The Portland daily press., 1895-12-05
PERSONAL.

FERSCNAE.
Hon. Fritz H. Twitchell and Supt.
Day, of the Bath Electric Railway Co.,
were in Portland recently, inspecting the
Portland electric railway.
Mrs. S. S. Cole of Bucksport, is visit
ing friends in this city.
Mrs. G. Il. Bradley, of Bucksport, is
spending the winter in this city.
Mr.. John W. Dana, of this city, is In
Bangor.
Secretary Garland, of the Y. NJ. g. A.,
was in Auburn. Tuesday, on State Y.
M. G. A. work
Manager M. L Clarity, Of the Lewiston
base ball club, was in Portland this
week. He is busy looking for players for
next season. He will start the season
with five pitchers, and among them will
be Williams Mains. He expects also to
sign q smart left-hauded twirler.
Mrs. S. r. q. Clark, the evangelist OF
Portland, who held services at the First
Baptist church. of Gardiner, Monday and
Tuesday evenings, is meeting with such
excellent success that she has been pre-
vailed upon to continue the services fo1
the balance of the week commencing
each evening at q O'Clock. -Kennebec
Journal.
Bishop Neatly was in Gardiner Tues
day, to attend the quarterly meeting OF
the Board Of Missions and the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Maine diocese.
The current number of the Temperance
Record gives a portrait and sketch OF
Mrs. E. L. Brackett of Belfast, assistant
grand secretary of the Grand Lodge OF
Templar since she was IA years old, q
member of ths Grand Lodge since 1869,
and four years assistant grand secretary.
During her husbands recent illness Mrs
Bracket for long time acted as grand
secretary and edited the official organ of
the State.
The Senior appointments at Colby were
announced Tuesday as follows: Albert
S. Cole, Harry W. Dunn, H. Warren
Foss, Hascall S. Hail., Fred W. Peakes
and Fred NJ. Padelford. The exhibition
will occur in the Baptist church, Fri
day evening, Dec. IS.
Lieut.. White of the Bear, having pre-
ferred charges against Captain Healy,
commander of the Bear, is now in Bos-
ton, having gone there with orders to
join the cutter Dallas, stationed at Bos-
ton and cruising between Portsmouth
and the Vineyard
Gen. Francis Fessenden, one of the
managers of the Soldiers Il ONE at log
US, is in Washington. The re port of the
inspector general upons.the Maine.branch
at Togus, Gen. Fessenden says, is very
fiattering to the board of officers in con-
troll. He says tho charges against the
government of the institution were all
groundless and arose from the talk made
by a person discharged from the home.
Among the applications on file at
Washington for surveyor of this port are
those Of W. H. Anderson, John,C Cobb.
Charles Rogers. Charles Deake and W.
81. Moultonzof.. Portland. Goodwin of Bid
deford, F. W. Piaisted of Augusta and
Kimball Eastman of Westbrook.
General Francis Fessenden of Portland
is at the Arlington Hotel, Washington,
D. G. He is there to attend the session
of the board of managers of the National
Soldiers Home, of whichahe.is mem
Der. This board meets today. His
term of sscffioe expires thissyear and it is
understood that he.will not stand. for re-
election He says that the recent report OF
the War Department is favorable to the
management of the home at Togus
Rev. James A. Anderson, late of this
city, has accepted call to the passionate
Of the Congregational church at West
Peabody, near Boston, and has begun
work.
DR.. Parkhusrt will be the guest of Dr.
and Mrs. Fem during his stay in this
city. Governor Cleaves and Mayor Bax-
ter and wife will take tea with him.
Arrivals at the Preble House yesterday
were G. S. Garrett, St. Louis; W. T. Leon
ard, John d. Bone, H.kW. Smith, Sam
uel FL. Davies, Samuel Harrison, New
York W. B. Hill, A. Benjamin, Fl. P.
Smith, S. j. Wyatt, Charles Jacobs,
Thomas Ryan, W. E. Sawyer J. B. Kel-
ley, F. W. Russell, W. L. Taylor, Bos-
ton.
Mr.. S. E. Dill of Foxoroft was tn
guest of his brother, MIR. E. D. Dill of
Boyd street Wednesday.