The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-19
PERSONAL.

DIR. George P. Bradley. U. S. A., and Mrs.
Bradley are visiting Portland.
Hon. Payson Tucker was at ''The Bluffs"
Mt. Desert Ferry. Tuesday.
Mrs. Daniel Lamont expected to take
possession of her new cottage at Sorrento,
Me-, this week. 1t is called "The Capt.
tol."
Mr.. c. II. Grey, Washington correspon-
dent of the St.Paul Pioneer-P Press, will spend
his vacation with his family at Squirrel ISL
and.
Rev. c. III. Daniels of the Second Parish
church, left home on Tuesday last for short
European trip via steamer Vancouver from
Montreal
Mr.. Edwin w. Morse of New York, editor
Of Scribner & Sons Book Buyers,'D with
Mrs. and Miss Morse, are visiting Mr..
Mansfield. at his residence on Carroll street
for few days.
Rev. Roderick Stebbins, son of DR.. Steb-
bins of San Francisco. will preach at the
First Parish, next Sunday. He is now visit
ing Mr.. Mark F. Emery at Maplewood Farm,
Buxton Centre.
Charles +. johnson. assistant secretary of
the Young Mems Christian Association, left
on the steamer Elenora last evening for
New York. where he has gone to spend part
of his vacation. Mr.. johnson win be away
about two weeks.
+. G. Patterson, former resident of Port
land, has been elected director of the Den
yer Real Estate Exchange, which has a
membership ofoyer $50 of the leading bank
ars n ~ raal aetafa~xao., of %ha< <t,r;v;,,c
city.
Next Wednesday, Judge Dresser Of Au-
burn and Judge Symonds Of Portland, will
meet at Mechanic Falls as referees to adj
just school house matters in the union dis
trict of Poland and Minot, the selectmen of
the town failing to agree.
The Protective Tariff League recently Of
fered $3.50 and under for the best essay of
senior students of American colleges, on the
necessity Of a protective tariff. There was
a large number of essays sent to the commit
tee, and twelve were successful in obtaining
prizes for their productions. Among the
nine who received silver medals is Mr.. f. II.
Parkhurst, of Bangor. who has just been
graduated from Columbia College, Washing
ton, d. c. His essay is highly spoken of
and proof of its merits is the medal
Miss Maria j. c. A. Beckett, the clever
painter Of wood interiors, has gone to join
the summer colony of artists at Gloucester,
Mass. The evening before she went away
from New York she gave unique farewell
reception to her artist friends upon the roof
of building. The guests arrived shortly
after shutdown, and were escorted by the
elevator to the top floor, and then by stair
way to the roof. where hammocks were
swung from chimneys and chairs were
placed about that had been taken from the
studio below. The guests fancied them
selves in some kind of Babylonian hang
ing garden.
The following professorships at Bowdoin
have been filed: Henry johnson was elect.
ed Longfellow professor of modern Ian
guages for three yeass. William A. Moody
was elected professor of mathematics for
three years. Charles c. Hutching was
elected professor of physics for three years.
X. L.Bowen was elected professor of French
for one year. Mr.. d. M. Cole was elected
tutor Of zoology until Professor Lees return
when he will be Professor Robinson's assist
ant in chemistry. Professor Lees leave of
absence was extended to November 80, 1885,
The professor is with the United States Fish
Commission. In the Albatross, which has
gone around Cape Horn.