The Portland daily press., 1898-10-28
DEERING STAR COURSE.

and are hopeful of doing SO at no dis
tant day.
DEERING STAR COURSE.
The opening entertainment in the Deer
ing Star course given under the auspices
of the ladies' circle of the Woodfords
Congregational church, was held last eve
ming in the auditorium Of the church on
Spring street. The entertainments was
by the Rogers and Grilley concert COM
pany, and the church was well filled with
an apprec1ative audience. The several
harp solos and reading were thoroughly
appreciated. The next entertainment
In the course is to be given at the church
November 4th, and is to be an evening
with Eugene Field. Miss Elene Foster
of Boston, with songs by Miss Martha +.
B. Halves OF Deering, carrying out the
programme. The course last season was
very successful and bids fair to excel
this year in quality of its entertainments
and in Its financial returns.
UNIvERSALIST FAIR.
The third day Of the fair and sale being
held by the Woodfords Universalist soci-
At the ten-cent dinner served at noon
over 100 persons were served. The
chicken supper last evening was literally
patronized. The drama entitled Part.
eds as presented by the Westbrook ORA
natic club was well received and was
witnessed by over 200 persons. The ladies
have decided to continue the fair through
this afternoon and evening to dispose of
the remaining articles on sale if posi-
BILE. The admission afternoon and eve
- = L.. g. led D,e ravsft
dent of successful finish of their three
days fair and sale.
1t Is hoped that Rev. T. M. Davies will
soon give a lecture on Wales and the
WEIGH people, at the Free Church, Ste
vens Plains avenue. 1t will doubtless be
we'll worth hearing, as he will speak of
his native land and his own people.
Miss Louise Knight of Deering Centre
has gone to Boston to visit relatives.
Mrs. Clara Marcelle Greene, of the For
and Near uthors' Club. has been send
ing some time at Buckfield, with sis.
ter.
Mr.. G. e. Bowers, lately of Forest
avenue, is to make his home on the Wind
ham road.
Deering has been beautiful in these In
dian Summer days.
Mr.. Chester w. Dotsn of the Deering
Grocery company, Woodfords. received
quantity of game yesterday from northern
Maine, via the Bangor & Aroostook and
sent him by Mr.. A. B. b. Kinney and
consisted of two buck deer, one moose,
with O handsome set of antlers. the hide of
q moose and bag containing about 90
pounds of meat The moose was hand.
some specimen and weighed HOO pounds.
Lieut.. B. B. WEIGH, Co. A, U. S. ",
of Portland, was in the CITY yesterday
forenoon calling on sick members of the
volunteer army.
q MIR Fred Jewell of Woodfords, brake
man on the Maine Central railroad. left
Yesterday morning for Calais where he is
to enter upon his new duties as conductor
on the Washington county railroad.
gThe Deering Social club composed, of
we'll known Woodfords gentlemen, have
taken the rooms in the new Sparrow
building over W. A. Derrah's store at
Woodfords The club is in a fourishing
condition and Dluch interest is taken by
the memb ers. Mr.. Chauncey r. Berry
Is the ne president of the club.
Rev. J. r. Clifford of Woodfords, at
tended the funeral of the late DR.. A. T.
Chase at Kent's Hill, Tuesday.
City Marshal Brown arrested we'll
dresssd young man late last evening on
Forest avenue, at Woodfords. The young
man was wandering aimlessly about and
as he did not offer any explanation for his
actions he was placed in the lock up I'M