The Portland daily press., 1882-08-28
Personal.

Mr.. Geo. P. Babcock is going to Florida.
Gen. Gibson of Ohio, is at the Falmouth.
Rt. Rev Bishop Healy, D. d., has arrived
home in good health.
Hon. Dexter A. Hawkins of New York, was
at the Falmouth Saturday.
Mr.. B. D. Stevens, agent for the B. McAuley
combination is at the Preble House
Hon. Lot NJ. Morrill, and wife are at the
Samoset House, Mouse Island.
Col. 2. A. Smith, editor of the Boston
Journal, is at the City Hotel.
Mr.. Austin W. Morris, advance agent of the
Charlotte Thompson troupe, is at the United
States Hotel.
VIM. H Friday, City Clerk of Brooklyn, N.
Y, and one of the editorial staff of the Brook
lyn Eagle, was in the city Saturday.
DIR. e. W. Street, of Worcester, Mass, and
M Fitzsimmons, manager of the Parker House
Boston, we're at the Falmouth Hotel satur-
day
Mr.. S. M. Stevens of Indiana, Grand Org an
izer and Instructor, Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen of the United States and Canada,
is visiting Great Eastern Lodge OF this city.
Mrs Cooper, wife of Admiral Cooper who is
in command of the North Atlantic squadron,
is awaiting the arrival of her husband at the
Falmouth Hotel.
It is reported that Rev Chss. A. Dickin son
has received very hattering call from one OF
the leading churches in Lowell, Mass, which
he is considering,
Mr.. William Wardall ID no long resident OF
Portland, and therefore is ineligible to the
position of rs hose,carriage, aud Mr.. Libby
has been appointed to that position.
The new President of the Newton On -
Collegiate Institute Is Professor Joel Wilson,
who distinguished himself by deeds of valor as
Captain in the famous First Maine Cavalry,
under General Fitzpatrick.
The Boston Transcript says: "The state
ment that boatswain George R. Willis, late of
the United States navy, is the nephew of e. 2.
Willis, is incorrect. He is in no way related
to the poet"
Bishop Healy confirmed 200 members of the
Society of the Church of st. Aloysius (French
Catholic) on Sunday last. He also consecrated
their new cemetery on the Hollis road.
Abbie Ward, wife of thu late Horace Ward,
died Saturday morning at her sons residence
| in lower Biddeford. She has been sick for a
| long time with pneumonia, and it is supposed
she died of that disease together with blood
poison. She was about 70 years of age. She
| was sister of Mrs. Augustine Haines of Port
land and also of the late Charles s. Patten of
| Saco.
DR.. George W. Thicker, who died at Bow
doinham, Me-, August d. aged 81 years, was
born at Ellsworth, Me-, in 1898, and served as
musician in the war of 1872. AT the age of
twenty he was principal of the academy at
Machias, Ne. He studied medicine from 1920
to 1922 with Abraham R. Thompson, M. D.,
Fellow of the Massachusetts Society, al
Charlestown, Mass, finishing his course and
taking his degree of NJ. d. at Bowdoin College
being one Of the first graduates of the Medical
School of Maine. He was brother of the late
Hon. Richard Thicker OF Ellsworth, Me-, &
prominent politician and sheriff of Hancocl
county twenty-five years ago. DR.. TInckel
had an extensive practice in his profession
and was contemporary of Drs. Hubbard o
Hallowell, McKsen of Topsham, Lincoln
Brunswick and Stockbridge of Bath. By hi
death but one Of the original trustees OF West
brook Seminary remains, Rev. George w
Quinby, d. D., of the Gospel Banner, Augusta
Me. His funeral took place from his late resi-
dence on the Oath inst, and was attended b.
the Masonic Lodge of Bowdoinham, of which
he was past master. He leaves son an'
daughter.