The Portland daily press., 1895-09-07
PERSONAL

pho and other Maine Central boats, were
at half mast Thursday out of respect to
the late Capt. Dennison and there was
universal sorrow all along the coast as
the Frank Jones steamed along and bore
the sad tidings.
Mr.. I. M. Stone, leader Of Stones Or
chestra, Bangor, who has been playing
with Chambers Band at Portland all
summer. will soon return home.
Mrs. Caperton of Philadelphia, who
SO delighted Portland musical people at
the concert given at Kotzschmar Hall
last summer, has just returned from
Dresden, Germany, where she usually
passes the summer months, and will sing
two solos at the First Parish church to-
morrow morning.
Miss Lois Weston left Skowhegan yes
terday for three months sojourn in
Portland, where she will attend Shaw's
Business College.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Morse of Portland,
MIR. and Mr.. Evander Whittier Of Lewis
ton, Mrs. Ann Jacobs and Miss Grace
Jacobs of Portland were in ..Skowhegan
several days to attend the funeral of
Willie B. Hoyt.
City Treasurer Libby has gonelon two
weeks' vacation to Bethel.
Officer Rodney Sparrow is not well and
has gone on leave of absence.
City Auditor Tobie will go on vaca-
ton trip to Berlin, N. H., today.
A nor 81 70
of Missouri, and editor of the Lexington
Intelligencer, was inIthe city yesterday
and will take his family to Orr's Island.
Mr.. J. P. Finnigan of Bangor is in
Portland to attend the annual meeting of
the Maine Cracker Bakers Association,
of which he is president.
DR.. Hitchcock Of Rockland, who..w
in the city yesterday, taught school on
Long Island in 1869 and 1870 and studied
medicine under Dr. Gordon.
General Passenger Agent..N. J":Power
of the Grand Trunk arrived in 1.-The city
yesterday morning.
County Attorney W. r. Prescott of
Rockland was in the city. on business
yesterday.
Thursday at Kent's Hill an informal
reception was given in honor OF the visit
ing directors, who, with the faculty and
old students, gave hearty welcome to
the new students. An impromptu pro-
gramme of music and recitations was
given, also speeches by all the. trustees.
There were present Hon. Joseph A..
Locke, Hon. Il. Fl. Shaw, MIR. Joseph
Kicker, tDr. Charles Allen and Hon. John
Perry of Portland; Hon. G. Burrill OF
Elworth, Mr. R. Wesley Dunn of Water
Vile, Hon. E. r. French of Chesterville.
and DR.. c. W. Gallagher.
Miss Effie Ames of Myrtle street is
spending her vacation at Belfast, Me.
MIR. Albert Davis of Pleasantdale has
leased the Scarboro Mineral Spring from
the owners, Charles Robinson and Rus
sell Barbour and will haul the water to
Portland in big express tank and sell
it at retail.
At the Falmouth Hotel are G. E. Buck
and wife Of White Plains, N. Y. N. A.
Macy and wife Of Hoboken, N. D., Il. i.
Steadman and family of Hoboken MI,
Mrs. A. M. Watt of Montreal, Mrs.J. j.
Mcdonald of Ottawa, E. Vessels of Peek
skill N. Y, Mrs. I. Nessels of Peekskill,
NJ. Berry of Virginia, J. j. Holman
of Pennington, B. W. Powell of Phila-
dlphia, G. Berger. H. P. Bonner OF New
York. Hagerman of Kansas City, H. G.
Walker of Greenfield, Mass II. 6. At
wood andgwife, H. M. Sewall, D. W.
Harvey of Boston, Mrs. W. A. McCand-
less and family of st. Louis, Lieut. Com.
E. O. Tantsig and family of Washing
ton Frederick Danforth of Gardiner.
Mrs. J.D. Fairman Of Waterville' street,
left Thursday night for New York to
attend the fall openings.
Miss Jennie T..Stinchcomb and Miss
Clara Stinchcomb of Boston, are visiting
friends in this city.
Mrs. L. J. Sergeant, wife OF the gen.
eral manager of the Grand Trunk rail-
road, passed through this city last eve
ming on her way from Old Orchard
to Montreal