The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
DEERlNG.

The public schools are now enjoying
the Christmas vacation. Preparations
for the coming OF Santa Claus ana the
arrival of his gifts, make it very Joily
one for little people thus far
Mis- Lucy Jones of Deering Centre, mas
come home for vacation from the stew
en- school, New Gloucester.
Mrs. Margaret Cheney Rogers is Vlslt-
ing her mother at 4o6 Cumberland street,
Portland.
| The little people of the Deering Kinder
garten entertained parents and friends
charmingly at their Christmas festival
yesterday forenoon. They distributed
specimens of their own pretty work from
q Christmas tree, as they are early taught
to have the blessedness of giving. They
also played some of the kindergarten
games, and sang songs. Deering moth
ers have reason to be thankful Tor SO
carefully gardener for their little child
flowers as Miss Hacker.
Miss Helen I. johnson is so well as to
be able to go out again.
The Misses Morrill, of Cornish, have
| DC0iI flSiUIHS Io1bb1V6S db Docr1uS SOdu ..
Mr.. Sumner W. johnson of Leland
and New streets, gave another interesting
entertainment with the graphaphone at
his home one evening last week. Sew
eral of the guests had the privilege OF
contributing new matter to the wonder.
full instrument.
| Mr.. John Jones of Riyerton. a senior
in the Deering high school, has SUCCESS
fully passed an examination for the Bos-
ton School of Technology.
| Miss Marian Symonds Of Leland street,
is sick with the measles.
| Santa Claus left beautiful Sterling
piano at one of the Leland street houses
lately.
Miss Florence Symonds of Deering
Centre is better.
A new evening whist club has been
organized at Woodfords, the first meeting
being held at the home of Mrs. Fred
Beals, No. Sc Pearl street. The club
has been named the Newcomers, and
is to meet on Wednesday evenings.
The meeting for the nomination of Off
GERS for Rockameecook tribe Of Red Men
was held last evening. The election oc-
ours next Friday evening.
Mr. Reuel Small, the well-known
I stenographer, will move to Washington,
the first of the year, to assume the du.
ties as official stenographer of the House
of Representatives,. January S.
The several city offices are to be closed
for the day.
The Clark Memorial church of Wood
fords gave "a Christmas entertainment
at their church last evening. The
programme included recitations.
vocal and instrumental numbers.
A Christmas tree was unload
ed Of its treasures during the evening On
Sunday evening Christmas concert
will be given to consist of readings, solos,
etc.. by adult members of the church.
The members OF Hose 5, East Deering,
had Christmas ball last evening at
tended and the company will probably
realize neat sum as result of their
| enterprise.
An omission was made in the account
of the reception reported in yesterday 8
papers, rendered by E. l.. Watkins, the
clothing manufacturer OF MorrilPs Cor
ner, to his employees. During the eve
ming Mr.. S. E. Strout, in neat speech
on behalf of his fellow employees. present.
ed Mr.. Watkins with handsome oak
eight-day clock.
Tho members of the Woodfords Univer
salist society held an enjoyable Christ
mas concert and festival last evening in
dance and all report having spent pleas.
ant evening.
The glass window over the entrance to
the new Odd Fellows block, has been
lettered in gilt letters "Odd Fellow and
Masonic Hall"
The several city offices are now desig-
mated by the gilt lettered signs placed at
the top of the jamb of each of the Office
doors. The signs are very pretty and
add much to the appearance of tie CORR.
dor.
Mr.. A. A. MoKone of Cherry street,
was able to get out of doors yesterday for
the first time since his recent sickness.
Repairs are being made on the old brick
store at Aliens Corner. The work is
being done by Mr.. Lyman Marston Of
North Deering.
MIR. VIM. E. Leighton of Harvard Medi-
cal school, is enjoying holiday visit
with his folks on Stevens Plains avenue.
Mr.. J. J. Gilbert is erecting hand
some new house on Alba street, Deering
Centre