The Portland daily press., 1895-08-17
PERSONAL.


old home in Hollis.
Few OF our vacationists have had the
luck that attended Fred L. Tower, OF
The Thurston Print. During a fort
nights sojourn at Weld pond he caught
about half hunderd trout, nearly two
dozen pickerel. and other "gamey'' fish.
He brought home two five pound samples
in the pickerel line
Mr.. William M. Cole, a former Port
land boy and graduate of our High
School, has seasonable article in the
August number of the New Engla nd
Magazine entitled s9Alone ON Osceola, I"
a vivid story of exploration and adventure
in the White Mountains.
Clarence Hale, ESQ.,, accompanied by
Mrs. Hale, left yesterday for Houlton.
After brief visit with Attorney General
Powers, they will drive in team up the
St John river. They will return to
Portland in a week.
A new Stearns bicycle, weighing about
rs pounds, arrived in the city yesterday
for Hon. Thomas B. Reed The wheel
was made especially for Mr.. Reed at the
order of Mr.. 3. o. Bailey. Mr.. Reed
plans to ride the wheel on the fine, hard
beach near his summer home at Grand
Beach.
Mr.. A. E. Meigs, formerly night
editor of the. Bangor Whig, and now a
leading owner in the Western News
paper Union, with headquarters in De-
troit Mich, was in the city yesterday
He is at Cliff Cottage with his family
| A. 81. Randell and wife of the High
| lands of Navesink, N. j., B. W. Bedell
and wife of New York city, and Mrs. S.
| B. Kenyon of the same city are guests at
the Falmouth Hotel. They are returning
from Tour of the Thousand Islands, AL
exander Bay, Montreal, Quebec and
White Mountains and are en- route to
Poland Springs.
Mrs. Annie Louise (Cary) Raymond is
to sing at Buxton Monday evening, Aug.
| 26 Mrs. Raymond's sister lives in Bux-
ton and it is undoubtedly through her
efforts that the famous singer has con-
sented to appear The concert will be
given for the benefit of the Buxton Lower
Corner church, where the entertainment
is to be held, and other New York artists
beside Mrs. Raymond will assist. If
stormy. Monday, it will be given on the
first fair night
Rev. W. Fl. Haskell is entertaining a
large party this month at Falmouth
Foreside-Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Warren
of New York, daughter and maid &. K.
HASKELL II. B. and W. S. Haskell are al
SO at home for a vacation and Dr. T. P.
Haskell will arrive next week
Mr.. Henry G Bean of Bangor who has
been conductor on the Maine CentralErail-
road for the past eleven years, has been
granted a two months leave of absence
on account of i'll health.
MIR. r. A. King, Colby '9S, of this city,
was in Waterville Thursday, visiting
friends. He rode his bicycle from South
field, where he has been spending part
of his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. R. Harrington of
Smith street, will visit Capt. and Mrs.
George W. Lane at their summer home at
Oakdale, Phippsburg, Sunday
Mr.. John Ellsworth of this city, form
erly with the Brooks Arms Company,
will be one of the foremen of the Lowell
Arms Company at the Cape
Mr.. James Bigelow, formerly book
keeper with the Twitcheil Champlin
Company, has assumed the same duties
the firm of G. M. Bailey, Sons & Co, of
Winthrop.
Prof. Shailer Matthews of the Universi-
ty of Chicago is visiting friends in Wat
erville.
Miss Nellie Bradbury of Newhall was
warmly welcomed by her young lady
friends in town this week.
Hon. G. A. Boutelle and daughters ar
rived safely at Southampton, England,
Wednesday, after pleasant passage
United States Shipping Commissioner
Daniel Gallagher was at his office yester-
day.
Mrs Ida Vose Woodbury. of Deering
spoke last Sunday morning and evening
in the Congregational church in Eastport
in behalf of the American Missionary AS
sociation.
Rev. G. Everett Bean conducted the or
atorio Belshazzar at Thomaston Wednes-
day evening for the benefit of the Metho
dist building fund. There was a chorus
of ninety voices Mrs. G. Everett Bean
was the Queen of Belshazzar and Miss
Alice NJ. Morrison of Portland sang the
part of Shelomith, the wife of Zerubba-
bel. Roy G. Purington of Portland also
took part.
Mrs. Andrew Pettingill of Sioux Falls
Dakota, who has been visiting her rela-
tives and friends, was in Prospect on
Sunday, and from there will leave for
this city to visit her son-in-law, Mr.. Ed
ward Cheney, for. several weeks before
leaving for her western home.
Among the guests at the Sanitarium.
Cumberland, are Capt Cl ares Pennell
Miss Fl. 6 Pennell, Capt Charles Fl.
Chase and Mr.. William Homan of Port
land
Howard Lincoln, son of Superintend
ent Lincoln of the Portland & Rumford
Falls railroad, and friend from Rum
ford Falls, were in the Rangeley region
this week