The Portland daily press., 1897-10-26
DEERING.

The Shakespeare club met last evening
with Miss Latham of Morrill's corner.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. W. Meader of North
Deering entertained the Monday night
whist club at their home last evening.
| Mr.. George Cotton and wife formerly
residents OF this city are visiting relatives
and friends in Deering.
Bruno and Salamone. the contractors,
had portion of their crew at work yes
terday in clearing up Maple street ana
Stevens Plains avenue, and putting the
street in good condition now that the
work of laying the sewer on those streets
is completed.
Mr.. j R. Cobb of Morrill's corner has
gone on a weeks cunning trip to Duck
Pond
The regular dance of Rockameecook
tribe of Red Men will be held this evening
a their hall.
Mr.. e. j. Fobes, the chemist, at +. i.
Winship's drug store, Deering Centre re-
turned home yesterday from a weeks
cunning trip in the vicinity Of Minot.
The civil suit against Samuel Cooney
OF Stroudwater for having in MS
possession several small pigs the properly
OF neighbor which was to have Deen
heard yesterday was postponed as the ne-
iehoant has since been sentenced to inc
county jail by the Portland court on
charge of intoxication.
A horse owned by man named
l Richardson w N "a
came frightened Sunday morning ON
Forest avenue near Spring street, at the
steam road roller then in use. The horse
in prancing about succeeded in breaking
one OF the shafts of the wagon, but no
other damage was sustained.
. Quite lively brush fire was in progress
yesterday afternoon on the land owned by
the Deering heirs on the line of the Maine
Central tracks just below Mechanic
street. The fire was extinguished by the
railroad yardmaster's crew.
Workmen are engaged in putting in a
manhole on Spring street at the corner of
Grant street.
The Unity club meets this evening with
Miss Fannie Stevens, Morrills corner.
CITY GOVERNMENT.
AS soon as the meeting was called to
order and before adjourning: Mayor
Davis made few remarks in relation to
the street department. The Mayor said
that the appropriation for streets, bridges
and sidewalks has been overdrawn to
the extent of $9277.75. There are credits
due the city of something like $4,000.
The Auditors on sidewalks have year
in which to pay their assessments. r 1t
will be wonderful If we get enough this
year to balance. "We must not next
month have as many bills as we had
tonight he said. OF the special appo-
priation for the work on Forest avenue,
something like $500 remains.
He said that he did not see anything
that can be done other than to stop the
work of the street department. This
account cannot be overdrawn and 1t is
inadvisable to issue another temporary
loan this year. The remainder of the
curbing for Forest avenue has been hauled
and is waiting to be set.
The meeting then adjourned and a
meeting of the committee of the whole
| was held in the council chamber.
| Mayor Davis said: II told Street Com
missioner Smith to keep on the work,
making careful record of the expense
for each day until the money is down
so low that it is necessary to stop, then
wait for orders"
There were some remarks then con-
corning the protection of the machinery
curing the winter. Heretoforesthe road
machines, etc., have been exposed to the
weather all winter.
AN ERROR.
The announcement that Crockett &
Gordon have bought out the business of
f. E. Briggs is incorrect. He did sell
Briggs is still at his old stand at Deering
Centre, with full line of goods, as
heretofore.
NORTH DEERING.
Mr.. Loyejoy has bought tho Hart place
and is ploughing up large part of one
field for planting.
Messrs. Wells and Littlefield are build
ing street through their property COM
mencing on Main street to connect with
one on Stevens Plains avenue between
their land and E.. W. knights.
Mr.. William S. Berry and Miss Hattie
Peace were married last Wednesday at
Rolster's Mills. They will make their
home with his father this winter.
There is to be graphophone entertain
ment at Maple hall next Thursday eve
ming. AS this is something new 1t is
hoped that large number will be
present. Mr.. Hutchins is building a new
house on the lot occupied by the one