The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-13
WOODFORDs.


There viii be a stated communication
OF Deering lodge, u. and A. NJ, No. lsa
of Woodfords, this evening at $50
O'Clock ct Ionic hall, Forest avenue to
work the Il. A. degree on several candi-
dates.
The W. W. WIS, q ladies' afternoon
whist club of Woodfords, was delightfully."-
entertained Saturday afternoon by Mrs.
Adele Adams at her home on High
street. There was a large attendance of
members and after whist dainty lunch
was served.
The work OF dismen.eling the Deering
city offices in Odd Fellows block, Wood
fOrsis, begun early Saturday morning
aud all OF the handsome quartered oak
furniture in tho council chamber and
mayors ohioe was carted OF to the Port
land City hail. The eleven modern desks
auu chairs will be located in the alder
mems room. The mayors and clerk s
desk, the committee room table and chairs
and oTher furniture of the two rooms,
Will be used to brighten up and modern
ize the various Offices and rooms. The
three small desks used by the newspaper
men were also removed. The offices had
cheerless look and the various officials
looked like mourners at u funeral. Al
ter the furniture was removed there was
u suspicion of moisture in the eyes of
several showing that tho feeling was deep
for the retiring city. Everything about
the offices was new year ago ana much
work was done to get Comfortably set
tied in the new quarters Next week
will see the removal of the other Offices.
Miss Sarah w. Adams of Woodfords,
daughter of the late Col. John NJ.
Adams, read very Interesting paper on
The New Euucation," before the W. l..
U. Saturday afternoon at Y. III. =. A.
hall Il A.s.ar tt,fr
club ladies were present
The illustrated lecture on "Greek and
Roman Art and Architecture, ty Prof.
William g. Ward of Harvard University.
win be given Wednesday evening, March
l5th at Crosby hall, Deering High school
building. Deering Centre.
FOR FIRE PROTECTION.
A petition is being generally circulated
in wards eight and nine and is receiving
u very large number OF signatures. 1t Is
as follows:
ITO the Honorable Mayor and Council
of the City of Portland;
We the undersigned citizens Of Greater
Portland, respectfully reuu,s st that If
steam fire engine is placru In This part Of
the city, 1t be stationed on the high
ground at Deering CenJer, for the follow
ing reasons which we think should bs
considered: Tristan engine stationed
at this point would have down hill run
to all parts of the district covered by 1t,
which means valuable time saved in got
ting to fire. Second-An engine at this
part of the city woulo protect more valu-
able city property than at any other point
in the district"
At DeerIng Center is the new SIS. 0C0
school house, large and valuable build
ing, formerly occupied as high school,
another large school house and the new
hose house. AT Woodfords there is no city
property except the school houses on
Ocean street. and the one on Nevens
which is nearly as near Deering Center as
1t is Woodfords From Deering Center 1t
would be a down hill run to the city poor
farm, and would be much easler to get
to from this place than from either Wood
fords or Morrills. At Deering Center the
city owns plenty OF property upon which
to erect fire station IL any of the pres
emit buildings could not be utilized.