The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-07
PERSONAL.

John Harper, of Lewiston, and Charles II.
Adams. of Limerick. representatives elect to
the Legislature, were in town yesterday.
Mr. John Crockett, for so many years a
dealer in furniture in this city, is dead, aged
81 years.
Mr.. John n. Stewart, of Belfast, is to have
a reunion Of California Forty-niners at his
home tomorrow.
Francis Barnes, Esq, lecturer of the State
Grange, is in poor health, so much so as to
be unable to do any public work.
Miss Blanch Willis Howard, of Maine,
has lately written new story entitled 1.-THE
Open Door," the scene of which is laid in
Germany.
It's understood that Gen. Fl. b. Hill as
well as Hon. w. F. Isn't, will move to
Phoenix, Arizona, the first of the new year.
Their departure will be deeply regretted.
Prof. +. w. Gowen, of Freedom, has been
engaged by The Voice of New York city as
correspondent during the session of the
Maine Legislature and will be at Augusta off
and on during the winter.
MIR. win Quimby, bookkeeper Of the Bel
last National Bank, will go into the Belfast
Savings Bank about January Ist, as assis
tant treasurer, and Mr.. w. l.. Bragdon, of
York, Me-, will take Mr.. Quimby's place in
the National Bank.
Rev. +. FL. Osgood, Methodist, presiding
elder OF the Dover district who went to Col
orado some weeks ago for the benefit of his
health, Is no better; in fact his condition is
worse than when he left Maine, so much so
that he has sent for his family. They start
ed ON Wednesday.
The funeral of the late Oliver Gerrish took
place from his former residence on Winter
street yesterday. A large number of old cit
liens were present and Rev. Mr.. Durham
paid feeling tribute to the memory of Mr..
Gerrish. During the funeral the jewelry
stores of the city were closed as a mark of
respect.
The annual meeting of the Maine Press
Association will be held in the Senate Cham
Der, at Augusta. Thursday and Friday, JAN
uary 18th and 18th. The literary exercises
to which the public is invited will occur
Friday afternoon. Friday evening a grand
reception will be rendered the fraternity by
Captain and Mrs. Fl. A. Cobaugh at their
home in Togus.
For many years Mrs. Daniel Williams, of
Augusta, has on each returning Thanksgiy-
ing day, visited the prisoners in the Kenne-
bee jail, and given each mince pie. This
beautiful Christian custom she did not omit
this year, but gave out the pies with her own
hand, with pleasant remark to each. 1t
took As pies to go round this year. Two
years ago it took los pies.
Mr.. Fred e. Brann, of this city, employee
OF the "Sewall Safety Car Heating Compa-
ny" recently returned home from Valley
Falls, X. l., where he had been engaged sew
eral weeks equipping cars ON the Boston &
Providence line. He departed yesterday af-
ternoon for Chicago, ILL.,, to superintsnd a.
force OF workmen in equipping cars for West
ern roads.
Mrs. A. l.. Gunnison, widow of the late
Rev. Nathaniel Gunnison, died recently at
South Brewster, Mass. She was the mother
of Rev. Almon Gunnison, of the All Souls
Universalist Church; Professor Walter b.
Gunnison, principal of Grammar School No.
10, and Mr.. Herbert F. Gunnison, all of
Brooklyn. N. Y Her husband who was en-
inent as Universalist clergyman, was pas
tor Of the church in Eexter for some time
about IS years ago. During the late war he
was U. S. Consul at Halifax.
The Bureau OF Pensions, Washington, d
C., is writingto the corresponding secreta-
ries of Maine Veteran associations for list
OF the names and present post office ad-
dresses, together with late rank and compa-
ny Of all members. The information is de-
sired as an addition to a record that has been
established in the Pension Bureau, which
now numbers over 100000 names of surviv.
ing soldiers AMI sailors who served in the
Union Army and Navy during the war. The
names of Union ex-prisoners Of war is also
desired. and thereis incourse of preparation
a separate and complete record of them. The
object is to aid-applicants for pensions to OBJ
tain evidence