The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-25
PERSONAL.

Robert Garrett has left Bar Harbor greatly
improved In health.
Hon. Ossian Ray of Lancaster, N. a., was
In the city at the Falmouth Hotel, yester-
day.
Late arrivals at the PrebIe are Galen G.
Moses, Bath, and Hall G. Burleigh OF Vas.
salboro.
Mr. L. w. Chamberlain formerly of Port
land, returned from Europe last Saturday on
the steamer Bothnia.
Mr.. Henry r. Smith, paymaster In the
United States Navy, is with his wife visiting
Mr.. G. W. Merrill in Bangor.
j. 81. Henderson, the Biddeford jeweller,
sailed for Europe last Thursday, from New
York, on "a business trip.
Mr.. w. Fl. Hill, the well known electrician
of Boston, and the inventor Of several pat
ents relating to electric lighting, was In the
city yesterday.
Miss Margaret Blaine, upon her arrival in
Augusta the other day accepted the con-
gratulations of her friends upon her engage
ment to Mr. Damrosch.
Miss Grace N. Kimball of Bangor, has
gone to New York, to continue her medical
studies, with the intention of returning to
Van, Turkey, in the future.
Hon. Thomas B. Reed will have an article
In the October "Belford's" on "The Protec-
tionists' View of It." This will be followed
by other articles for the same pen.
A private letter has been received In this
city stating that Rev. M. F. Dryden. former
ly pastor of the Pine Street M. E. Church in
this city, Is now an inmate of the West Vir-
ginia Insane Asylum.
Mr.. Scott Leighton the well known animal
painter of Boston, Mass, formerly of Port
land, was in the city monday on his way
home from Poland Springs where he spent
the summer. He brings back with him his
four superb blood horses which he makes
use Of as models.
Miss Mary Richards, now living at the
Home for Aged Women, will reach her S9th
birthday on Saturday, September 2Sth. Her
father, Mr.. John Richards of Cape Elizabeth
later OF Durham, lived to the good old age
of 100 years months. Miss Richards has
resided in Portland over 80 years. She is in
good health and spirits. and bids fair to see
many more anniversaries,
Congressman E. N. Morrill, of Kansas mot
Merrill as published yesterday who has
been offered the pension commissionership
and declined is the son of the late Rufus
Morrill, of Westbrook, and was born in that
town in 1884. He went to Kansas when a
young man and took prominent part in the
stirring events attending the admission of
that State. He is serving his fourth term as
Congressman.
Mr.. E. S. Cragin formerly with Mr.. Halves
In the music business of this city un-
der the firm name of Halves & Cragin, but
for the last fifteen years with Oliver Dtson,
the great music publisher, Of New York, was
In town yesterday. Mr.. Cragin since the
formation of the. Oliver Ditson Company has
became interested in the New York house.
He is looking well and was pleased to meet
his old Portland acquaintance.
The numerous friends Of Chief Justice
Peters will regret to learn that he has been
suffering from the formation of cataracts In
one or both eyes. The growth is not far
enough advanced to trouble him very much
as yet and having consulted eminent ocu-
lists, he is told that an operation can be
performed which will entirely relieve him
and the cataract be permanently removed.