The Portland daily press., 1896-06-25
PERSONAL.

Charles S. Estes, a native of Maine and
graduate of Colby, has been elected pro-
fessor of Latin at Burmore University.
at Greenville. S. G.
The first prize-S15 00-in free hand
drawing at Dartmouth College, has been
awarded to Philip H. Winchester. in the
Chandler scienti fic CO urse
Kenneth M.Sills and Edward T. Fenley
P. Fl. S. '97, have passed perfectly
satisfactory preliminary examination for
entrance to Bowdoin COLLEGE next year.
Miss Florence Leach, violinist, who is
now studying with JIoefeller of Boston,
is visiting her uncle, Mr.. @. o. Leach,
on Sherman street.
Mr. 8. II. Newcomb, of the revenue
cutter service, Boston, has been appoint.
ed assistant inspector of the first and SEC
ond life saving districts, to settle the
affairs Of the late Superintendent Rich
ardson.
Commander Dyer U. s. N, is in town
stopping at the Cumberland Club. He
will relieve Commander Wingate in COM
mand oft bis lighthouse district, June
30th.
Ex-Gov. Perham was in town yester-
day.
Sunday next will mark the second
anniversary of the passionate of Rev. I.
G. Fortin at Trinity church, Lewiston.
On Sunday evening at 4 O'Clock there
will be anniversary services by Mr..
Forth. Mr.. Fortin has endeared himself
very much to the people OF thig parish by
his work.
Miss Mary True, daughter Of the late
DIR. N T. True Of Bethel, and who is SO
well known as teacher of the deaf mutes,
has been offered the superintendent po-
sition over all the schools for the deaf
In Chicago. She declines the offer and
her many friends in Bethel are pleased
to know she will remain there another
year.
Gen. j. Manchester Haynes of Aug u.s.
ia, has returned from European trip.
Miss Alice Mayo Morse of Bath, grad.
uated at Abbott academy Tuesday The
subject of her Grafton was "The French
Sappho.''
Rev. D. ". Lelaoheur, formerly pas
tor of the Vaughan Street church, ar
rived in this city yesterday after four
years sojourn In China. He will occupy
his old pulpit next Sunday, which will
be observed as Childrsn's Sunday.
Mr.. Charles E. Hamlin, son of Gen.
Charles Hamlin of Bangor, Is in the city
attending the Third Corps reunion. Mr..
Hamlin with his father is engaged in
writing the life of his grandfather, Han
nibal Hamlin. The work will have many
new facts, especially such as bear upon
tho Baltimore convention. These will
show oonclusively that Mr.. Lincoln
wanted Mr.. Hamlin on the the ticket in
1854. The manuscript will be ready in
September.
MIR. Frank M. Blaisdell of the Boston
firm of engineers who are embellishing
Riv6rton, is the son Of Gen. William
ersburg in 1864 while commanding the
Corcoran Legion. Mr.. Blaisdell Is mem
Der OF the Third Corps union and has
brought the old origi nal Third Corps
banner which his father had at his head
quarter. air. Blaisdell's mother and
sister are also here.
The following were among the arrivals
at the Falmouth hotel yesterday: Gen.
N. A. Miles, Washington; Gen. D. e.
Siokles, Gen. H. E. Tremaine, New
York; Gen. NJ. J. Foots, W ashington:
Col. E. E. Wellington and wife, Pen
nington, N. j.; Brevt Capt. /. P.
Grogg and family, Cambridge; Col. T.
z. Matthews and wife, Boston; Gen. Jo-
seph S. Smith and wife, Bangor; Ger
F. L. Beal. Norway; Maj. Murphy, Jer-
sey City; Col. j. N. Wood, Chicago; P.
<. Brown and wife, Montreal; Capt.
J. q. Holmes, DR.. E. NJ. Brandt and
wife, New York; William 3. Croeway,
New York; G. NJ. Van Buren, and fami-
ly, Paterson, N. j.; E. c. Webster,
Orono.
Miss Evelyn Estes, formerly of Port.
land, whose abilities as mezzo-soprano
singer were lately set forth in the
PRESS, will give concert in Portland
before leaving for Paris, France
Mr.. George W. Goo per, bookkeeper fol
Randall & McAllister has moved tt
Peaks Island for the season