The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-08
PERSONAL.

OeneIal reSSenuen was out Yesterday for
tine first time since his recent sickness.
1t is now generally conceded all over the
State that the genial and able State Pension
Agent, Col; ii. M. Sprague of Auburn, will
have walk over in his canvass for Adiu-
tant General.-[Dexter Gazette.
Two prominent candidates for the Office of
United States District Attorney are two able
young lawyers of the Cumberland Bar; Will
liam Ii. Looney, Esq, of this city, and Isaac
W. Dyer, Esq, of Baldwin.
James A. Place of Berwick, has announced
himself candidate for the assistant clerk
ship of the next House. The other candi-
dates are Jones of Augusta, Swazey of Cam
ton. and Long of Bowdoinham.
The current newspaper statement that our
old correspondent, w. III. Smith, now editor
OF the Odd Fellows Register and Masonic
journal, is candidate for the surveyorship
OF the port OF Portland, will interest many
readers and excite strong wishes that he may
receive the appointment il he is candidate.
-lCalais Times.
George FL. Buck, Esq, a native of Harri-
son. in this county. has been elected for the
fourth time to the position of County Attor-
ney in San Mateo county, California. His
popularity is shown by the fact that he ran
some 400 votes ahead of his ticket.
Mr.. Clarence Pullen, ex-Suryeyor General
of New Mexico. has short breezy article in
Sunshine for December, entitled "A Mexl-
can Horseman," and Holman S. Waldron
continued story entitled "How Rudy Saved
the Train"
Rev. George F. Pratt, graduate of Bow
dom College, class of 1876, and principal of
the Brewer High School for two years. has
applied for admission to the Unitarian Eel
lowship. The Bangor Commercial says that
until few weeks Mr.. Plat has been rector
OF the Episcopal church. Clinton, Mass.
AT the Eastern Maine Methodist Confer
ence to be held in Dexter next MAY. Bishop
Hurst will preside. Bishop Hurst has been
in Office about four years and was formerly
at the head of Madison Seminary He is
one Of the ablest officials in the church and
1t will be his first appearance in Maine.
Hon. William Wilson, treasurer of the
Hallowell Granite Works, and well known
throughout the State. suffered from faint
Ing fit yesterday forenoon, at about 10
o'clock, at the Office of the company. DR..
Eveleth was called and pronounced it a rush
OF blood to the head. Yesterday afternoon
Mr.. wilson was thought to be little better.
DIR. A. !. Noble, connected with the State
Lunatic Hospital at Worcester, Mass, for
the past two years, has been promoted to the
position of assistant superintendent. This
Is one OF six large institutions of this charac-
ter In the State, having staff of six physic-
ians to care for its eight hundred patients.
DIR. Noble is a graduate of the Portland and
Maine Medical Schools.
hey. Arthur u. Thombs died at Marlboro.
Mass, Tuesday evening Of consumption
The deceased was 81 years of age. He was
educated in Monson Academy in Maine, and
afterwards attended the Worcester, Mass,
Academy. and the Theological School in
Des Moines. Iowa, and finally graduating
from Newton. His father is pastor at
Munson, Me.
The Loyal Legion Of Maine have decided
to hold their next meeting in Augusta some
time during the month of January, A re-
ception will be rendered to Gen. Howard of
New York, an elaborate banquet served and
several papers by prominent members of the
order read. Captain Michaels. General
Beal, DIR. Lapham of Augusta, and General
Hyde of Bath, are the committee of arrange
ments.
The Tarratine Club of Bangor, has recent
iy purchased fine oil paintings of two well
known local characters ON the Penobscot.
They are the portraits of two of the most
famous members of the Penobscot tribe Of
Indians, old Governor Neptune and Sarah
Molasses, daughter of the noted Molly Mo-
lasses. The paintings were the work of the
late j. +. Hardy, the Bangor portrait artist,
and were purchased by private subscriptions
by members of the club. They were among
Mr.. Haidy'S best works and will be very APP
propriate to hang in the club rooms. The
price paid for them was $3.50.
Our Lisermore Falls correspondent writes /:
Among the members of the Baptist church
of this place we notice quite delegation of
Portland people, viz; Rev. and Mrs. Edwin
5. Small, MIR. and Mrs. G. l.. Beck, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Ham, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Chandler and Mrs. R. c. Boothby. All of
that number except A. G. Beck and Mrs. r.
Q. Boothby were formerly members of the
First Baptist church of Portland. 1t will be
interesting to their many Portland friends
to hear that this church is in a prosperous
condition under charge of Rev. Edwin 5.
Small Quite number have within short
time been added to the list"