The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-04
DEERINU.

of the new High School building at Deer
ing Centre is progressing finely. The ex-
cavation for laying the water and drain
pipe to connect with the building has
been completed, and the pipes laid as far
as the entrance TO the cellar. The con-
tractor has met with somewhat of a draw
back on the work of excavation, owing
to quite an amount of blasting that will
have to be done on the ledge that has
been encountered in the westerly corner
Of the lot.
The various committees for the Odd
Fellows fair are getting in some good
work, and quite a large quantity of vari-
GUS articles have already been donated to
the fair. Following are the chairmen of
the various committees:
Soliciting-A. f. Hill.
Advertising-H. l.. Cram.
Art-Mrs. 0. A. Lowell.
Cake-B1rs. E. L. Watkins.
sDomestic-Mr Geo. II. Hudson,
Drugs, Soap. etc.-Frank B. Moody.
4 Cut FloWers-Mrs. W. r. Reed.
Dolls, Fish Pond, etc.-Eya Pollock.
Entertainment-Mrs. o. A. Lowell.
Fancy Work-Mrs. Elbridge Matthews.
Groceries-O. A. Lowell.
Five and Ten Cent Counter-Miss Mat
tie Archambeau.
Candy-Charles Burnell.
Supper-Mrs. H. H. Higgins.
Tinware-Fred e. Wheeler.
egetable-Howard S. Pride.
Glass and Crockery-Mrs. Edith Rack
lift
Handkerchief-Miss Maud Pollock.
Guessing Contests-Elbridge Matthews.
The fair will probably be held the mid
die or latter part of next month.
Commencing on Monday City Clerk
Jones is to serve summons on the persons
whose taxes remain unpaid up to the last
day allowed for payment which was sep
tember 80. Mr.. Jones reports that the
taxes as a rule have been paid better this
year and d larger number of citizens than
usual availed themselves of the OppOrtu-
nifty offered of discount up to August 30.
A young lad of II years named Charles
Philbrook, living on Hampshire street,
Portland, with some of his companions
went to the Deering grounds Saturday
afternoon for a game of football in prog
ress there. Ihe boys climbed into tree
| outside the grounds and were watching
the game when young Philbrook lost his
balance and fell distance of 90 feet to
the ground.
The young man struck on his side and
| received bad bruise on his head and
| face. His companions assisted him to
| DR.. W. H. kimballs residence on Fessen-
den street where an examination was
| made. No bones were broken but the
doctor IS afraid that internal injuries may
result. After the examination the boy
was assisted to his home.
AUCTION SALE OF HOUSE LOTS.
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock at a
public auction held on Bay street, East
Deering, with Goss & Wilson as auction
GERS, IL house lots were offered for sale.
Bay street is a new street recently laid
out by the city of Deer1ng and running at
an anglo with Ocean street. The con-
ditions of sale provided for purchase by
payments OF cash deposit and balance
on monthly payments at per cent in
| terest If desired. The sales, however,
were all on a cash basis and were dis
| posed of as follows, the purchasers with
one exception being Portland parties
| Lot No. 5s, 49X84 feet to James
McCrum; lot> No. 81, 49x105 feet, to
| Joseph j. Bovine; lot No. 90, 49x122, to
Thomas M. Cloudy; lot No, 10, 49x1bO, to
| DR.. G. A. Ring, and lot No. IL, 49xl50
feet to Mrs. Margaret o. Connor of Deer
ing. The lots sold for prices ranging
from 1-2 to cents per foot, or an aver
age of 500 for each lot. The corner lots
fronting on Ocean street were offered for
sale but as none of the bidders would
start the bids at the figures named by
Another sale will probably be held at an
early date.
WESTBROOK SEMINARY.
Mr.. W. E. Wallace has been in attend
ance at the Canton Fair during the past
week.
Mr. Il. E. Mountfort has been at the
| Cum berland Fair during the week
Mr.. Robert Gray of Orange, California,
entered the Freshmen class during the
past week and is to pursue classical
course of study
| Over 500 has beenlraised by subscription
among the students for the promotion OF
L fnOt haI ], ie.