The Portland daily press., 1882-10-09
Personal.

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Mr.. A. G. Bradstreet, ofrmerly Of this city,,
was In Portland Saturday and left for Bridg
ton to visit his family. In 1881 he entered the
service Of the Tehuantepec Interocean rail-
road company as assistant general manager.
His first experience was malarial fever, which
laid him up for thirty days. After his recov-
cry, he foHnd himself thoroughly acclimated
and has since been i'll excellent health DE GEM
Der, 1881, he was promoted to the place of gem
eral manager, which he has filed to the entire
satisfaction OF the company. He left Mexico
on the 14th Of September for short visit to
his friends in Maine and expects to return in
| about three weeks. He thinks the road viii be
great success.
Upon the return of Mr.. and Mrs. f Fl.
Brown from their wedding trip last week they
were received with surprise party Of friends
and presented with several elegant gifts
OrlandoIleighton Of the late firm OF True
& leighton, has moved to Chicago 10 engage
in the packing business in that city.
At Painters Mills, West Virginia, Sd inst
at the residence of the brides father, Mr.. T.
H. Chase, Of Chase & Co. OF this
city, was united in marriage 10 Miss Jennie
daughter of l. T. Painter, Esq. The happy
couple started at once for this city, which they
propose to make their future home
Mr.. William s. Woodbury., who for' the past
fifteen years has been the faithful and efficient
mailing clerk at the Transcript Office,
died Saturday forenoon East Turner
after somewhat protracted Illness, of
consumption. aged about ffty-six years.
Mr.. Woodbury. in early life worked in the gro
Gerry store of Capt. Geo. Loring, thea on Con-
gress street, and subsequently, for thirteen
years held the position OF mailing clerk at the
Portland Postoffice, In every station which
he filed he won golden reputation for IN
swerying fidelity to duty and was greatly en-
deared to all with whom he came incontactnot
only for the courteous spirit which marked his
daily life, but also for the many fine traits of
character discovered by those most familiar
with him. He leaves child four or five years
of age, his wife having died few years ago.
Hon. Theophilus Gushing at Winterport,
died en- Wednesday in his SD year. He was
born in bingham, Mass, June 81, 1902, ard
was the son of Nehemiah and Deborah Cush-
ing. In 1884 he was employed by the Calves
ton Bay and Texas Land Company in survey
ing a large tract of land granted to the compa-
from Texas in 1885, he removed to Orrington,
Me-, and engaged largely in the laundering
business. He moved to Frankfort NOV Win
terport) in 1871, where for eighteen years he
| owned and ran a large steam saw mill, manu-
| featuring box shocks and long lumber. He
was the pioneer in Eastern Maine, and in
Montreal and Canada, of the manufacturing
and expectation Of surgar-box shocks to the
| Spanish West Indies. He served sveral ses-
sions as member Of the Legislature of Maine,
as Representative of Winterport and as Sena-
| tor from the county of Waldo. He was prom
| inent and earnest advocate Of the temperance
and anti-slavery causes in their early and an
popular days, and in 1871 he caused to be erect
| ed beautiful granite monument dedicated
| to the war of the Rebellion, and presented it
| as free gift to the town. His wife, one
| daughter and two sons survive him.