The Portland daily press., 1886-10-23
PERSONAL.

e. w. bennett has been promoted to the
position of superintendent in the Bingham
department in the Westbrook mills.
| Mr.. Philip Parvear, the oldest person in
Sedgwick, died week ago Friday, aged 107
years, 10 months and Z days. His wife died
| five days before, at the age Iof eighty-one.
Professor Sumner, who has been an in
structor of music in the Lewiston public
schools for some time, is to return to Provi-
dence, r. l., to live.
Richard M. Springer, formerly publisher
of the New Era," the Greenback paper, in
this city, is visiting Portland in the interest
of Dakota railroads.
The wedding of Miss Alice Morrison, old
est daughter of Capt. p. NJ. Morrison, and
| Capt. Samuel F. Snow was the social event
in Bath, Thursday. .
Mr.. F. W. McVicer of Eastport il at the
Falmouth. He reports the condition of
things in that town TO be fully as bad as
have been represented.
Editor Haskell of the Pttsfeld Advertiser
who has just married lady in Alabama, sent
up from the South to his paper this felicitous
despatch: mo North, No South, but hap
Ply union"
The Republican city committee of Man.
chester, n. H., have extended a very urgent
invitation to W. Fl. Looney, Esq of this
city to speak IN that city sometime during
this campaign.
Gov. ROBBIE and his wife will go to Phila-
delphia next month, and attend the annual
meeting of the National Grange, which will
convene November 10TH The Governor has
been designated to respond to the address of
welcome by the Mayor of Philadelphia.
DR.. S. Packard, the dentist, and E. S.
Osgood, city editor OF the Argus, started last
evening for Raleigh, North Carolina, where
they will take in the State Fair, that opens
next Tuesday. They will probably pay
flying visit to Charleston, S. c., and possibly
to Richmond, Va
Mr.. George 81. Haynes of Camden, who is
preparing pamphlet entitled "The Sports
mans Paradise" devoted to the Rangeley
Lake region, was at the Falmouth last even
Ing Mr.. Haynes win publish his work in
about two weeks. 1t will be of special inter
est as the Rangeley region is well known as
the Hunters Paradise" of Maine
The following were among the guests at
the Falmouth Hotel last night: E. Geve, N.
G. Killman and wife, j. L. Meyers, New
York; s. ID. Raymond, Hartford; ID. p.
Dading and wife, Brooklyn; d. Lyon, Jr.
Richmond, Va. f. p. Knowles and wife.
Worcester; G. N. Culers and wife, Chicago;
f. Goodhue, II. N. 0lmsted, Boston; L
Swindell, Quebec.
The many friends in this city of Mr. John
NJ. S. Hunter, formerly of the PRESS edito-
rial staff, will very much regret to learn that
his newspaper Office and printing establish
ment at Pennington were entirely destroyed
by tine fire last night. Mr.. Hunter purchased
the Chronicle office only few months ago,
and the blow is a severe one to him. The
sympathy of his frieuds here is extended to
him.
Capt. Charles Gill of Exeter N. H., who
died recently in his 10Th year, was well known
throughout Northern New,England. He be-
gan his seafaring life at an early age, and for
some years was in the London Packet Line
of Grinnell, Minturn 81 Co. of New York.
After leaving the sea he successfully carried
on large farm atFarmington, Me. and later
was in the real estate business in Iowa and
Illinois. He leaves three sons.
James 1. Rackleff, Esq, after twenty-three
years service as Deputy Collector of Inter-
nal Revenue, is to retire the first day of No
vember next. He hasIserved under Colec-
tors Nathaniel J. Miller, Nathaniel G. Mar
shall, Franklin J. Rollins, Charles II. Chase
and lastly under the present collector, Hon.
John b. Redman. Mr.. Racket, has made
faithful officer. and will retire with the re-
spect and esteem Of all who know him.