The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-23
DEERlNG.
MORRII.L's CORNER.

This is commencement week ct the
Westbrook Seminary and the town is
rapidly filling up with strangers who
have been drawn here for this occasion.
This afternoon at 2. 80 p. m. the class day
exercises will be observed at the church
and the class tree planted on the camp
us.
The Portland Railroad company is do
ing an immense business. The cars to
and from the new park at Riverton were
crowded all day yesterday. Work has
been pushed rapidly along on the double
track extension and it is thought that
it will be ready for use in a few days
more.
The youn men OF Morrills are talking
Of giving hot weather dance in Boyd
hall a week from tonight.
Joseph Soule and Harry Wilson have
accepted positions with the Portland
Railroad company.
MIR. Harry Merrill Of Auburn, for
1ner student at Westbrook Seminary, is
visiting friends here during commence
ment week.
Mr. Ralph Estes OF Vim, formerly Of
Westbrook Seminary but now of Brown
university, is visiting friends here this
week.
Mr.. G. F. Scamman and wife leave
shortly for Sulon, Me-, on a fishing
trip.
W. E. leighton Of Howard Medical
school is home for the summer.
Mr.. Frank Vaughan of New York, for
merly of the Westbrook Seminary, is Wis.,
iting Mr.. @. H. Farran. Mr.. Vaughan
is Oh his way to his old home in Strong
on a vacation trip.
Mrs. Capt. SWEET of West street who
has been passing a few days with Mrs.
Henley of South Portland returned home
yesterday afternoon.
Last night large audience assembled
at the Free church to listen to tho fine
concert given under the auspices of the
Coroiottio quartette. The programme
was finely rendered and much en-
joyed.
Mr.. William Levique, Stevens Plains
avenue, is building al addition to his
residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sweetsr have
returned from weeks visit to their son
in Denmark.
The G. F. Willard box factory base ball
team was defeated at Cash Corner by the
Ligonia Irons Saturday by score of 2
to SO.
Mrs Lucy leighton of North Falmouth
has been visiting friends here.
Miss George Thompson graduatedwith
honor last week from the Gorham Nor
NAL school.
wOODFORDS CORNER.
Mrs. Reuben T. Jones, the mother of
City Clerk Jones is very i'll at her home
on Ocean street.
Mr.. Fred 6. Pettengill has gone to
Turner's Falls for few days.
In the municipal court yesterday be-
fore Judge Ho pkins, Walter Taylor was
sentenced to 80 days in Jail for drunken
ness. Taylor was found Sunday evening
in badly Intoxicated state by Officer
Haskell and taken to the station. Short
ly after he arrived he asked to be taken
out of the cell into the officers room.
This was done and he took off his coat
turned around and jumped through the
open doorway and started for home. Off
Ger Mitchell was near at hand and caught
tho man before he had gone 10 feet.
Mr.. Fred Parker, instructor in the
gymnasium at Brown university, Provi-
dence, r. l., with his family arrived at
his old home at Etroudwater to spend the
summer.
Mr.. Clifford Winslow of DeerIng Point
has been in Boston for a few days.
Rev. mr. Hodgson Of Sawyerville, P. c.,
has been the guest of Mr. sand Mrs. Vail
of Stroudwater.
City Assessor George w. johnson, who
has been seriously ill with pneumonia at
his home on johnson street, Stroudwa-
ter, Is improving rapidly.
Mrs. Andrew Halves of Stroudwater
has been i'll for several days.
Mr.. Tracy and family of Portland have
moved to Stroudwater.
Principal Fred H. N. Witham of the
Ocean Street grammar school is spending
his summer vacation at his home in
Surry.
Miss Belle M. Rice, South street,
graduate of the Deerlug High school,
graduates this week from the Stevens
school of New Gloucester.
Mr.. Edmund Darkey, tine popular let
ter carrier at Deering Point and Oakdale.
has with his family takenthe j. P.Smith
house, Deering avenue.
Miss Maude Harlowo Of Richmond and
Miss Mar garrett Thompson of Kennebunk
have been the guests Of Mrs. S. H. Par
sons, Forest avenue, Deering point.
The noon western mail beginning yes
terday will close at LIS a. NJ, instead
of IL M, as formerly.
The Emergency club will hold an in
formal picnic Wednesday, July ], with
Mrs. Sawyer of East Deering.
During the electric storm Sunday
night big tree in the yard of Mrs. c.
L. Dill of Stroudwater was struck by
bolt and badly shattered. The inmates
of tho bot, ca xuaro hod1v fr;obouto5 a,1