The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-06
PERSONAL.

Mr.. John Lynch, Jr., Of Washington. is at
the Falmouth. ,fssss
Mr.. b. f. Rollins of Plymouth, N. H, was at
the Falmouth yesterday.
Hon. C. b. Donworth Of Machias was In the
city yesterday on business @#Fz
Miss Helen A. King has been engaged as or
ganist at Prebie Chapel.
Mr.. Fred S. Day sang tenor in place of Mr..
Taylor in the Vaughan street choir Sunday.
Mr.. julius Wolff of New York, the great sar-
dine packer, of the firm of Wolff e. Reesing,
was at the Falmouth yesterday.
Hon. J. H. Manley was at the Union Station
yesterday noon, on his way to New York and
Washington.
ColonelF. E. Boothby has been appointed
Worlds Fair manager for New Hampshire. He
will make an admirable commissioner
Rev. Dr. J. G. Merrill of this city will be in
attendance this week on the annual meeting OF
the trustees OF the National Congregational
Council at Hartford. Conn.
Superintendent of Schools Lord started yes
terday for weeks trip to Springfield, Newton
and Boston, Mass, where he is to inspect the
public schools.
State Delegate Hugh T. Gallagher OF Bangor
the representative of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians of Maine, is in the city on brief OIL
cial visit and is The guest of T. P. McGowan
The vacancies in the First Baptist choir,
caused by the resignation of Mr.. f. L.. Gray
and Miss Lutte Pennel, have been filed by the
engagement of Mr.. Norman True as tenor and
Miss Minnie A. Rankin of Hiram as soprano,
Mrs. j. H. Raymond of Bath gave pleasant
afternoon musicale Friday, in honor OF Misses
Knight and Kicker of Portland. Refreshments
were served and a very enjoyable afternoon was
passed. About fifty were present. 4
Mrs: Charles Woodman gave very pleasant
duplicate whist party Saturday afternoon in
Bangor, in honor of her guest, Miss Mary Sell
den McCobb of Portland, at her home on
Broadway.
Captain Richard 7. Bailey and wife will cele-
brate the 50th anniversary of their welded life
at their home in Bridgton today. Captain Bal
ley is representatve-electf from that town.
At the woman's department of the Mechanics
Fair in Boston, on Saturday Miss Clara Power
Edgerly spoke upon the Delsarte system, and
Miss Marie W.Laughton spoke on vocal training
and made, the Boston Traveller says, a very
interesting address. Both speakers were from
Maine.
Hon. 10. Bradbury Of Saco Judge Walker of
Bridgton, Hon. B. F. Chadbourne of Biddeford,
C. J. Callahan and DIR. W. S. Norcross of Lew
iston were at the United States Hotel Saturday.
Lillian Norton, the distinguished vocalist ar
rived at New York on Friday, and was met by
her American manager. Mr.. G. A. Ellis of Music
Hall. She made her first appearance in Phila-
delphia with the Boston Symphony Orchestra
last evening and follows with an extended Sc
ries of engagements, which already fill nearly
all Of the time allotted to her stay in America.
She is to sing in Boston with the Handel and
Haydn Society, the Apollo Club and the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.
1t is reported that Mr.. Hugh A. Cragie will
assume the position of superintendent of the
S. D. Warren Company's paper mills at Cum
berland Mills; which place was made vacant by
the death of Mr.. E. W. Aver, and that Mr. Rog-
er A. Foss will be promoted to the position of
assistant superintendent necessarily made va
cant by Mr.. Cragie's promotion. Mr. Cragie
has been in the employ of the company for II
years. He has held many important positions
in the town, and was urged to be candidate
for mayor last spring. but declined.