The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
DEERING.

Miss Louise Knight of Central avenue,
has gone to Sunapee, N. H., to visit rela-
tives.
The Water Company are putting in a
Now streets.
Deering Center has been supplied with
sidewalks which will be good when they
are settled"
Ernest Macloon of Smith street has SO
| far recovered from his recent. illness as to
be able to go out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin of Leland street.
have been to Boston for short time.
Miss Fuller of Leland street, has been
entertaining her niece. Miss Spear at her
| home.
Mrs. Webster, who has been visiting her
son at the corner of Leland and New
streets, has returned to her home in Mas
| sachusetts.
Miss Elva Bell, of Stevens Plains ave-
nue., has resigned her place as n teacher
in Quincy, Mass, and intends entering
Radcliffe college in the fall
Mr.. Silas n. Redmond is entertaining
his mother as guest in his home on
| Richardson street.
4 Mr.. Albert Spear of Best street, has
taken position in the store of Mr., W.
Partridge, Woodfords.
Rev. Mr.. Shinn, former pastor of All
Souls church and his friends took their
annual picnic at Hope Island on Wednes-
| day of this week.
| Miss Thomas is visiting her brother,
Mr.. Thomas, at the corner of Leland and
Leonard streets
Mr.. Spear of Best street, is improving
his home by the addition of a piazza to
the house.
The cars to Riverton were we'll filled
| yesterday afternoon in spite of the threat
ening weather.
Mr.. j. S. Kicker is having new fence
built IN front of his lawn at his house on
Forest avenue. The new fence is being
built some 10 feet in from the old one as
q portion of his yard is to be removed by
the widening of the avenue which begins
August 1.
The work of Strengthening Stevens
Plains avenue at the Center is progress
ing rapidly and the work will be COM
pleted in few days. The well in front
OF Mr.. ingalls, residence has been filed
IN With earth and rock and the ground
In that vicinity has been graded with the
| sidewalk. The walk has been widened
and presents fine appearance.
| Mr.. Plummer and family, tenants of
the Morgan house on Oak street that was
! burned this week has moved his family
into Mr.. Goss's house on Forest avenue.
| Mr.. Frank Green of Boston, who has
been visiting his sister, has returned to
his home. eeee
The regular meeting of Rookameecook
tribe No. 2, Red Men, was held last eve
ming.
Rev. II. S. Whitman, president of West
brook seminary is to occupy the pulpit of
| the Universalist church in the town of
Hope on Sunday.
Mr. Henry Durham OF Stevens Plains
avenue has gone to Bridgton where he
will enjoy brief outing.
| A large street water meter has been
{erected on Stevens Plains avenue near the
/ electric car co1npany's stable during the
past week.
| Yesterday afternoon at Mr.. Winship's
| drug STORE in Deering Center business
man from hPortland, who was enjoying a
drive, alighted from his carriage and
sion to use the telephone, as he had an
important message which he wished to
deliver at once to his place of business.
| lhe call was given and the party that
responded was an undertaken, The man
became impatient but announced pleas
antly to central that mistake had been
made, and asked that the correct number
be given the call. Again came the re-
Spouse but this time it was from the
cortland Rolling mills. Another effort
was made the response being from the
Maine Steamship company. Again the
call was given only to be answered by
another than the one that was wanted.
The gentleman becoming nervous as he
had lost 20 minutes in endeavoring to
raise his office. At last happy thought
seized him and in honeyed accents he
asked central if she would kindly
oblige him with the right number. The
effect was charming and the business
able to communicate with his own office.
Mr.. John T. Hull and wife of Massa-
chusetts formerly residents of Deering are
visiting relatives and friends in this city.
The auction sale of the household goods
OF Mr.. Dexter Andrews at Deering Cen
/ 1a1 ,rl,xv A
drews disposed of the bulk of his house
hold goods and now intends to return to
Dexter in this state to his former resi-
! dence
Mrs. G. W. Withrell who has been visit
ing relatives on Central avenue will re-
turn today to her home in Chicago, Ill.
A. F. Russell and family of Cumber-
land Center removed their household
effects yesterday from their former home
and are now pleasantly located in rent
on Sawyer street.
Mr.. Albert Torrey of Morrills has recov-
cred from recent severe illness which
however was not of a serious nature.
Mr.. Fred II. Thompson has resumed
his law studies, with Strout, Gage q
Strout.
Mr.. Chauncey r. Berry of Woodfords
has returned from visit to relatives in
Oxford county.
The Woodford's Universalist society
and Sunday school will hold their first
annual picnic at Madison Falls grove
next Tuesday, July q, or if stormy on
the following day. Special cars will
leave City hall, Woodfords, at $50 a. M,
, connecting with the steamer Sokokis,
which will make special trip at q. m.
Returning the party will leave the Falls
! at 40 p. M, arriving at Woodfords at
p. m. All friends Of the society are
cordially invited.
NORTH DEERING.
Aliens Corner Sunday school will OBJ
serve its thirtieth anniversary Sunday af-
! ternoon and evening. Rev. W. III. Has
l1ell will preach the anniversary sermon
at p. IN. and at 7.30 there will be adj
dresses by a number of the former work
ers in the school. A cordial invitation is
extended to all, especially those who have
been interested in or connected with the
school in the past
| Hen thieves are around. One
night last week Mr.. Charles Clifford had
his hen hOuse raided and "Wednesday