The Portland daily press., 1888-08-10
PERSo NAL.

Hon. Thomas d. Reed arrived at home
yesterday.
1t COL A. w. Bradbury, of this city, was
Gen. Sheridan's Chief of Artillery, in the
Shenandoah Valley.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company, Of
New York, has paid to heirs of George A.
Wright $2,027.
Mr.. Henry Chase, of Augusta, postal
agent, has resigned, and It's said he hopes to
enter into journalism in Belfast. Mr.. Chase
was formerly connected with the Portland
Argus.
Carter b, Keen, of Freedom, has accepted
the position as Professor Of Penmanship and
Assistant in. the Commercial department Of
the Maine Wesleyan Seminary and Female
College, Kent's Hill.
Rev. James b. Morrison, of Lancaster. N.
II. has accepted unanimous call to become
the pastor Of the Unitarian church in Els
worth and will commence his labors there the
first Sunday In October. Il
Mr.. T. ii. Holbrook, an aged citizen of
Peaks Island. met with a painful accident
yesterday morning. d BY some means he
slipped and fell, badly dislocating his shout
der. Drs. Way and Mitchell were summon
ed and set the injured member.
The trustees of the East Maine Conference
Seminary at Bucksport, have secured the
services of Rev. S. Benson. of Paris, to sup
ply the place of Rev. L. Rogers, who has re-
Gently resigned the position of steward of
the Seminary. ,af tsa @..
George A. Andrews, Of West Camden, has
been reappointed Principal of the Normal
Department of the Atlanta, Ca, Baptist
Seminary at an increase of salary. Mr.. An
drews Is graduate of Colby University and
was formerly Principal of the Rockport,
Me-, High School.
Capt. A. K. Paul, Quartermaster on Gen.
Mitchell's staff. has reported for duty at Au-
gusta, and, with the Quartermaster General.
will proceed to lay out the camp and place
the tent floors in their proper position, pre-
paratory to pitching the tents, which will be
all up by Saturday.
Hon. N. A. Luce. State Superintendent Of
Schools, has returned from three weeks
visit to the Madawaska territory. He re-
ports crops of all kinds in Aroostook as
looking remarkably well. The school build
ing at Fort Kent, to be used as a training
school, for which State aid was granted will
soon be completed, and will be dedicated on
the 18th of September.
The Kennebec Journal has the following
notice of the wedding of Miss Whitman,
daughter Of Mr.. w. E. S. Whitman, (''Toby
Candor'D, the versatile Boston Herald
writer who is so well known here: An inter-
esting event took place at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. e. S. Whitman, it being
the marriage of their only daughter, Miss
Florence E. A. Whitman. to Mr.. Edwin C.
Hendee, the eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
S. Hendee, of this city. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Walker Gwynne, rector
of st. Mark church, and was private, only
the parents of the contracting parties being
present. The presents were numerous and
handsome. The floral decorations were ele-
CANT, being composed Of LaMarc, Marechal
Neil, Catherine Mermet, American Beauty
and Jacqueminot roses. At the conclusion
Of the ceremony the newly married pair left
for Portland, and, after visiting the pu-
merous resorts in that viciuity, they will 60
to Bar Harbor, returning to this city Sep
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