The Portland daily press., 1897-01-15
DEERING.

The work of resetting the Maine Cen
trail railroad company's gates on thu
westerly side of Forest avenue, has be
gun.
OakdaIe hall was filed Wednesday eve
ming with the members of the Dirigo ant
Mentone Literary clubs, and the pub
lilo to listen to the very entertaining leo
ture by Rev. f. G. Rogers of Portland
on.the subject Of "f Princess LOUISE
The following is list of the newly-ap
pointed officers of Rookameecook tribe
I. o. R.M.: F. s., Leonard B. Pride
S. s., Geo. S. Alden; CIV, Robert B.
Smith; g. f., Charles Fielding; F.W.,
VIM. Stevens: S. w., Charles Clark; T.W.,
Charles Topaz; f. W.. George Noyes;
F. B., Augustus Hall; S. B., George
Hall; T. b., John Archibald; F.s B.,
VIM. Riley.
One of tie driveways at the new en-
trance of Evergreen cemetery is being
macadamized.
The tall iron chimney of the old pow
err house of the electric road has been
IdkGu uOWus A6 OOliCI LII ACA9An5 ehS
car house has been completed and the
building is now kept warm. A short
smoke stack has been set up for the
boilers In the rear of the building.
. Ten new members were added to the
Good Templars lodge Of Deering Centre
at its last meeting.
Mr.. Clarence Bowers of Deering Center
is building house for Mr.. A. E. Marks
on Chestnut street, Woodforda.
The A. B. q. K'lass is in fine condition
as regards both numbers and earnest,
scholarly work. They are reading Tenny-
sons Princess.
Mr.. George B.. Griffith, formerly of
Deering, and the compiler of s'The Poets
of Maine," has been canyassing here for
the Portland Transcript with remarkable
success.
Mrs. Blanche Smith Hunt, formerly of
Dsering has lately moved to Framing
ham, Mass.
Deering people decline to have their
city divided in TO irregular fragments.
A recent letter fro M Mrs. Martha b..
Bray that her brother, Mr.. Frank Mer-
riil, formerly of Desring, now of
Pomona. California, lately fell fifteen
feet, and was quite badly injured.
The Pythian sisterhoo9 publicly in
stalled officers last Friday. The services
were very interesting. and music added
to the pleasure of the assembly.
Mr.. Herbert 81. Goddard has returned
from Indiana, where he went with the
body of the late Jehu Newlin. He will
probably remain short time at his
mothers home, Woodfords.
Miss Della Dav ia entertained a whist
party on Tuesday evening at her home at
Deering Center.
DEERING CENTRE.
Mr.. S. S. Hersey from Waterford, Is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. George A..
Hall, Leland street.
Mrs. Knight of Cape Elizabeth, is pass
ing few days with her brother, Captain
Alvin Hall, Clark street.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hall are rejoicing
in the birth of boy baby, which came
to bless their, household on the night OF
Decem Der 81. A New Years gift indeed.
Representative M. E. Moore from Au-
gusta, passed last Sabbath with his
family on Stevens Plains avenue.
The many friends of d. A. Turner are
pleased to see him out again after his re-
cent illness.
J. S. Richardson and sons are enjoying
the sunny South very much this winter
Mr.. Jacob Parker bruised his leg last
week, got cold and is now suffering from
inflammation and under the care of his
brother, DIR. Parker.
Miss Grace Hooper, Central avenue. is
SICK bed with a severe cold on her
lungs.
At the Good Templars lodge Tuesday
evening there were nine new members
initiated into the order, and grand
time was enjoyed by old and new
maInbers, who at a late hour wendeo
their way to their several homes.