The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-08
sRsoNAL.

PERSONAL.
DIR. and Mrs A. Stedman aud daughter of
Denver, CD, are in the city.
Rev. DR.. Dalton sailed in the pavonia from
Boston for Liverpool, Saturday.
Ex-Postmastei ClarkIBarker aud daughter
are visiting ex-Gcv. Robie
Deputy Collector Smith Is summering at
Weber Cottage, Echo farm, New Glouces-
ter.
Rev. DIR. n. T. Whitaker is visiting his SIS
ter In Boston, and preached at the new Old
South church yesterday.
Miss Mary Walker. the accomplished or
ganist OF ST. Stephens church, Denver, COL,
Is spending few weeks in the city,
Rev. DIR. c. B.Crane, pastor of the First
Baptist church ut Concord, N. H., Is serious
ly i'll. DIR. Crane Is well known In Portland.
Mr.. e. 2. Capen. former Portland boy,
now general ticket agent of the Chicago,
Northwestern & Kansas railroad, is in town
for short vacation.
John A. Munroe. Of the Eastern Forge
Company, has resigned his position as SUI
perintendent, to take effect Aug 1st.
Capt Daniel ID. White, master of the i'll
fated brig Fannie u. Tucker, has arrived at
his home in Willard.
Rev. DR.. Bashford, formerly pastor of
Chestnut street church, has been elected and
inaugurated as sresident nf the Ohio Wes-
leyan University.
DIR. John d. Hamilton, Surgeon General
U. s. Marine Hospital Service, was in town
few days ago. and inspected the United
States marine hospital.
Mrs. Summer l. Kimball, wife OF the Gen
eral Superintendent of the United States
l4fe-Sayng Service, Is visiting DR.. and Mrs.
Sawteile. at the Marine Hospital
Miss Minnie Il. Hagar, daughter of the
late Rev. DR.. Hagar. OF the navy, who has
been visiting Mrs. Sawtelle, left for her
home in Chicago last week
Dr. c. w. Bray started Saturday for two
weeks vsca.ion at Boothbay. He will 20
aboard his yacht at the Harbor, and spend
| the time cruising about the coast in that Vi
| cinity.
Howard G. Hanson, who for the past year
has been the able principal Of the short
hand department OF Gray's Business COL
lege, has resigned his position to enter upon
the study Of medicine.
| DR.. and Mrs. E. F. Vnse gave very pleas
ing entertainment 10 party of twenty-five
or more of their friends Friday evening. the
occasion being the thirteenth anniversary of
their marriage.
Col. Spaulding, now a resident of Fort
Payne. Ala, was recently presented by some
Confederate officers with palmetto cane,
having heavy gold head, bearing the in
scription From the Grey to the Blue
| Mr.. Geo. Fl. Green. the well known stable
| keeper. who has been confined to the house
for a long time. by illness, was able to walk
out yesterday.
Mr.. Robert Seaton, who has been for some
years assistant clerk of the steamer Ire
mont, Of the Portland and Boston route, has
been presented recently with valuable gold
chain and charm by his friends.
| George G. Calderwocd, of the Portland
bakery firm Of West & Calderwood, has
bought the Seth Warren residence on Elm
street. in this city. Mr.. Warren will move
his family to California.
| The employees of Brown Thurston & Co /,
on Saturday evening, presented Mr.. and
Mrs. George Simpson with fine Rogers
group, Checkers on the Farm" Mr.. C. C.
Douglass made the presentation.
The funeral of the late Charles Fobes was
attended yesterday by many of our old citi-
zens, the Mechanics Association, Masonic
order and Aged B Brotherhood. Rev. Mr.. Blan-
chard oficiated.
DR.. Joseph Kicker. secretary of the Maine
Baptist Missionary Society, declined TO ac-
cept the position after the present year.
Rev. Mr.. Roberts of Rockland, Rev. Mr..
Dunn Of Portland, Rev. c. B. Hanson of
Skowhegan, and Rev. G. s. Small of Liver
more Falls are fayorably mentioned fol the
position.
Prof L. A, Gray, principal of Gray's Bus.
mess College of this city, and wife, will
leave for Cleveland, Ohio, today. Prof.
Gray goes to assume his duties as vice presi-
dent Of the association Of Business Educa-
tors of America, which holds its eleventh
annual convention in that city July 10th to
10th.
Mr.. 7. Aubrey Byrne, special agent of
the United States Treasury Department, was
at the United States Hotel Saturday noon,
returning from Eastport, where he has been
engaged In looking over the alleged Snug
CLING business carried ON there. He was ac-
companied by special agent Johnston of Bos-
ton. He left for Boston on the afternoon
| train.
Frederick l.. Smith, principal of the High
School at Newmarket, N. H., has been chos.
en- principal of the high School at Need.
ham, Mass, at salary Of $1,000. Mr.. Smith
graduated at Bowdoin, in 'S6, at the head Of
that class, and at the last commencement
had the masters Grafton for the second de.
gree. John G. Parker, of the same class, fol
three lyears principal Of the Kennebunk
High School, has been chosen tutor in BIZ
ology In Bowdoin College.
Mr.. John Thrasher of the schooner Ap
phia and Amelia. Capt Willard, died when
40 days out on the voyage from Portland to
San Pedro de Sui, Brazil. Mr.. Thrasher was
a resident of Willard, at which place he
leaves wife and four daughters. The de.
ceased was man most highly esteemed by
all who knew him. He was &C years and
months old, and was a member of Ancient
Brothers Lodge of Odd Fellows and of the
Odd Fellows Mutual Relief.
Mr.. Bernard K. Green, formerly in the
United States Engineers office in this city
now supervising architect Of the government
buildings at Washington. was in Il city
Saturday. for the purpose of inspecting the
custom house. Bids have been received fol
the new Congressional Library at Washing
ton, from the quarry which furnished the
stone for the custom house, and Mr.. Green
was sent here to note the effect of time on
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