The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-27
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Hall G. Burieigh Of Vassaiboro is bet.

Mr.. Hall G. Burleigh Of Vassalboro is bet
ter.
DR.. Q. w. Bray has returned from Colorado
Springs tSTt = ~
Miss Sallie Croker, the artist, will locate
at Lakewood, N. J.s- ,".s s.sA-
Dr.C O. Hunt has rethrhed nom his
Washington trip. 1s@ 500
DIV. r. Evans and wife have returned
from Washington. D. @.
q Hempstead Washburne, the newly elected
mayor OF Chicago, was former student at
Kent's Hill.
Bey. G. N. Banghart of Patten has been in
vited to deliver the Memorial Day address at
Island Falls.
Rev. John McGaw Foster of Bangor. who
recently received call to thelWest, Twill pro-
badly not accept.
Mr.. Lawrence McCully of Hallowell has
returned to Prospect, his native place, after
an absence of 80 years.
st. Alban Commandery, K. T., will be the
guests of Jerusalem Commandery of Fitch
burg, Mass, June oath.
Mr.. Carter, the new orgapist for st. Luke's
cathedral, has arrived in this city and taken
rooms at Mrs. Mussey's, 100 Park street.
Hon. j. Manchester Haynes is moving into
his $4,000 residence on Western avenue in
Augusta. 1t is the finest house in that city.
Hannibal Hamlin has been elected a mem
Der Of the Loon Club of Monson. Mr.. Ham
lin writes that he shall endeayor to meet the
club the coming season.
Daniel White Post, No. 10, G. A. R., of
Kenduskeag. has engaged the servicesIof
Hon. G. M. Ham, of Lisbon Falls, to deliver
the address on Memorial Day.
Mr.. Frank M. Floyd, superintendent of
Evergreen Cemetery, who has been quite Ill
for the past three weeks with pneumonia,
was out for the first time last Friday.
State Senator Pascal P. Gilmore Of Ded-
ham. Hancock county, was in the city Sat-
urday. Mr.. Gilmore is candidate for the
office of State Liquor Commissioner.
CSarah w. Devoll, M. D., will speak at the
First Parish house at 7.30 o'clock Thursday
evening on her practice among the Dakots
Indians. and collection will be taken fol
| work among the Apaches.
George @. Richmond. formerly of Gardiner,
now of Denver, Colorado, has been appointed
chief Justice of the supreme court commits
sion in that state.
Prof. w. S. Bayley of Colby University
has published Summary of Mlneralogy
and Photography in 1890" 1t comprises the
monthly notes contributed by Prof. Bayley
to the American Naturalist"
Friday, Mrs. Louisa Keenan,, who lives in
Bath. reached her one hundredth birthday.
She is smart old lady and in the best, Of
health. She says she remembers the funeral
of George Washington. Her maiden name
was Louisa Gray. She was native of Mon
mouth, and is pensioner of the war of 1872.
Messrs. Burleigh of the Kennebec Journal,
Davis of the Bangor Wing, Bickford of the
Brunswick Telegraph, Shorey of the Bath
Times. Mrs. Andrews, wife of Mr.. Andrews
OF the Lewiston Journal, Mrs. Hunter, wife
OF Mr.. Hunter of the Pennington Chronicle,
and Prof. Woodruff of Bowdoin College,
were at the Gilmore concert Saturday night.
Prof. w. 81. Jordan of the State College
has been rendered the position of chief of
the exhibit In animal nutrition at the Cclum-
bian Exposition and will undoubtedly accept
Prof. Jordan received the position through
the committee from the Association of Expe-
rement Station and Agricultural Colleges
which is to have charge of the government
display of the agricultural interests of the
country.
Mr.. G. V. Riley, chief of the division OF
entomology in the department of agriculture,
says of Prof. F. L. Harvey's bulletin on the
| apple maggot: "This is one of the best pieces
of work which has been done by experiment
station entomologists during the year. Prof.
Harvey has outlined careful investigation
and carried it through successfully. and has
presented his results in straightforward,
scientific and readable way"
The prudential committee of Hillsdale Col
lege, Michigan, at its meeting last week,
voted to allow Miss Deering leave of absence
for next year, She goes to Europe to make
special study of German, with the view of
becoming instructor in that department.
Miss Deering was formerly teacher in the
Normal School at Gorham and is the daugh.
ter of Mr.. Rufus Deering of this city. She
has had charge of the ladies' department In
the college for the past two years. She ex.
| poets to sail from New York June 10th.