The Portland daily press., 1898-06-28
DEERING.
DEERING COURT CASES.

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1t has been, several weeks sinoe..Judge
Hopkins has been called upon to occupy
his seat at his desk in the Municipal
court room. but yesterday morning there
of the law. Peter McRobbie of South
Windham. ON charge Of intoxication,
was fined So and costs.
David Elobey ofsPortland. on charge
of assault upon special police Charles
Haines, Saturday evening, was fined s25
and costs. On payment of fine and costs
he was dismissed.
The case of special interest centered in
Garde Houldercroft of South Portland,
charged with breaking and entering, and
intent to commit larceny in the house Of
Mrs. Mary P. Race, Main street. Ocean
vale. Houldercroft was arrested Satar-
day afternoon by young man named
John Sampson, who brought him to
Woodfords and turned him over to Speci-
al Officer. Thompson. Houldercroft was
charged with using threatening language
and making various threats If he was not
given food and money. Before Judge
Hopkins he waived an examination and
was bound over in the sum of $500 to
the September term of the Superior
court
Mr.. j.. N. Read of Pleasant street,
Woodfords, attended the funeral Satur-
day of Mr.. Silas W. Cook of Lewiston.
Mr.. Cook was the past grand master and
1av,r 1tnt @o kho -
Maine, I. o. o. +. Mr.. Read carried
with him a handsome floral emblem given
on behalf of the Grand Lodge.
Thee adjourned meeting Of the Deering
city government will be held this evening
at the city council rooms at $50.
Mr.. Frank G. Perkins and Mrs. Philip
Mosher, both of New York, son and
daughter respectively of Mr.. L. J. Per-
kins, High street. Woodfords, are enjoy.
ing brief visit with their parents.
Rev. William T. Jordan, former pastor
of the Free church, Deering,s is temper
arily supplying a pulpit in Trinidad,
Colorado.
Mrs. Catherine Malone of Leonard
street. has returned from a visit at the
home of daughter n Lew iston.
Miss Lena Clark of Deering Center, has
returned from Orono, where she has Ebeen
attending commencement exercises at the
University of Maine.
Mrs. Jenny Hooper of Cenral avenue is
i'll.
Miss Myrice D. Cheney of the Deering
High school, has gone to Waterville to at
tend the commencement exercises at Colby
University, of which che Is graduate of
the class of '96.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Richardson of
Boston Highlands, has been visiting at
the home of Mr.. William Richardson of
Deering Center.
Mrs. William T. Jordan. lately guest
of her sister, Mrs. Sumner W johnson of
Leland and New streets, is making a
short visit at the home of a brother IL
Lewiston.
Mrs. Grace johnson, of Deering Center.
has returned from Lewiston.
Class Day exercises will be held this
afternoon at 2 O'Clock at All Souls
church by the students of Westbrook
Seminary. The arrangements for the
announcement have been completed as
follows: The music for the senior class
will be furnished by Giyen's orchestral
club of Portland, while the juniors will
have the Unity club orchestra of Deer.
ing, Henry Dunbar, leader. j. j. Pooler
of the Sherwood, Portland, is to furnish
the commencement dinner, Thursday.
Street Commissioner Hawkes. has COM
menced the work of grading the Glenwood
avenue extension to the Prospect street
extension. The work of grading will
take several weeks. The surplus earth
removed will be used to grade Lawn
avenue.
The North Deering Congregational
church society observed it's first chill
dren's Sunday. The concert programme,
postponed from a week ago, was success
fully carried out.
Up to the present time all but about
20 of the 80 dogs in this city have been
licensed at the City Clerks office.
The city government street committee
Will Juccb db . v CiOCh UulB afternoon at
the city Offices Woodfords, q to open bids
for the excavation, furnishing all ma
terial and laying about 5000 square yards
of granite pavement and setting about
5000 lineal feet of granite curbing on
Forest avenue.
At the meeting of the Pine Grove Gem.
etery association held at Woodfords, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Prssident-J. N. Read.
Vice-President-S. S. Hersey.
Secretary-Frederick Durham.
Treasurer-Wslter f. Goodrich.
Early yesterday forenoon, one of Clark
& Chaplin's ice teams was being driven
along Forest avenue at Woodfords, Just
as M. G. railroad train was approach.
ing. The gates were closed and the team
was halted snug to the gates. The horses
became frightened at the noise of the
train and tried to force their way past
the gates. The pressure brought to bear
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