The Portland daily press., 1898-02-18

NJ. Jacobs was presented from Ward Z
| Charles S. Farnham from Ward 2, Geo
ii. Wyman from Ward 5, and Myron E
Moore from Ward 8.
afMessrs. +. 81. Thompson, G. R.. Berry
and G. t. Goodwin We're appointed {
committee to receive, sort and count votes
Messrs. e. H. Hanson, E. M. Jacobs
Charles S. Farnham and George FL. Wy
man were declared as the nominees. Mr.
Albert =. Bragg was nominated by accla
nation as CITY auditor. The names O
George W. Gross Of Ward 2, Rev. E. P
Wilson of Ward 4, and George B. Jacobs
OF Ward were presented and declares
as the nominees for the school commit
| tee.
| There being no further business for the
convention to consider, adjournment was
then made.
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL CHOSEN
The Deering school committee have
unanimously elected Mr.. ]. NJ. Hill OF
Hyde Park, Mass, to be principal of the
High school. Mr.. Hill was for several
years principal of the Bangor High
school, going from there to Hyde Park
Mass, to accept the principalship of the
High school there. He has been located
in that place for seven years. He has been
highly successful in each of his positions.
He is expected to take charge at the
opening of the spring term on Monday.
March 2S. All the Deering schools are
to close March II, for vacation of two
weeks
Last evening the ladies of Trinity Par
ish Guild held the second social of a
course of entertainments at the home of
Mrs. A. P. Topliff, Deering street. In
strumental music was furnished by Mrs
w. B. Morrill,. Miss Leonice Chenery
entertained by several vocal solos, and
Miss Mary McCobb of Portland delighted
all with her humorous and pathetic Sc
lections Refreshments were served dur
ing the evening.
The Westbrook Seminary alumni asso-
the parlor of Hersey hall.this evening
from to 10 O'Clock.
The ,regularssupper and social held by
the ladies' circle of the Woodfords Uni
versalist society which was to have been
held this evening, has been postponed.
DIR. r. I'll. Blanchard, who is to locate
at Deering Centre, has engaged rooms at
the home of Mr.. Elmer Fl. Ingalls,, Stew
ems Plains avenue
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR WANTED.
The Democrats of Deering are to hold
their mayoraity convention this evening
at 8 o'clock in the city council chamber.
The candidate for ward officers in Wards
Q, 8 and z, have been chosen, while those
in Wards 4, 5 and 6 were not nominal
ed on Wednesday evening, owing to a lack
of quorum, occasioned by the disagree
able weather of that evening. The Demo
Gratis seem to have vast amount of tim
Der for the mayoralty, but it is difficult
to secure their consent to accept the nom
nation. Among those that have been
under consideration are Messrs. Newton
Harris, DR.. G. N. Pierce, George Leavit1
of Stroudwater, Luther B. Roberts, DR..
A. p. Topliff, John Il. Sawyer and Chas
Riggs. AS the matter stands the MAORI
ty of these men have declined to accept
the nomination. 1t is thought, however
that Mr.. Luther B. Roberts of Oakdale
! can be prevailed upon to accept the nomi
nation.
The Democrats of ward one and q
portion of the Republicans have united
on Mr.. J. J. Frye, Republican, as an
independent candidate for alderman from
that ward. Mr.. James Blake was the
regular Democratic nominee as warden
and Mr.. Fred S. Jordan as ward clerk.
The Democratic caucuses were not held
in wards four and five ON Wednesday
evening, therefore delegation Of the
Democratic and Republican voters OF
these wards assembled last evening at the
police station and organized a citizens
movement for the two wards. The meet
ing was presided over by Mr. c. r.
Marsh. Mr.. Monroe Marsh acted as secre-
tary. There were nearly fifty of the voters
of the two wards in attendance, Messrs.
Q. r. Marsh, Ira Field and G. W. Fur
long representing ward four, and S. M.
Watson, Charles Hooper and A. H. Goudy
for ward five were elected as delegates to
attend the Democratic mayoralty oonven
ton this evening.
The Republican nomination of Hanson
Clay as alderman in ward five was en-
t1orsed by the meeting. Captain H., M.
Pinkham was nominated Tor alderman
from ward four. The names of Albert
Dingley of ward three was endorsed for
alderman in that ward. The independent
movement is to be worked in wards one,
threa, four, five and six. 1t is under
stood to be the intention of the movement
to present the name of Henry J. Davis to
the Democratic caucus this evening and
place him in nomination with the en-
dorsement of the Democratic convention
as an independent candidate for mayor
The regular meeting of the Deering
anti-annexation society for last evening
was adjourned until next Thursday even
ing. The majority of the prime m overs
were in atten lance upon the Republican
mayoralty convention as delegates SO that