The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-23
DEERlNG.

lire depar tment, returned home late We'd
nesday evening from his recent trip to
Boston. Mr.. Moody while away read in
the Boston papers relative to the fire at
North Deering on Monday night, and on
Thursday called up Mr.. Stevens, his
clerk at the drug store, to ascertain
further particulars about the fire. Chief
Moody takes deep interest in the fire
department and is ever sollcitous of it's
best interests ana the welfare of the city.
Conductor Cragin has resumed his car
on the Riverton division of the electrics.
Mr.. Cragin has been one OF the obllging
ushers at Riverton park during the sum
mer season.
The Portland Gunsolub7 are praeticing
daily at their grounds on OCEAN street in
readiness for the medal shoot for the state
championship, to be held on Saturday.
The trees on the easterly side of Forest
avenue at Deering Point, are being
trimmed at points where they come in
close contact with the electric light wires.
The railroad contractors are at work at
Higgins corner laying the switches and
curves, connecting the electric railroad
system over Stevens Plains avenue. There
are two curves at the corner, so that oars
running to OF from Westbrook can be run
over the Stevens Plains extension to
Bradley's corner it necessary. The tracks
extend across and are to be connected
with the present tracks located on the
avenue, so that the company will have
direct route from Morrills corner over
Stevens Plains avenue to Bradley's corner
and the Union station at Portland.
There were several stray blows sounded
yesterday on the Desring fire alarm.
Workmen were engaged at Deering Point
in shifting the poles from their present
location to the new post holes dug In at
the new sidewalk line In moving the
poles with the wires attached by care
less handling of the poles the alarm was
set in mot ion.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle connected
with the Woodfords Congregational
church held their annual meeting yester-
day afternoon at three O'Clock in the
vestry of the church. The election OF
officers resulted as follows: President,
Mrs. Gowen G. Wilson; vice presidents,
Mrs. E. p. Wilson, Mrs. A. E. Marks;
secretary, Miss Charlotte W Montgomery;
treasurer, Miss Q. Il. Jordan; advisory
board, Mrs W. II. Scott, Mrs. J. H..
Gard, Mrs. ]. FL. Clark; directorssses,
Mrs. J. II. Clark. Mrs g. Il. Eldridge,
Mrs. f. A. Kimball, Mrs. @. E. Manter,
Mrs Il. G. Manning, Mrs. A. F. Hill,
Mrs. L. j. Perkins, Mrs. Charles Jonh-
son, Mrs. SWEET, Mrs. A. E. Marks, Miss
| Hattie Cobb; missionary committee, MIS-
J. 81. Clark, Mrs H. I. Fox, Mrs. A. ID.
Wilson, Mrs.. +. N. Morrill,; room com
rnittee, Mrs. A. G. Leadbetter. Mrs. Geo.
Hudson, Mrs. II. G. Manning; reception
committee, Mrs. H. A. Kackleff, Mrs. A.
E. Hill, Mrs. Rolliston Woodbury., Mrs.
W. E. Plummer Miss Sarah Moulton,
Miss Minnie Clay. Miss Mabel Lane. The
ladies' are to hold the first of their semi
monthly suppers and socials in the yestry
of the church, October 9th.
The Social Circle of the Woodfords Uni
versalist Society will give their first reg
ular supper of the season in Lewis Hall
Friday evening, Sept. 23d.
Supper served at $50 p. m.
Thomas Grace and Thomas Whalen
who were arrested Wednesday evening by
Special Officer johnson in Portland and
turned over to the Deering police on
charge of assault, on VIM. Wells OF East
Deering, appeared before Judge Hopkins
yesterday afternoon. The court found
| Grace guilty of an assault and he was
fined IS and costs. On failure of pay
ment of fine he was committed to jail
The charge against Whalen could not be
proven and he was discharged. Both men
claim to have come from Montreal and
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