The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-30
DEERING.

grounds where the rink is to be located
Inc under drains at the lower end of the
srouhos were overlooked at the time that
the f1rst attempt was made TO flood the
ground SO that the water all runs out
Inc managers have not paid the license
fee assessed by the city of Deering
amounting to 500 as they do not wish to
accept the license until Ii can be deter
mined as to whether or not the grounds
can be successfully used for the purpose.
4 WorKmen have been engaged for the
past few days in removing the old vault
formerly in use by City Treasurer Jones
in the old city quarters in Lewis hall.
The vault has been sold to Portland
parties and was removed yesterday to that
city. The vault was encased in a struct-
ure containing over 5000 bricks.
Hose of Woodfcrds has chosen Ansel
Huston and Carleton Glidden commit
tee to make arrangements for the New
Year ball.
The East Deering Circle met on Tues
day evening with Mrs. George Russell at
her home on Verandah street.
Mr.. Freeman K. Lamo has returned
from his recent visit to his former home
at North Windham.
MIR. Frank W. Stockman of W. L.
Wilson 6 Co., Portland has begun the
erection of a house and stable on the
southerly side of Lincoln street near
Deering avenue.
The Woodfords Hook and Ladder truck
which was badly broken in going to the
fire at East Deering week ago Sunday
has been thoroughly repaired and re-
turned to it's house.
Mr. T. C. McGouldric has moved into
the house corner Deering avenue and
Lincoln street which he recently pur-
chased Of Mr.. Charles Clapp and which
has been undergoing extensive improve.
ments.
The Deering Electric Light company
linemen are putting the wires at Wood
fords in order for winter and the company
has recently placed lights in Dyer's varie-
ty store Deering avenue.
The next lecture in the Deering Star
course Of entertainments will be given
this evening at the Woodfords Congrega-
tional church by Mr.. Edward G. SWEET
of Portland on Picturesque Maine
There should be large audience as Mr..
Sweets is very pleasing speaker and
never fails to interest his hearers. The
lecture is magniHcently illustrated by
series of handsome lantern slides showing
the points of interest throughout the
state. As this lecture is of espec-
ial interest to the younger people the COM
mittee have made the very low price of Is
cents for all children under Is years OF
age.
The annual meeting and election of
officers for Rocky Hill lodge, K. of p,
will be held this evening.
Mr.. VIM. Bragdon. who was thrown
from his team a few days ago and quite
badly bruised is now feeling much better
since meeting with the misfortune above
alluded to.
Workmen are engaged at Evergreen
Cemetery in blasting rock from the ledge
at the back part OF the cemetery. Some
thing like sixty: tons ofs rock are taken
every day from the ledge and crushed by
the steam orusher. The rock is used to
macadamize the roads and driveways
through the cemetery. Over thousand
running feet of ground has been covered
this fall with the rock. The roads are
eighteen feet in width and the rock is
spread during the fall and early winter
and rolled during the latter part of the
spring. BY placing the rock during tho
fall it becomes we'll settled in the spring
as soon as the frost leaves the ground and
can be rolled to better advantage by the
steam roller used at intervals during the
spring and summer about tho cemetery.
DEERING CENTRE.
Miss Florence and her sister Marian,
who have had this measles, are
rapidly recovering from their unpleasant
sickness.
Miss Lucy Jones, of Leonard street. is
home on vacation from the Stevens
school, New Gloucester.
Christmas passed very quietly in Deer
ing Centre. There being,no special amuse-
ment it seemed more like Sunday than
q real live Christmas day.
Miss Louise Knight has returned from
her Christmas trip and visit to Ports
mouth, N. H, and Boston.
Mr.. C. E. Knight has returned from
brief trip to Boston.
Too cold Tuesday last for brioklayers to
work on the High School building.
Miss Jennie Body is homo from her
school in Boston on vacation
Mrs. j. S. Parker has returned from
her visit to Portsmouth.
P. 6. Lidbaok has gone West on bust
ness trip; will be absent two or three
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greenstrest, of CLARK
street, will soon commence housekeeping
in Portland.
The many friends of Capt. Alvin Hal
will be glad to learn that he is out agar
after his recent attack of pleurisy.
| All are very anxious for more snow Jus
now to improve the roads and business,
Mr.. Fred Files and family arc honi
| for the winter.