The Portland daily press., 1894-09-10
PERSONAL.

u WI. DOuHam anu sons harold ana Al
bert of Vesper street. returned on Friday
from three weeks trip in the Moose
head Lake.region.
Professor Carl Hamm, the noted vio-
iinist of New York city, is spending his
vacation with relatives at Knightville.
He will remain through September.
Mr.. F. C. Rollins of Rochester. NY,
and formerly of this city, is visiting in
Portland.
Professor Van Ingen of assar College,
was last week the guest of Mrs. Howard
G.Scarborough, at so High street. The
professor has made some charming
sketches of Casco Bay and the Maine
coast. He is the only surviving mem
Der of the original faculty of Vassar, and
is one of the five who established the
famous water color club of America. He
is delighted with the state and plans to
visit Portland again next year
Mr.. Howard Elmore. business manager
for Miss Marie Burroughs, formerly man.
ager of the jeffrey Lewis Company, is
at the Falmouth for few days.
Walter Allen, at one time editor Of the
PRESS, now editorial writer on the New
York World, has been engaged to do
special work writing for the Consolidat-
cd railroad.
Mr.. Edward Skinner, clerk of,,the Eliz-
abeth City, severed his connection with
the boat Saturday, on account of i'll
health. Mr.. Skinner is going to the
Rangeley lakes, and then to Cuba where
he will spend the winter.
Mrs. Helen Winslow Potter, soprano of
State street choir, has taken rooms for
the winter at the Stuart.
Major G. 81. Whipple, U.S.A.. of New
York, was at the Preble Saturday.
Miss Bertha Webb, the violinist, is a
member of the American Concert Com
pany this season, also of the Little Tues
day Company, and has string quartette
of her own in New York city.
Superinndent Frank M. Floyd, of Ever
green Cemetery. accompanied by his
wife, left yesterday noon for Philadel-
phia to attend the National Superinten-
dents' convention.
Mr.. H CRATIC Hight, formerly city mar
shall. has take.upshis residence az Helena,
Montana, and moved his family the past
week to their new home.
Mr.. Cyrus Kilby, who was thrown out
of carriage last june and quite badly
account of his right knee. which is badly
swollen. 1t is feared that the limb will
have to be amputated.
Mr.. John Mason, who lives with his
daughter, Mrs, Rachel Plummer, 913
Congress street, will be 80 years old to-
day. Mrs. Plummer will hold an infor-
NAL reception in the evening, SO that all
of Mr.. Nason's friends may call upon
him. Mr.. Mason is remarkably well for
man of his years, retaining his facul-
ties wonderfully. He has just returned
from visit to Boston. :.
DIR. II. NJ. Nickerson has returned from
six weeks vacation which he has spent
mostly in the Rangeley lake regions.
BE is much improved in health and is
looking finely.
MI. Charles Davis, of South street, &C.
companied by his daughter, Miss Agnes
Davis, returned last week from Europe,
whore they have been for the past two
months.
Rev.J.C. Perkins and Mrs. Perkins,
Miss Varnum, Mrs. l. p. Farrngton, Mrs,
E. Jordan, Miss Kelley and Miss Mar
garet Fox will attend the National Uni
tartan Conference at Saratoga September
oath, and it is expected that other First
Parish people will join the party.
Mrs. Up. Warren has returned from
Winthrop, where she has been stopping
the past few weeks.
George W. Beale, formerly superintend-
emit of the Portland Company, now of
Houston, Texas arrived in the city YES
terday. on visit to his children at so
Atlantic street.
Mr.. Lyman, of the Hartford Courant.
was in the city yesterday, on his way
home from fishing and camping out
trip in the woods of Maine.
If you are thinking of leaving town to-