The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-09-17
PERSONAL.

MISS Rose Nj. Laid has accepted position
in the Springfield, Mass, high school.
President Blabon, of the Board of Trade,
is in the city for few days.
DIR. l. I. Dana has gone to Washington to
attend the Medical convention.
DIR. A. s. Thayer and wife have gone to
Rangeley lakes ON short vacation.
Mr.. George L. Smith, agent of the Monte
Cristo company, is at the Falmouth Hotel.
Mr.. Arthur l.. Bates, secretary OF the
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company, is
away on western trip.
DIR. I. A. Berryhill and c. Shaworth, U.
5. Navy, are registered at the Falmouth Ho-
tel.
Hon. w. L. Putnam was guest at the
dinner of the Bay State Club, Saturday. in
Boston.
d. w. Scribner. Esq, of this city, has been
appointed Commissioner of the Court of
Claims.
Prof. l.. A. Gray has returned from his
trip to the convention of business colleges Of
America, at Minneapolis, MINI.
DR.. Huntington has gone to New York to
attend the meeting of the Veterinary Medi-
cal Association.
5. Girard Norcross, well known Congre-
gational clergyman, died at North Conway,
yesterday, aged b.
Mr. Justo Nj. Quintero, formerly of the
firm of Nutter, Kimball & Co., arrived from
Cuba last Wednesday, and is stopping at the
Falmouth.
Hon. G. p. Kimball, formerly of this city,
and late consul at Stuttgart, Germany, is i'll
at his home in Chicago from a slight shock
of paralysis.
Adjutant General Dalton of Massachusetts
and party of friends left Boston, Friday,
passing through this city Saturday, for few
days outing at Castle Harmony, Hartland.
Miss Annie Louise Cary Raymond, who
has been at the Atlantic House, Cape Eliza
beth, during the summer, is now the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Merrill, on Spring street.
The League of American Wheelmen have
elected DIR. g. E. Dow OF Portland, chief
consul; Q. ID. Batchelder, Sanford, vice con-
sui. j. o. Whittemore, representative.
Mrs. Anastasia Patten, who died suddenly
in this city Wednesday, was widely known
in Washington society. She was said to be
worth $5,0O0,00O. One daughter married
| congressman oiOhCA VI hlooOull.
Mr.. Mark Lowell, one of the oldest resi-
dents of Lewiston, died Saturday afternoon.
He had served in the legislature and filed
many public positions. He was 70 years of
age.
Ex-Gov. Robe and wife will not visit Kan
sas until the middle of November, in order
to be present as representative of the Maine
State Grange at the annual national meeting
of the Patrons of Husbandry, which meets
at Topeka, Kansas, about that time.
A party, composed of Mr.. William Henry
Milliken of this city. Messrs. Reed and
Worthing of Passaic, N. j., Messrs. Leavitt
and Sampson of New York, Gen. Hammond
of New Haven, Conn.,, and Mr.. Hutchings
of Boston, left Saturday noon in special
car for Rangeley.
The funeral Of the late George III. Gerrish
took place from his late residence No.
North street. Saturday morning. Rev. Mari
on Crosley officiated. Longfellow Lodge, K,
of p, attended in body. The floral trib-
utes were beautiful Those from Longfel-
low Lodge, from the Red Men and Freeport
Lodge of Free Masons and from Mrs. ii. 7.
Plummer were especially beautiful. The re-
mains were taken to Bath for burial
Mrs. Farragut OF New York, wife of Loyal
Farragut son of Admiral Farragut, with
Miss Whitmore and Miss Johnston, all of
whom have been spending the summer in
Ashfield, was driving on Thursday, when
she lost control of the horses, and they ran
away, throwing the three women out. Miss
Whitmore escaped without much injury, but
Miss Johnston's hip and side were consider
ably famed, and Mrs Farragut received Sc
we're injuries.
Mr.. Dwight d. Lee, who died in this city
Saturday forenoon, was formerly in business
here under the firm name Of Lee & Stebbins.
He was an amiable man, member of a
lodge of Odd Fellows at Westfeld, Mass,
where he was born, and was member of
Greenleaf Chapter, F. and A. NJ, of this
city. His age was g. He leaves widow
and one child. The funeral will take place
at his late residence, No. $50 Congress street
this morning. at IL o'clock. Rev. Marion
Crosley will conduct the services The re-
mains will be buried at Kennebunk.
Daniel Milliken, Esq, one of Bangor's
oldest and best known citizens, died at his
residence, No. 7 Prentiss street, Friday
morning, after lingering illness. Mr.. Mil
iken was born in Scarboro. Maine, in 1916
In 1850, after number of years residence
in the West and as manager of the Brad
ford (Me.) tannery, Mr.. Milliken went to AL
ton, where, in connection with his brother,
the late Hon. Dennis L. Milliken, of Water
vile, they purchased a college tract of 1900
acres of land and built tannery on Dead
Stream, where he continued in business un-
til 1870. In 1874 he moved to this city. where
he has since resided, carrying on the tannery
business with his son James, under the style
of d. Milliken & Son, and was also a mem
Der of the moccasin manufacturing firm Of
E. A. Buck & Co. Mr.. Milliken was twice
married. lie leaves a widow and five chill
dren.