The Portland daily press., 1896-02-06
DEERING.

Miss Mainline, Of Portland, is perform
ing the duties of Miss Curtis of the Oak
dale school, during the latter's illness.
Deering Lodge, A. o. U. W., held the
bi monthly meeting last evening.
Miss Josephine Dyer of Lincoln street,
broke her wrist Tuesday by falling on
the icy sidewalk.
John Stevens and Ansel Huston will
give dancing parry at Lun'st Corner
this evening.
There was masquerade ball at City
hall last evening.
At meeting Of the Hesperian Literary
Society at Morrills Corner. to be held
Friday evening, the following pro-
gramme will be given:
Roll call-Quotations from Shakespeare.
Reading, Miss Dora Leighton
Music. Miss West
Current Events, Miss Hoyt
Discussed by Society.
Sketch of Washington Irving, Mr.. smith
Reading, Miss CroWel
beneficial than college education,
Aft, Mr.. Taylor, Miss Perkins mega
tive, Mr.. Willard. Miss West; critic,
MIR. Taylor.
Messrs. Harry A. Higgins and Homer
E. Marks of Woodfo1ds and Bertha r.
johnson of Stroudwater, have returned
to the Maine State College after passing
their winter vacation at their homes.
The Deering Electric Light Company
are making extensive repairs to their
plant.
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will be entertained this evening by Miss
Blanche Dockendorf of Maple street,
Norris.
The Portland Gun club were holding a
shoot at their range yesterday after noon.
Rocky Hill lodge. X. of P. meet this
evening.
The Woodfords Gun club and invited
guests will have a supper at their club
house at Bowery Beach this evening.
The voting lists have been posted in
the various ward rooms preparatory to
election.nn
Tuesday evening about O'Clock the
residents in the Mosher house at Wood
fords were startled to see the door open
and large man enter. When he saw
that there were ladies in the room he
turned and went out without saying
anything. Whether this was was the
same man that entered the residence of
MIR. Blake of Mechanic street, little
earlier in the evening and carried away
the spoons and silyerware as a souvenir,
is not known One of the two men arrest
ed in Portland yesterday morning by
Officers Hackett and Fickett, ans wers
the description given the officers by the
ladies who saw him.
Later, however, one of the ladies visited
the station, but failed to identify the
man as the one which she had seen enter
the house. Last night the two men
occupied cells at the station, and lodgel
one of the hunks in the officers room
The names of the two men arrested on
suspicion are Thomas Farrell and JOSEPH
Murphy of Brooklyn. Both will be re
leased this morning as their is no reason
for holding them any longer.
Messrs. Ansel Huston and John Stev,
ems of Woodlands, will give private
dance at Ocean street hail. Lunt's corn
er, this evening.
The Piety Ridge club of Morrill's will
enjoy a supper and dance at the Roya
River house, Yarmouth, this evening.
Mr.. B. M. .Eastman, of Pleasant street,
has been oalld to Minnesota by the illness
of his sister, Mrs. Spaulding. formerly
Of Portland.
The Portland Stone ware Company
have as guests to-day city engineers and
sanitary experts from all prominent
cities in New England. During the
afternoon they will visit the factory and
inspect the manner of making the sewer
pipe and other specialties in which this
company is celebrated. In the evening
banquet at the West End hotel will b,
given in their honor.
Columbia Lodge, D. of r, held spec
ial meeting last evening.