The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-10-07
PERSONAL.

Hon. James G. Blaine will speak in Pitts
burg, Pa, October 20.
State Treasurer Burleigh was in the city
Tuesday.
Rev. S. F. Pearson and Rev. John Collins
leave Boston for England on the Cunard
steamship Scythia today.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Pierce are in Augusta.
Mrs. Pierce will open a studio in Portland
about the 1st of November.
DR.. Willis B. Moulton and wife have re-
turned home after two weeks visit to New
York city.
Mr. J. K. Martin of the Falmouth Hotel
took Hon. ]. G. Blaine, Governor-elect Bod
well, Col. F. N. Dow and Col. Fl. S. Osgood
to drive yesterday morning.
Rev. Herbert Tilden of Oldtown, who has
just been called to the pastorate of the Bap-
tist church in Pennington, occupied his pull
pit for the first time Sunday.
Mrs. Lillian Norton Cover has accepted
an engagement in Ma pleson's Opera Com
pany at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland,
the coming season.
Governor Robie's Council were at the Tre-
mont House, Boston, Tuesday. They are
inspecting institutions for the deaf and
blind.
Mr.. George W. Hanson of Sanford, form
erly student with Hon Wilbur F. Lunt OF
this city, and later a graduate of the law de-
partment of Boston University, has opened
law office at No. At Court street, Boston.
At the meeting of the Worcester, Mass,
School Committee Tuesday night Mr.. Albert
P. Marble was reelected Superintendent and
his salary fixed at $4,000, the city to pay $3.50
for his horse-an increase of $500.
The Pennington Chronicle says that Mrs.
Willard Frye of East Dixield, aged 70 years,
last year spun, doubled and twisted 219
skeins of yarn; doubled and twisted %
skeins cotton yarn; wove "a yards walled
satinet, also 112 yards rag carpeting; pieced
patchwork for three comforters and one
quilt; tackled four comforrers, quilted one
quilt; washed for II in family for two
months; footed nine pairs of stockings. knit
one pair, and did all the sewing and general
housework for herself and husband.
I. w. Brady and family, Auburn, N. Y.
j. E. Phinney, Nashua, N. H.; G. l.. Girane,
St. Hyacinth, P. O. j. P. Perley and wife,
Thos. Brown, Bridgton; j. L. Foster, South
DCluSbOui ". W. leUUOlto, hi1l'ui L. Aih'
Cox, Dixfeld; E. Akeroid, H. Herndle, F.
Gebhart, Boston; E. j. Steele, Montreal
G. 7. Parker, So. Windham; and S. S. Clark,
Minneapolis, Mimi, were at the United
States Hotel yesterday.
Hon. G. F. Edmunds and wife, Burling-
ton, Vt, Hon. W. P. Frye, Lewiston; Hon
E. Salisbury, Delaware; A. Johns, j. G.
Merritt. Washington, D. c.; Wilson Vance
Ohio; G. FL. Haynes Camden W. K. Bige-
low, Providence; T. E. Brown, I'll. g. Farm
ham, Philadelphia; j. S. Maxcey, Gardiner
w. Flower, Bangor; G. Wood and wife,
Deer Ledge, U. t.; W. H. Keeling,
Nebraska; Boston Ideal Opera Company
and S. w. Cutler, New York, were among
the arrivals at the Falmouth Hotel yester-
day.
Mr.. George Fl. Haynes of Camden was at
the Falmouth last evening. He is now en-
gagged in writing a pamphlet, which is to be
entitled "a Sportsman's Paradise" devoted
to Rangeley Lakes, Pamachenee, Kenna-
bago and Seven Ponds. This region, the
finest fishing ground in Maine, is reached by
the Maine Central and Sandy River rail
roads. Mr. Haynes prepared pamphlet on
the Maine Central railroad and the scenery
along its line, which was well received. The
forthcoming work will be handsomely illus.
trated, and will abound with descriptions OF
the famous Rangeley country.