The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-11-24
PERSONAL.

Hon. S. S. Marble of Waldoboro, was in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. f. S. Lane, long assistant librarian of
the Dyer Library in Saco. died Sunday
morning of pneumonia.
Govemor-elect Bodwell now carries his
left arm in sling on account of an injury to
his wrist.
The friends of Mr.. Geo. H. Watkins, will
sympathize with him in the loss of his wife,
who died last night.
Conductor John A. Mace of the Maine
Central. win leave this morning for trip to
the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Willis II. Merriam, a graduate Of the
Maine State College in the class of SO of Oro-
no, has gone to Washington, to enter the
United States Signal Service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Mann of Casco cele-
brated their silver wedding Friday last They
had full house and received many presents
both useful and ornamental.
DIR. f. N. Wheeler of Exeter, has sold out
his entire practice to his partner DIR. W. f.
Hart. and is about to open an Office in Cam
den in company with DR.. o. w. Stone, one
of the physicians of that town.
noon from his western trip. Judge Gould
was away two weeks and went as far west
as Chicago. He spent about week in In
dianapolis.
A number Of artists from out of town Wis
tied Mr.. Coombs' studio, Lewiston, Wednes-
day. Among them was Mrs. Paine of Hal
lowell, daughter Of Hon. j. r. Bodwell,
Mrs. Mower Of Gardiner, Miss Blanchard.
President Of the Portland Art League, and
Mrs. +. r. Pierce of Portland.
The following were among the arrivals at
the Falmouth Hotel yesterday: II. l.. Glib
son, Toronto; J. Mills, Montreal; Ii. Pitch
ard, Liverpool; S. H. Thurston, Bangor
j. I. Berry, Rockland; Henry ingalls,, Wis
casset; w. ii. Swanton, E. S. Sears, Gray
and wife, Boston; w. IS. IChipman, A. H.
Smith, New York; w. Togel, Brooklyn.
The funeral of the late Charles E. Roberts
will take place at his late residence No. 1919
Oxford street, at 10 a. m. today The burial
will be at Gorham at p. m. by the Grand
Army and Masons, Of both of which organi-
zations he was a member. Comrades are in
yited to attend. A detail from Bosworth
Post will accompany the remains to Cor
ham.
Yesterday morning large excursion pa r
ty left Bangor for California. Among them
are Mr.. Joseph G. Kelley, Maine State Col
lege 'S4, Of Hancock, who is to be civil en-
gineer in California, Howard Crabtree of
Hancock; Mr.. Charles f. Pendleton, of Cas-
tine, Messrs. l.. S. Swift and o. G. Bennett,
of Monson; Mr.. George Newcomb, of Great
Works; Mrs. A. M. Moore and Miss Moore
Of Guilford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alpheus Griffin celebrated
he 18th anniversary of their marriage, at
heir residence on North street, Monday eve
ming. Upwards of forty or fifty of their
friends were present and enjoyed very
pleasant social evening. A large number of
presents were received by the host and hos
tess. AT the latter part Of the evening the
company was invited to the supper room
where an elegant repast was served.
The funeral of Miss Susie ID. DRYDEN took
place yesterday afternoon and although the
weather was so stormy there was hardly
room to contain the large number of friends
who wished to do homage to the memory of
the dead. There was profusion of flowers
arranged In exquisite emblems of kindly
feeling. 1t was but another token of the
deep sympathy felt toward the relatives of
Miss Dryden who have sustained so immeas-
urable loss.