The Portland daily press., 1898-09-05
DEERING.


Thomas McDonough, Sunday afternoon.
at East Deering. The arrest was made on
complaint entersd two weeks ago, when
he with companions entered an orchard
and were helping themselves to the apples
when they were ordered of the premises
by the tenants daughter who was at
home alons at the time. The boys instead
of leaving commenced to hurl apples and
stones at the young lady. One of the
stones hit her in the back of the head in
flicting slight cut. Yesterday the boys
came out from Portland, went in bathing
from the shipyard. The young assailant
was discovered among the number and
on complaint to Officer Thompson the
boy was arrested and lodged in the police
station to await hearing before Judge
Hopkins.
Wards Monument Fund chorus will go
to Yarmouth today on the l p. III.
electrics where repetition OF the concert
at the Cape casino will be given. Rev. q.
G, Phelan ofiLWestbrook will deliver the
Grafton.
Street. Commissioner Hawkes. has nearly
compl eted the work of BUILDING Lawn
avenue, and it will soon be open to the
public. Being swanpy large amount of
coarse rock from the Gleawood avenue
extension was first put In and then COW
cred with dirt which will make very
fine, smooth street. and is one of the best
pieces built by the street department this
year.
The extension of Prospect street from
the corner Of High street to the recently
completed Glenwood avenue extension is
we'll under way, but will take several
weeks to complete as there is considera-
BILE blasting and grading to be dons..
A brick chimney so feet in height is
being erected for the three new kilns now
being built for the Portland Stoneware
company, at their factory, Deering Point
The regular monthly meeting of the
Deering city government will! be held
next Friday ereuing at the CITY council
chambers at Woodfords.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Bill will celebrate
their golden wedding nd receive their
friends without further invitation. at
their home, 467 Forest avenue, this
evening, Sept. 5, from to 10 o'clock.
Mr.. r. E. G. Robbins, superintendent
of schools, is occupying the room in Lewis
hall, Woodfords. formerlylused by. the city
clerk as an office for the transaction of
he business of school superintendent.
The school committee will for tho time
being hold their meetings at the mayors
Office city building, but it is expected
that when the new High school is COM
| pleted the superintendent of schools will
have an Office, and the committee will
hold their meetings in the new building
The regular holiday closing hours will
be observed ut the several Deering post
offices on today which is Labor Day.
The several city offices will be closed to-
day in recognition of Labor Day.
Monday is the regular pay day of several
departments, but owing to the day being
holiday, payments are not to be made
until Tuesday.
The Deering board of registration will
be in session Sept. 6, Z, 8 and 9 at Odd
Fellows block for the registration of
voters and corrections in the voting lists
There is to be a hearing granted to the
Westbrook Electric Light and Power
Company on Friday evening at the city
council chamber on their petition to erect
additional poles and wires for the trans
mission of electriclpower through the city
over streets where extra lights have been
ordered placed by the city government.
The work of paving the easterly side of
Forest avenue from Coyle's gulley toward
Deering Point is progressing rapidly ..and
the work is a credit to the contractors,
d. E. Griffin & Brother. The avenue
has been paved as far as Fessenden street
and the remainder of the Lstreet as far. as
the ball ground has been excavated. pre-
paratory to receiving the granite paving
blocks.
The grocery stores of Deering are to
close today, Labor Day, for half day,
closing at noon for the remainder of the
day.
noon Frank Jones and William II. Ma
lone of Portland were fnded So and costs
for intoxication. On default of payment
they were committed to jail for thirty
days.
TROTTING RECORD BROKEN.