The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-07
DEERRG.

4 Mrs. E. G. Jones of Leonard street Is
quite ill.,
Mrs. Emma B. Dunh ham has returned to
Arlington, Mass, where she will probably
spend the winter.
Miss Mary 8. Morrill, Of Morrili's Cor.
ner, has started for China, to resume
missionary labor there.
The Y. s. @. r. of the Free church
were obliged to postpone the annual
moonlight sail indefinitely on account of
the weather on the evening selected.
Mrs. Ada M. Towle OF Newfeld has
been calling on friend in Desring recent
ly, with Rev. and Mrs Robert Lawton
of Cape Elizabeth.
| Mr.. Sumner johnson of New ana
Leland streets, with his family recently
took pleasant outing at Falmouth Fore
side.
Mrs. Mary Tenney of Raymond was in
town one day this week.
| Miss Annie Jones of Leonard street has
resumed her studies at Shaw's business
College.
Miss Mary W. Leighton, president Of the
Far and Near Authors Club, is taking
lessons at Gray's Business College.
Miss Lena Clark of Deering Center is
still quite ill.
| Carol Hall of Leland street is reported
i'll.
| A considerable number of Deering peo-
pie attended the Second Parish church
on last Sunday afternoon to participate
in the farewell given to Miss Mary S.
Merrill.
| Deering churches have opened. and Deer
! ing pastors have returned to their people.
The. attention of the citizens of Deering
is called to the new ordinance of the city
which reqnires that persons DESTROYS Of
erecting wooden buildings shall before
they commence work on the same secure
q building permit Of the city clerk. Per-
mits are to be secured ON the recommen-
dation Of the building inspector, Robert
B. Low, or the board Of Aldermen.
The grocery stores Of sDRsring closed at
noon Monday. in the observance Of Labor
Day. The New England Furniture COM
pany Of Morrills also closed during the
day.
Miss Mary Cook and Miss Adelia Hus-
ton of Woodfords have returned from a.
pleasant visit in Boston as the guests Of
Miss Cooks brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. q. Cook. formerly Of this city.
While away they enjoyed trips to Nan
tasket Beach and Norumb ega park.
Mr.. Edward L. Stevens and son Of Gran
VILE, New York, are visiting this city as
the guests Of ]. W. Leavitt, Stevens
Plains avenue.
Messrs Fred Leighton. Roger Wilcox
and Charles Adams. three Woodf ords
young men, went to Prout's Neck yes
terday, where they are to enjoy few
days camping out.
The Deering board of registration COM
menoed their sessions yesterday at the
mayors ONCE at Woodtords, and will con-
tinue until Friday afternoon. The board
was not overburdened with new voters
yesterday as there was only one man to
appear for registration. There are some
three hundred persons eligible to vote
this year and tie registrars will doubt
less be kept busy during the next few
days.
Thomas McDonough, the young Port
land newsboy, arrested on Sunday for an
assault at East Deering, appeared before
Judge Hopkins yesterday afternoon. The
case has been suspended for the time be-.
ing on the promise Of good behavior.
DR.. Charles s. Knight, who has been
visiting his mother, Mrs S. S, Knight,
has returned to Boston, where he is to
enter the Boston city hospital in the sur.
geons' department.. i
Mr. Charles Halves has moved into his
new house on Stevens Plain avenue.
The regular monthly meeting of Hose
8, Morrills, was held last evening at their
hose house. Only routine business was
transacted.
Mr. J. R. Cobb. proprietor of the Nor
riils grocery store, is enjoying week 8
outing at Duck Pond.
Rookameecook tribe of Red Men are to
resume their regular weekly meetings for
the fall an ID winter, commencing Friday
evening. A supper will be served during
the evening.
The work Of lowering the grade OF tne
sidewalk and the completion of the wild
ening of Forest avenue, commenced yes
terday at the corner of Deering street and
Forest avenue at Deering Point.
| The sewer pipe stored on the corner lot
by the Winslow pottery company has heen
moved over onto the lot to make loom
| for the widening
The fall and winter term of Westbrook
seminary, 65th year, commenced yester-
day with good attendance. There are
quite a number of new students in the
entering class this year and more are OK
pected at an early date in the term. The
school continues under the able director
ship of it's president and preceptor, Rev.
n. S. Whitman and his efficient corps
of teachers. There are two new teachers
at the school. Miss Alice B. Kicker of
Falmouth, who will teach Latin, and
Miss Allies Weston of Portland, history.
The marriage of Miss Josephine B.
| Walker to DR.. Her bert S. Emery, both OF
Morrills, is to occur this evening at the