The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-04
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Abby Morton Diaz, the authoress, is
the guest of Mr.. William S. Kyle.
Hon. G. e. Purington and family of Bow
doinham. have returned from visit to Pas
adena, Cal.
Drs. Bray and Smith, and Mr.. Willis
Goold, have gone to Boothbay on the yacht
Viva.
DR.. Elwell of the Maine General Hospital,
is to be assistant surgeon Of the Togus Sol
diers' Home.
Mr.. Charles o. Dyer of Boston, a member
of the Home Market Club, is in the city, in
the interests of that organization.
Captain II. A. Cobungh, treasurer of the
Home for disabled volunteer soldiers at To-
gus, was in town yesterday.
Mr.. William bell, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Grand Trunk road, has
been looking over this end Of the line and
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. w. r. Kimball, manager of the Atkin-
son House Furnishing Company at Rock
land, was in town yesterday as full of fun as
ever.
The Rev. II. Z. Frohock of Bar Harbor,
will deliver the Memorial sermon, and I'll.
NJ Estabrooke of Gorham, the address, be-
fore the Grand Army Post at Mt Desert.
Mr.. 7. NJ. Croker and wife of Paris, who
have been spending the winter in Florida,
were at the United States Hotel last night
on their way home. Mr.. E. G. Robinson and
wife of Island Pond, were also at this hotel
The members of the Knox County Bar
will tender complimentary supper to +,
Rice Rowell. Esq. at the Thorndike Hotel
Rockland, Saturday evening. MIR. Rowel
leaves for Seattle, Washington Territory
May 9th, with the intention of locating
there
Father Chiniquy, who is lecturing against
Romanism in Biddeford, said Tuesday night
that since his conversion to Professionalism
thirty attempts have been made to kill him,
and thirty-three times he has been brought
before the criminal courts, but always with
out being convicted.
Mr.. Calvin Pitcher, who died at his home
in Belfast on Tuesday at the age Of 76 years,
was one of the best known orchardists in
Waldo county. He was the first man about
Belfast to introduce heat into his cellar tc
keep an even temperature for the preserva-
ton of fruit He leaves five children, one
of them being w. o. Pitcher of Portland.
Mr.. f. A. Sawyer, treasurer and genera
manager of the Consolidated Electric Ligh
Company, retired from that company OIL
May 1st. He has opened an Office at No. y
Plum street as selling agent for the Thorn
son Ho uston Electric Company, and is con
tractor for electric lighting plants, electri
railways, motor power and mill lighting.
Harry Fielding, who with his wife hav
long been on the stage, known as Fielding
and Walker, have made Peaks Island thei
home for several summers, and appeared OF
the stage there for several seasons. A shor
time ago Mr. Fielding, whose real name i
Hatch, became i'll and wasted away almost
to skeleton. He became converted an(
since then has regained his health rapidly.
Captain Winthrop III. Hall died Wednes
day at his residence on Bramhall street
Captain Hall was member of the Sixth
Mass. regiment and also served in the Nintf
Maine as lieutenant and was afterwards ad
jutant and then captain in the Twenty-third
Maine. He was formerly in trade in thl'
city. He leaves a widow, the grand-daugh
ter of the late Francis Radoux. Captain
Hall was member of Bosworth Post of the
Grand Army, Bramhall Lodge, X. of p,
Beacon Lodge and Portland Encampment Of
Odd Fellows, the Odd Fellows Relief Of
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