The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-07-17
PERSONAL.


laSt.evening.
Hon. T. r. Simonton of Camden, has writ
ten book entitled Picturesque Camden"
which will soon be issued.
Guy Howard Smith, son of Maj J. A.
Smith, U. S. A., has recently been appointed
to West Point from Baltimore, Md.
Miss A. c. Moses, of the Chestnut street
primary school, has resumed her studies at
the Boston School of Oratory.
Will Gay intended to start yesterday on a
ten days trip with the bicycle club, who are
going to New Brunswick.
Superintendent Hamilton of the Portland
Sebago Lake. Mr.. Hamilton's family will
remain there during the summer weather.
Rev. A. w. Pottle, presiding elder of Au-
gusta district of the Methodist church is
about to remove his residence from Water
vile to Kent's Hill,
Mrs. L. M. n. Stevens, the leading worker
in Maine of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, will speak tomorrow at the
Universalist church, Pittsfeld.
Mr.. Fred B. Kelsey of this city, left yester-
day for New York, from which port he will
sail Monday on the ship John E. Chase, for
France and the Mediterranean, on five
months trip for pleasure and study.
Mr. A, M Edwards, son of the Democratic
candidate for Governor, has accepted the po-
sition of superintendent of the schools of
Lewiston. He has been master of the gram
mar school in that city.
Rev. w. Fl. Spencer of Waterville, left on
Monday to join one of Raymond's excursions
via Munich Chunk, Watkins Glen, Niagara,
Thousand Islands, Montreal and White
Mountains.
Miss Marie Elliott, daughter of the late
Rev. John Elliott, died at Rumford Point,
Me-, July 4th, of malarial fever. She was
graduate of Wellesley College, and sue
cessful teacher in Washington, D. G.
Miss Rhea, who the PRESS stated, some
time ago, would be at Portland Theatre,
Sept. 18th and 14th, will not be under the
same management as last season. Mr.. Owen
FerTee will be her manager.
Quite delegation of students of Colby
University went directly from Waterville to
Mortified, Mass, where they are attending
d. L. Moody's summer school for Bible
study. President Peppers son is among
the number.
Prof. William Matthews, late of the Uni
versity of Chicago, sailed on the Sth inst. for
Europe in the steamer Cephelonia. He will
spend a month at Tarasp, in southeastern
Switzerland, and month at Moran, the old
capital of the TyroL
The Bridgton News says that Rev. A. T.
Dunn of Portland, who for season or two
has passed his midsummer vacation on the
Highlands, will not be able to repeat that
pleasure, circumstances calling him to Mass
achusetts.
Edwin d. Ingersoll, railroad secretary of
the international committee of Young Mems
Christian associations, arrived in the city
yesterday afternoon. He was received by
Secretary Winter. Mr.. Ingersoll has been
nine years in the work among railroad men,
during which time he has visited many parts
of the United States and Canada and the
work has grown marvelously under his man
agement
The following were among arrivals at the
Falmouth yesterday: H. 0. Stanley, Dix
field; i. N. Tryon, Westfeld; W. W. Wood
mutt Philadelphia, Pa; E. M. Stilwell, Ban
gor; W. Ell. Meads and family, Buffalo, N.
T.; e. G. Cook, Trenton, N. j.; Charles
Wright Detroit, Mich; Ell. Edwards and
wife, Wallacks Theatre, N. Y; Moses r.
Emerson, Concord, N. H.; c. L.. Pardee,
New Haven, Conn. J. E. Ingersoll, Cleve-
land, o.; Mrs. O. B. Gum and family, Kan
sas City; F. S. Tolman, Boston; M. A.
Parker, Boston; Fl. P. Cummings and wife,
Ware, Mass; DR.. W. H. Beard and family,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Charles FL. Holmes, better known as
Squire Holmes, died at his residence in Tops
field, Mass, on Wednesday night. He was
born in Maine, and was son of John
Holmes, the celebrated citizen of this State,
who so ably represented the Pine Tree
State in the United States Senate when it
was first admitted to the Union. Squire
Holmes was about so years of age and was
lawyer by profession and practiced some, al
though his name does not appear on the list
of the members of the Essex bar He was
the tallest man in Essex county, being six
feet and eight inches. He served as second
lieutenant in the war, but was never allowed
to go into action because of his height, being
kept on recruiting service, and on this ac-
count he resigned.