The Portland daily press., 1885-05-19

Personal.
Senator Hale arrived home from Washing

PERSONAL
Senator Hale arrived home from Washing
ton, Friday.
Rev. David Church of the Methodist church
at Richmond will deliver the Memorial Day
address at South Gardiner.
Rev. DR.. Small of this city will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon before the State College
| at Orono, June Dist.
Hon. @. P. Kimball of Chicago, who has
been passing several days in Portland, YVES
taken i'll Sunday and viii not return to Wash
ington at present. He will sail for his new
post at Stuttgardt, Germany, May 9th.
Hon. G. H. Chase received his commission
Saturday. The Argus says hs will retain Mr..
Rackleff as deputy and is trying to secure an
office in the Custom House when he takes
| possession.
Mrs. Marcia Pauline Coney, wife of Hon.
Geo. w Ladd of Bangor, who died Friday
night was the eldest daughter of Rev. I. III.
Ingraham, and her grandparents were among
the earliest Portland settlers.
Prof. James E. Chandl er formerly Augusta
correspondent of the Portland Argus, has
been admitted at the Androscoggin Bar to
practice law in all the courts of the State. He
| is settled at Winthrop.
Mr.. Fl. M. Lord, graduate of Colby Uni
versity, class OF 'S4, and connected with the
| Rockland Courier Gazette, is managing the
editorial department of that paper during the
absence OF W. o. Fuller in Europe.
Mr.. Henry L. Fernald, Maine State College,
SO, has accepted the Professorship of Mathe-
MATES and Natural Science in the East Green
witch Seminary, East Greenwich, R. T., and
| will begin his duties Sept. LIST.
| Rev. J. W. Bashford and wife started on the
morning train yesterday for few days trip to
| Auburndale, Mass. Mr.. Bashford has accepted
an invitation to deliver a series of lectures on
Evidences OF Christianity before the
students of Lasell Seminary.
| The Portland correspondent of the Boston
Globe says: "Mr. Walter L. Sawyer of this
city has accepted an editorial position on
| Washington paper. He was one of the man
ayers Of the Butler campaign in this State last
| year."
| The following were at the Falmouth last
| evening" Governor Robe, Gorham; Gen. G.
L. Beal, Norway; H W. Hatch, Jr., and J. B.
| Pearson, Boston; H. E. Tiepke, Rhode Island;
j. L. Smith, Newark, n. j.; J. T. Raymond
and company; P. s. j. Talbot, Maiden. Mass
| Rev. Fl. j. White, pastor of the Baptist
| church in Augusta, himself veteran, will
| give the memorial sermon before Harlow
Dunbar Post, in Lincoln Hall, Damariscotta,
on Sunday afternoon, May 24th at 2.30. Mr..
| White enlisted when he was II years of age,
served three years, was wounded in battle,
and carries bullet in his leg as proof of his
galantry in the service.
Mr.. Andrew J. Dam, one of the proprietors
of the Astor House, the Union Square Hotel
| and the Hotel Dam, all in New York, died in
that city Saturday forenoon. He had been in
i'll health several years, and died of paralysis
and neuralgia of the heart. Mr.. Dam was
born in WATERFORD. Maine, July A. 1924, and
leaving his farm home at the age of 13 years
began life on his own account. While young
| man be was engaged in the restaurant bust
ness at New Bedford, Mass, and began his
career as hotel proprietor in New York about
| fifteen years ago. The Union Square Hotel
was built for him and Mr.. Sanborn on the site
OF boarding house which he hired and ran
| with success. About nine years ago, after the
| StetsoDs had given up the Aston House, Dam
and Sanborn agreed to take it from the Astor
estate. The death of Mr. Sanborn prevented
him from joining in the opening of that house,
| and Mr.. Allen connected himself with Mr..
| Dam under the firm name of Allen & Dam,
under which firm title the Aston House has
| since been carried on. Mr.. Dams son, An
| drew j. Dam, Jr., became the partner of his
father in the uptown business, which was not
| only carried on successfully, but was further
enlarged by Mr.. Dam building the Hotel Dam
on East Fifteenth street, adjoining and in con-
| nection with the one on Union Square. All
three OF these hotels were very successful, and
| in addition Mr.. Dam was interested silently in
other hotel and restaurant enterprises of New
| York city. He was prominent in Masonry
| and took much interest in the local militia,
being member of the Old Guard and also a
| member of the Democratic Manhattan Club,
besides other organizations. He was a trustee
OF DIR. Collyer's Church of the Messiah, was
one OF the most popular men in New York,
| and one of the best known hotel proprietors in
the country. The funeral services will be
conducted By the Rev. DR.. Collyer this morn
ing. Mr.. Dam leaves only one son, Andrew
j. Dam, Jr, who was his partner; his daugh-
ter having died about three years ago. and his
wife about a year ago. His daughter left two
children.