The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-11-07
PERSONAL.

DIR. A. R. G. Smith of Whitefeld, Senator
from Lincoln county, was In the city yester-
day.
Mr. w. S. Whitman of Augusta-Toby
Candor-was in town last night In attend
ance On the Living Whist at City hall.
bon J. W. Bradbury and Oscar Holway OF
Augusta, and Col. A. b. Nealy of Lewiston.
were at the Falm outh yesterday.
Mr.. Curtis 81. CARL of WATERFORD, treas
urer of York county, was in the city yester-
day. Mr.. CARL has recovered from the re-
cent accident to his eye.
Today, November 9TH, is the 88th anniver
sary of the birth of our respected citizen W.
w. Thomas. The years are 1S02-1S91.
Edwin S. Carney of this city, has become
cadet in the Pennsylvania Military Insti-
tute at Chester. Penn.
Mr.. F. d. Butrick of Boston, transfer
agent of the Union Pacific railroad, with
Mrs. Butrick, is visiting In Skowhegan.
Lady Henry Somerset of England. who is
great temperance reformer. and who is WIS.,
itlng this country, will come to Portland af-
ter her Boston engagement
Col. Charles P. Allen of Presque Isle, in
spector general on the staff of Governor Bur-
leigh, and member of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, was in the city yesterday.
Rev. Thomas A. King of Baltimore, is in
| town and breaches at the New Jerusalem
church Sunday morning and evening on sub
| jects given In our. church directory.
Hon. Henry Lord OF Bangor, presided at
the meeting of the Vessel Owners and Cap
tains' National Association in Boston We'd
nesday.
Rev. @. Fl. Shinn of Omaha, Neb., gave an
interesting talk to the students of the Tufts
College Divinity School last Tuesday after
noon on "The West; Great Opportunity
for Uniyersalism."
The present deputy insurance commission.
er of Minnesota is Mr.. Elmer III. Dearth, q
native of Sangeryille. Me. Mr.. Dearth is a
newspaper man, and began his work on the
Bangor Wing in $780, He went West in 1888
David Carr, aged SO. of South Dover, has
raised by his own labor on his own farm the
present year five tons Of hay, fifty bushels Of
potatoes, thirty bushels of corn. six hundred
pumpkins, besides smaller fruits and vege
tables.
The Maine delegates are on their way tt
attend the National Farmers Congress al
| ooudiids NUS NOFomUci ~. lucy dIo w III
Freeman of Cherryfeld, c. B. Rounds o.
Calais, and Gen. S. d. Leavitt of PASSPORT.
Mr.. Walter G. Emerson, of the editorla
staff of the Advertiser, delivered lecture
on Journalism, before the students of He
bron Academy on Wednesday evening.
was bright, interesting and practical ad.
dress and was listened to with attention by
large company of students and people re-
siding In the vicinity.
Mrs. Doyle. widow, aged 70 years, living
in Wade Plantation, Aroostook, is probably
the smartest old lady In Maine She dus
and harvested eighty bushels of potatoes
during the past season. without help. Dur
ing the winter, when her son is in the woods
she takes care of all the farm stock and alst
does her Homework.
|. Captain j. A. Marston of Pittston, is abou
to retire from the sea. He Is about "a year
of age and went to sea at the age Of Is, fol
lowing the sea for 80 years. OF this time b,
[ was master of vessel for 20 years, and dur
| ing the time he never lost vessel or man
He will settle down on his farm in Pittston
The story is going the rounds of the paper!
that the poacher element Of the state is or
ganizing to prevent the reappointment o.
Fish and Game Commissioner Stillwell. Mr.
Stillwell has served twenty years and is tn,
author Of most of the fish and game laws
His term expires in January, 1892, and Com
missioner Stanley's in January, 1893.