The Portland daily press., 1897-12-29
DEERlNG.

| The Unity club held'their meeting last
evening with Miss Abble Holden, 326
Stevens Plains avenue. The regular
programme was not taken up, but the
evening was spent in very pleasing
manner which included games and an
evening of general sociability.
The regular weekly dance of the Red
Men was held last evening in Red Mems
hall, Morrill's corner, and was we'll at
| tended
The Airline club organized for literary
and social purposes among the residents
of Stroudwater, arr holding interesting
meetings from week to week. The club
meets regularly on Friday evenings at the
homes of the several members.
| Mr.. Benjamin Sidon, fireman at the
Portland Electric company power house,
was taken suddenly i'll yesterday so that
he was obliged to discontinue work. He
called doctor who pronounced it an at
tack of the measles. :.
| Mr.. Albert Hawkes., conductor on
the Riverton electrics, was relieved from
his duties yesterday to enable him to
attend the funeral of his brother in North
Windham.
Mr.. George W. Ward of Forest avenue,
on the Riyerton road, who has been con-
lined to his house on account of a severe
Illness, was able to get out Of doors yes
iterday. the first time since his sickness.
The set of hub runners which were
sent on trial to be ussd on the Woodfords
hose wagon were found to be too small
for service SO they have been transferred
| to Hose 3s house at Mcrrill's corner to
be tried on their wagon as soon as a
sufficient amount of snow comes TO make
the travelling suitable for their use.
! Runor has it that parties are negotiat-
| ing for the lease of the old Keely Institute
building at Morrill's corner for the pur-
pose of starting large boarding house
for the accommodation particularly of
the men that are to be employed at the
New England Furniture company's fac
tory, which is expected to begin opera
tions at an early date.
Miss Marion Phillips is visiting Mrs.
Ida leighton of Stevens Plains avenue.
The Monday Night whist club met
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Leighton on
| Stevens. Plains avenue.
| Alderman Wyer P. Aver who has been
confined to the house for about two
weeks, with an attack Of bilious fever,
is rapidly improving and expects to be
able to attend to his business at an early
day.
The regular meeting of Lebanon COM
q M Il ni1 of TaI+ I+o 1r7iJi Lo hoI
this evening, at which time, the Malta
degree will be exemplifed on several
candidates.
Mr., Clarence Rice has resigned his posi-.
tion with J. e. Gould & Co., the whole
sale druggists of Portland
| Work on the new High school building
was suspended yesterday owing to the
cold weather.
| Miss Louise Knight Of Central avenue,
and Mrs. j. Parker of Clinton avenue,
have just returned from their recent va
cation.
Mr.. ]. L. Winship of Deering Centre,
has started on business trip through
the New England and Middle ststes
! The board of overseers of the poor at
their notify meeting approved bills and
| transacted other business up to date.
Nine hundred and forty-two tramps have
been lodged at the city farm since Febru-
aTy 10Th, which is double the number
ever taken care of before.
A petition is in circulation at Wood
fords and is to be forwarded to 6he Post
master General at Washington asking
for the privilege of moving the post office
into the vacant store in the new Odd
Fellows block. The petitioners ask for
this change on the ground that the pres
ent office is not large enough to accom-
modate the large volume of business