The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-18
DEERING.


dered widened by the county commission
ers The purpose of Messrs. Barbour and
llsley's work was to mark out the new
limits of the street SO that the Portland
Street Railway Go. can go ahead with
the. laying of the proposed double tracks
from the power house to Ocean. street. 1t
1s understood that this work will be COM
menced at once.
There will be ball game on the West
brook Seminary grounds at Morrill's this
afternoon between the behring's and the
Lincolns of Portland. 50 -
About thirty members Of the Deerine
city fathers accepted an invitation Of the
Portland Street Railway Co. to visit
hlyerton Park yesterday after noon as the
guests OF the road. A special car took
the party to Riverton at half past two
O'Clock. A lunch was served to the visi.
tors In the pavilion restaurant during the
afternoon and very PLEASANT afternoon
enjoyed.
Mr.. Charles II. Crocker who resigned
as member of the Deering police foroe
at the last meeting of the city council,
Will shortly leave for Norwich, Conn,
where he has accepted situation in a
jewelry factory.
MT. A. ID. Floyd has completed the Gel.
lag OF his new house ON South street and
Will shortly commence the erection OF
the building.
City Assessor HUtohins is building q
house for Mr.. Quimby of Westbrook.
Mr.. e. E. Rand, one of the assessors,
will leave shortly with his wife for
Locks Mills. where he will spend the
summer months.
The New Y ork Cycle club will make a
run to Windham on Sun day, where they
will be entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Silas
Strout.
Miss Stanford of Lowell, Me-, who has
been visiting Mr.. Alexander Drivan, Of
Woodford street, left yesterday for trip
through Massachusetts.
Mr.. W. e. Plumm or and family are
expected home the first of next week.
Miss Kendall of Everett, Mas, is visit
ing Mrs. Ernest Morse, of Williams
street. z
The Willard factory at Morrill's Corner
was obliged to shut down on Thursday
afternoon owing to broken shaft 1t
was running albright, however, yester-
day morning.
The following pupils have qualified to
enter the High School:
From Ocean Street Grammar-Walter
by ram, Adlai Blanchard, Mabel Files,
Cora Genthner, Lucille Goddard, Alice
hudson, Hattie Hudson, Arthur Jordan,
Addle Mcclellan, Matte Marsh, Bert
Mckinney, Emma Merritt Charles Nor
rill, Charles Nutter, Jennie Smith. Edith
Sparrow, Fannie Walton, Ethel Weston
Maud Whitney, Ada Wright, Ralph Wy
man.
Morrills Grammar-Chester A ndrews,
Annie Bradford, Beatrice Bradford. Err
in Body, Alice Dingley, Ethel leighton,
Timothy Soanlon. George Skillings.
Clarence Thompson, " lie Tihbetts, Isa.
bel Wagg, Ethel Whitney.
Lunt's Grammar-Mildred Frank,
Willie Irwin. Chester Jordan, Herbert
Lord, George Lucas. John Motley, Angie
Osborne, Geneva Sanborn, Dorothy
Smith, Cora Tinsman, Christian Tocher.
Ralph Wallace.
Oakdale Grammar-Lottie Anderson,
Annie Brackett, Lena Croker, Alice
Eek. Maynard Dean, Harry jacobson,
Annie Nelson, Reuben Packard, Emily
Peterson, Nathan Ridlon, Annie Stiles,
Harvey Winslow.
Libby's Corner Grammar-Forest Ba-
ker, David Drew, Frank Emerson, War
rem johnson, Carl O'Brion, Charles Stev-
ems Frank Stevens.
Riverside-Eraest Cobb, Walter Frank,
Matte Leighton.
The me ND hoard ~ o1
committee of the whole will give two
hearings today upon street changes. The
first one at 80 O'Clock at the corner of
Mechanic and Grant streets upon the
change Of the lines OF Mechanic street.
At o'olook it will meet at the corner of
the residents of Pleasant street hearing
upon the proposed change in the grade
of that street, to which, it is understood,
the residents will IN AXE no objection.
Mr.. Charles FL. Thompson of Wood
fords. is the Deering member of the COM
mittee having in charge she annual out
of the Grooers' Butchers and Fish Deal
ers' Association which is 60 be held
soon.
Mr.. A. D. Wilson of Oakdale, has re-
turned form trip to Buckfisld.
Contractor Angelic Lorello completed
Thursday the work OF putting in the
foundation for the new Portland armory
drill she'd on which he has had O large
crew of men at work for several months.
Mrs. Rice. who recently sold her resi-
dence, corner Lincoln street and Deering
avenue, to Mr.. Manter, Is moving to her
house ON Ocean street.
Miss Annie Latham of Deering Centre,
has returned from trip to New York
and Bosto n.
Mr.. g. c. Smith and family have taken
a house On New street.
Mr.. Edward Scott Spring street, has
position with the Portland
Railroad Company.
Mrs. and Mrs. o. W. Neal are enjoying
a few days outing with Che Willow club
Of Westbrook. who are camping out up
the Presumpscot river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Whitney, Forest