The Portland daily press., 1898-09-15
DEERING.

by an accident ON the cars a week ago,
is still at the hospital, but is reported as
improving.
ELECTRIC ROAD EXTENSION.
The work is progressing rapidly on lilo
extension of the electric car track o'or
Stevens Plains avenue to Braoley ooi
ner. The workmen are engaged III se''
ting the curve at Bradley's corner "hlch
will lust gabout complete the ]oo Inns
new route will be popular one as we'll
as convenient one for the residents OF
Stroudwater and vicinity as also for the
oit,zens of the West end, Portland, who
are DESTROYS OF going to R1yerton, as 1t
will be a quicker route
Mr.. &. K. Elk, employed at thu Berlin
Mills lumber company of Portland, has
purohased the Kidder. farm at the corner
of Main and Ocean streets. at East Deer
ing. and is to erect a modern and cop-
yenient house for his occupancy.
The Portland Railroad company s
gravel train is hauling from the pit at
Morrill's to Williams street, where 1t Is
loaded into carts and hauled to Grove
street, where it is used in ballasting ina
extension over Portland street. on Whlch
rapid progress is being made.
Mrs. George w. Edmonds and daugh-
fer. Miss Edmonds of Santa Monica, CAL,
who have been spending the summer at
Great Chebeague island, have been VISIT
ing Mr.. and Mrs Thomas H. Thompson
Woodfords street. Mrs. Edmonds was
Miss Clark, a former well-kuown resident
of Woodfords.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrie W. Neal have re-
turned to Woodfords after spending tne
summer at Peaks island. Their new resi-
dence at the corner of Racklsh street anu
Glenwcod avenue, will probably De III
readiness for occupancy about the nrst
of October.
ELECTRIC LIGH TING ON THE IN
CREASE.
The Deering Electric Light company
under the new management and the re'
duced prices ON lighting are finding about
all that they can do to keep up with the
orders that they. are receiving to equip
the residences throughout the city with
the incandescent lights.
During the past few days the linemen
of the company have been cutting out the
circuit breakers and street fixtures at
Bradley's corner so that the current will
not be supplied in that vicinity. direct
from the power house. The linemen
commenced work yesterday at Morrill,
and will continue through North Deer.
ing and over Ocean street as far as East
Deering, insulating the wires where need
ed. In many cases the trees are to be
trimmed at places where the wires come
in contact In other instances where 1t
will be difficult to trim the trees suitable
brackets are to be placed for holding the
wire. The old transformers are to be re-
moved and ara to be replaced by the
Wagner transformer which shows the
highest efficiency in Use. The company
are now engaged in wiring for lights the
residences of N. L. Doten, Ocean street,
Woodfords; Mrs. Mary Baxter, Pleasant
street, Woodfords; Rev. E. z. Wilson,
Pleasant street, and Mr.. John Rnssell's
new residence on the same street. Messrs.
G, l.. Blake and W. f. Pearson, the
merchants, and H.H. Higgins, the black
smith at Woodfords. are each having
their places of business put in readiness
for electric lights.
Mr.. W. T. Pearson, the Woodfords boot
and shoe dealer, is about to occupy a
portion of the office formerly occupied by
the Allen Sarsaparilia company at Wood
fords, opposite his present location. The
carpenters are at work in preparing the
building for his use and the DeerinR
,lectrio light company are wiring the
same for electric lights.
Mr.. W.. b.. Scott and family have re-
turned from their summer cottage at Hig'
gins Beach and have removed into the1l
home on Spring street, which was badly
damaged by fire early in the summer
The house has been thoroughly remodel
led and the interior has been made over
into an up-to-date residence.
William Smith, a Jew, who resides III
the Jewish colony on Ocean street a,
Woodfords, appeared before Judge Hop
kins yesterday morning on a charge Of
sntoxication. Smith was arrested on
Tuesday evening at Woodfords by Ofhce1
Mountfort. Smith had been into Portland
where he had been drinking heavily and
at an early hour started to drive home.
When arrested he was in the back part
of his wagon laying down and was sound
asleep, and the horse was trotting OFF
leisurely in the direction of Woodfords
The horse narrowly averted collision
with an electric car. Yesterday morning
before the court, Smith stated that he
had been in Portland drinking with
friends who, when they saw he was be-
coming intoxicated, put him in his team
and started him for home. He claims
that he had $65 with him early in the
evening which he says must have been
taken from him in Portland as he had no
money with him to pay his fine. Some
of his Deering friends were sent for and
paid his fine and costs which amounted
to 1924 On payment of the fine he was
discharged.
The last Centre Harbor excursion fol