The Portland daily press., 1897-12-31
DEERING.

Joshua B. and George 81. Kirkpatrick
students in the University of Vermont
at Burlington, have been passing their
Christmas vacation il Deering with their
parents.
The Scarboro Sunday School association
will hold it's next convention with the
evening, January 5th. At O'Clock p. m.
there will be song service led by Rev.
G. e. Bean; 2.15 p. M, reading of
scripture and prayer by Rev. DR.. Merrill;
address of welcome by Irving Leighton,
response by the president, G. Fl. Grey;
reading Of the records by the secretary.
Miss Florence A. Jones; the appointment
of committees; 3p. m, address, Bible
and State. Rev. j.. Ell. Bean; collection;
3.45 p. M, question box, followed by dis
cussion; p. M, picnic supper; p. M,
social service led by 6. H. Boothby; 7.30
p. M, temperance work, Mrs. Stevens;
s.15 p. M, address. j. II. Lervise; eollee-
tion 9 p. m, 5enediotion. II 1t should be
stormy on the 9TH the convention will be
Mile. Cusin, the French teacher, at the
High school, who was given a trial last
term has proved so successful that the
school committee have elected her for the
remainder of the term.
Mr.. Whitman of Lewiston has pur-
chased of G. B. Dalton the new double
tenement house on Central avenue near
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move in during the coming week.
The plastering In the new Odd Fellows
block particularly in the lodge room is
being touched up, electric bells are being
put in and all will be in readiness for the
meeting next week. Tho elegant new
desks for the Odd Fellows and Masons'
secretaries, and treasurers in the new hall
elaborate pictures put in by W. A.
Derrah.
Worster and Wilson the contractors for
the Noyes street and Fessenden park
sewer have completed their work and all
has been done in satisfactory manner.
The gang of about thirty Italians who
have been working on the sewer have
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the winter.
The books in the public library are De-
ing classified and remembered and will
not be ready to be given out until next
week.
The Deering Folk Lore club has adj
journed its regular meetings until after
, the holidays.
The annual meeting for the election OF
the officers of Rookemeecook tribe of Red
Men win be he'd this evening. In con.
nection with the election one of the de.
grees will be exemplihed during the eve
ming.
The Ladies' Circle connected with AL
Souls Universalist church will hold Their
regular sociable and picnic supper in the
church vestry this evening.
The dance usually held on Thursday
; evenings by the members Of the Us -Four
was not held last evening, but was post
poned until Saturday evening, when il
will be held at No. Deering in Abbott's
hall.
Secretary Arthur W. Pierce of the
Deering Loan and Building association
Woodfords. has returned from visit tc
Providence.
All of the furniture of Deering lodge,
r. and A M, has been shipped to its
purchasers, fremont lodge +. and A. NJ.
, of Southwest Harbor.
:, Rookameecook Tribe, 1. o. r. M, has
decided to hold its annual fair during the
week beginning February 21st.
The most important real estate transfer
of the season took place few days age
when Mr.. Charles B. Dalton became tbs
owner of the land on the westerly side Of
Forest avenue between William street
and Dartmouth street which is a propos' {
street parallel to Noyes and LongfelloW
1 streets. Plans are being drawn for single
) houses of high grade and work will begin
= on the middle one of the four lots in {
n week or two. When these lots are al
built ON the appearance of that part OF
, Forest avenue will be greatly improved.
l The set of hub runners which were tc
have been given trial on Hose /, did moi
8 fit and were taken to Hose 3, Morrill,!
2 corner to be tested there on the smaller
I wagon, but the same difficulty was me-
with and in consequence the runners are
: to be returned to the manufacturers.
IT is understood that although the
quarters for the police station in the new
Odd Fellows block are now we'll dried
and sufficiently drained for occupancy
D City Marshal Clark will not move in IIn
til he is given authority to do so by tht
city council. This will probably be dont
at the next meeting of the concil.
: ODD. FELLOWS HALL DEDICATION
! The committee from Fraternity lodge