The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-10-19
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Justice Colt, of the United States Court
arrived at the Falmouth Hotel last night and
will open court today.
| DIR. Lawrence Dana officiated as best man
| at the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Winthrop
| Winslow in Duxbury, Mass, last Saturday.
| Il Ensign A. N. Wood is detached from the
| Yantic. and ordered to the naval hospital at
Chalsaa- Mass for treatment
| Rev. G. F. Thwing of Pennington, has re-
| signed the passionate of the North Congrega-
tional churth, Cambridge, Mass, and the
| parish gave him fine watch the other night.
Mr. Fred H. Small of Bangor, has been ap-
pointed Eastern Travelling Agent of the
Canadian Pacific Railway, to succeed Mr.. c..
E. Mcpherson, who takes the company's
ticket office in Montreal
Harry ELSIE, advance agent of Days
might Off :" j. 1. Hobson, Wiscasset; 81. T.
Aukard, U. S. S. Galena; and W. HI. Mayall,
and S. G. Cooke, of st. Paul, Mimi, are
among the late arrivals at the United States
Hotel.
The Philadelphia Press says that last
Thursday was "Maine day. in Republican
circles of that city. Besides Mr.. Blaine there
were there "two other Republican leaders
| from Maine, well known to the country
| Congressman Thomas Reed and Congress-
| mon Boutelle." Mr.. Reed went to Norris
! town, thence going to Western Pennsylva-
| mia and finally to Ohio.
| A report comes from Providence that Fred
erick A. Cover, formerly of that city, is liv.
ing in retirement in India. 1t has been sup
posed for more than year that he was lost
7. l.. :, \ 40
cension from Dieppe, France. Hewas prom
inent for several years as the introducer of
the Bell telephone in France and as the hus-
band of Miss Lillian Norton, the Maine
prima donna.
The following were among the arrivals at
the Falmouth yesterday: J. b. Hosford,
Haverhili; Hon. E. B. B. Colt, Rhode Is
land G. w. Eastman, j. B. Varick, Manch-
ester; W. Flowers and wife, Bangor; G. M.
Patten, Bath; G. w. Taylor, L. D. Smith, c.
E. Galacar, Boston; j. H. May, Baltimore !;
II. S. Woodruff, Brooklyn; Boies DeVeber.
St John. N. B.; ]. Brand, j. NJ. Hodges, E..
B. Meyers, New York
Miss Lucy A. Bryant, who died in this city
on Saturday, was the last survivor of eleven
| children of the late Spencer and Rebecca,
| Bryant, and for some thirty years kept pri-
| vate school in the house which stood on the
| easterly corner of what is now Lincoln Park,
| Her ancestors were among the earliest set
tiers of Portland Her great grandfather,
named Aver. was the first sexton of the first
Parish church under Parson Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Morrison celebrated
their silver wedding at their residence on AL
der street Saturday night. Rev. Mr.. Phelan
of Preble Chapel, read poem written by
Mrs. Packard of Springfield, Mass, and
presented tray of $50 in silver coins. Past
w. C. Templar j. F. Sheldon presented a
handsome hanging lamp, the gift of Mystic
Lodge, and gift of 100 pieces of crockery
was received. Supper, singing, and CONVEX
sation followed.
Mr.. Charles S. Gosse, the well-known adj
vertsing agent, and wife, have taken up
their residence at 10 Rutland square, Boston.
In response to invitations which they had
extended, large number of friends gather
ed there Saturday evening and enjoyed their
generous hospitality. Among those present
during the evening were Col. A. c. Yelling
ton, Lieut. Col. Thomas R. Mathews, Major
F. G. King of the First Regiment, M. V. NJ,
Major George S. Merrill of the First Battal-
ion of Artillery, Captain George A. Keller,
Col Charles H. Taylor of the Boston Globe,
J. w. Work and others.