The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-27

DIR. j. F. Hill of Waterville, Is rapidly i'm
proving.
Col. II. S. Osgood and family, will make a
trfpto California.
REV. VIM. E. Gibbs, former pastor OF
Congress Square church, is In town.
Professor Edmunds. formerly of Portland,
now Of Johns Hopkins University, is very
sick.
The Argonauts entertained the light
weight champion, Mike DAILY, Saturday
night.
The Longfellow Chantauqua Circle will
meet in the ladies' parlor of Chestnut street
church this evening.
Mr.. S. B. Thayer, formerly editor of the
Dexter Gazette, has been engaged as editor
OF the Rocks~<-ii&ES-ee Press.
Mr.. Collins Of the Cumberland Boat Club,
will give the club dinner tonight The
club is to have fine flag for the boat
house.
Rev. S. w. Adriance of Lowell, Mass,
formerly pastor of the Woodfords Congrega-
tonal church, is very i'll with pleuro-pneu
monla.
The Alpha Whist Club Saturday, present
ed their president. Mr.. o. K Pettengill,
ills.
Congressman Boutelle has nominated Col.
A. b. F.rnham of Bangor, for member of
the board of managers of the National Sol
diers' Home.
The friends of M. C.. wadsworth are
pushing him for the position of Senior
Vice Department Commander OF the GAR.
of Maine.
Miss Annie Hyer of this city. member of
the Boston Museum Company, has been very
I'll with the influenza at her home in Port
land, but is now better.
Mr.. Herbert G. Harmon as agent for the
companies having risks in the late fire on
MoutoD street sold all of the unburned hay
and it was carted off by the purchasers
Saturday afternoon.
II is to be hoped that the benefit ball for
Mr.. Alex Bell, to come off at City Hall
tomorrow evening will be largely patronized.
The committee fron Bosworth Relief Corps
Is good one and they should make large
sale Of tickets.
Mr.. +. l.. Morrison Of last seasons Green
wood Garden Company, will marry aformer
member Of the company, Miss Sadie Wescott,
: " Providence at Los Angles, Cal. Morrison.
: q Co, the jewellers, have presented the
couple al sIsggsss siiver service, and Others
have given handsome silver ice pitcher and
other valuable gifts.
Gen. Conner has been appointed one of
the Logan Monument Committee, and C. w.
Hadlock, Thatcher Post, aide to Command
er-in-Chief Alger. Bosworth Post has ap-
pointed Mayor Melcher, Marshal Green, ex-
Alderman Galley. ex-Alderman Sawyer and
Deputy Sheriff Sargent, committee on enter
tainment of Commander-in-C Chief Alger on
visit to Portland.
Councilman Murphy and Mrs. Murphy
have met with great loss 10 the death of
their little daughter from brain fever. The
child was about seven and half years old.
OF bright and sunny disposition, and much
loved by her schoolmates of the Spring street
school. The bereaved parents will have the
sympathy OF all who know them.
The book reviewed In our columns on
Saturday entitled Essays Doctrinal and
Practical" and issued by the UnversalIst
publishing house in Boston can be obtained
at the store of Stevens & Jones. 1t contains
an essay by the Rev. Henry Blanchard. en-
titled 1.-The Reconstruction of Opinion con-
corning the Scriptures" The Rev. WIN. E.
Gibbs, formerly of this city contributes an
essay on 1.-THE Old Testament in the Sunday
School,"