The Portland daily press., 1891-08-10
PERSONAL.

Rev. Samuel Longfellow of Cambridge
Mass, is in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Brown are at Range
ley and vicinity for few days.
Canon Sills and family are at st. Andrews
for the remainder of the season.
Rev. s. F. Dixie, d. D., OF Bath, is visiting
Col. Jared A. Smith in this city.
Lieut.. George G. Galley, U. S. A.. is order
ed to Battery /, Sd Artillery. Washington.
Howard b. Chase, A Co., 25th Me- Vols,
| now of Somerville, Mass, Is visiting Port
| land for the first time In ten years.
| Hon. John Lynch and Mrs. Lynch of
1 Washington are making a few weeks stay
with Mrs Spring OF Danforth street.
Miss Sara Chaddock of this city gave some
delightful Shaksperian readings at the Sun
set Pavilion. North Conway, last week.
Hon, J. Otis Wardwell of Haverhill. Mass.
secretary of the Republican state committee
passed through this city Saturday on his
way home. H
Mr.. John +. Brett and son Bertram of
this city have returned from their trim Ia
New York city. Bertram will finish his
vacation at West Newton, Mass.
Hon. Selwyn z. Bowman of Someryille.
Mass, ex-member of Congress and Miss
Bowman have been In Portland and South
Harpswell during the past week.
Mr.. Dan e. Clancy.who has been for seven
years at the cigar and news stand at the
Falmouth Hotel, has resigned. He was
very popular with guests and employees.
Miss Alice Carle, who has been attending
her mother who was injured in the Kittery
junction accident. has returned with her to
this city. The Carles are at Peaks island.
Hon. Joseph Williamson of Belfast is at
the Falmouth for fortnight. He is com
bining business before the Law Court with
researches in the library of the Historical
Society. III
The engagement Of Miss Mary Howe, the
young Vermont soprano, 10 Mr.. Victor
Sanity. a New York tenor, is announced.
Miss Howe will sing In the Stcckbridge
course this fall.
Mr.. John j. McGuiness, who has returned
to Portland from the Grand Seminary OF
Paris, France, will be ordained to the priest
hood next Saturday morning at O'Clock at
the Cathedral Of the Immaculate Conception.
The following Is the board Of teachers at
the Westbrook High School: Principal,
Ralph A. Parker; first assistant, Miss Ellen
Winslow; second assistant. Miss Florence
Larrabee; third assistant, Miss Julia Fl.
johnson. Sees -,
Mr.. Harry Batchelder of the Massachu-
setts Institute Of Technology. son of Com.
o. A. Batchelder. United States cruiser
Concord, is spending part of his vacation
at the United States government depot,
Little Diamond Island.
Mr.. j. F. st. John, who moved to Mt.
Vernon. Washington State, few years ago,
was lately burned out in confagration
there. He loses $500. with no insurance.
Mr. AL. Bailey, another old Portland boy,
was also burned out. losing $780, He had
81 900 insurance.
Misses Grace and Carrie Cornell were
guests at the Sunset Pavilion, North Con-
way. when they received the news of the
death of their father, Mr.. c.. B. Cornell in
Portland. Mr.. Cornell was a dealer In
paints and oils in New York and had been
named as possible candidate for mayor.
RI. Rev. James A. Healy, d. D., who re-
turned home last Friday after an absence of
two months preached an eloquent sermon
yesterday at the Cathedral of the Immacu-
late Conception. Bishop Healy referred to
his late visit to the west and to the spacious
churches there. The Bishopis looking fine
ly and 1t is evident that his trip has proved
very beneficial,