The Portland daily press., 1891-05-22
PERSONAL.

1t Is hoped to secure Campanini for the
Bowdoin commencement concert.
Rev. DIR. l. r. Warren is conyalescent and
has been at his Office the past few days.
Hon. Seth L. Milliken will deliver the Me-
mortal address at Liberty, May Both.
Mr. Walter Griffin, the artist, is visiting
his father, Mr.. Edward Griffin. on Oxford
street.
l. w. Davis, Esq, of East Corinth, will de-
liver the Memorial address before e. NJ. Bill
lIngs Post. Monroe.
Rev. j. A. Savage of Belfast will deliver
Army Post at Brooks.
zHon. Frederick A. Powers of Houlton will
deliver the Memorial address before Frank
g. Flagg Post, G. A. R.. Hampden.
Hon. f. I'll. Twitchell, mayor of Bath, Cap
tain Commiskey of Boston, and Hon. l.. G.
Downes of Calais were in town yesterday.
General Francis Fessenden arrived from
Europe In the steamer La Bourgogne and is
expected home tomorrow, after year and
half of absence.
Mr.. Preston N. Burleigh, sen of Hon. A,
A. Burleigh of Houlton, is at home on visit
from Iron River, Wis, after an absence of
three years.
Senator Hale returned from his western
trip last Wednesday and he and his sons are
now occupying their residence. 1.-THE Pines,"
at Ellsworth.
One OF the most enterprising firms in
Olustee, Fla, is that of j. K. Russell & Son,
mill operators. The prorrietors are natives
of Skowhegan. Me.
James Moseley, an employee Of the Eastern
Forge Works at East Deering, had a partial
shock of paralysis while at work Wednesday
forenoon. he was taken to his home and at
tended by physician.
Mrs. Abba Goold Woolson, the well known
historical lecturer. will leave in November
next for years visit to Europe, spending
nine months in Spain and three months in
Ireland. 1t is hoped that she may deliver a
course of lectures here before her departure.
Hon. e. b. Nealley of Bangor has been
chosen president of the sheepscot Island
Company which, with capital of $4,000,
has been organized at Bath for the purpose
OF the Improvement of real estate near
Sheepscot Bay and other places in Maine.
Lieutenant Robert x. Peary, u. S. N, who
Is soon to start on his expedition to Green
land, was in New Bedford, Mass, Wednes-
day, examining large whaleboat, which is
being built for the expedition by s. II. Mitch
ell.
DR.. Henry Jersey Fernald. M. S., has pub
hshed "The Relationship of Arthropods,"
being his thesis for the degree Of Doctor of
Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Fernald is son of Professor Charles 81.
Fernald OF Amherst, is an Orono boy and
od,1o 70 oft Cfafa
DIR. John T. Gushing of Turner, who SUI
perintended the work of gathering the mort
gage Indebtedness statistics in Maine last
year. has returned from the West where he
has been connected with the work of gather
ing mining statistics. Mr.. Cushing. owing
to his daughters poor health, will spend the
summer on his farm in Turner.
General Joshua L. Chamberlain has of
late been Frustrated with sickness, caused
by his wounds received in the war. He has
been unable to attend to any business for
the past three months, during which time he
has been kept closely at his home in New
York city. He is now getting better. but
has been obliged to cancel his engagement to
deliver the Memorial Day address in New
York.
During period of 102 years since the
adoption of the Federal Constitution in 1889
the office of the United States District
Judge for the district Of Maine has been
held by only five persons-David Sewell, AL.
bion K. Paris, Ashur Ware. Edward Fox
and Nathan Webb. Judge Sewell held the
Office 20 years and Judge Ware 43 years. The
shortest term, four years. was that of Judge
Paris, who resigned in 1922 to enter upon
the duties of governor of Maine, to which
Office he had been elected.
Professor Edward w. Hall, librarian OF
Colby University, has in his possession Gu.
rious and rare old book. 1t is book that
the professor got on a voyage to Germany
1t is over 5o0years old, having been writer
as early as 1925 upon parchment 1t was
written before the invention of printing ant
is bound in solid board covers. The bool
contains essays on religious subjects, which
are Of great interest to the modern scholar
1t is in Latin, in German text. The work Of
writing 1t must have required over 60 days
at the least. 1t is highly valued alike for Its
antiquity and literary worth.