The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-30
DEERING.


| The annual meeting of the board of
| trustees of the Westbrook Seminary was
| held yesterday afternoon at o'clock at
| the seminary chapel. There were in at
tendance as members of the board of trus-
tees Cyrus B. Varney, Deering; Rev.
Persis NJ. Martin, Augusta; Mrs. C. A.
| Quinby, Augusta; Hon. Augustus b..
Moulton, Deering; Merritt B. Coolidge,
Deering; Harry r. Virgin, Portland
Morrill, N. Drew. Portland; Nathaniel
z. Sawyer, Deering; Hon. NJ. P. Frank,
Portland; Hon. Sidney Perham, South
Paris; Charles S. Fobes, Portland; AL
Deshon, Canton; Judge Emery o. Beane
Readfield.
The trustees organized with the choice
of the following board of officers for the
ensuing years:
| President-AlfredW oodman, Portland
| Vice President-Merritt B. Coolidge,
Deering.
Observation-Disclosures S. Fobes, Portland.
| Ssoretary-Hon. A. f. Moulton, Deer
ing.
Corresponding secretary-Rev. Q. "A.
| Hayden, Augusta.
Auditor-Morriu N. Drew, Portland.
Executive mnnittee-Hop. NJ. P.
Frank, Harry R.Virgif, Morrill, N. Drew,
all of Portland.
| Committee on buildings and grounds
Merritt B. Coolidge, Deering; Augustus
NJ. Hunt, Portland; Harry II. Virgin,
Portland.
| The old board of trustees were re-eleot-
ed, the terms of four having expired
this year as follows: Hon. I. L.
Elder, G. B. Varney, Deering;
Ara Cushman, Auburn; Rev. Henry
Blanchard, D. D., Portland. Rev. H.
F. Moulton of Biddeford was elected as
new member of the board Of trustees
for term OF six years.
The report of the executive committee
showed that repairs had been made on
Hersey hall during the past year. The
buildings are all in excellent repair.
There has been steam heating plant
added during the year. The finances or
the school are in excellent condition. The
thanks of the trustees were extended
Hon. e. B. Winslow for contribution
of drain pipe used in improving the sani-
tary condition of the buildings.
The seminary has received donation
of $4,000 from N. K. Sawyer of Deering
and has received from the estate of Cyrus
Cole of Cape Elizabeth the sum of
81 $50. Is. The trustees voted to confer de-
grees and award diplomas to the 20 mem
bers of the graduating class of '9S.
| JIJNIOR EXHIBITION.
| Last evening the exercises of the junior
class of Westbrook Seminary were held
at All Souls church, commencing at
$50 O'Clock. The exercises were largely
attended and were successful through
out. The juniors entered the church to
Unity club orchestra of Deering.
| The platform was decorated with
plants and ferns and cut flowers. The
motto of the class in Greek, 'To be superb
or to Others in the GLASS colors, garnet
and white, in the form of horseshoe,
was suspended from the back of the plat
or m.
The exercises opened with music by the
orchestra, followed by prayer by Rev. W.
W. Hooper. The;orchestra then. rendered
another selection after which the follow
| ing programme was carried out:
Essay-Mozart,
| Ruth Marie Maxwell, Richmond.
Essay-The Study of Myths,
Mary Elizabeth BARTLETT, Bryant S
Pond.
Recitation-The Swan Song,
| Alba May Pease, Cambridge
Essay-Friendship,
Dora Sohorn leighton, Deering
Essay-The First Railroad in Maine,
| John Bryant Merrill, Bangor
Original Poem-Prince Arnold's Ring.
Leslie Isabel Cobb, Deefing
Essay -Cornstalks,
Arthur William Coolidge, Deering
Recitation-The Work that is Best,
| Eta Louise Bartlett, Bryant's Pond
Essay-A Plea for a Wider Study of
| Creek
Alfred Roscoe Maxwell, Moore
Mills, N. B.
The exercises closed with the benedic-
ton. The ushers at last evenings exer-
cises were the same q on class day.
The Maine Central railroad crossing
gate at Woodfords which was broken a
| few days ago, has heen temporarily re-
paired until a new gate can be put in po-
sition.
City Engineer Barbour made plans and
surveys yesterday for the construction of
| the new sewer on Ocean street at Wood
fords. The construct for the construc-
| ton of the sewer has been awarded to
Angelic Lorello, and work on the same
will he commenced in few days
The house of Mr.. Stephen johnson on
Warren avenue, damaged by fire week
ago, is being repaired.
| j. f. Cobb, the Morrills corner grocer,
has had an awning placed in front of his
store by Mr. Sewall T. Fowler of East
Deering.
| The framework of house for Mr..
Chas. Halves at Aliens corner, is in po-
sition and work of construction is being
pushed forward rapidly.
The annual meeting for the election
of officers of Hose 8, Deering fire depart
ment, will be held next Tuesday evening