The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-15
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G. G. Stevens, Esq, of Bangor. is seriously
i'll.
Mr.. George C. Shaw has returned from
Sioux Falls. Oak.
Ex-Mayor Chapman and Bishop Healey
have opened their cottages at Little Diamond
Island.
Hon. Orville d. Baker and Leslie G. Cor.
nish, ESQ.,, of Augusta, were in this city on
legal business Sunday.
Mr.. John Calvin Stevens of this city and
Miss Lizzie Stevens of Cambridge, Mass,
spent Saturday at Poland Springs.
Messrs. W. II. Looney, Jos. A. MCGOWAN
and I. F. Welch are at Gorham, N. H., ON a
fishing trip. They will return this week.
The Christian Mirror printed lastweek the
first of series OF letters from Miss Mary S.
Morrill,, the new Portland missionary to
China.
Mrs. Kate Tryon of the Boston Advertiser
Is at the Ottawa House, and will write a
series Of letters on Cushing's Island to that
paper and the Chicago Tribune.
Joseph E. Gilman, assistant cashier of the
Merchants National bank, and Mr.. Philip
B. Hunt, will sail for Europe in, the Etruria
hSAsooehiNa1 iOl q NdCdllOu VI ttWU
Bishop Healey was present at the Sodality
reception In st. Mary's church yesterday af-
ternoon and preached an able and impressive
discourse to an immense congregation.
| X. NJ Hobbs, formerly superintendent of
the Peppereli mills, now treasurer of the cot
ton mills in Aurora, ILL.,, with his wife, is
summering at one of the islands in Portland
harbor.
Invitations are out for the wedding of Miss
Fannie Coburn of Skowhegap, daughter of
the late Hon. Stephen Coburn, and Mr., Chas.
Pepper of Waterville. The event is to occur
at SkoShegan tomorrow. a.
| The latter part Of this week Mr.. G. II.
Kilby will begin canvass for the sale of
his interesting book entitled binding of the
Links" which has just been issued from the
Office Of Mr.. Charles Paine.
''' Prof ana Mrs. goslrua Kendall. of Cam
bridge, Mass, are at their summer cottage
on Sutton's Island, Southwest Harbor, for
the isuiiimers Mrs. Kendall is a sister of the
late Pref Maria Mitchell of Vassar.
r Miss Agnes Chaplin of Orono, member
Of the LIST class of 'S7, Gorham Normal School,
has had very iattering position offered her
in New York Normal school. Miss Chap
lin has not as yet fully decided to accept.
Mr.. John A. Milliken, who was elected
Friday to the principalsbip of the Centre
street school. is-a teacher Of twenty-eight
yeair' experience, having taught in Maine
and New Hampshire with marked success.
For the past fifteen years he has been a
teacher in the grammar schools OF Cape
Elizabeth
As Nr. Orren A. McFadden, the lumber
merchant, was driving down Fox street Sat-
ufday morning, the frunt axle Of his carriage
broke, throwing him and his little daughter
out. Both Mr.. McFadden and his daughter
suffered from severe bruises, but fortunately
escaped without any serious injury.
Smith Stimmel. who Is a cousin of James
@. Blaine, and sustains the relationship by
his sagacity In politics, is a candidate for a
enbernatorial nomination in Dakota. Slim
mel Is only 40 years Of age. He is lawyer
and gives his attention to wheat raising and
politics. When he isn't raising wheat, which
is about eight months in the year, he is culti-
waiting his political prospects The Farmers
Alliance IL strong in North Dakota, and Mr.
Stimme Is strong with the farmers. The
farmers made him president of the last Ter
ritoral Council, and may make him the first
governor of the new State.