The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-23

ERSONAL.

Attorney General Baker was at the Fal-
mouth Hotel Saturday.
@-rt/B f. Beals, A. @. M. G. Depart
sof Maine, G. A. H., was in town Sat
urday.
Mr.. Joseph Tyler, the cornet player, has
received fine offer TO take charge of large
carriage factory at Merrimac, Mass.
Adjutant Philbrook 1st Regiment, M. V.
NJ, is quite ill at his home at Wood
fords.
Mr.. w. C. Allen was presented on his
birthday and elegant bronze ever by his
friends.
Hon. j. FL. Drummond and Judge Bonney
will probably attend DR.. Bosworths funer-
al as they are trustees Of Colby University.
Mr.. John Heating will resume his old po-
sition as head waiter at the Falmouth Hotel.
Feb. 1st
Mr.. James Blair has passed successful
examination before the Commissioners of
Pharmacy.
Miss Grace L. Pearson: the promising
young vocalist, died of brain fever at the age
Of 20 years yesterday. She leaves large
circle of friends to lament her loss.
Bernard Usher of Bridgton, aged So,
; stopping with Mr.. f. A. Usher at Dermott's
Court, entered his chamber to retire for the
night and fell dead from heart disease.
The statements going the rounds Of the
press that Mr.. Benjamin Bunker has given
up the Kennebec Democrat, and is an appli-
cant for the Office made vacant by the death
OF Mr.. Cromwell. is pronounced unqualified
ly false by Mr.. Bunker.
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Chicago Inter Ocean, says that at Commo-
dore Preble's funeral, a band was secured
from out of town and they could only play
one tune, and so the procession marched to
the grave to the music of lively Irish jig.
Francis Blake, who died In Oakland, Cal,
San. 9th, was Portland boy, an apprentice
and afterwards partner. of Ira Berry. He
went to California In 40, or soon after with
power press. Afterwards he went into the
paper business and made fortune.
On the evening of Jan. 31st, the Young
Mems Republican Club will have a public
meeting to be addressed by prominent young
Republicans of the State. William H. Loon
ey, Esq, of this city and Frederick III. Pow
ers, Esq, of Houlton have been invited. Mr..
Looney will speak upon the tariff.
H. M. Gates. Bowdoin, 80, has been en-
gagged by the Lewiston Y. M. c. A. as the in
structor in the new gymnasium. Mr. Gates
will assume charge of the physical culture
department of the Association work on Sat
urday, Feb. A. He was a member Of his
class crew for two years and captain of his
class in the college gymnasium.
Col. A. B. Nealey Of Lewiston and Mr.. A.
S. Melcher and Col. II. NJ Sprague of Au-
burn, called on Governor Marble, Friday,
and rendered him and his staff compliment
tary reception by the Grand Canton Worom-
bus, Patriarchs Militant, to take place at
City Hall, Lewiston, Feb. 18th, it being the
second anniversary of the introduction OF
the order in Maine. The Governor accepted
the invitation.
MIR. Edes, the senior proprietor of the Pts
cataquis Observer of Dover, comes Of race
of printers. His father was the late George
V. Edes, who set the first type ever put up
in Somerset and Piscataouis. and assisted
his uncle, Peter Edes, with whom he was
then living, in getting out the first issue of
the Bangor Register. from which sprung the
Wing and Currier. George V. Edes' grand
father was fellow-workman of BENJAMIN
TIuuhhh IA OoobSb, anu a SVmpooiuS SUCK
which be used is now one of the heir-looms
of the Edes family.
Hon. David p. Chaplin of Bridgt0n is
mentioned in the dispatches as a candidate
for State Prison Inspector. If the Governor
is looking about for man for that position
with special reference to the matter of fit
ness, he can hardly do better than to take
Mr.. Chaplin. His long service on the Cum
berIand board of County commissioners and
intimate relations with the Jail workshop
gives him an experience which would be val
liable at the State Prison.-Bridgton News.