The Portland daily press., 1896-02-25
PERSONAL.

M. Hanson Hart Webster, Bowdoin,
'99, was home for the 22d. bringing with
him two classmates, Topliff and Leavitt
of Chicago. Dana. Thompson and Moul-
ton we're also here.
MIR. George W. Beale, with A. R..
Wright & Co., received yesterday box
of yiolets that were plucked in the open
air in Houston, Tex, 2000 miles away,
where the floral in flowers are all in
bloom.
It is Dr.. q. P. Merrill not DR.. ]. G.
Merrill, who was at the Harvard Club
dinner Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Dingley of Au
burn were in town yesterday.
Superintendent Of Schools T. M. Bal
liet of Springfield, is in the city and Wis
tied Chestnut street school yesterday af-
ternoon. He will probably visit other
schools today.
Capt. George A. Dow of the Portland
Light infantry has announced himself as
candidate for the vacant lieutenant
colonelcy in the First Regiment. jor
Smith Of Norway has already been an.
nounced as candidate for the same Office
and the name of Adjutant Davis has
been mentioned.
Hon. Geo. P. Wescott and Mrs Wes-
colt have closed their residence for the
remainder of the winter and are stop
ping at the Falmouth hotel.
Rev. T. P. Linehan, pastor of ST.
Mary's church, Biddeford, was in Port
land yesterday.
Congressman Smith of Michigan writes
to friends in this city that he was so
much pleased with his cordial reception
in the city at the time of the Lincoln
club banquet, that he will again come to
Maine next summer with his family.
Rev. Dwight Galloupe of ST. Luke's
Cathedral of this city. preached at the
Church of Heavenly Rest in Auburn
last night. Dean Sills of the Cathedral
will preach tonight and Bishop Neely
will preach on Wednesday. night.
At tbs regular meeting of Harmony
Lodge of Odd Fellows Saturday night,
Peter S. Nickerson was elected treasurer
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
J. v. Bradley.
AT the Preble last evening were Mrs.
Woodbury., Boston: c. FL. Faulkner and
wife, Providence; G. D. B. Fisk, Bos-
ton, John Carl, Brooklyn, A. E. Kill
gore, Mrs. c. T. Berry, Brooks. Me-: l..
3. johnson, Bangor; W. II. Dam and
wife. Boston; j. E. Cutler, Grand Rap
ids.
Rev. j. B. SpieIs has gone to Newport,
VT, to remain two weeks with his fami-
", who are permanently settled there.
Among the arrivals at the Falmouth
yesterday were: G.B. Osgood, j. Mathi-
as, A. I. Stafford, New York; N. C.
Earle, Bangor; D. N. Fernald, Poland
II. j. Hathaway, Houlton J. Bennett,
Gilead, A. B. Neatly, Lewiston; o. H.
Hersey. Buckfeld; G. A. Mixer, Rum
foEd Falls; S. D. Solon. G. Il. Clark and
wife, Lubeo.
Andrew W. Cross, formerly of this
city, who is student in the Canton,
N. 7. Theological Seminary, is very
popular rot only with the professors
and his fellow students, but is already
in demend as a preacher. He is the edi-
tor OF the college paper. One of his SER
mons was published in full few weeks
ago in the Christian leader. q marked
compliment considering that he is still
young student.
Mr.. John B. Curtis, Of the firm of firm
OF Curtis & Son, is reported to be very
siok at his residence in Deering Mr..
Curtis is suffering from long standing
trouble, an injury to his foot sustained
some years ago. The old wound has
broken on again.