The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-20
DEERING.

The alarm from box IA at $50 Sunday
morning called the Ocean street hosel
company to 3 blaze which originated in
the sitting room of small house occu-
pied by William Bickford on Dalton
street. The fire caught back Of the stove
and was extin guished by the application
of several pals of water, but damage to
the amount of about $50 resulted. There
was an insurance OF $500 on the mouse and
$3.50 On the furniture. The Woodfords
corner hose company broke down on its
way to the fire, owing to rough roads,
and its ladders were brought back on q
hay rack.
The members of the Oakdale Socia
club enterta ined the members of the
Oakdale hose company at the former 8
rooms, Saturday evening. Supper was
served during the evening and o very
pleasant timeEis reported by those in at
tendance.
There were two lively runaways at Nor
ribs corner Friday. The worst of the
two terminated in smash up near the
Kelley Institute building. Mr.. George
Ward was driving from Aliens corner
towards Morrill's corner, when his horse
became frightened. He started off on a
mad gallop, but had proceeded hut a
short distance when he collided with a
horse and carriage going in an opposite
direction. Mr. Ward jumped out before
the carriage struck and escaped unin-
jured. The horse kept on TO MORRILL, 8
corner where the carriage was thrown
with great force against a post and the
animal turned into Forest avenue, to-
wards Riverton. The horse was cut badly
about the legs and one of the wheels was
broken oft. Howard o. MerFill's horse
was the subject of the other runaway,
| but he didn't do any damage.
| The new electric car No. 139, which ar
rived from j. 6. Brill, the builders, of
Philadelphia, made it's first trip Satur-
day afternoon. The car is to run on the
Riverton line and presents a
the car is painted Portland and Deer
| ing,'' and CORTLAND Railroad Co.
| It was the intention of the Portland
| Railroad company next spring to make
several changes at the Morrlll's corner car
house. One of them was to lay a track
outside the car house SO that cars could
| be run into the repair shops in the rear
without going through the front house.
| The necessary rails and curves were or
| dered sometime ago and they arrived in
| due season. The cold weather has held
| off SO well that it was decided to go to
work at once, and accordingly crew of
men was put to work and it is hoped that
the job can be completed in few days.
| A delegation of tne mem bersof Column
bia lodge Daughters of Rebscca visited
| Woodbine lodge of Portland Saturday
evening upon Inc occasion of Woodbine's
| anniversary. The party returned at a late
| hour by special car.
| The members of Rockameecook tribe Of
Red Men with their families and friends
held very enjoyable supper and sociable
Sat urday evening at 1eir hall Morrill's
| corner.
Rev. Joseph f. Cobb, who is well
known by the residents of North Deerinp
and Morrills corner, is reported to be
meeting with excellent success, over the
First Universalist church at Montpelier OF
which he Is the pastor. Rev. Mr.. Cobb
is the SOD of Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Cobb
Of North Deering He graduated in the
which he took post graduate course OF
one year, entering ts5coilege in 1883.
He graduated with degree of A. B.
June, 1892. That fall he entered Tufts
Divinity school from which he was grad
uated in June, 1895, with the degree
B. D.and A. n.
| Deering people interested in the forma-
ton of a chorus to be represented in the
next Maine Musical festival are requested
TO meet this evening at 73O in
Hoegg block, Deering Center. The rehear-
So are to be conducted on Monday even
ings during the coming winter at the
above named place.
The adjournmed public meeting of the
W. C. r. {. lis announced for next We'd
nesday at 8 O'Clock in Golden Gross hail
| Woodfords. Mrs. Montgomery will read
a paper on the Comparative value Of
| different foods to the use Of the body
Miss Record will read paper on "Ten.
dency of certain foods to create an appe
title for strong drink, 'and Mrs. Robinson
| the proper preparation of food and the
| time and manner of eaJing."
| The adjourned special meeting of the
| Deering aldermen was heldSaturday com
mencing at TAO p. m. Alderman Cram
moved that the order instructing the city
treasurer to issue bonds to the amount
of sis, 900 for the expense OF widening
| Forest avenue be taken from the tablt
and given its second reading The OF
| der was then read and received unani
nous final passage.
! Owing to the fact that the matter was
not stated in tho call of the meeting
an informal vote was then taken au
thorizing Mr.. Hanson Clay of Spring
street to open the street for the purpose
of connecting his premises with the
sewer on that street. At the next regular
meeting this permission will probably
be ratified by formal action. The meet
ing then adjourned
Early Saturday evening stranger
called at the house of Mr.. Arthur G.
Cole of Mabel street, Deering Centre, and
demanded admission. Mr.. Cole AMI
his wife were not at home at the time.
Their six children, the Oldest a little over
ten years, were alone with the doors
| looked. The terrified children heard the
threats of the stranger that if not admit
| ted he would force an entrance. Accord
ingly the door was opened and the
stranger came in
About this time Mr. Charles Root, g
neighbor, heard the cries of the fright
ened children and hastened to Winship's
drug store to sec if City Marshal Clark
was there, but when he arrived the
stranger had gone AS near as could be
| learned nothing had been stolen.
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