The Portland daily press., 1888-12-14
PERSONAL.

Lorenzo Taylor left yesterday for New
York en- Route to England. He will be alb
sent about six months
j. J. Rollins, Portland, has been elected
director Of the Dartmouth football associa-
lions.
Mr.. d. c. Adams, of Redmond, has also
passed his examination before the Commits
sioners Of Pharmacy.
c. II. Nelson, of Wateryille. is vice presi-
dent for Maine, of the New England Horse
Breeders Association.
Hon. Thomas b. Reed is announced as one
of the speakers at the first annual dinner of
the American Protective Tariff League at
Delmonico's January 18th.
DR.. Albert Woodsde. Of Tenants Harbor.
St George, was elected Fellow of the Amer
Jean Academy of Medicine at the annual
meeting Of the Academy in New York.
Major General Oliver o. Howard has ar
rived at New York to take command of the
military division of the Atlantic as the sue
cessor of General Schofeld.
Colonel Charles b. Morton Of Maine, the
commissioner of navigation, will visit Wash
ington Territory cally in January with a
view to taking up his residence there when
he leaves the government service.
1t is said that there is prospect that
Charles H. Treat, formerly of Frankfort,
Me-, will be sent to the United States Sem
ate from Delaware to succeed Senator Sauls-
bury.
The condition of DR.. G. NJ. Twitchell, of
Fairfield is very favorable. Although ex-
tremely weak, he is able to take some nour-
ishment, and will doubtless come out all
right. though his recovery must necessarily
BIZ very slow.
Col. E. A. True and son, of Liverpool, Eng
land. are visiting in Knox county. Col.
True was formerly of Hope. He was in the
army over four years, and came home 1t.
Col. Of the Sth Maine Vols Col True is now
in business in Liverpool. he married his
wife in England and has a family of two
Children
Hiram ii. Rich, lieutenant of the 9th po-
lice station In Boston. was born at Thorn
dixie, Me-, in 1876. He was in the coal bust
ness in Portland for time He went to
war with the thirteenth regiment, after
wards became captain of Company b Of the
Maine First. He went to Boston in 1876;
was appointed on the force in 1878; made
sergeant In 1885 and advanced to lieutenant
-.
this year.
At convention Of delegates held in
Pressure Isle, on Wednesday, Dec. 9Th, AL
bert L. Haines. Esq, of Fort Fairfield, was
chosen as member of the board of agricul-
ture for Aroostook. Mr.. Haines is one Of
our most substantial. enterprising and pros
porous farmers, progressive in his ideas and
wholly devoted to the interests of agricul-
ture. He is an enthusiastic stock raiser,
keeping twenty or more high bred cows up
on his fine farm at Maple Grove. He is also
proprietor of the Maple Grove cheese fac
tory, whose product always ranks A /. He
has been master of Fort Fairfield Grange.
and also of Aroostook Pomona Grange, and
is one Of the trustees of the North ARGOS
took Agricultural and Horticultural Society
He will be valuable member of the board.
of Rev. Silas Baker, who died in Standsh
about five weeks ago, at the ripe age Of 81
years. the Bangor Wing has the following
notice: ''Mr. Baker was born in Edge
comb. Me-, September 4, 1907. He gradual
ed at Bowdoin College in 1928; Andover
Seminary in 1881, in same class with Rev.
Samuel Peavey, d. D., of Ellsworth, Rev.
Edward F. Cutler, of Belfast, and other min
listers Of Maine. Prof. Park, of Andover
Seminary, President Larrabee, of Middle
bury College, and President Stearns, of Am
herst College, were also of that class. Mr..
Baker was ordained pastor at Truro. Mass,
March 7, 1882, remaining nearly three years !;
ordained pastor, at Hampden, Me-, Deem
Der 8, 1884, remaining to March Z. 1888; act
ing pastor at Kennebunkport. April Is. 1888.
to April 10. 1910; at Standish. September,
1S41, to September 1913; Buxton South
church 1913 to 1s45, when he removed to
Standish in that charge, where he died Oc-
tobsr 81,