The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-03
PERSONAL.

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Minstrels is stopping at the Preble House
Hon. A. P. Gould of Thomaston has been
out of health for the past few months, but
| he is now improving
j. NJ. Plummer, the fruit and produce
dealer is confined to his home with sclatic
| rheumatism.
Irving Brown, the shoe dealer, is ill at his
residence at Old Orchard with typhoid
fever.
The late David Moulton had policies on his
| life with the Mutual Life Insurance Compa-
ny of New York for $500.
Hon. E. F. Webb of Wateryille passed
through the city this morning on his way to
attend the dinner to be given by the pro-
| prietors of the Quincy House, Boston.
The following arrived at the Falmouth
Hotel Yesterday j. L. Smith, Newark, N.
j.: A. S. Rice, Rockland; F. Gray, Worces-
ter; j. J. Downey, Providence; G: NJ. You
mans, Minnesota; A. G. Preston and wife,
Augusta; o. B. Chadwick, Boston; G. w. An
derson, New York; 7. Almgill, Philadelphia.
Mr.. NJ. j. Hennessey of Bath has been APP
pointed mail agent on the Bangor and Bos-
ton route. The route from North Arson to
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and Portland. The Pennington agent will
hereafter run to Lewiston instead of Port
land.
John Rice, I'd, of Worcester, died suddenly
OF paralysis Saturday. He was born in
Maine Nov. 81 1911, but for forty years has
resided in Worcester, where he was prom
inent boot manufacturer. He retired from
business about ten years ago on account of
falling health.
EX-Vice President Hamlin, who may be
said to lead the representative delegation of
prominent citizens of Maine now visiting
Boston, is as vigorous as most men of fifty
despite his seventy-six years. 81 never was
better in my life" was his remark to friend
Monday night.
The many friends of Mrs. Anna w. Fox,
widow of the late Edward W. Fox, will be
shocked at the news.of her death which oc-
CURED yesterday morning from peritonitis at
her home in this city. Mrs. Fox was a lovely
woman, of many accomplishments She
leaves several children.
The notice of the dissolution of the law
firm of Strout & Holmes appears in this
mornings issue. We are authorized to state
Strout proposes to remove to Boston. He
will shortly open an office in another loca-
ton in this city.
DR.. Thomas G. Loring remains in about
the same condition but is apparently COM
Portable. He is paralyzed below the waist,
and application of blisters fail to produce
any feeling on his part. He is allowed to
see only his wife and nurse. If he recoVers
it will be, it is feared, to never again have
the use of his legs.
Mr.. Volney B. Cushing is doing excellent
service to the cause of temperance, speaking
under the auspices of the W. c. T. U. Mon
day evening he addressed good sized au-
dience at Old Orchard, and by invitation of
the principal addressed the pupils of the
High School Tuesday morning. This morn
ing he speaks to the students at Westbrook
Seminary.
Mr.. John Vain, who has been connected
with the Union Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of this city for the past eight years,
has severed his connection with that COM
pany and will at once remove with his wife
and family to Chicago where he will engage
in the insurance business. Mr.. Vain has
made host of friends in this city who will
regret to hear of his departure
The dedication services Of the new Baptist
church at South Paris will occur on Wednes-
day, Feb. 10th, commencing at o'clock p. m.
The dedication sermon will be preached by
Rev. A. K. P. Small, D. D., of this city
Wednesday afternoon. In the evening there
will be a sermon by Rev. A. T. Dunn, pastor
of the Free st. church of this city.
John Whitman, Esq, who was formerly in
business in Portland, died in Boston Sunday
Mr.. Whitman at the time of the
great fire was in business in this city with
E. T. Eden in the dry goods business in
Free street block. After the fire the firm
moved to the old Casco street church, and
later dissolved partnership, Mr. Whitman
becoming head salesman with Hogg, Brown
& Taylor, Boston, where he had been previ-
Gus to his coming here. While in Portland
he married Miss Parthenia Higgins, who
survives him. His funeral took place in
Chelsea yesterday.
Charles Wilmington of Buckfield, the vete-
ran temperance worker, and senior member
of the brush manufacturing firm of c. With
ington & Sons, died at the residence of his
son. Frank P. Wilmington, IN Buckfeld, on
Sunday, Jan. 10th. Mr. Wilmington was
born in Portland, Oct. IS, 1916. His father |
was for many years a prominent character in
this city, and finds place in editor Elwell's |
book, 'The Boys of 80" He |
learned the brush manufacturers trade in |
Portland when young man, and followed
that trade during his long and honorable
life. During the reform movement of 1878, |
he became convert to the cause of temper
ance and since that time, more earnest adj
vocate of temperance could not be found.
He signed the pledge twelve years ago and
identified himself very prominently with the
reform movement.