The Portland daily press., 1888-10-20
PERSONAL.

Bishop Nicely arrived from Europe, at
New York, Thursday.
The Rockland Opinion says that Hon. f.
E. Richards intends to spend the winter in
the West
Mr.. Yens Mortensen is dangerously sick
with pneumonia at his home on Franklin
street.
Rev. John Rice of the Maine Methodist
Conference died at Gray yesterday aged so
years. He was the father of j, o. Rice of
this city.
Rev. Henry Blanchard has been elected on
the Board of Visitors of Tufts College, and
Rev. DR.. E. c. Bolles and Rev. w. E. Gibbs,
on the visiting board of the Divinity School.
Mr.. S. B. Thayer, formerly editor of the
Dexter State and Gazette, is meeting with
good success as editor of the Carlinville Qll)
Democrat.
Capt Bert Otis, son of Capt VIM. Otis, of
Brunswick, is in command of the yacht
.Casco, in which Mr. Robert Louis Stevenson
is making the cruise in the South Seas.
Alfred E, Hanney, for many years the
overseer of the weave room at Pondicherry
Mills, in Bridgton, has given up his position,
and is succeeded by Mr.. Sunderland, of the
great wooden mill at Maynard, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T, Benner. formerly of
Waldoboro, will receive their friends on the
Goth anniversary of their marriage, Monday
evening, Nov. 9TH, at their home at Knight
vile.
Mrs. Kate Wilder Bartlett and son, Fred,
arrived safely in Europe, and after tarrying
short time in Antwerp and Brussels, go to
southern France to pass the winter In Nice.
Their health is good.-[Bridgton News.
Mr.. G. 81. Kilby has secured the agency OF
the English and American Mortgage Com
pany of London, Eng, and Kansas City,
Kansas. He has opened an office in the
basement of Centennial Block.
DR.. Byron G. Leavitt, of Saco, who has
lately settled in Denver. Col, has just re.
ceived an appointment as assistant surgeon
of the Deyen & Rio Grande railroad, with
headquarters at Denver. There were forty
applicants for the appointment.
Daniel Stickney, who is carrying out
purpose which he expresses,
"To take my staff and travel on,
Til l warmer land can view"
Than in Aroostook in winter.
Writes to the Presque Isle Herald an in
teresting letter from Cottage City, Mass.
David ]. True died in Grand Rapids,
Mich, last Saturday, aged rs years, from
paralysis. At one time Mr.. True was a
partner with Geo. w. Woodman here under
the firm name of True & Woodman Thirty
five years ago he moved to Kankakee, Ill.
Mrs Larabee of Chestnut street of this city
is sister.
Mr. Harry p. Lowell of the firm of Lord
q Lowell of Augusta was on Thursday eve
ming united in marriage to Miss Bertha l.
Grosyenor, daughter of Rev. Francis Gros-
venor, of Kennebunkport. The ceremony
was performed by the brides father. MIR.
Murray, the well known caterer of Bangor,
furnished an elegant collation.. They will
reside on Weston street in Augusta.
A familiar figure seen in Portland Union
station is Mr.. John Heating, the faithful
and veteran attache of the Maine Central,
who since 1851 has been in their constant
employ, in various capacities. When he first
entered their service the company was
known as the Androscoggin & Kennebec
Mr.. Heating is very active and always
courteous in showing passengers the cars
they are to take, answering all sorts of
questions, and otherwise assisting them by
word aud deed.-[Bridgton News.
DR.. Robert Dixon, of Damariscotta, suffer-
ed a stroke Of apoplexy Thursday forenoon
and died at II o'clock that hight He was a
prominent physician and sturgeon in Lincoln
county for over 40 years. He graduated at
the Harvard Medical School in 1916, and
went to Damariscotta soon after. He was
one Of the founders of st. Andrews Epis-
copal church, and chairman of the board of
trustees of Lincoln Academy. He leaves
three children, DR.. Robert B., of Boston,
Charles c., of New York, and daughter.
Maine boys in Yale College are organizing
State of Maine Club. They have held
meeting at which constitution was adopted
and it was decided to hold supper in the
near future. Officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, l.. T. Snipe, SO; vice
president, II. M. Verrill, $50; secretary, A.
G. Dingley, 92; treasurer, E. b. Sanger, 81;
executive committee, j. f. A. Merrill, S9,
P. L. Haskell, '9l, w. B. Goodwin, '91: sup
per committee, p. j. Dering, $50, f. Z.
Hawkes., 81, W. S. Haskell, 1872, J. |. Phin-
ney, '92. All present showed interest and
enthusiasm in the work of organization, and
the clubs prospects for an entirely success
full career are very bright