The Portland daily press., 1896-11-07
DEERlNG.

The interesting community OF hens
under the care of Mr.. Sumner W. John
son. of Leland and New streets, are fur
nishing excellent eggs now in inoreas-
ing abundance.
Times are promising to be good in
Deering now the election has gone as it
should.
The Portland Transcripts of this week
has the following item regarding q
Shaker sister who has interested friends
in Deering: "Aurelia q. Mace of Sab
bathday Lake has every number of The
Old Farmers Almanac, with the ex
oeption Of 1889. She has duplicates of
some years which she would be willing
to exchange for the missing mum bers."
Mr.. William B. Seward, son of Rev.
DR.. D. NJ. Seward, formerly of Deering,
is now editor of the BinRhamton Repub-
lican, of Binghamton. New York.
Miss Martha Owen Colcord, of the
Authors club. has aIfine poem in this
weeks issue of the Portland Transcript.
Mrs. Thurston and little daughter
Gladys, of Woodfords, have been visiting
friends in Poland, her old home, and
vicinity.
Mrs. Jessie Cox Henderson, graduate
of Westbrook Seminary, now residing in
Arlington. Mass. contributes to the
Authors club delightfully."- bright, SEN
sible essay on Domestic ECONOMY.
Mr.. Henry Bitz of New York. has been
spending soms time at Deering Center.
Mr. Van B. Bray. formerly of DeerinR,
now of Massachusetts. has recently been
in Maine 10 attend the funeral of Mr..
Winslow Merrill, of New Gloucester. He
remained in DeerinE long enough to
cast his vote on the right side.
Ernest L. Jones of Leonard street, has
been kept from school by bad cold.
Harold Bruce johnson of Leila nd and
New streets, who has been in very DELI
cate health, is thought to be improving.
The District Lodge of Good Tsmplars
will meet on the 18th inst, at Good
TempIars' hall. Hoegg's opera house. A
public meeting will be held, and very
interesting speakers are expected to make
addresses. All are invited.
Mr.. Phil J. Deering and several other
Portland gentlemen entertained the
young ladies who recently gave the leap
years party at Riverton in their honor.
in similar manner last evening. They
chartered the Bramhal1 and engaged the
Casino ball room for social and dance,
followed by supper.
The county commissi oners will give a
hearing this morning at 10 O'Clock at
the store of Andrew Hawes of Stroud
water on the petition of the city coun-
Gil asking that the lines of Congress
street from the Portland boundary to the
westerly side of land owned by the heirs
of Thomas Quimby be defined.
Manager Burneu of the Deering High
school football team, has made arrange
ments for the following games: 6atur-
day at Augusta with the Cony High
school; Wednesday at Auburn with the
Edward Little High school, and satur-
day, November IA with Biddef.- / High
school at the Forest avenue grounds.
Several other games will be arranged.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. T. Doten Of Ocean
street, Woodfords. are visiting their
daughter. Mrs. Edward ". Noyes. at No.
Shaker park, Boston Highlands.
Deering citizens who wish to march
this evening in the parade, are requested
to meet at City hall, Portland at z
O'Clock. All horsemen will meet at
Dresser's stable, Woodfords' at the same
h ur. Is
The lecture By General Joshua L.
Chamberlain to be given at the Wood
ford Congregational church next Thurs
day evening, Nov. 10, will be an import