The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-08
DEERING.

Miss Anna Latham of Stevens Plains
avenue, has been visiting Montreal
Mrs. Emma B. Durham, the we'll
known writer, is taking her summer rest
at her old home on Stevens Plains ave-
nue..
Captain Crockett OF Deering Center re-
Gently came home from Connecticut
waters where he left his vessel, for short
visit to his family and friends,
Mrs. William L. Jordan has returned
from Lewiston and is again at the hon 9
of her sister, Mrs. Sumner W. johnson,
corner of New and Leland streets.
Miss Mary S. Morrill, of Morrills Corner
is at her home, having returned from the
Clifton Sanitarium. She intends to start
for China in the latter part of the sum
mer, to resume her labors thers as a mis-
sionary.
The Christian EndeavoF topic cards for
the current half year are out, rich in sug-
gestions for Christian thought, feeling
and life.
with their little daughter Helen, recently
made flying visit to Poland to visit Mr.
and Mrs. Moses johnson of that place.
Everatt Goodhue has been calling on
friends in Deering.
The city is made pleasanter by the pres
ence of returned collegians, enjoying their
vacation.
Mrs. Andrew ]. Chase, formerly of
Deering has been visiting at Woodtords.
Mrs. Philip Mosher of New York, has
been visiting her parents at Wood lords.
Prof. John Hull of Adams, Mass, has
been in town recently.
Miss Matte Jones, of Forest avenue,
has been on visit to Powpal
Miss Annie L. Jones, of Deering Center,
is taking vacation from the Shav's
Business college.
. The Maine Central railroad mechanics
have replaced the gate at Woodfords near
the depot which was broken off the other
day by the horses of an ice team running
against it when the gates were closed.
The gate was temporarily repaired, but
has now been put into it's usual form.
Clark and Chaplin the ice dealers are to
settle for the damage to the gate as it was
through the negligence Of their drivers
that the horses broke the gate.
The owners of farms in Deering are
harvesting their hay crops in good earnest
this week. The hay crop seems to be a
good one this year, but the other corps
do not give as much promise. The work
men on the city farm are engaged in cut
ting the hay crop at the farm.
The new Sparrow building at Wood
fords will soon be permanently occupied
by three different kinds of business. Ono
of the stores is being fitted up by Mr..
Dyer who formerly kept a hardware and
variety store on Deering avenue. The
middle store is being occupied by Mr. G..
H. Jefferds of Yarmouth, harness maker
and repairs. The lower store and smaller
Rochester railroad tracks, is to be occu-
pied at once by ". A. Derrah the
electrician. -
The track crew of the Portland and
Rochester railroad have been engaged
during the past two days in replacing the
SASSPoAo ssAO1AS oA4O i4lsO VI Uu0lE IOdu
through Oakdale. The bark from the
new "sleepers" is pealed off and collected
in piles along the road and burned.
sScreen doors are being placed at the
entrance to the city Offices in Odd
Fellows block at Woodfords.
The residents in the vicinity of Sawyer
and Thomas streets, Woodfords, had O
continuation Of the Fourth of July cole
bration on Wednesday evening. A hand
some display of fireworks was shown by
them during the evening.
The advertised letters at the Wo odfords
post office are as follows: John Harris,
Annie Johnson, John A. Mitchell, Mrs.
Arthur Murphy and Mr.. A. McDutfie.
Hose company No. Of Woodfords, has
elected Messrs. c. W. Eldridge and Pearl
A. Cannon as delegates to the annual
convention of the Maine State Firemen e
association at Bath, August Sd and 9Th.
The schooners Henrietta Symonds and
Sarah and Ellen are discharging cargoes
of New Jersey clay at the Portland Stone.
ware company's shop, Deering Point.
LAS SAdy SAleOAc AAAOO oA1o SOIApOSAtlOiA Vi
the new vitrified brick, which this enter
prising firm has been making for the past
few years.
The regular meeting of Rookameecook
tribe of Red Men will be held this even
ing at Morrill's corner. The officers will
be installed for the ensuing term by D.
d. G. S., Ira G. Strout of Cumberland
Mills, who will be accompanied by mem.
bers of the tribes from the city Of Vest
brook.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Deering city government is to be held
this evening at 1850 O'Clock. Prior to the
regular business hearing has been called
Of parties interested in the assessment on
the Noyes street and Deering avenue
sewers.
The citizens Of Deering Center are agi-
| tating the matter of having Pleasant
street and Stevens Plains avenue
| sprinkled. 1t is expected that commit.
tee of citizens will wait upon the Port.
land Railroad company at an esrly date
with view to SecJ1ra the sprjn king nv