The Portland daily press., 1897-06-22
DEERING.

Mr. W. B. Rand and wife of Locke S
Mills, are the guests of Mr.. Eben E. Rand,
fessenden street, Oakdale.
Mr.. Julius E. Ward, the vocal and in
Ufumental music teacher, is to give a
grand musical soiree at his home. ~
rleasant street, Monday evening, June
souh. Local talent has been invited and
some OF the well-known musical people
OF Portland are to assist.
In the municipal ccourt yesterday
morning before Judge Hopkins, a young
man was fined for riding on the side
walks.
d -Four young misses were ordered before
the judge, but as this was their first
onence, aIter advice by the judge, they
were allowed to go in peace and admon-
ished to sin no more against the law.
Mr.. W. P. Goss was summoned to ap-
pear before the session of the court to
give his reasons for refusing to pay
dog license on certain dog owned by
him. Since the tax was levied the dog
has died, and Mr.. Goss claims further
that the dog was the property of his son,
and therefore the assessment of license
tax should have been made out to the
latter. The judge reserved his decision
until this morning.
One of the social events for this week
in which SO many ladies and gentlemen
of Portland have evinced much interest,
is the bicycle tea which will take place
at Riverton park today. Through the
Kindness of Manager Newman, a trailer
car will be attached to the regular car
which leaves Preble street at 315 D. M,
to carry the bicycles for ladies who de-
sire to ride only part of the distance to
Riverton on their wheels. Tea will be
served from 4.3O to $50 p. m. The party
Will return to Portland in the car leaving
Riverton at 6.30 p. M, to which the
trailer will be attached.
The board of engineers of the fire de-
partment will have white coats to dis
tinguish them at fires hereafter
Miss Annie Hull is at home from Frye
burg where she has been teaching.
Miss Alberta Stevens has returned from
fortnight's visit to friends in Bath.
Albert P. Stevens has accepted posit-
ion as clerk ON the steamer Louise at Sc
bago lake.
Rev G. Everett Bean preached at
Quinby hall, Stroudwater on Sunday eve
ming under the auspices of the w. G. T.
o. chapter of that place.
A junior union connected with All
Souls church, was organized with 20
members last week.
The junior exhibition of the class of '9S,
Deeering High school, was held yesterday
afternoon at the Woodfords Congrega-
tional church. The programme of the ex
ercises was printed in the PRESS on
| Monday The church was well filled by
| the parents and friends of the school and
the exercises were of very interesting
nature. The platform in front was COM
pletely covered with evergreen and at
each end were ferns and palms. The
| walls at the rear of the class seats which
were on the platform, were draped with
streamers of green and white, the class
| colors, and the emblem, "a four-leaf clover,
suspended from the centre with. the
| initials of the motto S. I. A. 1913.
| This afternoon at 2 O'Clock the class
| day exercises of the Westbrooll Seminary
and the graduating exercises of the Deer
| ing High school will be held. the former
| in All Souls church the latter at the
| Woodfords' Congregational church, each
| beginning at 2 O'Clock.