The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-11
DEERlNG.


The circle connected with Crescent 90.
sembly, p. S. of weodfords wall meet
with Mrs symonds, at her home on i.e-
land street, Thursday afternoon.
The post Office ut Desring Centre has
been wired for electric lights.
Mr.. Arthur W. Hooper. Central avenue,
vino served In the Maine Signal corps,
and is just recovering from an attack OF
mslarial fever, has recovered from his
illness and has assumed his position with
Ed wards q Walker. Portland
Mrs. George NJ. Stevens OF Stevens
Plains avenues Is quite siok with the grip.
MIR. George A. Hall. Leland street.
the grip, is able to get out of doors now.
MIR. A. NJ. Austin. the Desring Center
insurance agent, has purchased the In
terests Of his partner, Mr.. W. 4. f. jack
son, and IL to continue the business. Mr..
jackson Is to retain desk room ut the
same office.
There Is to be q supper at the Metao-
dist church on Thursday evening under
the auspices of the ladies circle.
Mrs. p. J. Lidbaok, Central avenue,
Deering Center, is dangerously Ill, throat.
ened with pneumonia.
Deering lodge. No $40 of Good Temp
lars, disbanded about two months ago
Efforts are now being made to revive the
lodge.
MIR. Lockey. the expressman who has
been sick st his home, Desring Centre, is
reported improving.
City Engineer ]. W. Barbour, is max
ing convenient index to all the city
plans with note book references.
MIR. Howard u. Taylor Of Morrills,
formerly assistant at the city engineers
office. now o student at Tufts college, has
been assisting the city engineer during
the school holidays.
The Westbrook Electric Light and
Power company have completed the IN
stallation Of the last Of the now lights
ordered by the CITY government.
MIR. Arthur q. Frost has had electric
lights placed In the boiler room Of his
greenhouses. by the westbrook Electric
Light company.
The poles Of the Deering Electric
Light company on Forest avenue at Oak
dale, are being painted light drab color.
A pleasant meeting Of the Monday
afternoon whist club was held Monday
with Mrs. j. A. Sohmitt, corner Of Deer
ing avenue and Lincoln streets, Wood.
fords.
The W. W. WIS whist club will meet
this afternoon at the home of Mrs Fred
W. Huntington, corner of Deering ave-
nue. and Pearl street, Woodfords.
The A. b. 9. Klass Of Woodfords win
meet this morning at the home of Mrs
Mary A. Baxter, Pleasant street. The
study of Faust" Is TO be resumed.
/. MIR. Arthur g. Doten of Woodfords,
who has been spending his vacation In,
this city, has returned to New York,
where he is studying medicine at the
New York College hospitals. Mr.. Doten
expects to graduate in June.
FUNERAL OF MRS. HARRIET E. /
BARTON.
The funeral services over the remains
OF the late Mrs. Harriet T. Barton, moth.
or of Alderman Chas. S. Farnham, were
held yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
from the residence of MIR. Farnham, 752
Forest avenue, Riverton. The deceased
was 60 years of age and came from an
old and highly respected family of Ken
nebec county residents The services
were conducted by Rev. A. L. Dunn. ID.
D.. of Waterville, an old acquaintance of
tho family eistar af the dacaassd ~.
siding In Washington, carue on and WAS
in attendance upon the funeral services.