The Portland daily press., 1891-11-18
PERSONAL.

DR.. George FL. Bailey went to Bangor
yesterday noon.
Mr. Michael j. Madden, the base ball
player, is visiting relatives in the city.
President Arthur Sewall, president of
the Maine Central. was in the city yes.
terday.
Waiter d. Buck. who studied law with j.
81. Drummond, has opened an Office in
Boston, on School street.
Ex-Governor Robbie goes to Augusta TO-
day to attend meeting of the trustees Of
the Insane Asylum.
Brunswick and Bowdoin College" is the
title Of an article by Mrs. Slattery. which
is to appear in the New England Magazine
for December.
Dr. and Mrs. o. B. Brann, celebrated
their twelfth wedding anniversary Mon
day night. Many gifts were presented and
good supper was enjoyed.
Rev. n T. Whitaker, d. D.. of Lynn,
Mass. formerly of Portland, delivered his
lecture, Success and T." at the Me! hodlst
church, Machias. Tuesday night, Nov
18th.
Joseph a. Manley. Els i, of Augusta,
was In the city yesterday. He was met at
the Union Station by the Hon. Henry B.
Cleaves, with whom he held consulta-
tion.
Prof. Robinson, of Bowdoin, has been
engaged by the Rev. j. S. Williamson Ct
Augusta to deliver series Of five lecture.
on Chemistry" He will perform practi-
cal experiments to eluc,6ate his points.
The officers Of the Fist National Bank
have not yet determined upon a successor
to Mr.. Gould. who has resigned his place
as paying teller. One of them said yester-
Gay that he thought the place would be
filled by promotion.
Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens writes the PRESS
from Boston that Lady Henry Somerset's
plans have been changed by the move
ments Of her son. She will 20 from the
Boston convention to New York, and
make her Portland visit sometime In
December. VI
Kimball Eastman, ESQ.,, of Cumberland
Mills, one of the chief sachems Of the De-
mocracy. was in town yesterday. He says
there was no politics in 1t. in fact that he
does not know anything about politics any,
way.
Hon. Alvin Burleigh, of Plymouth, N.
H., one of the counsel for Almy, the Hano-
yer murderer. is well known In this CITY.
Mr.. Burleigh was here at the time of the
national encampment of the G. A. r.. and
won many friends.
A great many of the Maine Democrats
have been thinking that they would like as
their candidate for Governor man of the
weight of VIM. G. Davis. Esq. Upon the
other hand, however, Mr.. Davis is telling
his friends that he is not anxious for the
onerous honor.
Raymond McCabe has been recognized
MS I'd Lieutenant of Co. &C." Goth Maine
Infantry. Lieut.. McCabe was commits
stoned July 18th, 1865, but was not hereto
fore mustered. By this muster he will
now receive pay according to the above
rank, from date of commission to date of
discharge.
TheTaunton (Mass.) Daily Gazette brings
an account OF the sixteenth anniversary of
the wedding Of Mr.. John w. d. Hall, Sec
rotary OF the Old COLONY Historical Socl-
ETY.. Among the letters of congratulation
was one signed by James P. Baxter, M.F.
King and Josiah H. Drummond, OF Port
land.
Mr.. John Bryant of Ma ,hias remembers
that when he was boy of nine years, dur
Ing the war OF 1925, a large English
frigase anchored in Bucks harbor, and
their soldiers and marines 1900 in number
were marched into the woods In the rear Of
Machias. Sunday morning the troops
marched into the village, seized few brass
field pieces, quartered week in the town.
The next year force was sent from st.
Andrews to govern the town but was
driven. off by the settlers.