The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-26
DEERING.
Anti-Annexati0nists Meet For Organi
cation.


One-Matters of Local Interest.
The Unity club held their meeting last
evening with Miss Katherine G. Knight,
57S Stevens Plains avenue.
The annual roll call of the members OF
the Woodfords Congregational church
as held last evening and was largely at
tended. The meeting was one OF the most
successful ones ever held and large
number of responses were made in person,
by letter at roll call.
A business meeting of the Woodfords
Universalist social circle, also the sewing
circle, will be held at the residence of
Mrs. G. A. Plummer, 211 Woodfords
street, Thursday afternoon.
The delay in completing the new cen
trail fire alarm Office in the Odd Fellows
building, Woodfords, is caused by theiloss
in transit of the important accessories of
the office. The supplies were ordered
a long time ago and but for this accident
the Office would now be in working order.
The Gamewell company are at work
duplicating the lost articles, and it. is
probable that the Office will be completed
about the first of March and the new
boxes in the Stroudwater district ready
for service.
The meeting of the Deering W. G. T..
u. vii, be held this afternoon with Mrs
John5MoLellan, % Lincoln street.
The funeral services of the late Mrs.
Josephine NJ. johnson, wife of Mr.. John
1. johnson, will be held this afternoon
at o'clock at the residence 1874 Con-
gress street, Libbytown.
Miss Flora Coolidge Of Pearl street, as
sistant teacher in the Portland High
school, who fell on the ice near her nome
the latter part OF last week, breaking her
wrist, is reported as comfortable as pos
sible. under the circum stances.
Mr.. Stephen Locke, an aged citizen re-
siding with his son, Ira S. Locke, on Pleas
ant street, was thrown from his sleigh
yesterday afternoon on Pleasant street,
nenr their residence. The horse was run
ming a lively gait and in crossing the
tracks the sleigh was upset. Mr.. Locke
sustained no injury, but the harness was
somewhat broken.
The overseers of the poor held their reg
ular monthly meeting for the approval of
bills yesterday afternoon at their room
in the new city quarters. Bills to the
amount Of s2es for expenses of sthe aims
house, and bills amounting to 1914. 76 for
the relief of the outside poor, were ap-
proved.
Up to the present time, dating from
February IA, 1887, the city has provided
1873 tramps with meals AID lodgings at
the city farm. These tramps are given G
dipper of hot tea land a quantity of
crackers and hardS bread for their sus-
tenance. The total number OF tramps
cared for in 1896 was 408, while in 1897
there were 576 provided with meals and
lodgings. At the town farm last year
there were 10 inmates, but that number
has increased to SO this year. The expense
of maintaining the farm to date amounts
to 81, 092. 10, and for the relief of outside
poor. 1885. 80 has been expended. The
earnings of the farm and allowances
made by the city for the use of the farm
teams for street work amounted to
enough within $1,000 during the past
year of supporting the entire poor depart
ment. This year ends in February and
the assessors expect to turn in balance.
from the appropriation made in 1897. the
two years prior, when the calls for help
only amounted to half the present num-
Der, the earnings of the farm were suff1o-
lent for the support Of the entire poor
department.
ANTI ANNEXAT IONISTS ORGANIZE
A meeting of the observation-disclosures of
Ceering was held last evening commend
ing at eight O'Clock III the city council
chamber of the new Odd Fellows block.
1t was generally understood that the
meeting was to he public, but the re-
porters were excluded. The society is said
to have large following, but thus far
their work has been carried on in secret,
and it is hard to state definitely just what
their strength really is. Among those in
attendance at last evenings session were
the following well known citizens and
city officials: Scott Wilson, l., T. Jones,
Stewart Worster. Arthur Pierce. DR.. G.
W. Foster, Oliver A. Lowell, I. l.. Elder,
Abner T. Smith, and as 1t was claimed
about fifty others. s.nas
At the election of officers MIR. Scott
Wilson was chosen president; Mr.. Gardner
Walker, treasurer; Mr.. A. W. Pierce,
secretary.
This committee appointed to make
canvass of the city reported that they
were convinced that annexation will be
defeated by a vote of three to one. A
committee was appointed to arrange for
room in which to hold the future meet
tngs of the society.