The Portland daily press., 1890-06-23
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Blaine is expected in Augusta about
the first of July.
S Gen. Neal Dow will go to Lancaster, N. II.
on short visit today.
Mr.. W. 81. Dyer. Instructor Of physical
culture at Phillips Academy. is in town.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore spoke in Cornish
yesterday, her subject being the "Ideal type
of Womanhood."
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Harding of Hyde
Park. Mass, formerly of Portland, are visit
ing DIR. Ludwig on High street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson Peacock of Philadel-
phia. are awaiting the opening of the Otta-
wa. They are old habitues there.
Col. Frank W. Dana of Lewiston, late of
the Governors staff, stepped on needle
Friday and inflicted very painful injury.
Mrs. Behrens and Miss Bertha Behrens.
the violinist. have engaged rooms at Mrs
Colby's for the summer, and will arrive july
18th.
Mr.. Frederick Shaw, the artist, has re-
Gently sold to Mr.. Frederick Aver of Bangor,
one OF his exquisite statues, "Christmas
Morning." for $500.
Mr.. Charles d. Brown, formerly of this
city, is to remove from Boston to Holyoke.
Mass. where he will have charge of the
Rice Kendall Paper Company's mills.
DR.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Swasey entertained
the class OF '73 Portland High school, of
which Mr. Swasey was member, Friday
evening. There were twenty-one present.
Mrs. Howell nee Miss Ayres, widow of
Capt. Howell, U. =. A., and daughter of the
late Major Gen. Ayres, U. S. A., is visiting
Major Chas. 81. Boyd and Mrs. Boyd of Gray
street.
William Harmon Of Biddeford, has re-
turned home from Buffalo. N. Y. He is plan
ming tightening trip around the world,
with the hope of beating George Francis
Train.
Mr. ID. w. Thompson, who was drowned
in Vermont last Sunday, had many acouaint-
ances here, where he was connected with the
City Hotel previous ito being employed at
Penobscot Exchange in Bangor.
Geo. ii. Strout Glass '93 Swarthmore Col
lege, has been president Of his class during
the last term, as we'll as corresponding seq
rotary Of the Eunomian Literary Society, the
Oldest organization at the college.
1t is possible that DR.. T. A. Foster will
sail for Europe July 9th. Drs. S. c. Gordon
of this city, and DR.. F., E. Hitchcock of
Rockland, leave tonight for New York and
will sail from that city on the Augusta Vic
toria.
Mr.. Samuel Rolfe, president of the Maine
Savings Bank, was given a complimentary
dinner at 1.-THE Sherwood" on Park street,
Saturday on the occasion of his nth birth
day. Mr.. Pooler provided an elegant repast,
with hand-painted menus.
d. S. Knowlton, editor of the Boston
Times, will attend the commencement exer-
cises of the Biddeford high school next Tues
day and Wednesday. He will address the
Alumni association of which he is president,
at its banquet Wednesday evening.
Professor F. l.. Harvey of the Maine State
College, has been on an extended trip
through Massachusetts looking over green
houses in order to perfect the plans for the
greenhouse to be erected on the grounds
during the summer vacation.
Rev. F. Pember of st. AIMS church,
Campobello, formerly of this city, has re-
signed his appointment there and early in
the fall will go to ST. Johns parish, Airing
ton, Mass, where he has been called by a
unanimous vote of the parish.
DR.. A. G. Young, Secretary of the State
Board Of Health, is rapidly recovering from
the severe Illness that he experienced during
the early spring, and is quite confident that
he will be able to get out of doors soon for
the first time since his long illness.
Rev. 81. E. Cushman. a graduate of Bates
and Tufts colleges. who has lately been or
dained, has accepted a call to the pastorate
of the Universalist church in Plymouth,
Mass. Mr.. Cushman will be remembered by
many Portland young men as former COM
panion, having lived here a number of years
during his boyhood,