The Portland daily press., 1889-05-17
PERSONAL.

Liquor Agent VIM. FL. Smith is seriously
Ill with pneumonia and asthma.
Rev. 7. +. White of Bath, will sail for
Europe the 25th to spend few months.
Mr. F. A. Sanford has returned home from
Boston, where he has been spending a few
days with his friends of that city,
w. T. Pearson, Esq, of Bangor, has ar
rived home. after several months tour in
Europe.
Hon. j. ID. Hopkins of Ellsworth, has
been confined to his house for several days
by injuries received from fall His hurt is
not serious and he will probably be out
again In few days.
Rev. w. II. Spencer. pastor of the Baptist
church at Waterville, has been invited to de-
liver the Memorial address before the G. A.
r. Post of Dexter, and has accepted.
Miss Mary d., daughter of Gen. M. Hast
ings formerly of Calais was married at Dem
yer, Col, April 80. to Daniel Henderson, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson will make their
home in Kimball, Neb.
Congressman and Mrs. Dingley leave, on
Monday, for two weeks visit to their son,
Mr.. Edward N. Dingley, who resides at
Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he is engaged
in the newspaper business.
Hon. Patrick A. Collins, who was re-
quested to deliver the memorial address at
Togus on June II, has been unable to accept
the invitation and Gen. William Coggeswell
of Salem, Mass, the we'll known soldier and
Congressman has been engaged.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. S. Hunter, of Far
mington. were at the Preble House yester-
day, in attendance on the reunion of the Mt.
Blue Association. Mr.. Hunter makes an ex-
cellent paper Of the Chronicle, and is al
ways welcomed by his newspaper friends
here.
Among the graduates of Bates College this
summer is one who in the class record
stands as follows: "a. E. Hatch, Lewiston
aged 26; expenses Of college course 1000
earnings, 500 by lecturing and canvassing !;
intended occupation, teaching or journalism
religious belief, Second Adventist; politics,
Prohibitionist party. Mr.. Hatch is blind
and has taken the full course of studies with
his class"
Rev. A. Redlon, who has been pastor at
Southwest Harbor for the last five years, has
received call to settle the Congregational
church in Scarboro. and will accept In
these five years of labor at Southwest Har-
Dor, Mr.. Redlon has attended 1910 meet
ings, preaching two or three time on Sunday
at different pieces, has attended ffty-six fun
erals and married forty-two couples. to &C
complish which he has travelled 1854 miles
The following were among the members OF
this years graduating class of the Newton
(Mass.) Theological Institution: George
Kicker Berry, West Sumner. Me. John Lin
coin bearing, Lisbon Falls, Me-; Samuel
| Willis Hamblem, North Berwick, Me- Eben.
ezer Nelson Pierce. Mount Desert, Me.
Thomas Jefferson Ramsdell, West Lubec
Me-; Elish Sanderson, South Berwick, Me.
OF these, Mr.. bearing will become a mis-
sionary in Japan, and Mr.. Hamblen in In.
dia. Mr.. Pierce goes to Colerain, Mass, and
Mr.. Sanderson TO Greenfield, N. III.
1t is stated that Rev. s. +. Wetherbee of
west Kennebunk, has preached for forty-fve
years and is now well preserved man OF
seventy-five, having lost not single service
| by sickness In ten years. He was the settled
| pastor OF the Wesley church, this city, in
about 1850, and was for time the faithful
chaplain OF the Maine 18th, serving in Texas
and Louisiana. Bro. Wetherbee probably to
TINS day has not forgotten, his fest night
when Texas soil, sheltered by an army
tent during one Of those neyer-to-be forgot
ten gales known as the Texas Norther,"
and being awakened at midnight with his
| eyes filled with sand and his venerable head
| very nearly immersed in a pool of water
from the terrific storm of wind and rain
May the Chaplain yet survive many years
All his life he has proved true man and a
Ialthigi minister OF the gospel of Christ
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