The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-23
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Jason T. Pickett of Franklin street
has been confined to his house by sick
ness during the past few days
Mrs. Alice l. Taylor and Misses Ethel
Hamilton and Mabel Rogers, teachers OF
Cape Elizabeth schools spent one day
this week in visiting schools in this city.
The following Portland parties were
registered last week at the Tampa Bay
Hotel. Tampa: Theodore A. Josselyn'
Edward S, Everett, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
e. SouIe and Mrs. Henry B. Pennell.
Charles F. Kimball, formerly OF TINS
CITY. was elected president OF the sons
of Maine in Chicago, and Charles r
Mattocks secretary general.
Gen. Neal Dow left yesterday morning
for Lancaster. n. H., to vlslo MS
daughter, Mrs. Jacob Benton, on 'ne
occasion of the anniversary OF her pir'n-
day which occurs today.
Colo. Burrill of Ellsworth passed
through Portland yesterday.
Benz. F. Hamilton, Esq, OF Saco' was
in the city yesterday morning on ms way
n attend the meeting Of York County
Pomona Grange at Buxton Center.
Hon.F. 4. Wilson, acting president OIL
tho Maine Central, was in the city yes
terday.
Judge Enoch Foster of Bethel, was az
the Falmouth yesterday.
Rank Examiner G. p. Hatch OF BUCK
field, was in the city yesterday
Daniel S. Knowlton, native OF biuoo-
ford has been appointed private secre-
tary to Winslow Warren, the new collec-
for of the port of Boston. Mr.. knowltoh
is the son of George III. Knowlton, Tor
merlv editor of the Portland PRESS,
and assessor of internal revenue for this
district. He is editor and proprietor Oh
the Boston Sunday Times, which ne
purchased in 1886. He graduated at 1ale
in 1888.
Another Maine man is acquiring wide
renutation, David Hunter, brother
of Dr.S Hunter of Machias, who is
now and has been for many years super
intendent of the mechanical department
of the Minneapolis Journal, and has
invented numerous labor saving devices
which are used about the presses OF that
establishment. But his latest invention
is pneumatic system, which, say 1he
Chicago. papers, seems destined to revo-
lutionize the postal and messenger .busl-
ness of the large cities of the world. Mr..
Hun ter first introduced the system In
the journal building to carry copy to
the.composing room. and has been add
ing new features so that now he has
nerfect system for rapid underground
tansit of messages, copy, etc. The city
of Chicago has just put in complete
system of fifteen miles of the tubes, I'M
der his direction, and other cities will
soon follow Chicago's example.
Miss Florence Stinchfield of Auburn
who has been the contralto at First
Parish church, Portland, since last sum-
mer, has received call to take the place
soon to be made vacant at Willlston
church by the absence OF Miss Kate
Kicker who is to go abroad for season
of study.
Miss Henrietta Z. Rice, who is study
ing with Vannuccini In Florence, writes
that she will not return until September
1st. She designs to spend the summer
in London. She writes interesting letters
to her friends at home, in which she ex-
presses great satisfaction with her
teacher and a desire to continue her
work abroad.
Mr.. Charles Cousens was quite COM
Portable yesterday, and his condition is
considered very favorable.