The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-23
DEERING.

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Oakdale hall association will be held next
Wednesday evening.
The carpenters are making good
progress on the construction of the three
tenement store at Woodfords, the floor
having been laid and the work of putting
u 1.-THE studding will be pushed rapidly.
IL is understood that there are several ap-
plicants desirious of having the stores
when completed. Mr.. W. A. Derrah of
Deering the electrician, is one of those
mentioned as possible tenants Of the new
block.
citation are to hold fair and sale next
Wednesday evening at Oakdale hall, Pitt
street. There will be also be an art ex-
hibit and the pictures otter the exhibition
will be offered for sale.
The following advertised letters are re-
manning at the Woodfords post office for
the week ending April 81: Samuel
Leighton, Mrs. Emma Larrabee.
Ihe workmen of the construction de-
partment of the Portland Electric COM
pany were at work yesterday in straight
ening the track on Main street, East
Deering. The track near Ocean street has
always been troublesome and has been the
cause of derailing several cars Of late, but
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been overcome.
The ladies connected with the new
church society at Aliens corner held a
very successful supper on Thursday even
ing for the benefit of the church fund.
DIR. George Macloon, the Portland
dentist is at his home with Mr.. John
Turner, Smith street, on account OF a
slight illness.
Mr. Albert Cobb and f. H. Freese went
to Duck Pond on Thursday on a brief
fishing trip.
Rev. j. r. Clifford is in attendance up.
on the Methodist conference at Norway.
The members of his parish have extended
him call to return another year. MIR.
Clifford has labored for four years now
with the Clark Memorial Methodist
church, and it only remains with the
presiding bishop of the conference to de-
eide as to whether or not he will be RS
turned for the fifth and last time. Mr..
Clifford has been successful in his work
and he would receive a royal welcome of
| returned for another year.
A fence is being built on Oak street to
enclose the James Bell property corner of
that street and Stevens Plains avenue,
which has been purchased by st. Joseph g
| Home
Captain Elbridge Matthews of Wood
fords has had plans for beautiful resi-
dence made by f. F. Fassett, the well
known architect, which will probably be
built this season on very desirable lot
owned by him at the Highlands fronting
on Grant and bounded by Prospect and
Chestnut streets.
| Mr.. Albert Bragg has begun in accord
ance with the vote of the city council,
whereby the sum of $3.50 was appropriated
| for the examination of the books and &C
counts of the city clerk, collector and
| treasurer since Deering became city.
| This work is not done by him in his
| official capacity, but as an expert ac-
countant. There seems to be considerable
talk about the city relative to the action
of the city government officials in ap-
pointing one of their own officials to per-
form the examination. Not but what Mr..
Bragg is thoroughly competent to do the
work and is as honest as any man that
could be found anywhere. Neither is it
believed that the examination will result
in finding any shortage or Irregularities
in the city clerk or treasurer's depart-
ments, but the citizens feel that as lone
as there is to be an examination of the
books and accounts then some one outside
of city offices should be called upon to do
the work.
Woodtords people are receiving cards
announcing the marriage of Miss Bertha
Chase of Roxbury, Mass, dauohter Of
Mrs. Harriet Weston Chase, the wife of
the late Andrew j. Chase, formerIv Of
High street, Woodfords, to Mr.. William
Isaac Wood of Roxbury. After a h,.iaf
wedding journey the coupIe will ba at
home to their friends after 0otoher I ct at
l Marbury Terrace, Roxbury, Mass.