The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-02
DEERING.

of State, in accordance with the recent
appointment by Governor Powers an
nouncing Mr.. Berry as an agent to pre-
vent cruelty. Mr.. Berry took the oath of
his new Office yesterday.
The annual meeting of the Deering hall
company will be held this evening at
eight O'Clock at the home of the clerk,
MIR. Herbert B. Seal, S77 Stevens Plains
avenue. The meeting is called for the
purpose of electing board of directors
for the ensuing year and to receive the re-
port Of the treasurer.
On Saturday evening, June 4th the
members of Rockameecook tribe of Red
Men are to tender complimentary supper
to their wives and lady friends at Red
Mems hall, MorrilPs corner.
Repairs are being made on the j. Win
slow Jones house near Riverton park
prior to it's being occupied as hotel.
Mr.. Edward Nixon of Portland who is
to occupy the old Institute building on
the Windham road as hotel, is moving
his furniture and fixtures into the house
in readiness for the opening of the house
at an early date. 4 & 81
Friday evening the Republican ward
caucuses are to he held in the several ward
rooms to choose delegates to attend the
county and state conventions. The
caucuses will be called to order at eight
O'Clock.
The committee on new streets will meet
on Saturday June 4th, at two O'Clock at
the corner of Congress and Powsland
street, so-called, at three O'Clock at the
corner Of Lawn avenue and the proposed
Higgins street. At the corner of Spring
and Brown street at g. Bop. III. to hear the
respective petitioners for new streets in
the above named territories. relative to
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Williams are
spending brief vacation at Wiscasset
where they went last week to attend the
wedding of Mr.. Williams, brother of that
town. The newly married man is engi-
neer on the steamer Salacia running be.
tween Portland, Boothbay and Wiscasset..
The Portland and Yarmouth railway
have about completed the laying of their
track on Veranda and Main streets, East
Deering, and the work of paving with
granite block will begin soon.
The residents of East Deering are in
hopes.that both roadsswil be operating
their roads over Tukey's bridge by July
1st, as the trip to Portland over the new
route to Monument square can be made
in fifteen minutes, where now it takes
thirty minutes by the way of Woodfords.
! Street Commissioner Hawkes. has a
| Grew of men at work on Pearl street lay
| ing brick sidewalk on the southerly
side from Grant street to the Maine Gen.
trail railroad. Another crew has COM
menced to prepare the ground for brick
walk on Forest avenue on the easterly
side near the Portland and Rochester
streets, Arlington and Clifton streets.
A handsome American flag now floats
over the large factories of the Portland
Stoneware company at Deering Point.
Mr.. W. Fl. Scott, Spring street, Wood
fords has also recently unfurled to the
breeze handsome flag from the front of
his residence.
The many Deering friends will be
| pleased to learn Of the promotion of
| Charles F.. Walker of Deering Center, a
member of the signal corps at Augusta,
| to the position of first lieutenant. Mr..
| Walker is young man OF % years of
age. He was for several years resident
of Westbrook and graduated from the
High school in that city in 1898. He en-
tered Norwich University of Mortified
soon after and graduated as the valedic-
torian of his class in 1897.
Lucy Rogers Jones has returned to the
Stevens school, New Gloucester.
Miss Annie Knight. Of North Deering,
has been i'll. "
The quarterly meeting of Friends was
attended Saturday and Sunday by Friends
from several meetings. Is
Miss Mabel Lane, of Portland, recently
visited friends at Deering Center. p
Evelyn Cobb of Clark street, has been
seriously hurt by fall. DR.. Topliff is
attending her.
Miss Elsie Body has been appointed
valedictorian and Wyman Fitz salutator-
ian of the class of 1913, Deering High
school.
Mrs. Lucy Goddard, who has been
visiting at Lewiston, has returned.
Miss Annette Goddard, of Bates College
has been visiting her home
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Jefferds have moved
from Portland into the house of Mr..
Richard Smith at the corner Of Glen
wood avenue and South street, Wood
fords.
Alderman George Smith, with party
of friends, returned yesterday from fish
ing trip at Buxton. OF the 80 brook
trout which Mr.. Smith brought home,
20 of them weighed TO- pounds.
W. II. Motley, Esq, who has spent the
winter on his orange grove at Wabasso,
Florida, has returned to this city, and
Is to spend the summer at his cottage on
Long Island, Portland harbor.
The Westbrook Seminary Dali team
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