The Portland daily press., 1897-07-13
DEERING.

THE threatening weather OF yesterday
forenoon and the rain OF the AFTERNOON
served as a block to travel through Deer
ing to Riverton, and other polnts OF IN
terest in the CITY, and the streets were
practically deserted throughout the day.
DR.. Charles S. Knights of Boston, who
has been visiting his mother at Morrills
corner. returns to his professional duties
at the Boston city hospital today.
Mrs. Lucy Haynes is the guest of Mr..
George Leighton and family at their
home on Stevens Plains avenue.
Mrs. Alexander Hutt and family are
visiting in this city as the guests of Mr..
Emerson Eglee and wife at their home on
Forest avenue.
The portable engine recently purchased
by the city of Deering arrived yesterday
and the stone crusher which is to be at
tached will arrive in a few days.
Captain Smith and wife have gone to
the KenneIec, where the Captain is to
take charge of his vessel, the schooner J,
S. Winslow, loading in the river.
Mr.. John Archibald is driving Hodg.
don's express team between this city and
Portland
The work on the extension Of the water
system between Pleasant street and Brad
ley's corner is progressing finely. The
workmen at that point were transferred
from that locality yesterday afternoon to
the work in the vicinity of Riverton park
as the company is anxious to complete
the work in that section at an early date.
The workmen on the Odd Fellows
block at Woodfords corner are making
great strides in their work and already
the building is assuming handsome pro-
portions. The walls of the third story are
now complete and the work Of laying the
beams for the next story was commenced
yesterday.
Dana Bowers, the young man injured
by premature explosion of powder on
July 9TH, is improving as fast as can be
expected. 1t was at first thought that the
discharge of powder that entered his face
and eyes would cause him the loss Of his
eyesight. The young man was taken to
the Eye and Ear Infirmary yesterday and
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on each of his eyes. These were removed
and the young man is assured of his
sight.
Herbert j. Allen of Pitts street, left
yesterday for Falmouth Foreside where
he will join the party Of young people of
Deering that are enjoying an outing
during the month of July. Miss Agnes
Fairbrother of East Deering and friend
will join the party during the present
week.
Mrs. F. S. Gould, Thomas street, is
enjoying brief outing visiting relatives
and friends in Eastern Maine.
The committee of the city government
to receive bids for the construction of a
sewerage system on Forest avenue, Maple
street and Stevens Plains avenue, met
last evening in the aldermen's room to
open bids. The contract calls for $3.50 feet
10 manholes to be placed and eight flush
holes made. The following are the ap-
proximated amount of the bids received:
Joseph Bruno, $6,117.60; Worcester g.
Wilson. Deering, 81 ,09.35; Angelic Lorello.
Deering, $685.. So; Charles N. Taylor,
$780,. 25; T. F. Lynch & Co., s7,saa.s5;
G. A. & Gle Trumbull, $s,O91. go; T. H.
& G. W. Brann, ss,4e5.25 E. M McGilli-
cuddy, ss,57s.6O; Merrick, Bell & Co.,
IS, 6S3: H. 7. Harmon & Eff1e, $40, 509.25.
The committee, Messrs. Aver, Lane
and Cram, will meet at noon today at the
city clerks office and announce the sue
cessful bidder.
A meeting of the Deering school COM
mittee was held last evening in the asses
sors' office, City building. A rough
sketch of the proposed new High school
building by Architect Tompson was d is
cussed by the committee and the final
suggestions to be submitted to the archi-
tect were decided upon so that the plans
will be complete in few weeks.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of engineers was held last evening
at Woodfords.