The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-14

Edward Wiggin, Esq, of Pressure Isle, is
TO be Memorial Day orator at Calais.
Frank L. Noble, ESQ.,, of Lewiston, will
deliver the Memorial Day address at Weld,
Hon. Darius Alden of Augusta, aged "a,
starts ON journey to Arkansas Hot Springs
with all the vigor of youth
General Henry b. Cleayes of Portland.
will deliver the address before Stephen
Davis Post at Pitt, field on Memorial Day..
Mr.. " V. Twitchrll, recently editor of the
Gorlam Monntaineer, has issued the first
number of the Berlin, N. H.. Independent.
General Neal Dow and General II. NJ
Plaisted. will speak at the dinner Of the
Butler Club Ia Boston on May lsi
Captain Barr Of the Dallas, left yesterday
on little trip to Boston, New York and
Washington.
Yesterday was the eightieth birthday Of
Hon. William Goold of Windhan, and today
| is the eighty-frst birthday of W. ID. Little,
! ESQ.,, Of this city.
| The Aroost, OK Republican urges that
Hon. Charles A. l3onteiie and Joseph ii.
Manley. Esq, be delegates NJ large /" the
Republican National Convention.
Miss Imo5rn 5lackman of KtBt'> Hid,
daughter of the Rev. Charles W. Blacknan,
is in attendance upon the Maine Methodist
Conference IN this city.
Rev Mr.. Freeman will supply the Congre-
gationaIist pulpit In Dexter, for time. Mr..
Freeman is a graduate fr0m Yale, and has
passed the last two years ia Germany.
Rev. s. c. Fletcher If Pittsfeld, has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver the Memorial
Day address in Dexter. Mr.. Fletcher is
veteran himself.
Rev. III. A. Phibrnok Of Attleboro, Mass,
formerly pastor of the Universalist church
in Rockland. has been invited to assume the
pastorate Of the Central square church in
Boston.
Mrs IIezekiah Chase of Unity, is now liy
ing at the advanced age of 10l years. Prof.
G. c. Chase OF Bates College, and Rev. j.
Aubrey Chase Of Chelmsford. Mass. are her
grandsons.
W. l.. Sawyer, formerly VI this city. who
is to start a paper in st. john, was given
complimentary dinner last Saturday eve
ming in honor Of his new enterprise by the
employees Of the st. John Telegraph, with
which paper he has been connected.
Rev. Theodore +. Wright of Bridgewater,
Mass, will nn Sunday evening deliver the
second lecture in the COURSE being given at
the New Jerusalem church on New High
street. Subject; "rhe Lord in His Second
Coming" Mr.. Wright will preach at the
regular morning service, and will also de-
liver q lecture in the vestry at the same
church this Saturday evening, at 80 O'clock.
Subject; Modern Jerusalem a walk around
its walls, and Il visit to its sacred places"
AL. ae cordially invited.
| Hon. Y. a. Luce State superintendent of
schools, was in the city yesterday, returning
from an official inspection of The State Nor
nal School at GoIhan. He speaks in high
terms OF praise of the school and the work
carried on there. Mr.. Luces annual report,
which has been somewhat delayed by the
dan, erous illness of his daughter, Mrs c.
I. Warner Of Pennington, is now in the
hands of the printer and will be ready for
distribution about May1.
Rev. John Rounds. Colby '49, died in Min
neapolis, March so, aged g. Mr. Rounds
was native of Minot. Me-, and prepared
for college at Hebron Academy. Among
his college classmates weresHon NJ. H. Dun
nell, President K. c. Mitchell, ID. d. of Le-
land University, and Rev. A. X. p. Small,
ID. ID, of Portland. He studied theology at
Newton and held pastorates at New Glouces-
tee. Freeport, Alma and Kennebunkport,
Me-, Chelmsford and Holden, Mass, and
Northfield and Red Wing, MINI.