The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-18
DEERING.


closed and the steward, MIR. French and
family, have gone to Canton, for the sum
Iner.
Rev. MIR. Davis, formerly pastor in
Eastern Maine, but mora recently located
IN Florida, with his wife are the guests
OF Rev. Il. S. Whitman and wife, Nor
rlll's Corner, for the summer.
The ladies of All Souls church will
hold a lawn party on the grounds adj
joining Westbrooll Seminary next Friday
evening. Supper is to be served at six
o'clock,lto be followed by fine pro-
gramme of musical numbers. Should the
weather be upfavorable the affair will be
held in the church vestry.
The Rev. DR.. Forbes, of Canton, N.
Y, will occupy the pulpit of All Souls
Universalist church, during the absence
of the pastor, Rev. f. 7. Nelson, who is
in Chicago in attendance upon the
National Universalist convention. Rev.
DR.. Forbes will also preach before the
Woodfords Universalist society Mt 4
o'clock.
The Uniyersalist societies of Deering
and Westbrook will unite and have their
annual outing at Hope Island next We'd
nesday. Rev. @. II. Shinn, former
pastor of the Deering church, is expected
to be in attendance.
Mrs. W. ii. Gould of Dexer, with her
little daughter, is visiting Mrs. I. G.
Parker, Morrill's Corner.
Mrs. A. NJ Cobb Clark street, Deering
Center, who has been confined to her
is reported as rapidly recovering from her
illness
Mrs. E. L. Manson, of Deering Center,
is recovering nicely from her recent sur
gical operation,
Mr.. c. S. Given, Miss Mary E. White
and Miss Jennie g. Kicker. who have
been the guests of Mr.. D. W. Hoegg,
Stevens Plains avenue, have returned to
their home in Cambridge.
MIR. Wallace Robinson, Bowdoin '96,
and graduate of the Medical school, a
resident of East Deering, has received an
appointment at the Boston hospital ), here
he has gone to assume his new duties.
Mir. Fred Parker and Mr.. j. r Ber-
wick of Stroudwater, have returned to
Hanover. N. H., where they have passed
the examination and entered the senior
class of the school.
The Deering firemen are making active
preparations to attend the Maine State
Firemen's muster at Bath, August Sd aud
4th. Over SIS has been subscribed
toward having a band to accompany the
department which will be represented by
nearly 100 men. There is to be meet
ing of the several companies on Monday
evening at Woodfords Hose house to ar
range further details with reference to
attendance at the muster.
D. f. Griffin g Brother of Portland,
the granite contractors who have received
the contract for paving Forest avenue,
will commence work on Monday.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Deering school committee will be held
next Wednesday evening at 730 in the
Ocean street schoolhouse.
The members of Oakdale hose Com
pany are to hold their annual picnic and
outing next Saturday.
Rev. f. R. Purdy of the Friends
church, Portland, is to occupy the pulpit
of the East Deering Methodist church this
afternoon at 8 O'Clock. The services at
the other churches of the city today are at
the usual hour and conducted by the re-
spective pastors.
Mr.. Arthur C. Doten of the Deering
Grocery company, late Saturday after
noon received a bad cut which nearly
cost him two fingers of his left hand.
Mr.. Doten went into the meat room,
knife in hand, to cut some meat. Insat-
tempting to move an obstacle that was
in the way the knife slipped from his
right hand and in catching it with his
left he received cut that nearly severed
the smaller fingers of his hand
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
POLITICS.
In local political circles not much has
candidate for representative to the legis-
lature up to this time. The talk that has
been made, is that of the politicians at
Woodfords. The matter of "a representa-
tive is not question OF. the voters choos-
ing between Republican and Demo-
GRAFT, but between an annexationist or an
anti-annexationtst, as the citizens are
looking forward to the next legislature
taking a step in the direction Of setting
off the majority of the wards of the city
onto Portland. The names mentioned for
the Republican nomination, are Judge
George G. Hopkins, Of the Deering
municipal court; A. Leon Hanscome of
Stroudwater, secretary of the Falmouth
Loan and Building association of Port
land; and Mr.. F. A. Kimball of the firm
of Kendall & Whitney of Portland. These
gentlemen represent the annexation ele
ment. A the choice Of the anti -annexa-
tionists for the nomination the name of
VIM. Motley, Esq, the well-bnown
lawyer, is being prominently mentioned
Mr. A. W. Pierce, secretary of the
Deering Loan and Building association
of Woodfords with his family have 10
turned from pleasant three weeks out
ing spent at East Denmark, Me-
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick FL. Beals cele-
brated the tenth anniversary of their