The Portland daily press., 1883-07-16
Personal.

Rev. W. d. Martin, for several months past
the rector Of the Church of the Messiah in
Dexter, has closed his labors there. and re-
moved to PASSPORT, where he will have charge
OF the Episcopal society the next three months,
when, 1t is said, he will go to Presque Isle, as
principal Of the Episcopal school TO be estab-
lished there.
Col. A. d. Robinson of Maine, OF the De-
partment of Justice, who was recently stricken
with apoplexy at Warm Springs, Va, is bet
Ter.
George 1. Little, A. M instructor in Latin
at Bowdoin College, has been elected BY the
boards college professor Of Latin. and George
IS. Atwood, instructor in modern languages,
assistant professor of modern languages.
Prof. Harper of Pennington is engaged in
the preparation of large work upon physics,
which he hopes to complete during the con-
ing winter. Several good offers for its publica-
ton have already been made by publishing
houses in New York and Philadelphia, and
the work will probably be issued early next
year.
Mr.. Fogg the old gentleman injured by fall
ing down stairs at Bridgton, July 4th, died
from injuries received, Saturday. He was the
father of Mr., Albert Fogg. inspector at the
Portland custom house.
Mrs. Cook, aged 81, belonging in Warren
who was stricken with apoplexy at the house
of Capt. Kezar, July 4th, whittier she had
gone with members Of the family OF A. Y.
Gilkey to view the street show. recovered SUI
ficiently to be removed TO the residence OF Mr..
Gilkey ON Winter street, but died last week.
Rev. Newman Smythe, New Haven, and
Rev. I, A. Hopkius, Burlington, VT, were at
the Falmouth Saturday.
Horace b. Parker, of the firm of Field,
Letter & Co., is at the Merchants Exchange
Hotel
j. 9. Aver of Lowell is at the City Hotel.
Rollin M. Morgan, New York; Il. s. Mcln
doe, Detroit; Rev. e. Blakeslee, Greenfield
Mass, are at the United States Hotel
Capt. W. A. Front, Philadelphia, and G. T..
Pitt Montreal, are at the Preble House,
The Rev Erastus Blakeslee, who preached
| at the Second church yesterday, was gallant
soldier during the war Of the rebellion. He
left his college studies ancompleted to accept a
| commission from Governor Buckingham in the
First Connecticut Cavalry. lie rose to the
command Of the regiment and before bo be-
came minister he was well known as General
| Blakeslee.
| Rev. Mr.. Smythe OF Boston Highlands was
| gladly welcomed back to his old pulpit, that OF
the New Jerusalem Temple, by his old parish
| toner's yesterday, who assembled in force to
| hear him.
Third Lieutenant j. @. Moore has been de-
tached from, and Third Lieutenant james l.
| Stills ordered to the revenue steamer Dallas.
Mr.. James L. Blair, son of the late Hon
Frank Blair of St. Louis, and wife will sum-
mer in this vicinity. They are the guests of
j. N. Winslow for few days
We regret to hear that Mr.. Henderson, con-
ductor of the Gorham train on the Rochester
road, is very i'll.
Second Vice President Thompson Of the
Pennsylvania road passed through here Satur-
day on his way to Boston in his special car,
via the Grand Trunk and Eastern roads.
John Torrance of Montreal is at the Fall
| mouth.
Sheriff Sweetland and party Of Toronto, ar
rived at the Falmouth, Saturday, aud pro-
ceeded to the Ottawa House.
Mr.. Reuel Waters, OF the Boston Advertiser
was in town Saturday.
President Chamberlain, who has Just retired
from the presi dency OF Bowdoin College, en-
feebled by the breaking cut Of the wound he
received at Gettysburg, is one of the few heads
of colleges in this country who has succeeded
in impressing himself upon public attention.
A general with a brilliant record, governor
who displayed high administrative ability, a
public speaker of the first order, an educator,
contact with whom was an inspiration, he has
| shown In an extraordinary degree the facle
qualities Of the higher New England type, and
the recognition in that section OF the fact that
the head OF an educational institution is
fit prize for high abilities. II there are poorer
colleges and less conspicuous college presi-
dents elsewhere, it is because the average aud
particularly the wealthy public puts lower
value on the higher education than in New
| England.-Philadelphi Press