The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-18
DEERING.

The marriage of AIR. Alverda Best, son
of Martin w. Best of Stevens Plains ave-
nue., Deering Center, TO Miss Adrienna
Z. Littlejohn is to occur today at her
home in South Portland.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Deering school committee is to be held
this evening.
Dir. George Hudson, Woodfords, is able
to be out after an Illness of three weeks.
Mr.. Albro Burnell of Woodfords, gwho
has beer so sick with fever is now re-
ported rs improving daily.
Amos Conrad, well known in this city,
who served In the navy in the recent war
with Spain, has enlisted in the regular
army and been assigned to the ninth
regiment Of infantry now at New York.
Shortly after five o'clock yesterday
afternoon. MIR. Edward Bancroft, pro-
prietor of the Deering Steam Lundry, WAS
thrown from his heavy delivery sleigh.
Mr.. Bancroft had quantity of laundry In
the team, but was about to drive to the
stable to put the team up for the night
He turned too quickly and as he did so
the horse frightened by passing train
made sudden bolt and the wagon was
tipped over MIR. Bancroft was thrown
out and the wagon pinned him to the
ground One of the lights of glass in the
wagon was broken but Mr.. Bancroft
escaped with IA badly wrenched shoulder.
| The horse continued the run n short dis
tancs slong Forest avenue with the for
ward runners of the team before he was
captured.
The wcrk of changing over the wires of
the tire alarm system to the top of the
POLES of the Deeriug Electric Light COM
pany on Forest avenue is to be under
taken very soon now. The wires at the
present time are on top of poles that are
beneath those of the Deering Electric
Light company, so to prevent possible ac
cident from the dropping of the electric
light wires the fire alarm wires are to be
| put on braces that are to be attached
to the top of the electric light pole, bring
ing the fire alarm wires above those of
the electric light company's.
The work OF wiring the new high school
building OF Deering Center for electric
llkhts 10 10 VI ana ". ~ LNAAttHt
the Woodfords electrician, he having re-
Gently received the contract from the pub
lie buildings committee. The fixtures and
other supplies are expected in few days
and the work of wiring the building will
be pushed rapidly forward.
The dedication exercises of the new
building cannot be held until after the
lighting arrangements arc perfected. 1t
is now believed that the work of wiring
the building will be completed in about
two weeks, and that the dedication exer-
cises will probably be held then or a week
later.
ANNEXATIONISTS ON THE MOVE.
The petitions asking for the
by act of the legislature which have been
in circulation during the past two days
have been signed by a large number of
citizens. The petition at Oakdale already
| has 200 names on 1t. The one at Wood
| fards is also being well filled, and good
progress is being made at Stroudwhter.
The other wards are being canyassed and
encouraging results ara being reported.
Among those who have signed the petition
are quite number Of people who voted
against annexation last spring. separ-
nte petition was started yesterday which
will be devoted exclusively to the names
of those persons who voted against an
nexation last spring, but who are now
ready for annexation.