The Portland daily press., 1898-08-17
DEERiAG.
City's Burglars Evidently Preparing
for Spread.
HEN HOUSE AND CUCUMBER
VINES HAVE BEEN PILLAGED.
Identity of the Marauders Still a Mystery
Work on the Streets-A Union Sunday
School Picnic-Ofher News,

Identity of the Marauders Still a Mystery
Work on the Streets-A Union Sunday
School Picnic-Ofher News,
Burglars are still at work in this city.
This time, however, it was not a store
broken into. Sometime Sunday night the
hen house Of Mr.. johnson, residing on
Warren avenue, was raided, and several
chickens stolen. Mr.. johnson seems to
be Inflated, as 1t was only about two
months ago that his house was quite
badly damaged by fire. Marshal Brown
also received word of theft from the
garden of Foster Bros on Central avenue,
Deering Centre, the same night. The Eos
ter Bros. are engaged in the picking
business in Portland, and raise their crops
largely in Deering. The vines were on
Sunday night robbed Of quite quantity
of "cukes," and many of the vines badly
damaged. There are no clues to the Gull
prits in either case. The police officials
have no clues either as yet as to the bur-
glars at Stroudwater on Sunday night
Relatives OF Arthur Hooper have within
a few days received letters from him. He
is at present located in Cuba with the
Signal Corps. and says that with the ex-
ception of Capt. Butler all are we'll.
The board of registration have COM
pleted the work Of posting the voting lists
at the respective ward rooms of the city.
Workmen are engaged in filling in the
easterly side of Stevens Plains avenue
from Higgins corner to Brighton street,
with crushed rock. The road is being
widened and the rock is to be used as
foundation for the dirt filling.
Miss Fannie Madden of Chestnut
street, Woodfords, has returned from her
vacation.
The, hotel at Morrills has been closed,
and the property is now offered for sale or
to let.
Mr.. B. G. Peabody, the M. G. railroad
station agent at Morrills, is having the
lumber hauled for his now house on
Forest aveune. The cellar is nearly COM
pleted and the carpenter work will COM
mence at once.
The Universalists are to hold a grove
meeting Sunday, August 81. at Sebago
lake. Shaw's male quartette has been
engaged for the occasion. Rev. @. Il.
Shinn. former pastor of All Souls
church, and Rev. W. W. Hooper of this
city are to address the meeting. Other
well-known speakers are also to be heard.
A special train leaves Portland at 10
O'Clock for the lake.
Mr.. John Stevens, clerk at Moody's
drug store. Woodfords, has sold his valu.
able bay colt to- Milford Bailey of Nor
rills.
The Woodfords and East Deering Sum
day schools are to hold union picnic
TO-DAY at Town landing, Falmouth. Spec
ial car leaves Noodfords for East Deering
at O'Clock, connecting with the 9.15
Falmouth car. Special rates have been
secured and a large attendance is ex-
pected. If tormy, postponed to Friday.
At special meeting of the board of
engineers Of the fire department held
Monday evening q unanimous vote of
thanks was given to Mrs. Mary d. Scott
and Edward Newman for the Newman
heirs for their recent generous donation
of $25 each to the department. The mat
ter of forming a relief association WAS
considered, but no action was taken.