The Portland daily press., 1896-06-26
DEERING.
NORTH DEERING.

The Noyes Brothers are making i'm
provements to their buildings and pur-
pose to saw wood by steam power in the
future.
Mrs. Sherman, of Roslindale, Mass, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. I. 6. Berry.
Mrs. S. s. Knight has heard from
her son, Capt. Geo. B. Leavitt, who
writes that he probably will not be at
homo until the fall of '97, when he will
have been away from home nearly five
years. The letter was written in No
vember, having been seven mon this
reaching here.
Mrs. M. e. Coolidge is visiting friends
in Boston.
Mrs. Mountfort Is having her house re-
paired.
The Busy Bees will meet with Mrs.
S. s. Knight this week Friday, instead
of Thursday, on account of commence
ment at the Seminary.
G. S. Knight, son of the late S. S.
knight, has graduated from Harvard
Medical School and received an appoint
ment as house officer at the Boston City
Hospital
Mr.. Lovejoy is painting his buildings.
Master Carl Bennett has returned from
his trip to Sumner, where he attended
the wedding of his aunt, Miss Geneva
Bennett, to Prof. Hutchinson of Cornell
University.
DEERING CENTRE.
Mr.. Frank Winship, the druggist, has
moved into the Bray house on Stevens
Plains avenue.
Deering Lodge Of Good Templars held
stated meeting Tuesday evening as usu-
al, expecting several new members.
None appeared, SO no special interest
was manifested as anticipated.
The Deering grocery store in White
Hoegg Block will soon be reopened for
business by Mr.. Proctor of Portland.
Many of Deering Centreites are enjoy
ing the trip in the electric cars to River
tan Park these pleasant evenings.
Mr.. Waterman, of Boston, Mass, has
moved into Mr.. j. S. Parker's house on
Clifton avenue.
Harold Macloon will soon join his faith
er in Boston for d trip to California by
water.
Mrs. Crockett will take her outing the
last of tho week.
Deering Centre Good Templar Lodge
and Mystic Lodge of Portland, will join
in a picnic and go to Riverton PARK next
Saturday. and all members of the two
lodges are invited.
Mrs. l. L. Shepard, who has been Wis
iting her brother, B. H. Hooper and
family the past week, left yesterday for
her home in Castine.
Billie Wentworth, one of the Oldest
conductors on the cars. has been promot-
ed from conductor to superintendent OF
the Deering cars.
Mrs. Leland and daughter have moved
into their new house on Stevens Plains
avenue.
Miss Grace Curtis is passing her vaoa-
ton among friends in New Gloucester.
j. G. Colesworthy is taking down an
old building in readiness soon to build
new one thereon.
The intense heat before the wind and
much needed rain OF last Sunday made
very agreeable change of weather.
DO not forget the change Of last Mon
day of the mails west, and of Deering
Con ire also, which now close at II. TO-
instead of ]. 30 as formerly.
Miss Stella Moor has the ground all
nicely graded on the Stevens lot. opposite
her house, and will soon move her lawn
tennis fixtures thereon, and will make
the place an attractive one for those who
enjoy this pastime sport.
The lightning freak in the Deering
drug store at Deering Centre in last Sun
little oommotion, For a few minutes all
the electric lighters were cracked and
shattered, and darkness prevailed; but
no severe damage done, only sudden
fright. A very narrow escape for the
inmates of the shop.