The Portland daily press., 1888-07-03
PERSONAL.

Col. Albert Tracy, U. S. A.. is stopping at
Mrs. Mussey's, Park street, for a few days.
Frank S. Mcdonald, of Minneapolis, is
stopping few days at Mr.. Adrian behring's,
Vernon Place.
Mr.. Dudley and family, of Harrison, are
stopping at the islands with County Commits
sioner Tolman.
Isaac H. Bailey, New York, and Com
mander J. R. Cheyne, R. N, of Toronto, are
at the Falmouth Hotel.
Hon. A. f. Moulton delivers the Grafton at
Sebago Lake at 8 p m. the Fourth of July
The citizens will find in him one of the best
speakers in the State.
Rev. ii. p. Winter, of Milton, was in the
city yesterday. Mr.. Winter joined the Y.
M. c. A. boys in their excursion to Sebago
Lake and received hearty welcome.
Mr.. Frederick Fox, Jr., will sail for Europe
in the steamer Weron of the North German
Lloyd line, next Saturday. He will remain
abroad two years, engaged in his studies.
Clarence L. Richards and Bernard w.
State Of Portland, and George w. Kent of
Madison, have successfully passed their ex-
aminations before the Pharmacy Commits
sioners.
Prof. C. H. Fernald, formerly of Orono,
now Of the Massachusetts, Agricultural Col
lege, is spending his vacation with bis family
at Fernald's Point near Bar Harbor.
Miss A. ]. Webber, teacher of two years
experience, and graduate of the Framing
ham, Mass, Normal School. has been elected
by the trustees teacher in the Maine Gen.
trail Institute, Pittsfeld
Mr.. Franklin Simmons, the sculptor, has
finished the preliminary work for the bust Of
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin. and left Bangor and
is now in Boston. The bust of Mr.. Hamlin
will be completed as soon as possible.
Rev, Charles II. Wheeler, who was instant
ly killed at Star Line Station, Mon, Satur-
day. was brother of DIR. Geo. A. Wheeler,
Of Bastine. He graduated at Bowdoin Col
iege in the class of 1847.
1t is believed that Mr.. Isaac G. Winslow is
the first man In Maine to construct a tele-
graph line on his own account for the public
service. This he has done by building line
from st. Adams to Hartland, distance of
fourteen miles. to connect with the Maine
telegraph system. The line will be in opera
ton ON July 4th.
Among those who went from this city on
the Christian Endeayor excursion to Chicago
yesterdy were w. II. Pennell and Miss lsa-
belle Pencil, Mrs. Ellen Higgins, Fl. F. Mer-
rill and wife. George Skillings and wife. Miss
Nellie MoultoD, Miss Grace Burrowes, Miss
Annabel Perry. Yarmouth, Miss H. L. Howe,
Mr. Cloudman, Cumberland Mills, Mrs. Bon
ney and 81. Fl. Rice, Of Pennington, and
others.
Prof. G. +. Fletcher of Augusta, formerly
principal of the Eastern State Normal School,
and for the past four years Superintendent
OF Public Schools in Marlboro, Mass, has
been appointed by the Massachusetts State
Board Of Education State Inspector of Schools
in that State, which is high compliment to
Prof. Fletcher's ability and requirements as
public educator. Prof. f. will come to Au-
gusta for his usual summer vacation the first
Of August.
The mass meeting Of Scandinavian merl
cans at Providence Saturday night was a
very successful affair. Music Hall was well
filed with an audience largely composed of
persons of Scandinavian birth. The Ameri-
can band furnished music. Speeches were
made by DR.. J. F. Halter, Gov. Taft, ex-Gov.
Davis and the Hon. w. w. Thomas, Jr Mr.
Thomas was frequently applauded and at the
close three cheers were given for the speaker.
Subsequent to the public meeting banquet
was served at which interesting speeches
were made by ex-Minister Thomas, ex-Speak-
er Chas. E. Gorham. E. Pierce and others.