The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-07
DEERLNG.

A public auction sale OF unpaid real
estate tax bills of 1896, was held yester-
day morning at 9 o'clock in the city
treasurer's office. The amount involved
in the sale. both resident and nonresident
taxes. amounted to only $500. The city
bought up the bills.
The lodge room of Odd Fellows block
will be in readiness for occupancy Janu-
airy /. The furniture and fixtures have
been ordered.
The drama Me and Otis" is to be CIV
en- on Thursday evening by the ladies of
the Woodfords Uniyersalist society in
Lewis hall. A supper is also to be served.
A civil suit was heard yesterday morn
ing before Judge Hopkins. The plaintiff,
Lorenzo f. Dyer, appeared with writ
against Edward Wesley, otherwise
known as Edward S. Worseley, for forcible
entry into stable on Fessenden Street.
S. L. Bates appeared for the plaintiff and
d. A. Meaher for the defendant.
Mrs. Myra E. Frye, president of the
Maine Indian Association, addressed the
meeting Of the Ladies Missionary society
at Woodfords congregational church
yesterday. The meeting was well attend
ed and much interest manifested therein.
At the close of the meeting the ladies re-
ceived contributions of clothing, ETC., to
be packed and sent to missionaries in the
south. The ladies will meet again on Fri
day afternoon and complete the work.
The Deering Shakespeare club met last
evening with Mrs. F. E. G.. Robbins, 2S
Ocean street.
The Unity club will meet this evening
with Miss Louise Fernald.
Last evening at o clock in Hoegg
hall. before a good. sized audience the
Westbrook Athletic club presented an in
teresting entertainments, and the comedy
entitled ga Model Love" The following
was the programme and the cast Of char
acters:
Reading-Jest Fore Christmas,
Miss Mabel Cobb, '99
Piano duet,
Misses Fairbanks, '97, and West, '9S
Song-Seleoted, John P. Coombs, '93
logue, Tudor jerks
Miss Addie Brightman, 's9.
Music.
The cast of characters for the comedy
will be as follows:
Col Francis of the old school,
Fred Cousins
Professor Pelletie, Clifton Pooler
Gustave pelleteir, son Of Prof. Pei
letter Herbert Knight
Leslie Francis, niece to Col Francis,
Bertha Downs
Betty Trask, ward to Col. Francis,
Leila Randall
Mrs: Rabbit, housekeeper to Col;
Francis, Mary Perkins
Scene-An artists studio.
Ice cream and cake were served at in.
Permission.
Last evening Odd Fellows hall. Wood
fords, was filled by the friends of Frater-
nifty lodge, No. 5, Odd Fellows. when the
grand concert and ball which closes the
weeks fair and sale, was held The
concert by the American Cadet orches-
ira was held from s to O'Clock. The
Canton Ridgely, No. /, z. NJ, of Port
land, under the leadership of Nj jor Frank
L. Mosely, was an interesting feature Of
the evenings programme.
At $50 the grand march and circle was
started, led by Noble Grand Howard S.
Pride and Miss Eva Pollock. A pleasing
order of 16 dances then followed. Mr.
Pride was floor director and was assisted
by the following aids: o A. Lowell,
II. B. Seal, John Hollis Joseph Whittier,
Simeon Tracy, Fred Pollock, G. e.
Thompson.
At intermission an oyster supper and
ice cream and cake were served. The re -;
ception committee for the occasion was
made up of Elbridge Matthews, w. w.
Matthews, w. W. Mitchell, Geo. Hudson,
Ep1.hnrt Human .