The Portland daily press., 1897-07-22
DEERING.

A party of about sixty, numbering
among them members tof the N. HI. and
Portland Board of Trade enjoyed the ride
to Riverton park yesterday afternoon, 60
ing by special car. The party were show
the beauties of Riverton and witnessed
the performance Of the minstrel troupe.
The party returned to the city about five
O'Clock expressing themselves as well
pleased with Riverton and is environ
ments.
G. W. Ward is having the lumber and
materials hauled onto the land where
his house was recently burned and ex-
poets to rebuild at early date.
Miss Lizzie Dalton Of Boston, who has
been visiting at Mr.. George W.Leighton's
yesterday to her home.
A party of about fifty of the members
Of All Souls Universalist Sunday school
left by special car yesterday morning for
Portland, where they joined the West
brook and South Portland societies and
went on picnic to Hope Island on the
Harpswell steamer. The picnic is known
as the @. H. Shinn party and they were
accompanied by Rev. Mr.. Shinn, for
mer pastor of the Deering and Westbrook
churches in whose honor the party is
named.
The auction sale of the household
goods of Mr.. Dexter Andrews was con-
tinued last evening at Hoegg block. The
sale is proving successful and the goods
are being readily disposed of.
Mrs. Fred Kimball and children of
Boston. formerly of this city are visiting
her mother.in law, Mrs. James Mason,
Rackliffe street, Woodfords.
Mr.. S. c. Stevens is assisting Mr.
Frank Libby during the haying season,
at his farm on the Windham road.
Mrs. A. G. Wilson of Cumberland, is
stopping with Mrs. H. j. Smith on West
street.
Mrs, W. L. Harris of Portland is visit
ing friends and relatives in the city for a
few days.
Mr.. VIM. M. leighton the merchant
tailor engaged in business in Portland,
and resident of this city, is receiving
congratulations. 1t is bouncing boy.
Roscoe Wentworth as freight agent and
senger department of the transfer station
at Cumberland Mills have been trans
ferred to the new office lately created at
Westbrook Junction.
Mr.. Frank Hutchins and Mr.. George
Lidback are enjoying brief outing
;a1o lie Of CoSnO Raw
Mr.. E. W. Noyes and wife who have
been visiting relatives and friends in this
city returned yesterday to their home in
Boston.
RIvERTON.
The officials of the Portland Railroad
company have just received several new
photographs of Riverton park, taken by
Mr.. W. M. Waite.
valuable addition has been made to
the collection of animals at the park,
A monkey of the ring tail species was put
in the cage yesterday with the others,
but thus far he has not found the COM
pany of the others of the quadruped king
dom occupying the same space, very con-
genial. The park officials have put
wire fence and railing outside the cage in
which the monkeys are kept.
A new cable was put onto the merry
go-round yesterday to replace the other
which was badly worn.
A meeting of the sub committee on the
erection of a new High school building
was held last evening in connection with
the committee on public buildings. A
series of new plans from the office of
Architect Tompson of Portland were sub
mitted and the committee have reserved
their decision as to the plan which they
are to recommend to the city govern
ment for adoption.