The Portland daily press., 1897-07-28
DEERING.

Rev. Edwin P. Wilson and family leave
town this week for North Bridgton where
they will spend their vacation.
During August the Woodfords Congre-
gatlonal church will be open and all the
services continued as usual. The pulpit
will be supplied by Rev. A. 6. Fitz of
North Bridgton, Rev. G. G. Wilson of
Deering and Rev. S. W. Adriance a
former pastor who is summering at Dia-
mond Island.
The ground was dug up Saturday the
length of Calvin street at East Deering
and the pipes were laid and connected
with Main street Monday for the water
system. Pipes have been distributed
along Main street from Lunt's corner to
Aliens corner for the extension of the
system.
Mr.. Hugh Ogden of Harvard law
school, is visiting his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Charles T. Ogden, Clifton street,
Woodfords.
Some of the supplies for Contractor
Bruno's Italian colony arrived Monday
and were carried to Rackliff street where
temporary shed is being built for their
summer villa. The work on the new
sewer along Forest avenue toward Maple
street was begun yesterday at Pleasant
street.
Miss Alberta Gateley Of Maple street, a
clerk at L. A. Gould's in Portland, is
enjoying two weeks vacation.
Mr.. William Nickerson of Portland is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Harry Stevens,
Stevens Plains avenue.
Mr.. J. H. French and wife, the stew
turned from their vacation, spent at their
home in Canton.
The grocers of the city will close today
and party of the clerks will attend the
grocers' excursion at Old Orchard.
Mr.. G. f. Scam1non is in Boston for
few days on business.
Mr.. VIM. Barnett Of Portland is the
guest of his son, W. B. Barnett on Stew
ems Plans avenue.
Mrs. Matte Jackson of Gorham, form
erly of Morrills, was in the city yesterday
calling on friends.
Mr.. A. S. Alden, who has been sick for
a long time, il. reported Jas having failed
rapidly of late.
About 60 members of the Aged Brother
hood society of Portland, went on their
annual outing yesterday to Riverton.
The party left Portland at 10 O'Clock,
in special cars and enjoyed dinner at Mr..
D. B. Smiths cafe, and in the afternoon
attended the entertainment The party
returned to Portland at 5 O'Clock
The members and friends of Woodfords
U niversalist Sunday school went on
delightful picnic yesterday to Madison
Falls. The party enjoyed the sail on the
| river and returned late last evening.
Mayor Davis has kindly given the
Woodfords hose company the use Of City
hall, Thursday and Friday evenings to
practice marching in until the Firemen' S
muster in August. The other company
will drill with Hose 1.
Among the changes now going on and
to be made owing to the widening of
Forest avenue, will be the removal Of the
two buildings of the Sparrow estate stu
ated at the foot of Mechanic street, on
Forest avenue, the smaller one now oc-
cupied by Alexander Drinnan being
removed to the foot of Arlington street,
and the large one occupied by F. E.
Wheeler. being moved back across the P.
& r. r. track, fronting the avenue.
After it is placed in its position, it will
be altered and enlarged into a block of
houses, containing four tenements, each
one having separate entrance, ana will
be a very handsome block