The Portland daily press., 1897-02-26
PERSONAL.

Rev. Henry b. Woods, formerly a
resident of Calais, Me has been invited
to visit the Baptist church in Caribou
with view to the pastorate. He will
preach at the Baptist church there next
Sunday morning. He will remain
through the week and preach again the
Sunday following. MIR. Woods is q
graduate of Colby University and New
ton Theological Institute, and for four
years has been the successful pastor of
the Baptist church in Rockport.
Miss Barrows a graduate of the Boston
Cooking school, and who is at present
engaged in teaching the science in the
public schools of Boston. gave a very in
struStive and entertaining talk before the
Woman's club and the young ladies Of
Colby University Friday night at Ladies'
hall. She spoke mainly of the advance
ment that is being made in home science
at the present time and gave few OF the
fundamentals of cooking. At the close of
her talk she freely anwered all questions.
E. P. Mayo, editor of the Turf, Farm
and Home of Waterville, who is also a
member of the State grange committee so
raise the fund for the Grange cottage at
Good Will Farm, returned last Friday
from his Aroostook trip which was made
in the interest of the fund. On his re-
cent trip he secured a pledge fof the
Aroostook Pomona grange at its meeting
at Houlton of $25 for ssthe cottage fund.
He also addressed a public meeting lin
Houlton at which collection of over ia
was taken which will be turned into the
building fund. Mr.. Mayo also reports a
pledge of SIG from Seven Trees grange at
Union.
Rev. DR.. Edwin G. Bolles, pastor of
the Universalist church, No. IA West
Eighty first street, New York city,
for merIy of Portland, who became aud
denly ill after responding to toast at
the dinner of the R publican Club in the
Hotel waldorf on Friday evening is
rapidly recovering.
Miss Ger trude W. Miller, the successful
principal of the Main street school,
Lewiston. has been visiting her friend,
Miss Emma G.EKandall. No. Is Congress
street.
City Auditor Leroy T...San born has re-
turned from his trip to Washington.
Mr.. +. L. Cram, city inspector Of
plumbing, is recovering slowly from his
recent severe attack of congestion of the
lungs.
Mr.. Ruel Small was expected to arrive
home last night from his Western trip.
Major H. S. Melcher will deliver the
Memorial day grafton atIGorham, N. a.
County Attorney George Libby has
been appointed attorney for the Fal-
mouth Loan and Building Association.
Thomas B. Reed will be the father of
the House In the Fifty-f1fth Congress,
having served continuously for 10 years,
or since his election to the Forty fifth
Congress in 1877. On his rec lection as
Speaker he will be the FIRST man to hold
these two honors together.
"Coolidge teleRraphs the Boston Jour
nal: Hon. w. W. Thomas Of Portland.
was at the Capitol and spent long time
in the Sneakers room. Mr.. Thomas,
who was a college classmate of both
Speaker Reed and Private Secretary Al
len, is an applicant for re-appointment at
Minister to Sweden, position in which
he did distinguished service under Ar
thur ard Harrison. He has support
which leave NO Doubt of his success.
President Fisher of the St. Jch Board
of Trade. was calling on frienas in til Ia
city yesterday.