The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-15
PERSONAL.

G. E. Gibbs of Bridgton is in town for a
few days. E M
Hon. A. P. Wiswell of Ellsworth is at the
Falmouth.
The Hon. j. A. Marley has gone to Wash
ington.
Judge Whitehouse of Augusta passed
through Portland yesterday ON his way to
Boston.
Messrs. c. III. Adams of Limerick and e
B. Sheehan of Dennysyille were in the city
yesterday. t
James Durham has been elected treasurer
and Sergeant Quinn, armorer of the Sheri-
dan Rifles.
Mr.. Yates Of the Biddeford House and Mr..
Weston Thompson Of Brunswick were at the
Preble House yesterday.
Rev. Mr. Dickinson Of Lowell formerly of
the Second Parish church, win preach at the
Second Parish next Sunday.
Rev. G. A. Tindall Of Rhode Island, It is
thought will accept the call to st. Paups
church ef this city.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. H. Norton of Williams
street, Oakdale. lost their little child, aged
nearly four years, yesterday morning, and
they will have many sympathizers in their
bereavement.
MIR. H. z. Wright, the well-known checker
player Of Boston, is visiting this city and
will be at the rooms Of the Checker Club in
the First National Bank building for few
days.
Mr.. ROBBIE G. Frye, son of w. G. Frye, Esq.
Of Belfast, an employee of the Boston custom
house, received a promotion last week with
an increase Of $500, making his salary $500
per annum. Mr.. Frye has for some time
served as secretary without pay. of the civil
service commission and the increase is for
compensation for these services. He is a
graduate of Colby 1882.
Fohp T. Wallace, Jr. prominent citizen
of Millbridge, was stricken with apoplexy
yesterday morning and died at noon. He
had been many years a leading merchant
and actively engaged in the manufacture of
lumber. He was active in local politics and
town affairs. He once represented his dis
trict in the lower branch of the legislature
He was 60 years of age. He leaves widow
and 10 children.
Mr.. John Conley, the veteran oil merchant
died at his residence in this city Wednesday
evening after long illness, aged "a years
and months. He removed to Portland
from Georgetown in 1S45, and had been in
the fish business under the firm names of
Conley Blanchard and afterwards Conley
" Trefethen. For % years he had been in
the wholesale oil business as John Conley &
Son. BE leaves widow, four sons and four
daughters. The funeral will take place at
p IN N m n SATURDAY. Tha
hood are invited to attend.
One of the most striking looking couples at
the inaugural ball was Hon. William W.
Thomas, Maine, ex-minister to Sweden and
his lovely Swedish wife. Mr.. Thomas looks
very much as one would imagine the hero of
Longfellow's skeleton In Armor," did only
Mr.. Thomas reversed things and plundered
the vikings home for his lovely bride. He
has keen blue eyes and great shaggy whisk-
ers, with broad New England accent and a
manner which writes him diplomat Mr..
Blaine could perhaps tell why he fingers In
Washington. Mrs. Thomas Is tall, slender
p Dior a ssen ana 4 gracious In her manners
great punches Of lilacs for garniture, and she
looked princess who had stepped out of one
OF Grimm's fairy tales.-TW ashington Post.
Capt. John w. Hill of Ship Harbor, N. S.,
died suddenly at Musquodoboit, N. S.,
March 10 aged SO years. In early life he fol-
lowed the sea and became successful ship
master, but in 1855 went into business in
Ellsworth, Me. About 20 years ago he re-
moved to Ship Harbor, where with Benz.
Young of Calais, Me. he carried on large
numbering business. The past few years the
firm has been Hill. French & Co., having
mills also at Musquodoboit. Early in Janu-
uary Capt. Hill went with his wife on one of
the Raymond excursions to California, re-
turning last week, and left Boston only last
Thursday, apparently in his usual health.
but died within is miles of home probably of
Bright's disease. He was son Of the late
Capt Nahum Hill of Sullivan, Me-, and be-
longed to.a family of 10 children, 10 Of whom
are still living. Capt Hill was man of
strictintegrity, and highly respected He
leaves widow and and one son, Lewis F.
Hill who was partner with him in the bus
mess at the time of hic daofb