The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-04
DEERING.
ODD FELLOWS FAIR CONTINUES A
SUCCESS-LARGE AUDIENCE
LAST EVENING

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oluded selections by the orchestra select
readings by Miss Winslow and banjo.
mandolin and guitar selections bv the
Rock Family of Westbrook.
There is to be matinee entertainment
this afternoon provided especially for the
pleasure of the school children. Admis-
sion fee of 10 cents for persons of all
ages will be charged. The programme
for the afternoon is as follows:
Gan afternoon with Mother-Goose
Selection, Symphony Organ
Story of Little Sally Waters, Gas told
by herself), Harriet Knight
g-Mischievous Mouse,
Florence Coolidge
Mother Goose Quadrille.)
Bo-Peep, Ina Roberts
Boy Blue, Harold Blake
Mistress Mary, Susie Gardiner
DR.. Foster, Hardy Redmond
Miss Muffett, Annie TYLER
Peter Piper, Philip Shinn
Jack and Jill,
Grace Leighton and Ernest Stockman
Selection, Symphony Orchestra
In the evening the regular admission
fee Is to be charged, or course tickets
will admit. The following programme is
announced for the evening entertain
ment:
Selection Orchestra
Song, Mile. Nellie Nelletti
Recitation, Mile. Nellie Nelletti
Selections on Photograph,
Mr. g. N. Ruby
Song, Mile. Nellie Nelletti
Recitation, Mile. Nellie Nelletti
Selection, Orchestra
Mile. Nelletti Is graduate of Venton' s
school of oratory, Chicago. and pupil
of Sig. Ernesto Baldanga, the famous
Italian tenor. She possesses powerful
voice of remarkable range. She
has higher voice than Mile. Yaw.
Mile Nelletti is native of Detroit, Mich.
of French and Germ an parentage.
Mile. Nelletti will render Cavatina
from Robert FDiable, and the cuckoo
song by Franz Abt, aud for reading
will render the "Fable" written by Ella
Wheeler Wilcox.
The voting contest for the clock to be
awarded the hose company, has not yet
been closed. Last evening Deering Cen
tire hose company succeeded in securing
theilead from the Morrill's Corner COM
pany. The contest for the ulster to be
awarded the motorman or conductor
receiving the. largest vote, will be award
ed tonight.
This evening will be the last session of
the fair. The booths will then be cleared
away in readiness tor the grand ball to be
held on Monday evening.
Willis Prince of Portland has brought
suit against q Leander M. Clark, city
marshal of Deering, to recover $4,000, for
alleged false imprisonment bysClark on
the 9th OF April last This is the case
where the plaintiff claims to have called
on the city marshal to learn about
the taking away of Mrs. Prince to the
insane asylum when the city marshal
Immediately thrust him into cell and
held him prisoner nearly an hour with
out right. The papers in the case were
placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff
Dresser yesterday, but will not be served
until some time today.
City Clerk Jones and his assistant Miss
Wyman, are the first Of the city officials
to locate in their new quarters in the
Odd Fellows block. The clerks office is
up to date in all its appointments and
in addition to the furniture previously in
use in the old office, there has been added
this week handsome oblong table, a re-
volving book case and an office chair,
each made of oak.
The safe and vault in the clerks office
up with set of document file boxes SC
that every communication or contract
and other papers can be readily filed for
immediate reference if occasion demands
In the equipment of this Office much has
been donated by the contractor and
Others interested in the furnishing of the
building so that the city has been re.
lieved of the expense in equipping the
offica in the handsome manner that it has
been lifted up.
The members of Columbia lodge
Daughters of Rebekah, of Woodfords
have received and accepted an invitation
to attend the seventh anniversary exer
cises of Woodbine lodge of Portland, on
Saturday evening.
The adjourned meeting of Hose Com.
pany No. 1, of Woodfords, will be held
this evening. The principal business will
be the election of captain to fill tbe
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Capt. Hodgdon, who has recently moved
to Portland.
The following in the programme for
the entertainment and the cast of charac-
tiers for the comedy to be given Monday
evening, December 9th, in Hoegg hall, by
the Westbrook Seminary Athletic Asso-
citation:
PART I.
Overture,
Reading-Jest Fore Christmas,
Miss Isabel Cobb, '9e
Piano Duet,
Misses Fairbanks, '97, and West, '9s
Song (Seleoted). James P Coombs, '9s
Reading-Abbie's Accounts, ca Mono.
logue, Tudor Jenks.)