The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-21
DEERING.

The ladies of the Congregational
church, Spring street, Woodfords' heio d
harvest supper in the vestry Oh uneii
church last evening. The supper was loi-
lowed by an enjoyable ENTERTAINMENT. a
social evening was then enjoyed oy all
The Deering High school football team
has secured Mr. Bertrand johnson Oh the
University of Maine as coach and the boys
are hard at work practising for the game
with the Westbrook High school, which
is down for Saturday afternoon on the
Seminary grounds at four O'CLOCK. Inc
team has been greatly strengthened by
the addition of several new and heavier
men.
Miss Grace Durham of Morrills, has
gone to Chisholm's Mills, Me-, where she
will enter the employ OF the Otis Falls
Pulp company as stenographer.
Constable Chauncey r. Berry has on
exhibition at the Woodfords post office
some strawberries just picked by him
from his garden on South street, Wood
fords.
The following are the ADVERTISED letters
at uu6 WOO0lOldc POou OA1SOs AoAAo
Davis. Helen Dana, Frank Smith. Jr.
Fred A. Thompson W. M. Blake, Ina
Brown, Mrs. Coffin, MIR. 3. W. Leighton,
BENZ amin Meserve and Mrs. S. Stevens.
Motorman Charles Plummer of tine East
Deering electric line picked up pocket
book belonging to Mrs, Lemuel Libby,
VINO was in the car when the accident
occurred at the Rochester crossing Tues
day night. The purse was at once re-
turned to the owner by Mr.. Plummer.
There were large number of salmon
fry received by Morrills parties from the
Harrison hatchery yesterday morning.
The fry is to be deposited at Duck pond.
A turnout is being put in on the cleo
trio line on Main street. East Deering.
which necessitates a change of cars at
that point. Contractor Hodges expected
to have the work completed SO that the
cars would be running through this
morn ing.
The Woodfords and Morrills grammar
school football elevens played an interest
ing game Wednesday afternoon at Nor
rills. The game was won by the Wood
fords eleven, score ID to ..
The Westbrook Electric Light & Power
company is making rapid progress In the
work of setting their poles for the new
street lights. A mum Der of the new lights
are now in running order.
A party of East Deering young ladies
gave a private dancing party last evening
at The Ocean street ha IL, Lunt's corner.
Repairs were made yesterday on the
chimneys at the Woodfords Methodist
church, Pleasant street. Stone pipe VEN
tilators have been placed in the Chin
neys.
The Portland Water company have COM
pleted the work of laying the now water
main ON Forest avenue in the vicinity OF
Cherry street.
The Westbrook Seminary football eleven
have arranged for game for Saturday
afternoon with the Nichols Latin school
eleven of Lewiston. The game is to be
played at 2.45 p. m. on the Seminary
grounds.
Street Commissioner Hawkes. is to
place quantity of fine crushed rock on
the sidewalk on the easterly side of Forest
avenue from Ocean street to point just
beyond tine Deering Coal and Wood com
pany's buildings.
Mrs. T. H. Holding, Stevens Plains
avenue, entertained the Morrills Whist
club yesterday afternoon at her residence
The easterly side of Forest avenue al
Deering Point has been dug up MS far as
the power house and will soon be i'll readi
ness for the PAYERS to lay the granite
paving blocks with which the avenue is
being paved.
Mr.. Arthur 81. BurnelI and Miss Alice
L. Noble. formerly of this city but Of late
residents of Portland, were married on
Wednesday evening in Portland by Rev.
E. P. Wilson of Woodfords. MIR. and
Mrs. Burnell are to reside on Pearl street,
Woodfords, in their home which they