Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-06-02
PERSONAL.

General Grant and Joseph Cook met for
the first time at Chicago, last week, and the
lecturer now has high opinion of the ex-
President.
| Mr.. Lewis NJ Thomson, formerly OF
| Auburn, Maine, is studying law in the Office
of Cyrus Field, New York City, and also fill
ing a position as a reporter on the New Yoik
Sun.
Prof. Lee of Bowaoin College has nearly
| completed the arrangements for a cruise in
Casco Bay this term in search of geological
| specimens. He will Se gone from one 10
two weeks and will be accompanied by
large number of Juniors.
| Private letters from Mr. F. l.. Dineley, OF
the Lewiston Journal, dated at Jerusalem,
| April 18th, state Mrs. ID. and himself had
been for several days visiting the points of
interest about the Holy city, and intended to
| start the next dav for a three weeks tour
through the Holy Land.
| Quoting Gen. Beanregard's expression of
the opinion that the negro is dying out in the
South, the Richmond IVA State saws ::
| That's how think here in Virginia 1863
days in the year, but on the other two which
are election days, we find every reason to be-
| Iieve quite the reverse
The Grand Army of the Republic in Wash.
ington, undertook the task of decorating the
graves of every UuioD soldier within the dis
trct limits. Flowers were abundant. In
one cemetery, Arlington, there are the graves
of $4,000 Union dead, besides several hun
dred Confederate dead, all of which were
decorated.
| Andrew Gibb of Jarrow-on-Tyne, England,
was at the Bangor House, Bangor, this week
| Mr. Glib is one of the leading metallurgst
| in the North of England and has established
| at Elizabeth, N. j., works similar to those
| at Newcastle for the treatment of all ores.
| He has accepted an invitation with some Eng
lsh friends. to visit Blu- Hill in June.
| The Portland Transcript says the first poem
of any considerable length and merit ever
written by Maine man, was one written in
| 1916 by Enoch Lincoln afterwards governor
of Maine. The volume was published by
| Edw ard Little, Esq, then n bookseller of
Portland. MIR. L. subsequently removed to
Danviile, now Auburn, and was instrumen.
tai in developing the water power of Lewis
| ton Falls.
| The Pioneer Press of Martinsburg w. Va,
| says: 'Since the establishment of Storer
| College, in 1868, we venture to suggest that
no institution has done more good, morally,
relIgiously and intellectually, than the above
named Institution. Prof. N. c. Bracket and
wife have labored increasingly from its birth
to the present, always showing the deepest
interests in their work. Like Latimer and
| hlultv. tnev nave uTe Ifiat,Dv uOO .
| grace, shall never go out" Prof. Bracket
and wife are well known Lewiston people,
| In nominating Capt. c. w. Reyes of the
| Pennington Cronicle, for one of the trustees
Of the Maine State College, Gov. Robie has
not only recognized the merits Of a good edi-
tor, but also of good soldier and an excel
lent citizen. Capt. X. was educated at Kent's
Hill, served three wears in the Union army,
and vas wounded and breveted for gallant
conduct in battle, served in the regular army
at the close of the war and was promoted to
captancy. and was Superintendent of Educa-
ton in is7l--2 for keatucky under Gen.
Howard. Since 1874 he has been the able
and successful editor of the Chronicle.
special to the Portland Press says word
has just been received that c. Z. Rounds, LII.
d., principal of the Normal School at Farm
ington, has been unanimously elected princi-
pal of the New Hampshire Normal School.
located at Gorham, n. H., with a salary of
81, 900 a year. DIR. Rounds has been priDci-
pal Of the Fsrmington school Is years, and
identified with educational work in Maine
| and other States many more. While con-
graduating DIR. Rounds upon his deserved
promotion, all educators in this State will
regret exceedingly to lose so valuable a man
from their numbers. He will probably serve
his connection with the Pennington school at
the close of the present term 1.-THE latter part
of June), and his successor be Immediately
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