The Portland daily press., 1893-08-19
THE PRESS.
NEW ADvEHTIsEMENTs TODAY.
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
Colonel A. B. Nealley OF Boston was
in the city on business yesterday.
Mr.. Arson NJ. Goddard of Augusta
was in town yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred FL. King will leave
today for the Worlds Fair.
Mrs. Ormiston Chant spoke to the la
dies at State street chapel yesterday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. G. G.. Kenney OF Oxford street
has gone to Machiasport to spend few
weeks.
Misses Lewis and Rice will sail on the
Fuida. of the North German Lloyd line,
for Liverpool from New York today.
From to p. m, today, the ladies OF
the First Parish church will tender re-
ception to Mrs. L. Ormiston Chant at the
Parish house.
Sister Mary Magdalen of Montreal, a
sister of Bishop Healy, has arrived in
the sister to visit the Bishop, who is
slowly recovering from his recent illness.
Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggin has returned
from England, and is the guest of Mrs.
Nathan Webb, for few days. She is on
her way to Hollis, where she will remain
for two or three months at work on a
new book. ''Timothy's Quest" and "a
Cathedral Courtship," are almost as pop
ular in England as in America, and
Tauchnitz has purchased both for CONT
mental publication.
Among the living alumni of Hartford
Conn Theological Seminary are three
from Maine, George Fl. Blake, '6S, Port
land; D. M. Pratt, 80, Portland; W. F.
Livingston, 80, Augusta.
Captain H. Roberts and Lieutenant F..
Davis, of the Salvation Army, after la
boring in the city for nearly six months,
will bid farewell next Sunday evening,
August Goth, in the barracks.
Mr.. G. M. Donham and sons Harold
and Albert, of Vesper street. started on
Wednesday for few weeks outing in
New Brunswick and Northern Maine.
Mr.. John W. Stockwell, Jr., formerly
of Oakdale, is meeting with success as
journalist in Philadelphia. He has a po-
sition on the Item of that city.
General S. J. Gallagher has sold his
hotel at Calais, and contemplates return
ing to Augusta.
Mrs. Edwin G. Burleigh and her daugh-
ter Ethelyn arrived home from Chicago
Wednesday. Mrs. Burleigh has been abb
sent since July 4th.
Cards have been received from Mime
apolis announcing the recent marriage
in that city of Professor F. M. Fling and
and Miss Helene A. Dresser, formerly OF
Biddeford. Professor Fling, who for
several years was sub-master of the Bid
deford high school, is graduate OF
Bowdoin College, class of 'S3, and Hell
delberg, and now occupies the chair OF
European History in the University OF
Nebraska. His bride is a '93 graduate OF
the University of Minneapolis.
Rev. Walker Gwynne, the rector of St.
Marks Episcopal church in Augusta, has
handed his resignation to the vestry, to
take effect October LIST, and it will prob
ably be accepted. Mr.. Gwynne will
most likely return to New York with his
family.
DIR. Weld of Boston, who has fine cot
tage at North Haven, gives an example
of practical benevolence which does
much good. He brings large number
of poor boys from Boston, in parties by
turn, and very pleasantly entertains them
in many different ways. One of the
stipulations is that the boy who uses pro-
family shall be Immediately sent back to
Boston.
A communication has been received by
Governor Cleaves from the Secretary Of
War announcing that medal of honor
has been awarded General Joshua J..
Chamberlain for distinguished gallantry
at Gettysburg, July 2, 1868.
Among the guests at the Falmouth Ho-
tel yesterday, was i. W. Box, the de-
hghtful contributor of gossip to the pa
pers On well known authors. and who is
also the editor of Godey's Lady's Book.
Rev. j. T. Beckley, D. D., the eminent
Baptist divine, Of Philadelphia, will
supply the pulpit of Williston church to-
morrow morning and evening.
Miss Susan G.. Hawkes.. daughter of
Charles N. Hawkes., Esq, formerly OF
this city, now of New Haven, Conn, will
sing at State street church tomorrow, at
the morning and evening service.