The Portland daily press., 1888-11-24
PERSONAL,

have taken possession of their rooms at the
Falmouth for the winter.
MI. George Z. Dame, of Boston, superin-
tendent OF the railway mail service of New
England, is at the United States Hotel
Mr.. G. W. Marston has declined the office
OF vice president fol Mai1e rendered him by
the Music Teachers National Association.
The Ellsworth American hears that uen.
Harrison intends te take cottage at Bar
Harbor next summer.
Chas. w. Blaisdell, the East Denmark
postmaster. carried torch in the Bfidgton
Republican procession, as the result of an
election bet with H. B. Moxcey of this town.
Frank L. Carney. of Augusta, to whom a
position on the board of trustees of the
Maine General Hospital was rendered, has
declined.
K. G. SWEET, of Portland, United States
post office inspector, examined the Auburn
post office Tuesday and found everything
shipshape.
"The Relations of Teeth and Palate to
Vocalism," by Dr. Thomas Fillebrown, pro-
fessor of Operative Dentistry at Harvard
University. has been published In pamphlet
form.
s. j. Stewart, forme ly pastor of the Uni
tartan church in Bangor, has had an attack
of brain fever. which has left him hopeless
ly insane. He is in Chicago, and has been
placed in an asylum.
Mrs. Mary O'Brien, the venerable widow
of the late Hon. Edward O'BrieD, of
Thomaston, fell recently and fractured the
bone of one of her thighs. She is 80 years
of age, and quite feeble.
Hon. W. II. Hunt of Liberty, Senator
elect for Waldo county, having rented fur
nished house In Augusta for the winter, will
occupy it with his family about the 10th of
December.
The young friends of Miss Nellie and
Master Charlie Lamson will be pleased to
learn of their safe arrival in Berlin, Ger
many. after an unusually pleasant journey
across the Atlantic.
Rev. nj. Crosley. of lie Church of the
Messiah. occupies his pulpit tomorrow after
an absence of two Sundays. In the evening
he will take for his subject line from
Robert Burns, "a mans man for a'that,"
uDr. Charles o. Files, who has been In New
York city and Brooklyn for the larger por
tion OF the last two years, has concluded to
resume practice in this city for the winter,
with office at his residence, No. IA Brown
street =
Goyernor-elect Bureigh has rendered the
position Of Surgeon General on his staff to
DR.. d. A. Robinson, of Bangor, and DR..
Robinson has accepted the positien. The
Whig says that better selection could not
have been made. DIR. Robinson is one of
the sterling young Republicans of the State.
Prof. A. R. Sweetser. instructor In cnemis-
try of the East Maine State Conference
Seminary at Bucksport, has received and ac-
cepted call to position in the New Hamp-
shire Conference Seminary at Tilton, N.
H.. where he will teach natural science and
mathematics.
Rev. G. B. Wathen, for many years pastor
OF the Orono Congregational church, leaves
Orono in few days to accept of pastorate
in Chelmsford, Mass. Last Wednesday his
people presented to him purse of sixty
dollars as testimonial of their regard for
him.
County Attorney elect Frank w. Robin
son has selected for his assistant Charles A.
True, Esq, of this city, and Mr.. True will re
appointed when the new county officers
come in on January LIST. The selection is a
most excellent one, and is good beginning
for MIR. Robinson's administration In the
County Attorneys Office.
Mr.. George p. Phenix, of Woodford's,
closed his labors as teacher of science at
Hebron Academy last week. On Friday the
school presented to him twenty-five dollars
In gold, as a token of the esteem in which
he is held by all. Mr.. Phenix goes to Com
necticut to accept an excellent position in
the Scientific Department of the State Nor
NAL School at New Britain.
The law requires that certificates of ap-
pointments issued to the trustees of the
Maine General Hospital shall be signed by
the government, the president of the. Senate
and the speaker of the House of sRepresen-
tatives. For the first time in several years
the appointment OF those officers becomes
necessary, and the technical question
whether Gov. Marble is still president Of
the Senate arise 1t is understood that by
the advice of the council the governor will
sign only in his present official capacity.
The January number of Harper's Monthly
Magazine win contain an article by Hon.
w. w. Thomas, Jr., entitled 'The Ancient
City of Wisby." This article is richly illus
trated by the Swedish artist, ,rhure de
Thulstrup, and will from one of the chapters
OF Mr.. Thomas forthcoming book on
Sweden and the Swedes." To give an idea
OF the expense attending the publication of
a first class American magazine, it may be
stated that the drawing and engraving of
the Illustrations for this single paper of Mr..
Thomas cost over one thousand two hun
dred dollars.
Hon. S. w. Matthews writes from Au-
gusta to the Aroostook Republican as fol-
lows: Undoubtedly Hon. w. w. Thomas,
Jr., will be returned to his old place at the
court of Sweden. No man in the country is
so well fitted for that position as he and, by
general consent he is already booked for it.
Mr.. Thomas has done excellent service for
the party during the recent campaign,
especially among the Scandinavian popula-
tion of the North West. Speaking their
language like native, he has been able to
communicate with them with nearness and
warmth of feeling that has carried many
into the Republican ranks"
Editor Tenney, of the Brunkswick Tele-
graph says that he was the last Whig in
Maine. When he came to Maine to reside
ne was Whig and edited the last Whig
paper in this State the Bath Tribune.
About this time" says he in this weeks
Telegraph, having the most perfect assur-
ance of his own sanity he naturally enough
thought that his old Whig associates-not all
but many of them-were insane in going
oyer to the Republican party, and stood his
ground like the lone watchman of the mid
night hour for time, friend telling him
that he was the only Whig left in Maine,
and then slowly but safely swung over to
the Democratic party as voter" Mr..
Tenney brought out rooster after Harri-
sons election, and that is why he is explain
ing his political position.
The Harrison dinner, which occurred In
Ellsworth, Tuesday. was a great success. A
large number of veterans who voted for
Harrisan in 1910 sat at the table with Repub-
licans Of this generation. The lady walters
were Mrs. Eugene Hale, Mrs. F. B. Aiken
Mrs. j. ID. Hopkins. Mrs. A. NJ. Hopkins,
Mrs. E. K. Hopkins, Mrs. Geo. P. Dutton,
Mrs. j. Fl. Partridge. Miss Lily Belchar,
Mrs. A. w. Cushman, Mrs. Ella Hale, Miss
Anna Hight and Mrs. Henry Whiting, Jr.,
Senotor Hale, Judge A. P. Wiswell were
among the speakers, and Hon. John d. Hop
kins Qong john presided most happily. In