The Portland daily press., 1889-04-02
PERSONAL.

DIR. Wentworth, the dentist, has returned,
and will open April Sth
Bishop Healy arrived in San Francisco
March 22d. He is expected home by Palm
Sunday.
The governor has appointed Gen. Neal
Dow commissioner to attend the Paris EXPO
sition, and he was commissioned Monday.
Mrs. Thomas p. Shaw has bought the
house on Congress street. built by ex-Mar-
shall Hawkes. and now occupied by MAJOR
Smith.
Hon. Augustus Sprague died at MS
home In Greene, Sunday, aged So. lie had
been member of the House and the Senate
and commissioner of Androscoggin county.
Col. Thomas Littlefeld, the first mayor OF
Auburn. and for many years sheriff and jail
er, had a paralytc attack yesterday at noon,
and his physicians reported that he could
live but few hours. His age is II.
Emmons Blaine, vice president OF the
Virginia Central railroad, was inPortland
yesterday. He called on Randall & Meal
lister, and on President Milliken of the
Portland Rolling Mills. Mr.. Blaine left for
Boston on the 10 o'clock train.
Samuel Hawkes., the oldest engineer on
the Eastern Division of the Boston & Maine
railroad, has resigned to accept position as
engineer at the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Mr..
Hawkes. has been railroad engineer 43
years. and has spent 40 years in the cab
Squire" Milliken, the veteran clerk of
the Secretary of States Office, at Augusta,
will spend the summer at Cumberland Pre-
vious to his departure, the officials at the
State House gathered in the engrossing room
and Hon. 5. j. Chadbourne presented to
him, with appropriate remarks, fine gold
headed cane, willow chair and box of
cigars, as testimonial of their regard. The
old gentleman was taken wholly by surprise,
but expressed his thanks becomingly.
Capt. Cobaugh, lately treasurer of the
National Soldiers Home, Togus, left yester-
day morning for New York. Thence he will
proceed to Washington, and then on West
visiting Kansas and the Pacific coast. There
has been an increase in the number of candi-
dates for the position left vacant at the
Home. Among them are mentioned Pen
sion Agent John ID. Anderson OF Cray, Com
missary Ray P. Eaton of Togus, Mr.. Henry
Pishon of Augusta, and Capt. Edward II.
LYMAN Va huSuota. 4uc VI TIC dp-
pointment of treasurer will be decided on
at the meeting of the managers today, at the
Murray Hill Hotel, New York, when hear.
ing is to be had OH the charges preferred
against Gen. Stephenson, governor of the
home.
Hon. Augustus Sprague, who died at his
home in Greene. Sunday morning, was the
son of Capt. Moses and Mirinda (Read)
Sprague, and was borne in Greene, Sept %,
1904. and was the eldest and last survivor of
four children. He married Thankful, the
daughter of Eliphalet Coburn. by whom
were two children, and with whom he lived
nearly 40 years. Bereft of his wife. he mar
ried the widow of the Hon. Elijah Darrell,
whom he survived nine years. Always ac-
tive in politics, and taking a lively interest
In the things that pertain to the welfare of
the people. he has received from his fellow
citizens repeated evidence of their confidence
and esteem, having been called to service in
both branches of the legislature, in the
House in 80, and in the Senate from the old
Kennebec district in &C. and county COM
missioner of Androscoggin, besides holding
many positions Of trust in his town. As
trustee and president of the Androscoggin
County Agricultural Society, Monmouth
Academy and other institutions, his was
busy life until advancing age compelled him
to withdraw from public view.