The Portland daily press., 1898-10-13
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS. MORNING


: Mr.. Everard Russ of Freeport has sold
his property there and purchased mouse
on Pearl street, Woodfords. owned by the
Foster Bros, of Portland. MIR. Russ
moved his family to their new homo yes
terday.
Efforts are being made by the managers
of the Deering High school foot ball team
to secure game for Saturday, October
az with the Edward Little High school
eleven at Auburn.
Mr.. George Barbour, ex-fireman on one
of the freight trains of the Portland Il
Rochester, is quite sick at his home on
State street, Deering Point. He is sick
with typhoid fever.
A dump cart ownedzby Patrick Morgan,
loaded with ashes and cinders, came to
grief yesterday forenoon on Forest ave-
nue., near the Maine Central depot at
Woodfords Several of the spokes and the
hub of one of the wheels broke and as
result the load was dumped.
The Westbrook Electric Light and Pow
or company have completed their new line
Of feed wires on the high tension circuit
from Westbrook to Riverton. and the
street lights on that circuit were supplied
over the new circuit for the first time last
evening.
Mrs. o. NJ. Mason Of Bethel and Miss
Alice Mason of Berlin, N. H., are the
guests Of Mr.. Mason and family, Grant
street.
The foot ball game which the Deering
High school were to play this afternoon,
with the Ereeport High school at Free
port, has been cancelled.
Mr.. Albion Hawkes., the conductor who
was injured last summer and has been
confined to the hospital for several weeks,
hos just left that institution and is now
at his home in Woodfords. Mr.. HAWKES.
many friends are glad to see him on
again.
Mr.. John Scanlan has had his carriage
shop at Woodfords, lighted by electricity.
The horse road roller has been at work
on Forest avenue the past fewa days.roll-
ing down the crushed rock which is being
spread on.the easterly side of the. avenue
near Coyle's gulley.
The following I'D yertised letters aregat
the North Deering postotfice: Mr.. Charles
S. Varnum and DIR. Retro o. Bey.
Car No. 81 of the Deering line, which
has been In the repair shop for some time,
has resumed its place on the road.
Mr.. Monroe P. Marsh, who was a
mem bsr of the Portland Naval Reserves,
on board the Montauk, has returned from
his recent vacation at Pennington.
Miss Jennie Sewell of South EBerwiok,
and Mrs. G. G. Earnsworth of North Ber-
wick, are the guests of Rev. and Mrs. e.
P. Wilson of Pleasant street, Woodfords.
Mr.. Guy Stanchfeld, formerly student
at Westbrook Seminary, was in thescity
yesterday calling on friends.
A crab-apple tree In the orchard of
George Jacobs of Stroudwater, recently
displayed quits number of handsome
blossoms There has been an unusual
number of such blossoms reported this
fall.
The Westbrook Seminary club, a liter
airy organization, will hold its first meet
ing Of the season this afternoon at 4
O'Clock at the parlors Of Hersey hall,
Westbrook Seminary as the guest of it's
president, Miss D. N. Morton.
The Portland & Yarmouth Electric
railway company have completed the lay
ing Of Z rails over Martin Point bridge at
East Deering. The fat rails have been
removed and the y rails are now in use
in their stead. The track crew of the
company is now engaged in grading and
shape for the winter travel.