The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-05
PERSONAL.

Walsh of this city and J. B. Burke of
Lewiston were in Portsmouth. N. H..
Wednesday on business. They were
royalty entertained by Hon. Frank
Jones, whose guests they were during
their sojourn in that city.
Among the $50 students of Boston Uni
verslty who graduated Wednesday after
noon at fremont Temple, Boston, was
Chas. G. Garland of this city, graduate
OF Portland High school, class of 80, and
also OF Maine Wesleyan Seminary. Mr.
Garland is a graduate of the theological
department. During his connection with
the school he has served two years as as
slstant pastor to DR.. L. B. Bates of
bromneld street Methodist church, Bos-
ton, and is now on his second year as as
sistant to DIR. J. NJ Durrell of Main
street Methodist church, Nashua, N. Fl.
Mayor Randall was in Boston yester-
day.
Hon. Thomas H. Phair of Pressure Isle,
recently appointed collector of ustoms
Tor that district, took possession of the
Office on the first day of June.
Prof. I'll. G. Emery, son of Judge L..
A. Emery, of Ellsworth, has declined the
professorship rendered him recently by
Smith college, and will accept Bowdoin' S
offer of the professorship of economics and
sociology. Prof. Emery has been an in
structor in these sciences at Bowdoin. He
is now studying in Europe.
Frank P. King of Portland has just
succeeded in passing all his examinations
in geology at the Johns Hopkins univer-
sity. He will secure his Doctors degree
ON the 18th inst. Mr.. King is gradu-
ate of Colby in the class of 80.
Misses Bernice Linscott, Marion Pratt
and Pearl Libby, pupils of Miss Anna
G. Wiley will soon give piano recital
supplementary to their friends.
Mr.. Lewis Malvern, the newly elected
pastor of the First Free Baptist church,
has arrived in the city with his family,
and he will occupy his pulpit tomorrow.
He is stopping at the Sherwood while
the house, No. 1877 Emery street, where
he will reside, is being fitted up for him.
Mayor Bibber of Bath was in Portland
yesterday, in attendance at the meeting
of the Maine Medical Association.
Mr.. C.E. Atwood, inspector of factories
and workshops, was in Portland yester-
day.
Mr.. Charles E. Pillsbury, ex-city clerk
of Biddeford, now of New Hampshire,
was in the city yesterday.
Edwin Fl. Abbott, Esq, of Cambridge,
~
giment, M. S. N. g., were at the West
End hotel yesterday.
Miss Minnie Lorillard Van Bokkelin
ran down to Portland yesterday from
Intervale for few hours visit to this
city.
General Manager Evans Of the Maine
Central, who was appointed visitor to
West Point, is now attending that great
military academy.
Rev. DR.. Parsons, fully recovered after
long and severe illness, will begin
again his pulpit work in Chestnut str eet
church tomorrow at 8 p. m. His subject
will be 'The Healing Touch.''
Mr.. c.. L. Hathaway and Mr.. f. H.
Noyes, prominent business men of Nor
way, were registered at the Falmouth last
night
Treasurer r. II. Ingersoll of the York
County savings bank, was in Portland
yesterday on business errand.
Register of Deeds J. M. Leavitt of AL
fred was in Portland yesterday.
Rev. and Mrs. j. B. Slocum left West
brook this week for Laconia, N. H., to
which place he recently received pas
toral call.
There was a rumor last night that Mr..
d. A. Booker, bridge inspector of the
Maine Central, had left the employ of the
road. General Manager Evans is at West
Point, but officials Of the road said last
night that such rumor had reached
them. They had no knowledge of the
matter, however. Mr.. Booker could not
be reached by telephone at his home in
Brunswick to verify or deny the report.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Savage of Scar
boro arrived home yesterday from their
wedding trip.
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