The Portland daily press., 1898-12-21
DEERING.

has organized an ice polo team with the
following players: First rush. O,Brion
second rush, Richardson; half back,
Boody; center. Nelson; goal, Baker. The
team has arranged for q game to De
played Saturday with team from Smei'
Hill, on Capisio pond. Nason's Corner. :
Miss &. E. Hodge. formerly of Desring'
who Is tsaching school in Athol. Mass.'
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Chaunoey L.
Berry, South street, Woodfords
Miss Myra Perry, a former Deering slfi
who is teaching school in Massachusetts
Is enjoying her Christmas vaoaeion 10
this city as the guest Of her father Mr'
Leonard Perry Oak street.
A case Of diphtheria is reported at MOI
xills corner.
Tho st,,e orusher is at work at Aliens
corner and Is turning out nIty IONS or
crushed stone a day. The stone is Delng
hauled to Lunt's corner and Hast Deering
where il Is to be used on the streets next
snring. The oitr teams are also hauling
sand to East Deering.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Deeriue Social club was held Monday
evening. Mr.. Charles Gray was elected
to mem bsrship In the club.
Rev. Arthur Hunt, who has been pastor
of the North Deering Congregational
church few months, has resigned his
uastorate on account of throat trouble,
and will preach his last sermon next
Sunday
An enjoyable party was beld by the
Young people at Good Fellows hall,
North Deering. Monday evening. Dancing
and games were INDUCED. About forty
persons were in attendance.
The funeral services over the emains
of the late Mrs. Mary A. Robinson are to
be held this afternoon at two. CLOCK from
her late residence, ~ Bryant street,
woodfords.
The funeral services of the late Alfred
@. Crook, oldest son of Alfred NJ Crook
OF North Deering, who died suddenly
yesterday morning are to be held on
Thursday afternoon at two o'clock from
the residence of Mrs. G. A. Blair, 545
Snyens Plains avenue, North Deering.
The Westbrook Electric Light and
Power company, have contract to fur-
nish lights for Superintendent Floyd's
once In Evergreen cemetery, also for the
public waiting room near Mr.. Floyd's
ofaue Mr.. Rounds the superintendent OF
the Dserang branch Of the company's
business Is to take charge of the work
and will have the wires laid in pipes and
carried into the yards in that manner so
that poles will not be req uired. This will
bs tbs first piece Of underground electric
light wiring in Deering
\ Mir. Rufus w. Record who resides on
Ocean street at Oceanvale slipped on the
sidewalk near his house yesterday aud as
q result broke his COLLAR bone. Mir. Record
stepped onto piece of lee that was hidden
by the loose snow and fell heavily to the
r. ground. He went into Portland intend :
ing to 90 to work but found on his arrival
in the oity that he had sustained quite a
serious injury and SO returned to his
home and had phsyician attend to the
: broken bone.
The Woodfords Kickers club held olan,
suppsr last evening at their rooms over
the Deering Stesm laundry on Spring
street at Woodtords. The occasion was in
honor Of Mr.. Fred Jewell an intimate
friend Of the members of the club who
leaves today for Calais TO resume his
labors as conductor on the new Wash
ington county railroad.
Mr. J. B. Chue, Spring street, Wood
forts is to take rooms at the Preble
House, Portland for the winter.
The monthly meeting of the Deering
school committee will be held this eve
ming at the mayors office, Woodfords,
The Sunday school of the Clark
Memorial Methodist church, Woodfords,
will have Christmas tree and entertain
ment Monday evening, thet26th, at the
church parlors Each scholar will bring
q present costing not over ten cents and
the committee will receive these in The
afternoon and put the names on each one.
In thisway every scholar will get @
present on the tree and bag of candy.
NORTH DEHRING.
Maple lodge of Good Templars had q
very PLEASANT social among themselves
last Wednesday evening After. initiating
two new members fine chicken supper
was served in charge of the following
COMMITTEES: Miss Nellie Wells, Miss
Almira Sawyer and Mr.. Charles Snow
man. About 80 were present.
Rev. A. b. Hunt surprised 9his congre-
cation very much by rendering his resig-
nation as pastor of the North Deering
Congregational church,, to take place at
the close of the year. Although Mr..
Hunt has been here but few months
he has made many friends among the peo-
Pile and they much regret that he feels it
necessary to leave.
Miss Fannie Barrett Sherman Of San
Diego, CAL, daughterfof the late Capt.
Nathan Sherman. recent mayor of San
Diego, Cal, is visiting her uncle. John
4. Barrett, $40 Main street, and for the
first time in her life she is seeing the
beauties of snow and ice, this being her
first visit east.
Mrs. Maria q. Coolidge and daughter
Florence, have gone to Massachusetts, to
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