The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-11-08
PERSONAL.

Judge Gould, of the Municipal Court. is
away on a short vacation.
Mr.. G. e. Calvert, of the Lewiston Gazette,
was in the city Saturday.
Hon. W. W. Bolster of Lewiston has been
visiting Gov ROBBIE at Gorham.
Mrs. Elbridge Gerry and Miss Gerry will
return from Europe in few weeks.
Mr.. Alonzo Hight of Saco has been ap-
pointed deputy inspector of customs at this
port
Mrs. Nettie Fellows Of New York is for
the present member of the High street
choir.
Mr.. George C. Mayo of North Windham
has been appointed as a customs officer as
signed to duty on the Canada line.
Mr. NJ. c. Milliken of this city, and family,
left wednesday for Minneapolis, Mimi.
where they will make their future residence
Rev. Alfred c. Owen, formerly President
OF Dennison College, Ohio, has resigned on
account of i'll health, and will enter into
business in Nashville, Tenn.
Miss Clara Lunt Of Biddeford formerly
assistant in Berwick Academy, has accepted
the position of preceptress of Bennett Aca-
DENY, in Greenville, South Carolina.
ID. j. Mitchell, representing the firm of
Brunswick, Bake & Co. and A. N. Parmelee
of New York city, representing the firm of
Cranell & Cooley are at the City Hotel.
Mrs. Samuel E. Spring and Fanny Spring
sailed from Liverpool for New York on
Monday, Oct. 25th, and are expected to ar
rive in Portland to-day or Tuesday.
5. G. Davis, Esq, of Bri5gton, the News
says, so resembles John l.. Sullivan, that
when in Boston the street urchins exclaim,
There he isl That's him. There he goes p
Mrs. Stephen Shaw, nee Miss Annie Blair
who was lately married, on her return home.
was presented with an elegant French clock
from her former associates in the store of
Rines Brothers.
Mr.. George j. Hodgdon, on the occasion
of his birthday, Friday, was presented by
his friends with a fine French clock, and
there was vocal and instrumental music. and
a capital supper.
Ex-Governor Perham is suffering a severe
relapse and is again confined to his house
and bed. When he was taken down, the family
were about to start for Washington where
they intended to spend the winter.
The New York Evening Post pays to Ed
ward +. Brown, Esq, formerly of Bridgton,
a high compliment for his conduct as leader
of the Republicans of the TweGty-frst As
sembly district of New York city.
This morning Gov. Robbie and Mrs. ROBBIE
will start for Philadelphia to attend the an
nual meeting of the National Grange. Hon.
A. r. Bixby of Skowhegan, a member of the
Executive Council, will accompany them.
Mr.. Harvey S. Murray left on the after
noon train yesterday for Vinsland, N. j..
where he will be united in marriage with
Miss Villa WEIGH, daughter of DR.. T. B.
WEIGH, Tuesday, Nov. 9th.
Mr.. j. ii. Sewall, who has had charge of
repairs of locomotives at the station of the
Grand Trunk Railway, has left their service
to accept the position of Mechanical Super
intendent of the Sewall Safety Car Heating
Company of this city.
Miss Ida M. Brown of North Bridgton
will commence in December a three weeks
elocutionary tour, with the Redpath Concert
Company. through Maine; the rest of the
winter she will devote to study under the in
struction Of Petersilia, in Boston.
X. Ito, young gentleman of Japan, is at
Bucksport examining into the habits of fish
and the method used in the fish Matching
process, having been sent over to this coun
try for that purpose by his government He
intends spending year in this country to
make himself thoroughly conversant with
the habits and culture of all kinds of fish.
The Council of the Grand Army were in
session in Augusta Friday. AS it is not
customary to give second term to the De-
partment Commander, there will be change
in the office at the next election The Ken
nebec Journal says that the gentlemen
prominently mentioned for the Office as far
as heard from are Dick Galley, Portland II.
ID. Burbank of Saco, Gov. Robe; d. Horace
Holman of Lewiston, Seth T. Snipe of Bath,
VIM. S. Howe of Lewiston.