The Portland daily press., 1896-04-17
DEERING.

Mr.. Webster and family from Rhode
Island, have moved into the house on the
north corner of Leonard and Leland
streets, Deering Centre.
The Star in the East, for April, pub
lshed clear and forcible article by
Myrtioe D. Cheney, for merly of Vest
brook Seminary, now of the senior class
of Colby University. The article is en-
TITLED ga Voice from Colby.'' Miss
Cheney is becoming an effective temper
ance worker in our state.
We understand that Mr.. Thomas Far
don. formerly of Deering, and editor of
The Deering Register, expects to move
to Vlneland, New Jersey.
Mr.. Farnsworth. from Portland. is fur
nishing a new store in the lower part of
Hoegg's opera house.
A recent letter from Florence B. Full
more, formerly a pupil in Deering. gives
an interesting account Of some of her ex-
perienoes in England.
The High School Breccia for March is
out, and is an especially good number.
-Four new members were initiated at
the last meeting of the Deering Centre
Lodge of Good Templars, which now
numbers fifty two members.
MIR. George Hodgdon, of Morrill's Cor
ner, is still suffering from i'll health.
At the regular monthly meeting of
the school committee last evening" the en-
tire board was present. A large amount
of routine business was transacted. The
following school holidays were confirmed !:
Fast day, May day, and Memorial day.
May day was given in place of Arbor day.
Chairman Varney appointed the follow
ing sub-oo mmittees for the ensuing year
High School-Messrs. Packard, Hawkes.,
Wilson and Varney.
Grammar and lower grades-Messrs
Foster, Jacobs and Hezeltine.
Fuel-Messrs. Hawkes.. Hezeltine and
Jacobs.
Text Books and supplies-Messrs. ia
cobs, Hawkes. and Packard.
6 Examination of Teachers-Messrs. Will
son, Hezeltine and Foster.
There was an exciting runaway at
Woodfords last evening about s O'Clock.
large black horse attached to an open
wagon, belonging to J. A. Traitor of
Westhrook, came tearing down Spring
street and turned into Forest avenue
Wylie Floyd ard Officer Haskell were
station near Spring street on the avenue,
and when the team passed them Floyd
gave chase, and when near the Portland
& Rochester railroad crossing, caught
up with the team, jumped in and soon
brought the horse to standstill.
At the annual meeting of the Oakdale
Hall Association Wednesday evening. the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, c. W. Small; vice president, M. S.
Burbank; secretary, q. N. Leighton;
treasurer, F. S. Marsh; directors, G. O.
Waterhouse, G. Fl. Lombard, Fl. K. John
so. The association has membership of
% or 80, and is in b very prosperous con-
dition, having reduced the debt of the
association 5000 in five years, which near
ly extinguishes the debt.
The Ladies' Circle of All Souls church,
Morrills, have elected the following off,
GERS: President, Mrs. f. E. G. Robbins;
vice-president, Mrs. d. W. Hawkes.; Sec
Rotary, Mrs. Caro- Goodrich; treasurer,
1H1o. ~ A|' FI'AACJ pS110OpOI, AlCS. ..
Moses.
The Dirigo Club of Oakdale meet this
evening at 79o O'Clock at thu residence of
Mime. HAYES Of Falmouth street.
The honorary parts for graduation at
Westbrook Seminary have been assigned
by President Whitman, as follows: Sal
utatory, Miss Evelyn T. Kahrs, West
Falmouth; yaledictory, Miss Minnie E.
Swasey, Canton; Miss Lottie e. Crowell
of Orono, will also be given an honorary
part. The parts for class day will be CIV
en- out By vote of the class which is COM
prised of about 20 members.
The Deering Folklore club will meet
on Saturday evening, April 18th, with
Miss Myra Perry, Oak street.
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