The Portland daily press., 1883-03-26
personal.


mr., D. II. Chandler has been reelected
leader and agent Of Chambers band. Mr.. Chan
aier Is one Of the best band masters in the
country.
Mr. Charles A. Stockbridge has been APP
pointed agent for the Etna and Hartford in
surance companies for Yarmouth and vicinity,
IN place OF the late Hon. Charles Humphrey.
Charles will make an excellent agent
Alfred L. Turner of this city has been ap-
pointed fireman at tho Custom House.
Capt. J. @. M. Furnish has become. the
Portland agent Of the Lewiston Gazette, Gov.
Plaisted's paper. He will also act as Portland
correspondent for the Gazette.
Mr.. J. l.. Campbell one of the proprietors of
the Lowell Times, paid flying visit to Port
land Saturday.
Scion Chase was ia town last week and said
be hoped soon to issue Them Steers" as a
weekly. Until then It will be issued monthly
The Little Women" will soon make appli-
cation for subscriptions for their fair to aid the
Soldiers Monument Association.
Quinn & Co. have built tho largest boiler
ever constructed in Maine, for steamer Lewis
ton. II will weigh fifty-four tons.
-..e oibiaAlA OohphhJ VIZ SN-AN w. - t~%N
locomotives for the Maine Central.
Mr., Thomas Holland has resigned his posi-
ton as steward at the Falmouth, to accept
similar position at the Manhattan Hotel, New
York. He will leave for that city on the first
OF April.
Mr.. s. Il. Merrill, whose leg was taken off
BY the cars in this city, last December, is inn
proving so rapidly that he thinks he will be
able to so 10 his home In Auburn, in about two
weeks.
Ex-Gov. Coburn has generously assisted the
Anson Baptist church to purchase an Esty or
gan. Rev John Dlnsmore OF Brunswick will
preach the coming summer in this church,
supported by the Baptist aud Congregational
let.
Hon. Charles Il. Laughton, formerly Of Dex-
tor, now pres ident of the Nevada Senate, was
recently presented by his associates with
costly gold scari-pin closely studded with dia-
monds.
Mr., VIM, Of Cape Neddick, who was iniur-
cd BY the accident on the Boston and Maine
Railroad at Wells last year. has not settled
with the road. buthas secured the services
Of Benjamin Butler to take charge Of his
case.
Capt. @. A. Abbey, OF the U. S. Revenue
steamer Woodbury., has received from the
Chief Of the Department OF Rev enue Marine
very complimentary letter, acknowledging the
service done by the cutter during the winter.
Miss Leila Farrell Is In town for a few days.
She Is with the Celebrated Case Company.
Miss Margaret Mather, Mr.. j. NJ. Hill her
manager, and Mrs Thurber, arrived from
Boston at II o'clock last evening and are at the
Falmouth Hotel
Mrs. Abba G. Woolson gave her lecture on
George Eliot, at the Hawthorne Rooms, Bos-
ton, on Tuesday. This Is her last lecture here
for the season. Sha goes to Bangor for
course OF eight lectures on the ancient En-
pires, and after that will visit Europe.
1t Is reported on tho street that City Marshal
Bridges has resigned Neither Mayor nor
Marshal viii confirm or deny the report. 1t is
probably true. Mr.. Bridges is good officer,
an amiable man, and highly esteemed by the
people OF Portlond. The only reason suggested
for his resignation is that, like most folks, he
doesn't like the company of hornet