The Portland daily press., 1897-10-11
DEERING.

new High School but ding is now going
on under the direction of the new con-
tractors Messrs. Higgins & Benner. 1t
has been found necessary to put steam
drill onto the ledge work and Messrs.
Worster & Wilson are now engaged in the
removal of the ledge. There is some $50
yards of rock to remove and in addition
to this work they are to make the sewer
connections for the building.
| Conductor BlackhaIl of the Ocean
street line had a narrow escape from a
severe accident Thursday night at the
| junction of Ocean street and Forest
avenue. He was about to board an eIec-
trio car when he discovered that 1t was
going too fast for him, SO he stepped back.
AS he did so horse which was being
rapidly driven by ayoung man struck
and knocked him down. Mr. Blackhall
escaped injury except few bruises and
some lameness.
City Clerk Jones will sell at public
auction at the treasurer's office on No
Vember 18th at a. m. to the highest bid
der SO much of the land as is necessary to
discharge the sewer tax and other neces-
sary charges for three lots assessed for the
Oak street sewer.
The work about the street sprinkling
company's stable is about completed.
The building has been moved back and
the lot in front Is now being graded, and
new doors are being placed in the front
of the building.
Measurements were taken Saturday for
a new globe to replace the one broken on
the drinking fountain at Deering Centre.
The Westbrook Electric Light and
Power company have been at work the
past few days stretching wires and plac-
ing globes for the additional lights to be
put on Hartley avenue, Maple and Cedar
streets.
The work of blasting on the ledge on
the site of the excavation for the cellar of
the building of the New England Furni-
work Of building the cellar walls will
commence at once so that the work OF
erecting the building can be commenced
at an early date.
Mr.. f. 81. Freese of Deering Centre,
has just received four OF five thousand
small fry trout from the state fish com
missioners, and has placed them in the
brooks and streams entering Duck Pond
The work of laying the surface drain
along Foregt avenue has been commenced
on the westerly side of the Portland &
Rochester Railroad tracks.
The work on the excavation for the lay
ing of the surface drain on manholes on
Stevens Plains avenue and Oak street Is
progressing rapidly. The pipe on the
avenue has thus far been laid from Dren-
hants Court to Maple street, and excava-
lions were commenced yesterday on the
avenue from Oak street westerly.
Mr.. Hanson Clay of Spring street,
thinks himself much abused man, and
well he may. The neighborhood where
Mr.. Clay resides is infested by colony
of skunks that have recently taken up
their abode there. Mr.. Clay set trap on
Tuesday last and on Wednesday morning
found victim therein. The skunk was
shot and buried in a sufficient depth of
earth as Mr.. Clay supposed, but Wednes-
day morning it was discovered that the
friends of the deceased skunk had made
visit to the yard during the night and
exhumed the remains and carried them
away. The trap was set again Wednes-
day night and another of the colony cap
tured. Since then three others have been
caught but Mr.. Clay is still hoping that
they may seek other regions.
There is to be grand fremen's ball
Thursday evening, October IA, at Red
Mems hall, given under the auspices of
Hose Company, No. 3, of Morrill's Cor
ner. Music is to be furnished by Hamil-
toms quadrille orchestra.
Mr.. Abner Lowell, living near River
ton Park, who was injured last Tuesday
by being tossed into the air by an in
furiated bull and receiving cut from
the animals horns, is doing nicely.