The Portland daily press., 1889-05-04
PERSONAL.

Hon. Hiram Ruggles of Bangor is serious
ly i'll.
Hon. Tobias Lord, of Gov. Burleigh's
Council, was in the city yesterday.
Rev. c. V. Hanson of Skowhegan is con-
fined to his home by rheumatic trouble.
Judge T. Fl. Haskell has sent a generous
contribution to the Foxcroft Academy repair
fund.
1.-The rumor that the Hon d. ID. Stewart of
st. Adams was dangerously:ill, is denied.
He has chronic throat trouble, but will be
out in a few days.
Prof. Albion W. Small. of Colby Univer-
sity, will be one of the speakers before the
American Institute of Instruction, which
holds its annual meeting in Bethlehem, N.
H., July 8-12.
Rev. Fl. p. Winter leaves today on brief
visit to New. York, Philadelphia aud WASH
ington. At Philadelphia he will attend the
International Convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
Rev. NJ. f. Dryden Of Wheeling, w. Va,
recently transferred to the Maine Confer
ence by Bishop Hurst. and sent to Pine
street Nj. e. church. will preach on tomor-
WV 3Ol suC htot tiiuc III buic City.
QCongressman Dingley (who is a graduate
of Dartmouth in the class of 1850 has been
invited to deliver the annual address before
the alumni at the next commencement at
Dartmouth College, but will probably have
to decline the invitation In consequence of
other duties.
Rev. George M. BODICE, formerly well
known in Cumberland county as a student
and teacher, now pastor of the Cudworth
church in East Boston, contributes to the
April number Of the New England Geneal-
ogical Register, sketch of the late John
Farrell Anderson Of Portland. His contr-
button Is preceded by portrait of Mr.. An
derson.i -
Mrs. Abigail Sproul, aged 81, died in this
city yesterday, at her residence on Cumber-
land street. She was born in Gloucester,
Mass, June I'D, 1871. and lived for many
years in Bristol. Her husband, James
Sproul, was veteran of the war of 1912,
and they were married in Portland by Rev.
Elijah Kellogg. She possessed her faculties
till very recently. She leaves one married
daughter and several grandchildren.
A magnificent gift was recently made Mr.
Duncan, the well known fresco painter, by
Father Mothou, of the Dominican Fathers of
Lewiston. 1t is superb volume of etch-
ings. said to be .worth very large sum of
money. Mr.. Duncan executed the designs
In fresco at st. Peters church, Lewiston.
In reply to some inquiries regarding papers
belonging to his uncle, Mr.. ii. W. Ripley
has just received letter from Jefferson Da-
vic 0f Micofccinpf &c dafa
and is manifestly in Mr.. Daviss own hand
writing
Mr.. George B. Pelham, prominent archi-
tect of New York, died suddenly of apo
plexy Thursday. He formerly resided in
Portland, coming to this city from Ottawa in
1868. just after the great fire, and remaining
three years. He was born in London. Eng,
In 1881. and at the age of IS was sent by the
English government to plan and superintend
the erection Of the present government
buildings in Ottawa. Mr.. Pelham was sew
eral years architect Of the Park Department
in New York, and then erected The Belve-
dere in Central Park, and also the terrace.
He leaves widow and three children, his
SON being also an architect.
1t is said that Count Lyof Tolstoi, the Rus
sian novelist, has been so deeply interested
In little book recently published in Boston,
that he is going to have 1t translated and
published in Russian. The book, which is
entitled Jesus and the Men about Him.
was written by Maine man, Rev. Charles
Fletcher Dole, native of Norridgewock,
and now pastor of the Unitarian church at
Jamaica Plain, Mass. The translation will
probably be made by his brother, Nathan
Haskell Dole, who is enc of the finest Rus
sian scholars In the country. author of his
tory Of Russia and translator of many Rus
sian works into English.