The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-19
DEERING.

| The Deering city council will hold
special meeting Wednesday evening at
| Z. 80 o. lOok rs committee of the whole
to consider the annual appropriation bill
and several other matters of Importance.
Mr.. Frank BIaisdell of the firm of Gray
81 Blaisdell, landscape architects Of Bos-
ton, Is experimenting the laying out of
the grounds at the Portland Railroad
Company's new pleasure resort, River
ton, at Pride's bridge.
| Mr.. Oliver Hanson and family have
moved intost their handsome new residence
on Falmouth street, Oakdale.
Saturday Deputy Sheriff Firth made
| seizure at the East Deering drug store,
| A Main street, of go bottles of lager beer,
bottle containing about three quarts of
whlskey md three quart bottles of whis-
key. William J. Robinson is the proprie.
tor of the store.
hearing will be given at the residence
of Mark Jordan, ESQ.,, Main street, East
Deering, Thursday morning, June 18th
ct 10 O'Clock by the county commission
ers upon the petition from the city gov
eminent for location Of the lines of
Veranda street from Main street to
Martins Point bridge.
| There was break in the fire alarm.
system yesterday morning about 11.80
O'clock, causing the Taper on the Wood
fords Congregational church and all the
tappers on the system to strike several
times, making people think there was
an alarm Of tire. Superintendent of fire
| alarm and telegraph Frank B. Moody and
| his assistant John M. Rounds, went to
work promptly and located the break ON
William street, Oakdale. Tbs repairs
We're completed shortly after 1 O'Clock.
| Mr.. George L. Fish is at work at the
Office Of the Deering Loan and Building
Association, Forest avenue, Woodfords.
Tn Q Deering High School Cadets were
drilling yesterday afternoon in the va
cant lot owned by Myron e. Moore, corner
of South street and Stevens plains avenue
which be has been kindly granted the use
of. The cadets made very creditable
appearance, much of which is due to
their instructor. Mr.. Albro Burnell.
DIR. William Baxter, wife and two
sons of Bangor, are visiting the Baxter
residence on Pleasant street.
Mr.. e. Vinton Earle has began the
erection of house on Rockleff street.
Mr.. Walter B. Jackson is soon to build
q handsome residence on the corner of
South and Green streets, Dsering Centre.
Deering Republican Caucuses.
The Republicans of Deering are
requested to NEST in caucus in their
respective ward-rooms Saturday evening,
May 49, at 7.3O O'Clock, to select one dele
gate from each ward to attend the Repub-
lican state convention to be held at Ban
gor on Tuesday. the End day of June. A.
d. 1895. at O'Clock p. M, for the purpose
Of nominating candidate for governor;
also to selsot ono delegats from each ward
to attend the Republican county conve n
ton for the County of Cumberland, to be
held in Portland, on the Cd day of june
A. D. 1896, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon,
for the purpose Of nominating candidates
for the following offices, to wit: Four
senators, county attorney, sheriff, judge
of probate, register of probate. county
treasurer, one county commissioner and
county committee for two years.
The delegates thus chosen are requested
to meet at the office of the Deering Loan
and Building association Woodfords,
Monday evening, May rs, at 73O o'clock,
for the purpose of choosing two delegates
at large for each delegation.
Per order of the Republican City Com
mittee,
ANDREW HAYES, Chairman,
| CLARENCE W. SMALL, Secretary.