The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-02
PERSONAL.

Mr. R. NJ Springer, formerly of the New
Era, is in town.
Mr.. Walter G. Davis has arrived out in
Liverpool in good health.
Mr.. MILFORD G. Chapman has opened a law
office in the First National Bank Building
M. S. w. Matthews, editor of the Aroos-
took Republican, was in this city Saturday.
Hon. w. w. Thomas and Hon. w. w.
Thomas, Jr., are in Washington. The former
is much better.
Mr.. Clarence A. Hight, Harvard 80, has
been elected director of the Harvard Din
ing Association
Col. d. orc. O'Donoghue is out again and
his many friends will be glad to hear his
health has much improved.
Harrington H. Whipple, class of 'S4 P. III.
S., and of Harvard College S8, has been
elected president of the Everett Ath@neum.
Mr.. Nathan Clifford Brown of this city
sailed for Liverpool in the Cunard steamer
Servia, Saturday, for two years sojourn in
Europe
The Secretary of the Boston Press Rifle
Association was instructed to extend the
sympathy of the association to Mr.. I'll. M.
Jordan of the Boston Traveller, who was
seriously injured by fall a short time ago.
Mr.. j. Marshall Hawkes., formerly prin-
cipal of Greeley Institute, Cumberland Cen
tire, is now filling the position of Superin-
tendent of the editorial department of the
publishing house of A. S. Barnes & Co., New
York.
J. NJ Thestlery and wife, London, Eng;
w. H. Wells, c.. E. Wanmaker, New York;
F. E. Harris, Utica. N. Y. NJ. Coggin, Nal
den; F. C. Pingst, Louisville, Ky.;J Far
son, Chicago E. Want Philadelphia, were
among the guests at the Falmouth Hotel last
night.
Saturday afternoon Collector Dow called
together his subordinates and babe them
adieu as collector of the port. 1t is safe to
say that no collector of Portland has made a
stronger impression upon the government,
or merchants, in the performance of his
duties than Mr.. Dow.
Mr.. w. F. Smith has been appointed gem
eral eastern passenger agent of the Chicago
and Grand Grunk Railroad and the Detroit
Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railroad with
headquarters at New York. The appoint
ment took effect Saturday. Mr.. Smith was
at one time general passenger agent OF the
Central Vermont Railroad and afterwards
eastern passenger agent Of the Grand Trunk
Railroad, which position he has resigned to
accept the one named above.
DR.. Cyrus Lord and wife of Mattapan,
Mass, were agreeably surprised, Oct. 23d,
the ffty-fourth anniversary of their marriage,
by receiving a number of gifts. Letters of
c0ngratulation were received from Maine to
California, and some from distinguished
people, among whom were the State geolo-
gist of Illinois, Prof. A. Ell. Worthen and
DR.. Lords old-time friend, Hon. Hannibal
Hamlin Of Maine
Henry NJ Pierce, a graduate at Waterville
In 1858, for many years held prominent
educational positions, but since 1871 has had
charge of Chemical Works at Chicago. He
is now engaged at Goodrich, Hickman Co.,
Tennessee, in working out newly invented
process for the manufacture of charcoal,
which promises to work revolution in the
manufacture of charcoal iron. The local
press speaks very hopefully of the new en-
terprise. Mr. Pierce was elias smate with
Gov Plaisted, and HI. w. Richardson, Esq,
of the Portland Advertiser.