The Portland daily press., 1898-02-25
DEERING.
Ants Hold a Mass Meeting il
Lewis Hall.
AN ASSAULT CASE AT EAST DEER
ING LAST NIGHT.

| Disputed Milk Bill the Cause of the
| Trouble-Democratic City Committee
Meet-Other Items of Local Interest.
Mrs. Harriet johnson of the Unity Art
club and member of the Authors club,
lectured in Bath Wednesday evening on
| the Cart Of Ancient Egypt
The furniture factory at Morrills COR
ner is nearly ready for occupancy and
will probably be in operation early in
March. The building covers an area Of
H. lO0 square feet Of land. A side track
connects the factory with the railroad.
The factory will give employment to
rom fifty to sixty people, one-half the
| crew coming from Westbrook where the
| concern has been located for several years.
| The engines to furnish the power and the
balance of the machinery has been
shipped and will be set up Immediately
upon its arrival.
| The Ladies' circle connected with the
Woodfords Congregational church held an
enjoyable social last evening in the
church vestry. The usual excellent sup
per was served during the evening.
The funeral services of the late Mr..
Samuel Peck will occur this afternoon at
2 o'clock from the residence "a South
street.
A special meeting of the Deering city
government is to be held this evening at
| 7.3O.
The electric car tracks through Deering
are nearly all cleared and ready for the
regular service The North Deering line
is now open and the R1verton and East
Deering lines will be operated to the limit
of the route commencing this forenoon.
The Red Mems fair now in progress at
Morrill's corner are meeting with success
in their efforts and will doubtless realize
goodly sum of money as o result of
their efforts The following programme
will be rendered at the entertainment this
evening:
Selection, Orchestra
Reading, Miss Ruth Field
Selection, Orchestra
Raising the Wind-A Farce in one Act.
Mr.. A. Smart Aleck
Mr.. @. A. Thurlow
Mr.. Drawit Mild, Mr.. Jas. g. McCarty
Michael o SlithergaD,
Mr. HI. A. Sweeney
Miss Lavender Silke,
Miss Elizabeth Halicon
Miss Posey Blossom, Miss Nan keegan
Miss Hortenoe Van De Rella,
Miss Louise M. Sweeney
A salad and cold meat supper will be
served this evening from 6sto s o'clock.
Mr.. Lewis, who recently located at
Deering Center from Augusta, has just
entered into business in the vicinity of
Belfast and is to move there at once.
Three members of the Deering Snow
shoe olab took q long walk on Wednesday
of last week, going part way to Riverton,
then changing their course, they went to
Cumberland Mills, taking the new road
from Morrills Corner They viewed the
mills short time, and returned to Deer
ing Centor by the Westbrook road. 1t was
estimated that the distance walked was
about twelve miles, and the time occu
pied four hours.
Vernon Leighton Of New street and
Helen Richardson of Leonard street are
reported ill of the measles.
New streets took his class of the Free
church Sunday school on q charming
sleigh ride on Monday evening of this
week.
Miss Helen Bennett of Leland street
has been quite i'll.
ANTS GET TOGETHER.
The regular meeting in the series being
held by the anti-annexationists was held
last evening in Lewis hall. The meeting
opened at $50 with President Scott Will
son presiding and forty-six persons in at
tendance, number of whom were High |
school students with sprinkling of the |
annexation society's members Presi- |
dent Wilson set the ball in motion and |
finances of the two cities, using his argu |
ments from recent letter published by |
the antis in the daily papers against an
nexation.
Mr. Ira S. Locke was then called upon |
to address the meeting. Mr.. Lo3ke made |
stirring appeal for those present to vote
against annexation because Deering was
good enough as she was and that the fu-
ture would witness greater progress with |
in her domains. He concluded his re-
marks with an arraignment of the work |
ers in the annexation movement who had |
always been opposed to annexation, but
who were now striving to accomplish |
personal ends through the question of an
nexation. His closing argument was to
the effect that Deering now had a good |
class of citizens ard was free from the
evils and vices that surround Portland,
and argued in the event that annexation
came Deering would be sought as resi-
dence by majority of the unworthy and
unlearned portion of Portland's inhabi-
tants.
Mr.. Charles jackson of Morrill's Cor
ner residing on the outskirts of the city
was called upon to speak for the rural
districts Mr.. Jackson said: "There is
some grave mistake being made right in
our municipal family when such ques-
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