The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-23
PERSONAL.

Aho DOWuOiH SIuD, composed OIL alumni OF
the college residing in Boston, had dinner
at the Boston Tavern, Thursday evening.
Rev. +. III. Preble Of Ludlow, Vt, grad
uate Of Colby University, class of 'Sl, has
accepted call to the Chestnut street Bap-
fist church in Rockland.
j. G. Wyman. who has been connected
with the Somerset Reporter for two years,
has position as clerk in the Insurance
Commissioners Office at Augusta.
Next Tuesday Deacon Peabody will have
rounded out full half century of continu-
GUS service as deacon in the Central Congre-
gational church at Eastport
The Insurance Commissioner, Mr.. J. o.
Smith, is In this city; making his usual an
nual examination of the Union Mutual Life
Insurance Company.
Capt. j. q. Spaulding, formerly In charge
of the government tide observation station
at Pulpit Harbor, North Haven has been re-
stored to active duty in the revenue marine
service.
Governor Burleigh yesterday rendered the
appointment of Commissioner on Extension
of the Capitol to Hon. S. c. Strou. of this
city, who declined on account of business
engagements.
CMr. Hiram p. Bean, for many years well
known builder in Boston, died of pleuro
pneumonia yesterday morning He was born
in New Sharon, Me-, 63 years ago. and in
1S49 was one Of the pioneers in California.
A widow and one daughter survive him.
Mr. Alfred Fl. Whitford, who has been
secretary of tie Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION in Rockland for the past year, has
accepted an offer of the position of general
secretary of the Cambridge, Mass, associa-
tion, and will assume its duties about May
LIST.
Capt. FL. S. Blanchard, who is a candidate
for the Waterville post Office, was a naval
officer during the war, serving either as lieu
tenant or captain On several war ships. Dur
ing an engagement in Charleston harbor he
was SO severely wounded that he was COM
PEELED to leave the service
Rev. John M. Foster, class of IT, Colby.
and son of Prof. Foster, and Miss Clara M.
Hess, Of Swatow, China, were united in
Foster graduated from Newton Thrologicai
Institute In 1887, and soon after took his de-
parture for China as Observation-Disclosures
Vile Sentinel
Yesterdays batch of presidential appoint
ments contained several good names. Will
liam w. Thomas, Jr., nominated as minister
to Sweden and Norway, has occupied that
position twice before, has a thorough knowl-
edge OF the people, language and literature
Of those countries, and is an intimate friend
of the King.-[New York World.
Mr.. CIV. Snow, brother-in-law of Mr..
John w. Lane OF this city, has died in
Washington. of pneumonia. He was Is
years old. He had been well known ner-
chant of Rockland. Mr.. Snow leaves a
widow and daughter, Mrs. Nelson Evans,
OF Philadelphia. He will be buried In Ever
green Cemetery.
It will be remembered that Miss Pauline
Fuller, whose runaway match is Just at pres
ent the talk of the country. spent a week at
the Augusta House last summer, In COMPANY
with her father. Miss Fuller is handsome
of the Arsenal Dances Kennebec Journal
Mr.. Horace r. Coombs of Brunswick re-
Gently returned in the ship George R. Skol-
field, from Calcutta. is to have command of
bark d. A. Brayton of Fall River, Mass,
now daily expected In from South America
Mr.. Roscoe G. Fuller. also of Brunswick, is
in command of ship Santa Clara. which
sailed short time ago from San Francisco
for Queenstown, with wheat.
News has been received of the death of
Rev. Edwin r. Warren, at Unadilla Forks,
N. Y. on March 18th, at the age of rs years.
Mr.. Warren was former pastor of the Bap-
list church at Augusta. He was born in
Watertown, Mass, and was educated at
Bowdoin College, and of late years has been
pastor of the Baptist church al Unadilla
Forks, N. Y. He held pastorates in Au-
gusta, Topsham, Woolwich and other towns
in this State, and for several years in Alba
ny, N. Y. His remains were inferred in the
Rural Cemetery at Albany.
Mr. d. Ii. Chandler, the veteran musician.
was on the train last Saturday, over the
Western Division of the Boston d Maine.
going to Kennebunk. A news boy came
along, and Mr.. Chandler bought paper,
giving, as he supposed, three cents for it.
After his return home, Mr.. Chandler took
out his wallet, and looked for a five-dollar
gold-piece be had placed therein, but was up-
able to find it. A few days later he was on
the same train, and the same newsboy came
along with papers. A few words from Mr..
Chandler brought the quick question from
the boy. Are you the man who gave me the
gold-pieces" and he at once produced 1t and
gave 1t to Mr.. Chandler. The name of this
honest boy is Edward Felt.