The Portland daily press., 1888-08-07
PERSONAL.

Randall J. Condor, Esq, of Friendship,
was in the city yesterday
Rev. Elijah Kellogg was in the city yester-
day.
Capt. Horace M. Shaw, has returned from
his European trip.
Col Hollis b. Hill aad wife, of Portland,
have returned from three weeks trip to
Aroostook county and the Provinces.
Mrs. d. 81. Kinds and two daughters, Miss
May and Edith, from New York, are at the
Bay View House, Ferry Beach.
Congressman Dingleyh as gone to Michi-
gan, from Washington, and Messrs. Boutelle
and Reed are on the way home.
Mr.. Alden j. Blethen and family, of Min
neapolis, Mimi. and Miss Annie Hunter, of
Machias, are at the Preble House.
Mr.. w. I. King has returned to his home
in Portland, after a nine weeks visit in
Calais. Mr.. Kings health is greatly i'm
proved
1t is not DR.. Warren R. Evans, dentist, Far
rington Block, who received slight paralytic
shock, but DR.. Albert Evans, of Myrtle
street.
Mr.. Edison Eastman, the we'll known book
publisher, of Concord, N. H., with his daugh-
ter, arrived in town yesterday, for short
visit among friends,
George G. Barrows, captain of the Cadets,
has declined the appointment of Quartermas-
ter on the staff of Col. j. j. Lynch, and the
latter will at once appoint another to that
position.
The Gallatin, Capt. Abbey, is in port and
will do some cruising in this vicinity. Capt.
Abbey has received cordial welcome from
many friends here. He formerly commanded
the Woodbury..
ii. P. Clay and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. G. L.
Bailey, Misses Minnie Clay, Nellie Chase,
May Field and George Babson, Mrs Stephen
Marsh and N. P. Butler. all of this city, are
spending few weeks in Raymond, at the
Central House.
William Ross, Esq, of Philadelphia. an old
Portland boy, is here to assist the Venerable
Gunner Club dedicate their new building toe
day. Mr.. Ross doesn't seem to grow day
older in appearance, except when he lifts his
hat, THAI he did sixteen years ago.
The New England Magazine for August
contains fine article ON Colby University,
from the pen of Prof. A. W. Small. The his
tory of the college is sketched, also its aims
and present condition. The article is en-
bellished with eight illustrations.
Among the guests at Willow Brook Farm.
Oxford, are Judge McKim, of the Probate
Court, and wife, from Jamaica Plains, and
Mrs. Oliver Warren, Mrs. Fl. r. Valpey and
daughters, of Lynn, Mass, Rev. Jos. Kicker,
d. D., and wife, Col. Geo. Philbrook's fami-
ly, of Augusta. and Mr.. William Marsden, of
Boston,
ID. f. Thompson, Esq, of Troy, N. Y, is
preparing genealogy Of the descendants of
Edwin French, who went TO lSaulsbury,
Mass inl1640. The late Deacan Nathaniel
French, of Auburn, was one Of the descend
ants, and there are many others in Maine,
who may find it advantageous to commune
cate with Mr.. Thompson.
Mr.. Arthur Sands, formerly the leading
dry goods merchant of Lewiston and one of
the most highly esteemed men that ever did
business in that city, died at Santa Barbara,
CAL, Sunday morning, aged 80 years and 4
months. Mr.. Sands has been ill of consump-
tion for four or five years and was obliged to
close up his business in Lewiston several
years ago. lie went to California lin search
OF better health, but succeeded only in fight
ing off death for a short time.
Mr.. Winn Preble, an old and esteemed citi
zen OF Bangor, died Saturday, aged 80 years.
He was born in Bowdoinham, Oct. IS, 1905.
where he married Miss Lucinda Williams.
and went to Bangor about sixty years ago,
when he learned the mason's trade of the
late Stephen Giddings, working at his trade
there until 1910, when he removed to Corinth
and four years later to Garland, where he
was engaged in manufacturing and mercan-
tile business with success until he retired
and returned to Bangor about sixteen years
ago, to spend the remainder of his years.