The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-28
PERSONAL.

Prof. Bartlett has returned home from
the West.
F. ii. Clergue, ESQ.,, has arrived Teheran,
Persia.
Rev. Fl. S. Burrage and wife, of Portland,
are guests at the residence of Hon. Moses
Giddings in Bangor.
John b. Brooks, well known business
man of Manchester, died on Monday in Port
land.
Superintendent Hamilton Of the mountain
division of the Maine Central is confined at
home with an affection of the eyes.
zMr. and Mrs. Blabon will sail for Havre
in La Normandie of the French line jan
Sth and will be absent in Europe until June.
Mr.. knight. who died suddenly Wednes-
day night, was partner Of Nathan f. Red
lon, under the firm name of Knight q Red
Ion, masons. He was a well known citizen.
Edward Knight, of Boothbay, proprietor
of the Boothbay House, A. Z. Nickerson, of
Boothbay, and A. NJ. Spear, of Gardiner, are
at the Preble House
DIR. j. K. Lowery. formerly of Portland,
and now pursuing his profession in Denver,
Col, is here on brief visit The Doctors
hulhOAOuo tldoollldlCo dlc pltdStQ
to see him looking 50 robust.
Surgeon George w. Slower, formerly in
charge of the Marine Hospital at this port,
and for the past four years stationed in
Washington, has been transferred to Detroit,
Mich.
Congressman B0utelle arrived in Augusta
Wednesday evening and spent the night at
Mr.. Blaine's, leaving for his home in Bangor
on Jewetts train at 9 o'clock Thursday
morning.
GRevs. Messrs. Southland, Gerrsh and Lee
Lacheur conducted the funeral of the late
Albert X. Cleaves at Biddeford yesterday
afternoon. The stores in Biddeford were
all closed during the hour Of the funeral.
DR.. Young was in the city yesterday to
consult with Judge Ray, chairman of COM
mittee of the Genealogical Society on neces-
sary legislation before the legislature in.
or'ler to secure bureau of vital statistics
Hon. 2. A. Gilbert of North Greene, sec
rotary of the State Board of Agriculture
has appointed as his secretary during the
legislative session, Mr.. A. III. Whitmore of
Verona. Mr.. Whitmore was member of
the last legislature.
ID. Il. Judkins will run the legislative
train between Portland and Augusta. NJ. f.
Healey will run the Pullman train, opposite
f. A. McIntire. w. Sprague will run be-
tween Lewiston aud Pennington. II. A.
Whitney and ]. Jewett will run same as last
winter between Portland and Bangor
Rev. Hudson Sawyer, Of Houlton, leaves
soon for Topeka, Kansas, to enter upon
new field of labor. While in Aroostook as
Episcopal rector he has done great amount
of good work in four years, the superin-
tendence of the erection OF st. Johns school
building in Presque Isle, the building of
handsome rectory and church in Houlton at
cost of $4,000, and the assistance in the
erection of church in Caribou being among
his labors
Rev. W. f. Harrington, who died in Au-
burn Wednesday was pastor of Chestnut
street church in this city, in 1910. Several
years later he was pastor of Congress street
church. He was presiding elder of the Port
land District in 1865 He was superan-
nuated by the Methodist Episcopal confer.
ence several years ago and has during that
time lived in Poland and Auburn. In the
latter, he has resided for about four years.
He has but two children living, both sons,
and they are in California. So