentleman named
Smith from out of town.
The railroad company is removing
Its old track from Stevens Plains avenue.
Miss May Hall Of Watkins's coat fac
tory, is taking a few weeks vacation.
Miss Tanney Ely, of Burnham, who
has been employed here in the coat fac
tory, returned to her home yesterday on
the noon train. She will spend few
weeks vacation at her old home.
q D., M
& Go. Is taking weak's vacation.
Miss Stella Davis is visiting friends
in Pennington.
MIR. e. NJ. Watkins. of Forest avenue,
Is quite sick at his home.
Mr.. G. A. Soammon is in Boston on
business.
Miss Grace Walker, of SKowhegan, is
visiting her sister,, Mrs. Charles S.
Goodrich.
Mr.. Frank Cobb, who has been at
work in Nashua, NJ H., has returned
home and accepted position as head
repairer in Corson's bicycle store.
DIR. Charles S. Knight, who recently
graduated from the Harvard Medical
school, has gone back to Boston /after a
few weeks visit here and assumed a
position as surgeon in the Massachusetts
General Hospital.
Mr.. j. II. French, the steward of the
Westbrook seminary, with his family,
h as gone to Canton for the summer.
Mr.. Ed Sweetser, the assistant baggage
master at the Maine Central station at
WoGfhrOnIr ie eioJ
brother Albert Is performing his duties
during his absence
Mr.. George Alder, the freight agent of
the Maine Central station, has returned
home after brief visit to Buokfield.
Mrs. S. G. Stevens, who has been Wis
has returned home.
RIvEkTON.
Beautiful RiYerton seems to be the
Mecca of all picnic and excursion parties
nowadays and the Eve minute cars run
ming to tho Park yesterday morning all
carried big loads OF people bound for
tbs prettiest spot on the Presumpsco
Ihe W. w. W. Club of Woodtords, con-
sisting of twenty ladies, were among
tue UUHeE FI5lbOFS 10 tA6 park yesterday.
They came out in the forenoon and dineu
at the Pavilion restaurant. The after
noon was pleasantly passed by them In
playing whist on the broad verandas Ct
the Pavilion and in sails down the river
The Sunday school of the Peoples
church of South Portland, about 200 in
number, held picnic at the park yes
terdsy. They made the trip over from
South Portland on the Cape Elizabeth
eletrics and then took the Portland
Railroad compsny's line for the park.
At noon the party was given Is miles
sail on the Presumpsoot in the steam err
Louise.
Last evening party Of 300 from Port
land visited the Park and held
dance in the Pavilion. A lunch was
served in the restaurants during the
evening.
Tonight the stea mer Santa Muria will
cave Cumberland Mills at 7.80 O'Clock
returning after the entertainment.
Mr. .Dan" Smith. the former land
lord of the old Cape Cottage, has charge
of the restaurant in the pavilion and has
forgotten none of his old time hospital
ity nor have his many Portland friends
forgotten him.
The alabama Troutadours" have
beeD drawing big houses this week in
spite of the disagreeable weather.
DEERING CENTRE.