The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-06-19
PERSONAL.

Hon. Eugene Hale passed through this
city yesterday noon, en- route for Ellsworth.
Mrs. Maud Trip Dillon. daughter of bon.
Bartlett Trlpp of Dakota, is visiting in West
Garland.
Hon. A. P. Wiswell of Ellsworth and E.
Q. Allen of Augusta were at the Falmouth
yesterday.
Frank g. Luce OF Pennington has been Sc
lested for appointment as postal clerk on the
Bingham and Portland route.
Mr.. John L. Woodcock. landlord of the
Clifton House. Chicago, ILL.,, will spend tn
summer at Robbinston With his family.
Ex-Mayor Baron and Alderman Matthew
Dorman Of Kendall. England, are visiting
this city, and are the guests of Mr.. James
Sinkinson.
Colonel Albert Tracy, U. S. A., aud Mrs.
sarah T. Tracy, daughter of the late Hon
a. X Paris, arrived in the city yesterday.
and are at 16o Park street.
Ensign W. V. Pratt. of the United States
navy, is at his home in Belfast on a two
months leave. On recent examination.
out of IS men, he ranked fifth.
Colonel John M. Adams's condition was
much improved yesterday: and his friends
are much encouraged. though he is not yet
out of danger.
Mr.. I. r, Croswell, Bowdoin College.
class OF 81, has been elected principal of
Wilton Academy for the ensuing year, in
place of Mr.. Richards, who has resigned.
Professor w. S. Pattee, head of the law
department of the University of Minnesota.
formerly Ct this state, is visiting ex-Goyer-
nor Davis in Bangor.
Mr.. EDWARD Gage, of the firm of Gage 81
Soule of Augusta, was married last Satur-
day evening to Miss Della Halves, at the
nome OF the brides parents at Riverside.
Among the honorary degrees conferred at
the commencement of Brown University,
Wednesday. was LID. for Professor Will
liam Augustus Rogers of Colby University.
On the third of June. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Carter celebrated their golden wedding at
their residence in East Bluehill. More than
forty were in attendance, Eand made them
presents OF gold and other valuable articles.
Among the 13l who graduated from the
State University at Minneapolis, Mimi, this
commencement. was Alden j. Blethen, Jr.,
who received the degree of bachelor of arts.
Sir Alexander 7. Gait, formerly high CON-
missioner for Canada in England, is danger
ously Ill with influenza in London. Sir Al
exander formerly visited Portland a good
deal, and Galt's wharf and Galts block are
named after him.
Among the graduates of Tufts College are
Gideon 1. Kline of Portland, Me-, and FL
mer Z. Powell of Orono, Me-, who receive
the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and Luther
IF Ay,h. 49, T.
bachelor of divinity.
Capt George Dearborn of Gardiner has set
sail from lquique, and Valparaiso, for home,
and is expected to arrive In New York some
time In August. Miss Frederika, his daugh-
ter. has accompanied him on this voyage, and
has proved most excellent sailor.
Mayor Snow of Bangor has selected for
members of the board Of registration estab-
lished under the law passed at last winters
session of the legislature. George Hogan,
representing the Democratic party, and VIII
liam 81. Harlow, from the Republicans. The
chairman of the board is Henry d. Williams.
The late Mr.. Charles Bryant's grandfather
was Johnathan Bryant. who built the first
lighthouse at Portland Head, which was
first lighted one hundred years ago. His
father. also named Jonathan, was Port
land merchant. his maternal grandfather
was Samuel Freeman.
Mrs. Maxim, wife of the gun maker, is
visiting in Maine with him at the present
time. She Is a native Of Boston, but has
lived much in England, where they have
home which Is described as "a typical Ell
glish country house, imposing and beautiful
ly situated In the midst of handsome
grounds"
When State Bank Examiner George d.
Bisbee goes to Bangor, he generally manages
to see Postmaster Farnham. They were
comrades in the 10th Maine, and at the battle
of Five Forks Captain Bisbee. with his COM
pany, bore Colonel Farnham on litter from
where he was desperately wounded, six
miles through the woods to the nearest rail
road station.
Hon, 2. A. Gilbert of Greene and B. Wal
ker McKeen, ESQ.,, of Fryeburg, of the
Maine Board Of Agriculture, were at the
Bangor House Tuesday night, on their way
down east to hold some farmers institutes.
They say their board is receiving many as
surances from representative farmers, and
those interested in agriculture of the good
results accruing from the issuing of crop
bulletins.
One of the smartest old ladies of Portland
is Mrs. Amy w. Addition. Although Sc
years of age, she reads and sews without
glasses, and is in many ways remarkable for
her vigor of mind and body. Mrs. Addition
was sister of the late Captain Eben Kinds,
the Randolph shipbuilder, who died few
weeks ago at very advanced age. Mrs. Ad-
fAwrA awx - -
earlier days; and has given the Gardiner
Home Journal some interesting reminiscent
SEES Of old times on the Kennebec.