Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-23

Ex-Gov. Plaisted was in Portland yester-
day.
Hon. A. s. Lumbert of Houlton, is in
town.
Hon. A. R. G. Smith of whiteield, was in
the city yesterday.
Mr. NJ. S. Philbrick of Mt Vernon, was
in Augusta yesterday
Hon. L. R. Campbell. deputy commission
er OF labor, is in the city.
Rev. Mr.. Skeele and party have returned
from the conference at Rockland.
Mrs. VIM. A. Swan of this city is visiting
her son, Rev VIM. A. Swan Jr. of Ashland.
Miss Goodwin who has been visiting at hel
home in No. Fairfield has returned to this
city
Mrs. 5. +. Robinson, of indianapolis. il
visiting her father, Deacon S. A. Mason OF
Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. c. Barton of West
Windsor, are visiting their daughters at
Waltham, Mass.
Charles II. Pepper, son of DR.. Pepper,
president of Colby University, has arrived
home from the Azores, where he spent the
winter.
Mrs. Warding, the recent donor of S30,-
900 building to the Kicker Institute at Houl-
ton, and Mr.. S. W. Mclaughlin are to be
the guests of Rev. J. Kicker of this city
brilliant wedding was solemnized in the
Universalst church at Rockland Wednesday
night, followed by a reception at the home
OF the bride. The contracting parties were
FL. Henry Rueter of Boston and Bertha A.
Glover of Rockland.
Messrs. David j. Fagin and W. Parker
Morse, the artists of Boston, will soon 90 to
Bar Harbor for the summer season, where
their Eden street studio is a favorite resort
for art lovers. Mr. Fagin's Mount Desert
sketches have attracted much attention dur
ing the winter in Boston.
Fred NJ. Fling Portland boy, and
graduate of B0wdoin, who has been sub
master of the Biddeford High School for the
past four years, and is soon to leave for a
nection with that institution. In apprecia-
ton of his earnest labors in their behalf the
scholars of the fourth class Yesterday drew
up paper expressive of their feelings to-
ward him and their wishes for his future
success. Other of his pupils and friends
presented him with a piece of handsome
bronze statuary.
The many friends of Geo. NJ. Randall of
Riverside, will be pleased to learn that he
has accepted position in Boston City Hospi
tai as Surgical Supervisor. Having full
charge of seven wards, seven head nurses,
fourteen ward masters, thirty nurses and two
hundred and ten patients. He had been in
the Hospital as ward master only about five
weeks, when he was promoted to Assistant
Surgeon in the operating room, after being
in that position about five months, the office
of Surgical Supervisor WAS offered him. No
one has ever been offered that position until
after being there two years at least, which
shows in how high esteem he is held by those
in charge of the Institution.
The Campobello correspondent of the
Eastport Sentinel has very complimentary
notice of st. GATHERINGS Hall i'll this city land
of Miss Pember, one of the young ladies' of the
school, who is spending her vacation at that
place. The school is highly recommended
to parents. We can most cordially endorse
the words of the correspondent. The people
of Augusta will regret exceedingly to part
with Rev. Mr.. Martin who has won the friend
ship and esteem of all who have made his
acquaintance All will be pleased. however,
at the good fortune of the school in securing
so worthy a successor. Miss Allen will need
no introduction to the good graces of Augusta
people for she won them long ago. The
writer has had the pleasure of her instruction
and can cheerfully give testimony to her rare
fitness for the position to which she has been
called 1t would be impossible to md more
patient, hard-working teacher, or one possess
ing in greater degree the social and relg
ious qualifications essential in a school of this
character. where home life is joined with the
school-room and example is quite as much as
precept. We congratulate the school upon
its fiatterng outlook.