The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-19
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Champlin, of the firm Of Twitchell ~
Champlin, is in New York.
Capt Joseph Adle. of this city, left yester-
day for Cuba.
DR.. A. G. Young, of the State Board of
Health, was in the city yesterday.
Professor Kotzschmar is to formulate a
course or musical instruction for the Maine
Central Institute at Pittsfield.
III. H. Shaw, member of the present Legis-
lature, has resigned, being candidate for
presidential elector.
Mr.. Wendall P. Rice and wife are in town
from Kansas City; also Mrs. Charles Tobey
and Mrs. Frank Tobey. guests of Mr.. j. II.
Russell, los Middle street.
Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr, arrived at the
Falmouth Hotel, from Augusta, on the night
Pullman yesterday and left on the early
morning train for Boston.
VIM. q. Ellis, the popular clerk of the
Mountain View House at Rangeley, has en-.
tered the Augusta Savings Bank as second
assistant treasurer.
lHon. ID. 5. Mortland, railroad commission.
er, is at the Preble House. The commission
ers have not Jet finished their examination
of the Maine Central road.
DIR. j. d. Mitchell, of Jacksonville, Fla,
is at Readfeld, Me-, in rather poor health.
He is father of DIR. Neal Mitchell, president
OF the Jacksonville Board of Health.
At the County Teachers meeting to be
held in Bangor today and tomorrow address
es are to be given by Prof. WI Corthell, of
Gorham Normal School, and Superinten-
dent A. P. Marble. of Worcester, Mass.
Rev. Theodore Gerrish is passing the win
ter at Sioux Falls. Dakota The Belfast
Journal says he specialized in lands and
become wealthy. He has paid $4,000 cash
for a lot on which he will build a resi-
dence.
Frederick G. Stevens, ESQ.,. formerly of
Maine, has been placed in nomination for
the Legislature of Minnesota, by the Repub-
licans Of the city of st. Paul Mr.. Stevens
| Is but 2S years of age, having graduated
| from Bowdoin in 1881.
Ex-Gov. Robe, of Gorham, has very fine
yearling colt of which he is justly proud.
The Governors farm crops have been very
good the past year, and all but his corn fod-
der has been secured in very good condition.
Maine Farmer
Commander George w. Coffin, U. S. N,
will arrive today and take command of this
light house district No. /. Commander
Batchelder will 60 on waiting orders. u
Commander Coffin commanded the Greedy
relief steamer "Alert" when Gen. Greedy
was rescued
Hon. Elliott Wood, OF the Governors
Council, is not only a good public servant,
but good farmer as well. He has in VIM
throp young orchard, from which this year
he gathers 389 bushels Of Baldwins and rus.
sets. He will sell them in the Boston mar
ket, and no doubt make more out of them
than the whole Governors Council will make
this year out OF politics.
One Of the most daring hunters in Maine Is
Mr.. George aoulthan, of Bangor, prescrip.
ton clerk in the drug store of Caldwell
Sweet & Co.. of that city. Ten days ago he
started away, fully equipped for trip in the
woods, with the intention. stranger as he
was to the woods of Maine, having but re-
Gently come from Lynn, Mass. to make his
way alone with only his map and compass to
point out his way. Selecting Mount Katah-
din as his base of operations. he started out
and so far carried out his intention of a sim
gle-handed hunt, that in only two days of
the time did he have company. He had a
most enjoyable time and brought home with
him two handsome bucks, an old and a
young one, and the skin of third which he
ate in the woods