The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-16
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PERSONAL.

Mr.. Ed. A. Perry, London correspondent
of the Boston Herald has arrived in Bos-
ton.
Rev. DIR. Thomas Hill has just published
through Boston house, a volume of poems
entitled SIN the Woods and Elsewhere"
1t is said that the friends of ex-Gov. Sell
don Conner are urging his candidacy for U.
S. Commissioner of Pensions, to succeed the
notorious Gen. Black.
Victor Brett the popular and efficient city
clerk of Bangor, is said to be likely to oc-
cupy the place now filled by Postmaster
Cummings.
DR.. G. M. Twitchell, of Fairfield, will de-
liver series of lectures before the Oranges
in Franklin county, upon the subject 1.-THE
Farmers Opportunity"
Rev. N. 7. Allen, of Groton. Conn, who
was chaplain in Gen. Neal BOWS regiment
and L. A. Gallup, who was chaplain in the
same regiment were in the city Wednesday
and made pleasant call on Gen. Dow.
Capt. Ray p. Eaton, of Bath, has been
commissioned assistant in the commissary
department Of the National Home, Togus,
under Capt. Cobaugh, and will have especial
charge of the soldiers rations.
| Horace ID. Bedlow and Julian II. Merrill
left on the St. John boat last night for Hail.
fax, N. S., to take passage on the four mast
ed schooner, Pocahontas, for Buenos Ayres,
| S. A. Mr.. Bedlow's friends presented him
with handsome watch chain.
Dexler people have been much interested
in an auction sale of the effects of the late
Mrs. Sarah A. Farrar. The Piscataquis
Observer says: "Seme of the ancient crock
cry brought large prices and all the goods
sold went at good figures. Years ago the
Farrar place was the grandest establishment
| In town.
For the post office at Augusta the Kenne-
bee Democrat hears these names mentioned
on the street: W. G. Philbrook, w. M. Dunn,
Henry Percival, Chas. Dolley, G. G. Garlic
ton, G. r. McFadden, Sidney Moore Heath
and Capt. H. S. Blanchard. VIM. M. Dunn,
ESQ.,, was the old postmaster, turned out by
Cleveland
Mr.. Thomas Barlow. of Morrill,. now in his
95th year, cast his first Presidential vote for
James Monroe in 1876 and has voted at every
Presidential election since-1S times in all.
He has always voted the Democratic ticket
until last week when, after reading the cam
paign documents of all the political parties
for the past six months, he came odt and
voted the Union Labor ticket
Chas. T. Treat, Esq. formerly of Waldo
county, was Republican candidate for
Congress in Delaware district. and though
defeated made splendid contest He was
serenaded by his fellow Republicans in
| Georgetown after the ecletion and made a
| ringing speech. Sussex county was carried
by the Republicans largely through his eff
forts.
Camden will present strong candidate
for the Office of collector Of customs for the
Belfast district, Mr.. Herbert l.. Shepperd,
who was deputy collector at Rockport during
President Arthur's administration. Rock
port is by far the most important port in the
district, entering and clearing more foreign
vessels than all others combined which
would seem to give Camden valid claim
from business standpoint for the Office.
/ Mr. A. A. Howes, of Belfast, and Capt.
Winfield G. Pendleton, of Isesboro, entered
into the following agreement: If Cleveland
was elected Mr.. Howes was to go to Isles
boro and carry torch in Democratic pro-
| cession. If Harrison was elected Capt. PEN
dleton was to carry to carry torch in the
Republican procession at Belfast Capt.
Pendleton failed to appear in the procession
at Belfast, claiming that he was i'll.
Captain Small. master of the schooner
Anita, of Machias now in port is now up
wards of sixty years of age and has sailed as
master of vessel for the past forty-two
years During all that time he has never
met with an accident of any account beyond
the ordinary wear and tear of the vessels in
which he has sailed. He has never collected
| dollar from the underwriters of any yes
sci.
The Republicans Of Dexter, in their cele-
bration Monday night, were favored with
the presence of j. B. Peaks, Esq, of Dover,
and ID. N. Mortland, Esq, of Rockland, who
being in town, favored them with short and
lively speeches. The event of the evening
was the singing of a Harrison song of 1910
by B. F. Eldridge and J. w. Hodgkins, the
latter an old line Democrat, as the payment
of an election bet. 1t caused much merri-
| ment.
| The Belfast Age, tired of seeing its Re-
publican neighbors parading the names of
men who voted for Harrison in 1910, has
been sp0tting the mossback Democrats in Its
vicinity. 1t has found several There is
| Thomas Tapley, of Belfast, who threw his
first Presidential vote in 1916. He voted for
Gen. Jackson three times, did not vote for
either of the Harrisons, but for Van Buren,
in 1910 and for Cleveland in 1888. He is
now in his 95th year. Israel Cox, of Belfast,
who is IS years of age. voted for Jackson
three times and for every Democratic candi-
date for President since, including Cleve-
land in 1888. William T. Colburn, of Bel
fast, voted for Jackson in 1882 and for
Cleveland this year, as well as for all other
Democratic Presidential candidates since he
has been voter. James M. Stevens, of
Northport, threw his first Presidential vote
in 1882 for Jackson, and has kept on in the
straight Democratic path ever since. The