The Portland daily press., 1899-03-22
WOODFORDS.

Mrs. George W. Furlong. South street,
woo6fords, is reported as quite i'll at her
horne.
Rev. w. w. Hooper, Pleasant sire ct,
state missionary OF the Universalist
church. has returned from Lagrange and
Milo where he preached last Sunday.
Four tramps and three DRINKS com
pleted the list that were In the tolls" on
Monday night Mt the woodfords police
station. The DRINKS were taken to jail
yesterday aud will be tried this morning
before Judge Hill.
Superintendent of Schools, o. NJ. Lord.
visited the new high school building at
Deering Center, yesterday, on his tour of
inspection.
The Stroudwater Improvement society
held a successful fair and sale yesterday
afternoon and evening at Qainhy hall.
Stroudw water. In the evening the Stroud
water Dramatic club composed of strong
local amateur talent furnished the enter
tainment. The receipts OF the fair and
entertainment are to be used for the pur
chase OF tableware and other articles for
use at the suppers held from time to time
in the hall.
Hon. Augustus f. Moulton of Oakdale
is to lecture this afternoon at three
o'clock before the students and friends of
westbrook seminary at Alumni hall on
England and the Puritans." The
lecture was recently delivered before an
enthusiastic audience at North Deering
in the Congregational church course.
A handsome framed picture of the Deer
ing board of engineers of the fire depart
ment is now on exhibition at the drug
store Of Assistant Engineer Moody, Wood
fords.
The culvsrt on Spring street near the
Maize Central round house which he's
been cloggcd of late, has been cleared out
and replaced with layer pipe so that the
surface water will run off better In the
future
MIR. Oh aries Eldridge of Spring street.
has opened house bakery under the h.
of p. hall, Forest avenue, In the room
now occupied by Mr.. Rania Leighton.
The Ladies circle of the Woodfords
Universalist society are to hold their
Easter sale on Friday afternoon and eve
ming. March 81 at Lewis hall.
The Maine Central railroad company
are placing railroad ties along the line of
their tracks through Woodfords to replace
old ties rs soon as the frost Is out Ct the
ground.
HThe circle of Crescent Assembly, p. S.;
will meet Thursday, March 90, with Mrs.
william Lucas, at her home, Brighton
street.
There will be supper and sociable at
the Pitt street hall, Oakdale, on Friday
evening of this week.
EASTERN STAR ORGANIZED.
The charter applicants of Deering chap
ter, Order of the Eastern Star, were In
stituted as a chapter Of the order at
Ionic hall, Odd FellJws' block, Wood
fords, Tuesday evening. The chapter was
organized by Worthy Grand Patron j.
Putnam Stevens Of Woodfords. assisted
by Mrs. J. p. Stevens, acting grand
marshal The following officers were
installed:
Worthy MatroL-Mrs. j. ii. Card.
Assistant Worthy Matron-Mrs. l.. W.
Whitney.
Worthy Patron-Herbert n. Maxfield.
Copductress-Mrs. Lizzie March.
Associate Conductress-Mrs. L. Il. Wat
kins.
Adah-Mrs. W. S. Coleman.
Ruth-Mrs. W. +. Osborne.
Esther-Mrs. A. ;. Dean.
Martha-Mrs. George III. Cram.
Electa-Mrs. G. +. York.
Secretary-Mrs. NJ. ID. Hanson.
Treasurer-Mrs. II. y. Maxfield.
Marder-Mrs. W. L Willard.
Sentinel George II. A lien.
Organist-Mrs. r. Is. Estes.
The organization of this chapter is the
59th chapter of this order in Maine.
The next meeting of the chapter is to
be held Monday evening. March 2'th at
80 O'Clock at Ionic hall.