The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-23
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Oliver Gerrish is now the oldest Mason
In Maine.
Prof. ]. e. Doldt has been re-engaged for
year by the Turnverein.
Tomorrow night Rev. DIR. Hill will speak
In Pennington on personal Recollections of
Agassiz."
The order relieving Capt. George E. Bush
nell. assistant surgeon, from Fort Preble
has been suspended until May.
Past Grand Master j. III. Crockett win adj
dress the Auburn Odd Fellows Wednesday.
and those at Dexter Thursday.
Register of Deeds, S. S. Knights, will de-
liver the Memorial Day address at Naples,
and Alderman w. H. Smith at Livermore
Falls.
+. ID. Billiard, Colby "a, has just gradu-
ated from the Los Angeles. CAL, Medical
College of the University of Southern Cali
fornia and will study two years in Vienna
and Berlin. The valedictoran of the class,
I'll. B. Ellis is also native eff Maine.
Col. Bangs, of Waterville, writes to the
National Tribune, of Washington, d. c.,
claiming for Rev. A. c. White the honor of
being the youngest volunteer in the civil war.
Mr.. White went to the front as drummer
boy Of the Gath Ohio when nine years old.
Mr.. VIM. Ii. Mclaughlin gave an able lec-
ture before the Young Mems Liberal Assoc
citation, in Science Hall, yesterday afternoon.
The hall was filled with good audience, and
every one seemed much pleased with the
lecture.
Mr. o. II. Hay, Of Topeka, Kansas, who
has been stopping for the past month at the
Preble House, died at that hotel yesterday.
His wife and daughter were with him at his
decease. He was at one time a partner in
the well known firm of Spalding, Hay e.
Wales of Boston.
The many friends of Mrs. Clinton l.. Bax-
ter will regret to learn of her death Saturday
afternoon. She was lady greatly beloved
by all who knew her, and the announcement
of her sudden death will be great blow to a
large circle of relations and friends. She
leaves one child, little girl
j. G. Larrabee. the picture frame manu-
facturer, Middle street. died in his chair at
his residence on Federal street Saturday He
was on the street Friday. Mr.. Larrabee was
the Oldest man in his line of business in the
city. Before the fire he had store on Union
street.
The mother of Gen. Lew Wallace, author
of ben Hur," will be in Lewiston May 18th
and lecture for the w. G. T. u. Mrs. Wal
lace is remarkable woman. She is Ma
tional Superintendent of the Franchise De-
partment of the w. c.. T. u. and said to be
of striking appearance. She donates her
services to the work.
The funeral of G. B. Hilborn, one of the
original fremen and engineers of the At
lantic & ST. Lawrence Railroad, took place
at Gorham, N. H., Friday. Rev. j. III. Trask
officiating. The deceased was member of
Gorham Lodge of Masons. He leaves
mother and sister, and his brother Green
Hilborn, engineer of the Grand Trunk road.
In Portland.
Capt. John Sedgwick Hyde. of Bath, who
has been Captain and Aide-de- Camp on
Gen. Mitchelps staff, has resigned. owing to
business matters. Since his appointment
Capt. Hyde has never been able to accom-
pany the staff on any of the different trips
and he thought it wiser to give place to an
other man. His resignation has been ac-
cepted
Rev. Roscoe L. Greene, who is to be pastor
of the Peoples Methodist Episcopal church
of Boston, is native of Maine, having been
born In Bangor in 1S4S. At the opening of
the war he enlisted in Company A, 14th
Maine Volunteers as drummer boy. He
was educated at Bridgton Academy, Kent's
Hill and Wesleyan University. His wife
was formerly Miss Ella F. Wilson of Cor
ham.
Mrs Knowlton, the police matron of Lew
iston, called at w. c. T. U. headquarters
Saturday. She reports that she has all the
work she can do, and that after she had been
employed for six months and paid in part
only by the city, in recognition of the good
and necessary work she was doing, the city
voted to pay her full salary. 1t is very graft
flying to know that her work for poor, I'M
fortunate women and helpless children is
appreciated by city officials as well as other
humanity loving people of Lewiston.
A Washington dispatch to the Boston
Journal says: "The administration is using
the House again to promote its own pur.
poses. The term of office of William B.
Smell of Maine, who for IS years has been
judge of the police court here, will expire
this month. The Democrats are making
strong efforts to secure the place. The salary
is $4,000. The removal of Judge Smell would
be very unpopular in the district. He
knows nearly every criminal and is terror
to evil-doors."