The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-18
DEERING.

49,, s.. "sses Tor the new High
sonooi Duiiolng at Deering Centre. have
arrlveu ana one has been already n,aced
~ position. AS soon as they are placed
IN POSITION the roof will be nut ON.
Inc Deering city counci, bava oron+od
"eseorook seminary the right to charge
60 n ilssion to the grounds. A high
lo"oe IS being built from Alumni hall
ooiese street and a canvas will be
sVie'oneo On poles from the hall to the
s'aoie' thereby enclosing the ball field.
oAo0p' where 1t joins Evergreen cemetery,
| where there Is fence. Police officers are
70 pc stationed about the grounds at each
same 10 assist the boys in securing ad-
'"ission lees from all that desire.to see the
| game.
iooo commissioner Hawkes. and q
oiom Oh men are engaged in laying a
oA oiuewalk at Woodfords in front OF
inc Deering Grocery company, and W.
T. Fearson's store, There have been sew
eiai orlok sidewalks placed this season
ana Judging from the long list of petit
ions received by the city government for
| 'nese walks, the street commissioner will
nave BUSY summer in laying these new
| walks. I'll
City Marshal Brown was engaged yes
teroay IN posting the. following signs in
conspicuous places throughout the city:
bicyole riding is forbidden on sidewalks
under penalty Of S. fine. Per order City
marshal" These signs are painted on
large board and are to be placed on
buildings or other conspicuous places.
Inc members of Deering lodge of Good
Iemplars held clam supper last evening
at their hall, Deering Centre.
kIhe 0. Stewart Taylor chorus of Deer
ing Will 60 to Portland this evening to
renearse with the joint chorus that is to
give grand concert in Portland at an
early date.
Mr. Chas. II. Thompson of the firm Of
=. d. Thompson 4 Co., grocers, at Wood
fords, met with q painful accident yes
erday forenoon while cutting meat. In
some way the knife slipped and cut Mr..
thompson a deep cash on the tieshy
outer portion of the left hand, between
the thumb and the first finger. Several
stltches were required to close up the
cash. Mr.. Thompson is still attending
to business.
Inc regular monthly meeting of the
Deerlng school committee will be held
this evening at 7.3O
The beautiful cantata Esther will be
presented by the Stroudwater singing
school tonight and tomorrow evening at
Quinby hall. under the direction of Rev.
C.Everett Bean. assisted by some Of Port
lands finest soloists. The piece will be
| elaborately staged. The entertainments
commence at 8 o'clock.
The ball game scheduled for this after
noon between the Westbrook Seminary
nine and Bowdoin college second nine
has been cancelled.
Mr.. Isaac A. Clough, residing on Glen.
wood avenue, Woodfords, has just received
| from Mr.. B. G. Jordan of..Alfred, for his
infant son, Ernest Taylor Clough,
handsome silver knife, fork and spoon.
| This present comes as token from MIR.
Jordan who desires to express his appre-
citation on account Of the important part
that the infant son of Mr.. Clough played
in the capture Of VIM. Hyde, the Deering
burglar, last fall. Hyde, it will be- re-
WONDERED, made several breaks prior to
his Deering burglaries at Alfred, among
| them being breaks and thefts from the
residences Of y. s. Marshal John B.
Donovan, Clerk OF Courts James e.
Hewey, and at B. G. Jordan's At the
time of the capture in Deering of burglar
| Hyde, lMessrs. Donovan and Hewey
learned that he was the same one that
had stolen from them, and on search
| they found their stolen property. Crate
| full because of recovering their property
they asoertained that Mr.. Alfred H
Cloudy was the man that captured the
burglar in Deering and as token of
reward they gave Mr.. Cloudy liberal
purse of money. 55
| Mr.. Jordan soon after recovered his
watch, and being DESTROYS of rewarding
the one that we're instrumental in the
capture of the burglar, decided also to
present Mr.. Cloudy with some testimoni-
al of his appreciation. Mr.. Jorda n how
ever, was urged 10 change his plan, as
Mr.. Goudy had been suitably rewarded,
and it was suggested by his friends that
if any reward was made that it should
be to the infant son Of Mr.. Clough, as
it was due to The fact that the Clough
child awoke in the night and aroused
its parents. who heard the burglar in.the
house. MIR. Clough gave chase and
sounded the alarm, which was heard by
Mr.. Gordy, who arose and rushing out
of doors, captured the burglar