The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-17
DEERING.

DEEklNG. 81 q
There will be supper and entertain.
ment at All Souls church fair this eve
ming. 1t will be a turkey supper under
! the supervision Of Mrs. Geo. w. Leigh
ton, who is chairman Of the committee.
Tomorrow night there will bs an enter
tainment. but no supper.
The dance advertised by the Deering
High school to OCCUR at Hoegg hall,
Deering Centre November 8. was for
pertain reasons postponed until this eve
ming. and for some reason the. various
items in the papers announcing the dance
were allowed to go on, causing much
trouble to large number who went to
the hall expecting dance. The dance
really comes off at Hoegg hall this eve
ming, and everybody is invited. The pro.
ceeds are for the foot ball team.
Tonight there will be an evening of
song and story by Mr.. E. G. SWEET, as
sisted by Miss Emily Louise Cobb, at the
Congregational church. This will be the
programme:
The Cane Bottom Chair, Thackeray
Jim Bludsoe, John Hay
Father Phil's Collection, Samuel Lover
Queen Nab, Shakespeare
song-Ths holy City, (illustrated),
Weatherlyi
Mis- Emily Louise Cobb
High Tide at Gettysburgh, (illustrated)
Thompson
The { Convarsazzhyony," Eugene Field
Casey at the Bat, Thayer
The New Church Organ. Carleton
Scene from Henry ", Shakespeare
John Smith. q. S. A.. (illustrated).
The Eiremen's Standard for November
contains likeness of Chief Engineer f.
b. Moody of the Deering fire department.
The funeral services yer the remains
of the late Cyrus C. Sturdivant are to be
| held this afternoon at two o'clock from
his late residence, Is Deering street. Deer
| ing Point
Mr.. Leander Frank of Deering Center
h as sold bis house to MIR. Almon Frank
and has moved to Pleasantdale.
| The Lunt's Corner grammar school has
been fumigated and washed and will be
reopened next Monday if no new cases OF
diptheria develope in that section of the
Il =
city.
| Mr.. W, II. Tinsman Of East Deering,
formerly superintendent of the Eastern
Forge company, was taken to the Eye
and Ear Infrmary yesterday to have an
operation performed on the foot.
| The front entrance to the new Deering
high school was finished Tuesday and the
work of piping the building will be COM
pleted this week. The building will
probably BIZ ready for occupadoy at the
january term of school
A quiet wedding occurred last
evening at the brides home. 430 Stevens
Plains avenue, Morrills. The contracting
| parties were Mr.. Frsd A. True, pay
master at the Forest Paper company, OF
Yarmouth and Miss Hattie NJ. Cram.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
10. K Crosby of Yarmouth. MI. and
i Mrs. True will make their future homo
at Yarmouthville.
j Mr. Benjamin Libby, Falmouth
street. Oakdale, died late Tuesday after.
noon at his home at the age of n years as
a result of pneumonia. Mr.. Libby re,
turned from Gorham Saturday, where he
hal been the guest of his daughter. On
his return to this city his illness became
mora sewers. He was carpenter by
trade, and leaves son Charles e. Libby
the we'll known trucknian of Portlan' I.
He also leaves a daughter, Mrs. Mary
Louisa Chan of Gorham. The funeral
ser vices are to be held this afternoon at
two O'Clock from the residence, Fal-
mouth strset, 0akdale.
The football game between the Desiring
high school and the South Poralands
which was scheduled for Saturday at
South Portland, has been cancelled,
owing to the game with Edward Little
high school.
The Ladies of the Woodforis Congrega-
tional church are to hold sewing circle
i'm the vestry this afternoon. Two barrels
Of clothing are to be packed and sent to
lTalladega. Ala. aud to some pour people
lin the Dead River region of Maine. 4s
4 A hearing is to be given by the Deerlng
aldermen Monday evening, November
18th at 730 O'Clock at the council
chamber, Woodfords on the petition OF the
Westbrook Electric Light and Powel
! company. for remission to erect poles
over the following streets: William Deer
ling, Morrill,, Read, Fessenden, Best,
J Leonard, Lawn avenue, Presumpscot
Westbrook, Charles, Congress, Frost
New Douglass, High, Lincoln and Glen
| wood avenue
The second day of the fair and sale Re.
r ing held by the ladies of All Souls
Universalist church was more successful
Last evening the ladies served an excsl.
lent chicken supper, which was well
t patronized. The entertainment at eight
) O'Clock was entitled "a singing school OF
ye olden times,' instructed by Mistress
Mehitsble Plunkett (Mrs. H. F. Goding)
assisted by ye Squirs Bellingham MIR.
W. F. Goodrioh) who directed the sing
Ing, and by his man servant Julius