The Portland daily press., 1897-08-31
DEERING.
Lot B0u ght for the New High School
Building.


1t is on Stevens Plains Avenue and is a
Large Lot.
The public buildings committee OF the
Deering city government, Messrs. Gowen,
Lane and Cobb, on Monday completed the
purchase of a lot for the new High school
building. The lot is situated on Stevens
Plains avenue, a few rods north of the
present High school building, and is part
of the orchard on the west side of the
street, little beyond Goddard's green
houses, and its owner has been Mr.. Geo.
Mead Stevens. The lot is two hundred
feet front, and runs back three hundred
and eight feet. Besides this there is on
the rear of the lot an extra piece amount
ing to about quarter of an acre The
purchase price was five thousand four
hundred and twenty-five dollars. The lot
is considered to be in every way an adj
mirable one for the purpose, and will give
abundant room for the handsome new
High school building that will be placed
on it.
The work of filling in Coyle's gully,
near the Kicker estate, is progressing
rapidly.
Workmen were engaged yesterday in
removing the.granite posts from the old
street line, in front of j. S. Ricker's
residence on Forest avenue.
The work OF removing the large Chin
ney from the main part of the Mosher
house, at the corner of Forest avenue and
Woodford street, was completed yesterday
and the house is now nearly ready to be
moved back on to the lot.
City Clerk Jones and his assistants
were kept busy yesterday in receiving and
receipting for tax money.
This the last day of discount ON tax
bills and doubtless the city clerks office
will again be busy place.
Yesterday afternoon as the 1.20 train
from Portland neared Woodford Corner,
dog belonging to Mr.. f. L. Bosworth
of Mechanic street, was the victim of an
accident that necessitated the execution
of the dog to relieve its suffering. The
dog attempted to cross the tracks, but his
forelegs were caught by the wheels of the
locomotive and cut off. The dog was
otherwise injured particularly on the
head. Constable @. r. Berry was sent
for and ended the dogs suffering by a
bullet through the head. Mr.. Bosworth
valued the dog at a high figure as it was
of the pointer species, and considered a
valuable specimen.
The Deering Grocery company are
making alterations about their store par
ticularly in the rear part near the office.
They have cut through the ceiling to the
roof and have had skylight put in.
Mr.. Allan Kierstead, clerk at the Deer
ing Grocery company, is enjoying brief
vacation.
Mrs Clarence Chase, nee Miss Mary
Edith Perry, former resident of this
city, is the guest of T. II. Holden and
family on Stevens Plains avenue.
Mr. Frank Godney and wife, Miss Kate
Knight and Mr.. VIM. Leighton enjoyed
the trip on Sunday to Little Sebago.
The auction sale of the household goods
of the late Lizzie NJ. Morang was held
last evening in the vacant store, 299 For
est avenue.
Miss Amelia Huston, Spring street,
Woodfords, is enjoying a two weeks vaca-
ton with friends at Long island.
The quintette of students from Clafiin
university, Orangeburg, South Carolina,
will give an entertainment on Wednes-
day evening at 7.45 at the Clark Memo
rial Methodist church WOodfOrdS. The
admission is free, but a collection will
be taken, the proceeds of which are given
for the needs of the University in whose
interests these young men are travelling.