The Portland daily press., 1897-11-08
DEERING.

The officers of the Nivana at WestbrooK
seminary, recently chosen ars as follows;
President, E. L. Hooper; vice president
H. 4. Coolidge; secretary, W. e. wal
lace; executive committee, 4. l.. Hooper,
Miss Lucy Leighton, R. B. Coolidge.
The Reading Room association OF tne
seminary have elected the following OIL
GERS: President ii. r. Coolidge; mana
ger, Goddard reading room, f. X. ODER;
assistant manager Goddard reading room,
G. ID. Roberts; manager Jersey reading
room, Miss Downe; assistant manager
Aersey reading room, Miss West; secre-
tary, +. +. Ober.
Workmen commenced Saturday to lay
the brick walls for the new high sohoo1
building and on the southerly and wester-
ly side the window frames have been
placed. The brick partition walls IN tne
basement have also been commenced ana
the remainder of the brick and mason
work will be pushed rapidly forward;
The bids for the carpenter work ana
painting are to be opened next SATURDAY
noon and the contract for that WorA
awarded.
Z. j. Ward, of Desiring, has cucumbers
picked from the house Saturday. Ihey
are the only cuoumbers ever grown IN
this state for winter. Seeds were grown
In the house this year, and the plants WeIe
three weeks old when, taken from the SEED
house to the house where they matureu.
Inc cucumb ers were picked six weeks Iroln
The day they were set.
FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTES. e.
Capt. George Hodgdon of Hose Is 70
remove to Portland, and in consequence
Will resign the captainoy of the company.
Inc members of Hose met at tnelr
mouse Saturday evening and enjoyed
clam supper and smoke talk.
Inc regular monthly meeting OF Hose
NO. 4, Aliens Corner, was held Friday
evening. Tbs plans for the house warm
ing and supper that they are soon to hold
IN tnelr new house were discussed. line
date OF the occasion will be announced
later.
At the last meeting of Hose 3 Clerk
u. L. Somes withdrew. his name from the
company roll as he would be unable to at
tend TO the duties during the coming
winter.
Commencing Monday series of assem-
blles will be given at City hall, Woodfords,
under good management and it Is expect
ed that they will prove popular
LEBANON COMMANDERY TO INITI-
ATE CANDIDATES.
The members of Lebanon commandery.
No. 220. knights of Malta, are to work
the Red Cross degree on A candidates
next Wednesday night. commencing at
l.5o clock. The commandery degree
team will be assisted by several Of the
officers and members of Beacon oomman-
derry of Portland. It is expected that sew
eral of the grand officers from Massachu-
setts Will be present upon this occasion
supper WAL be served during the evening
and remarks will be made by the visiting
officers and mem bers.
4 The Ladies circle of All Souls church
are to hold their fair and sale in the YES
try of their church on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday Of this week. The vestry
will be open afternoons and evenings.
On Thursday evening the young people
will present an entertainment entitled
Mother Goose Quadrille, and on Fri
day evening the four act comedietta, Me
and OTIS is to be presented. Supper
and refreshments are to be served each
evening.
Capt. A. j. Morgan Of Falmouth brought
into the store of Cobb & Roberts at Nor
ribs Corner on Saturday white Eng
lish turnip weighing six and one-half
pounds. The English turnips are not
usually over three pounds In weight.
The turnip is in itself somewhat OF q
freak of nature as it has grewn together
In sections. The turnip is ROW on exhi-
bition at the above named store.
Rumors have it that Bishop HeaIy has
purchased the lot at the corner OF Oak
street and Stevens Plains avenue owned
by the Thomas Bell heirs. and adjoining
the land now owned by the church upon
which the ST. Joseph S home is located,
and that substantial church Is to be
built on the new lot for the accommoda-
ton of the rapidly increasing Catholic
population in Deering.
The Deering hoard of trade will hold
their adjourned meeting next Thursday
evening at their rooms at 7.30. The ques-
ton which was to have been discussed
last Thursday evening will be considered
at that time.
The annual meeting of the A. B. c..
Klass was hold at Mrs. Baxter's We'd
nesday November 8. The following offic-
ers were elected: President, Mrs. Fred
erick Jones; vice president. Mrs Frede-
rick KimbaIl; secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. G. a. Cushing; alternate delegate,
Mrs. Gowan Wilson; delegate to W. l..
u. Mrs. Newconab.
A meeting will be held at Mrs. Baxter
next Wednesday morning when impor
tant business viii come before the Klass