The Portland daily press., 1891-08-08
PERSONAL.

Railroad Commissioner Wildes, with his
wife and daughter. are at Mouse Island.
Hanno Gage. Esq wife and daughter. are
at Bridgton on their summer vacation.
Mrs. M. 81. Simons, of Portland, with ht r
family, are at the Lake House in East Otis.
field, for the summer.
Prof. Winfield S. Chaplin. Dean OF tie
Harvard Scientific School, is in the city en-
route for New Hampshire.
Rev. l.. S. Bean Of South WindhaW, will
deliver an address at the Free Baptist church
In Dexter. on the evening of Aug. 18th.
Mr.. j. E. Butler has been promoted TO
Deputy High Chief Ranger, A. O. F., with
jurisdiction over Falmouth Court, of this
city. ~,
Rev. Pleasant Hunter. Jr., who supplies
the pulpit of Willist)n church tomorrow, Is
an eloquent preacher aud pastor of one of
the leading churches in New Jersey. ..o
Miss Getchell, a graduate from the GYM
nasium of the Young Woman's Christian
Association in Boston. has kindly consented
to teach the class now formed at the Waldo,
Little Chebeague.
Mr.. j. F. Lightford, formerly of the Sew
all Car Heating Company of this city, now
of the car heating company at Albany, was
given by his men gold intaglio ling
and pair Of gold cuff buttons.
Rev. A. Wiswall, former pastor of Con-
gregational churches in Maine, but for the
past two or three years pastor of the Con-
gregational church of Pittsfeld. N. H., has
accepted call to Strowbridge, Mass.
Rev. Fl. F. Wood of Bath, has presented
to the Maine Central Institute at Pittsield,
500, to be expended in chemical and philo-
sophical apparatus. A room will be fitted
up as laboratory and named the Wood
Laboratory"
DR.. l. T. Dana and Mrs, Dana. sail in the
Etruria from New York this morning for
England. They will return about Thanks
giving time. Dr. Dana goes abroad for rest
and also for hospital observation.
An Oxford county paper records the fol-
lowing transfers of real estate in the Byron
gold fields: "Charles Peare has sold his
farm to j. N. Winslow, Of Portland, for
$1,000. Two years ago this farm would have
been dear at $500. So much for gold"
The Aroostook Republican enumerates
among the most successful sons of Caribou,
Mr.. G. P. Collins Of Bradfordford, Penn,
son of Hon. S. w. Collins. Mr.. Collins left
Caribou % years ago, and is now said to be
worth half million dollars, lmade in the Gil
regions.
Mr.. Augustus P. Fuller of this city, has
been appointed trustee by the will of Mrs.
Abby j. Munson of Pennington, of her e.
tate, which will be applied to some educa-
tional institution in memory of her husband,
Rev. Samuel Munson and son, Capt. Mum
son, U. S. A. deceased.
One of Portland's prominent citizens has
been enjoying his summer vacation In Har-
rison, as is shown by the following from the
Norway Advertiser: 81. S. Winslow of
Portland, and Mrs. G. Dennison of Massa-
chusetts, made wager one day last week at
her fathers Nathan Dawes. that one could
pick box Of raspberries In less time than
the other. To add excitement to the con-
test, they were each to put up five dollar
bill, and as they chose no one to hold the
stakes, the greenbacks were pinned ON dress
and coat waists. The contest began and
Mrs. Dennison took the lead and also the
five dollars at the close"
Marcellus Lane and wife, Portland, are at
bis fathers, Jonathan Lane.G-Bridgton
News.
Mrs. l.. A. Wade and little daughter of
Portland, are the guests of Silas Leland and
family Bridgton News.
Miss Sarah Cutler of Portland, and Miss
Annie Cutler of Buffalo, are visiting Coun-
Gilman j. G. Hicks.-fBath Times.
Mrs. Helen Humphrey of Portland is Wis
itiDg relatives In South Waterford. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Beals and Miss A. Towle of Port
land, are boarding at u. A. Mobiles, at South
STANDARDIZATION News.
Miss Ruth Ash of Portland, is visiting
Mrs. Marshall Sawyer Of Greenville, and
Misses Kittredge and Noyes of the same
city are visiting Miss Nettie Sawyer.-(Dex-
ter State.
Mrs. Wilson Sprague of Portland, is visit.
ing her husbands parents. V. A. Sprague
and wife. Mrs. S. Is an expert amateur
photographer, and will carry home with her
views of some of the prettiest bits of Dexter
scenery.-[Dexter State.
81. M. Sylvester of this city, whose "Home-
stead Highways" and "PrOse Pastorals''
have given him place by the side of John
Burroughs and Richard Jeffries, has novel
nearly ready for the press which has good
deal of the freshness and unconventionality
of his essays. Mr.. Sylvester is summering
at Otisfeld, Me-, the home Of his boyhood
where he Is revising and putting the finish
ing touches to his manuscript. Boston
Record