The Portland daily press., 1886-08-21
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Abba Goold Woolson lectured on
'Sir Walter Raleigh" at Windham Hill
last week.
Lieut.. Robert NJ. Doyle of the Galena, has
been detached from the Galena and ordered
to report at the Naval Academy, August
31st
Rev. H. Clinton Hay and family, will re-
turn to Fall River the coming week. He
will preach tomorrow at the New Jerusalem
church.
Prof. Carmichael of Brunswick, is attend
ing the meeting of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science at Buffalo,
Ny.
Edward c. Reynolds, Esq, resigns his
clerkship in the Light House Board, Wash
ington, September 1st., when he will open
law Office in Centennial Block, Portland.
Mr.. Hamlin of the United States Hotel
was presented yesterday with handsome
cane by the commander of the U. S. ship
Swatara. 1t was carried by Mr.. Quigley.
President Arthur Sewall of the Maine
| Central, with his party in their private car,
came down from Moosehead Lake on the
| train Thursday afternoon. They took tea
| in Bangor and left for the west on the night
train, passing the night at the Elmwood Ho-
tel in Wateryille.
General Manager Tucker of the Maine
Central, Superintendent Hamilton of the
| Portland & Ogdensburg and Mr.. Fred Ham,
| ilton and wife, accompanied by party of
| friends, will make trip over the Portland
| 81 Ogdensburg today in Mr.. fuckers private
car. The party will spend Sunday at the
Profile House. The train will be in charge
of the popular conductor, Mr.. George P.
| Thomas
J. c. Cushman, Bethlehem, J. H. Shaw,
Gray; j. A. Roarty, East Weymouth; S..
Freeman, Lewiston; E. A. Howe, Lowell;
w. H. Batchelder, North Weymouth; l.. S.
| Vail, Murray, N. j.; George r. Small, r. L.
Green, Il. M. Call, Boston; Miss j. r. Ash
croft, Miss S. Ashcroft. John Ashcroft Mon
treal; VIM. Hail. Brunswick; j. d. Stanford,
Lewiston; T. H. Mcclure and wife, Miss
| Wording, Richmond, Va, were among the
| arrivals at the City Hotel yesterday.
Mr.. E. B. Fletcher, nephew of the late
| Hon. Newell A. Foster, who was the first ap-
prentice ever connected with the PRESS is in
the city. He left Portland in 1864 and this is
his first visit since. He is the publisher of
the Morris Herald at Morris, H., and a
member OF the Illinois Republican State
Committee. Mr.. Fletcher is compelled to re-
turn to Illinois in time for the State conyen-
ton on the 25th. He attends a family reun-
ion in Lowell, Mass, the coming week.
Rev. DR.. Seward, formerly pastor of the
Plymouth church in this city, visited by in
vitation his former people in New Britain,
Conn, early in June. ON the occasion of the
semi-centennial of his ordination and settle
ment there. The church of which he was
then pastor has since become two, both of
which are among the largest and strongest
churches in the State. The occasion was
full of pleasant memories, and was greatly
enjoyed by large attendance. A purse of
$3.50 was presented to DIR. Seward and
| wife.
The following were among the arrivals at
the Falmouth Hotel last evening: A. l..
rockingham, Baltimore, Nd; Spencer c.
Blake and wife, Philadelphia; Hon. Noah
Woods, Bangor; w. II. Taylor, St. John, N.
B.; c. B. Hawkes., New Haven, Conn: A. L..
George, George Shaw, Pittsburg, Pa; DR.. P.
G. Barker, Charles t. Dalrymple, Morris
town, N. j.; J. G. Riley, Grand Rapids,
Mich. H. N Manu. l. could, Chicago; Mrs.
S. G. Ward and maid. N. Y; Baron and
Baroness Schenberg, Austria; Hon. John
B. Redmund, Ellsworth E. Cotrell and fam
| lily, Albany, n. Y; J. M. Shuttleworth,
i Liverpool, England; John Hodgkins, Otta-
| xua Canada