The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-06
MAINE.


Their Regular Meeting in bath Yester-
day.
BATH, June 5.-The regular meeting of the
Maine Hotel Proprietors' Association was
held here today at City Hall, afternoon and
evening. A large number were present and
were the guests of J. n. Taylor of the Saga
dahoc House. Among those present were
W. d. Blethen Blethen House, Dover.
w. g. Hubbard Hilton House, Wiscasset.
Alfred Perkins, Eureka House, Hunnewells
r. R. Tuner, Turner House, Guilford.
W. F. Wight, wight's Hotel, Warren.
b. Barton Barton House, Union.
Frank Hale, Dewitt House, Lewiston.
W. b. johnson, Lancey House, Pitis6eld.
w. H. Parsons,ss Foxcroft.
Thomas Morton. Railroad House, Unity.
S. B. Yates Union.
Chas. Miliiken, Augusta House, Augusta.
Horace Cony Cony House, Augusta.
f. A. Co mbs Farmers Hotel Augusta.
Royal Quimby, Hotel North, Augusta.
H. W. 1hayer, Bangor Exchange, Bangor.
Eben Murch, Emwood House, Waterville.
H. o. Blake. Haliowell House Hallowel.
VIM. II. ,Geniner, Wadoboro.
Benz. Johnson, Gardiner House, Gardiner.
d. ii. Dunbar, Commercial House. Winterport.
o W. Moore WaterVille.
e. M. Blasland, Winn,
j. M. Taylor, Sagadahoc House, Bath.
MelIen Plummer. Bath Hotel.
]. ". Withee, Stoddard House, Pennington.
G. E. Watson, Merchants Exchange, Portland.
W. Il. Mcdonald United States Hotel, Portland.
]. K. Martin, Falmouth Hotel Portland.
George H. Irish, Eagle House. Portland.
c. A. Fiske, Fiske House, Old Orchard.
Fl. W. g. F, G. Staples, Sea Shore House, Old
Orchard.
&C. Staples, Beach House, Lincoln
r. ID. Cobb, Cobb's HOTEL Mechanic Falls.
j. E. Eaton, Eaton House, Waldoboro.
Otis Kaler, Kirkwood House. Scarboro.
Charles Ames, Camden.
S. b. Brewster, Tontine Hotel, Brunswick.
R. w. Haines, Coburn House, kowhegan.
B. G. Jordan Parker House, Alfred.
i. K. True Saco House, Saco.
j. I. Wilson, New England House. Boston.
The board of directors decided on the Maine
Industrial Journal of Bangor for their official
paper, and drew up constitution and bylaws.
e. M. Gardiner Of Calais was appointed
vice president for Washington County.
Several places were urged at which to hold
the annual convention and after lengthy dis
cussion it was decided to hold it in Portland
the FIRST Friday in June, 1856.
The next meeting will be held in Bangor
September 18th.
A vote of thanks was extended j. M. Tay-
lor OF the Sagadahoc House, Bath, for the
kind manner in which he had entertained and
he vas preseated with purse. The dele
gstes returned home on special train.
20 Spend he Summer at Augusta.
New YORK, June 5.-The Washington cor
respondent Of the New York World says that
Mr.. Blaine win leave Washington for Augusta
early next week. He has nearly completed
the "a volume of his history. BE intends to
spend the summer in Augusta and will not go
to Bar Harbor except for occasional visits. He
has o comfortable house in Augusta, and will
remain there until he has finished work upon
his book. Next year be intends to visit Eu-
rope.
Fell From Ezfs Boat and Drowned.
BANGOR, June 5.-Herbert Walker of Old
town, q years old, was drowned there tonight
by falling from a boat while in a fit. The
body was recovered.
Death of Father Swan.
CAMDEN, Juns 5.-John Swan native of
England aud better known as Father Swan,
died here last night aged ninety-one. He car
ried on paper manufacturing in Camden over
fifty years ago and about the same time started
the first temperance society pledge to abstain
except when thought necessary. He leaves
two sons, one in Boston, and daughter.