The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-27
PERSONAL.

Among the arrivals on the steamship
Rio de Janeiro from Hongl Kong was
Capt. N. n. Dyer of the Baltimore, who
has been succeeded by Capt. j. M.
Forsyth, and Is on his way to his home
in Nelrose, a suburb of Boston, Capt.
Dyer has been detached from duty ard
ordered home 20 secure much needed
rest. Capt. Dyer'is well known In this
city, and is a member of the Cumber-
land club.
DIR. Smith Baker breaches the installa-
ton sermon of William u. Slade overthe
Congregational church in JacSman on
Thursday of this week.
Capt. John Clifford Brown, formerly
of this city, and for number of years
member of the New York National
Guard. and whoIseryed with distinction
as an officer in two New York regiments.
has enlisted in the engineer corps of the
regular army. He will sail for the Phil
ippines early in July. Capt Brown
served with this Eighth New York during
the war with Spain and was mustered
out Of the service with his regiment last
fall. Desiring to still further serve his
country and preterriHg q military career
to private life, he has enlisted in the reg
ulsr army. Capt. Brown graduated
with honors at the Massachusetts, Insti-
tute Of Technology and will doubtless
render valuable service in the engineer
corps in the Philippines
Niss Nellie Lamson, with her party of
tourists for Europe, sailed Saturday from
New York for Boulogne.
Ihe reunion committee of the class OF
'72, P. H. s., will spend July Ath with
Mr.. Anderson at the Mt. Pleasant hotel.
President Wilson of the Maine Central
railroad. occupies again this season the
Alpheas Hardy cottage on Birch Point,
at Bar Harbox.
Recent arrivals at Poland Spring arei
Edmund L. Rich, II. 81. Kicker, Mrs. T..
e. Boothby. Mrs W. g. Davis, Master
Clinton Davis, Arnold Webb, Mrs. Noble,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Brown and Miss p.
w. Swan of Portland.
Prof. ]. Z. Ward has bean chosen as
organist and director of music of the
High street Congregational church of
Auburn, and b As entered upon his duties
Later in the season Mr.. Ward will locate
in Auburn where he already has a num-
Der OF private pupils.
Mr.. S. d. Rumery and family are at
Falmouth Foreside.
Rev. DIR. Blanchard has returned from
a trip OF two weeks in Massachusetts
with Mrs. and Miss Blanchard. Dr.
blanchard attended Tufts commence
ment, where his class observed its 10th
anniversary.
Mrs. Rogers and daughter and Mrs.
Wheeler OF Omaha. Nebraska, are guests
of Mrs. ]. W. ljeering. West street.
Mr.. John Gribbins has, beeniappointed
night telegraph operator at the Grand
Trunk station.
Mr.. A. St. Dennis, who has been in the
employment OF the Grand Trunk in this
city for about five years and for the past
yenr as baggage master, has been trans
ferred to Detroit, Mich.
1t is rumored that the successor of
Rev. W. M. kimmell as pastor of the
Church of the Messiah is TO be Rev.
Thomas Stratton, pastor of the Church
Of the ImmanUel at Rockland.
MIR. and Mrs. Hugh j. Chisholm and
Mr.. and Mrs. Locke of New X ork are
on a fishing trip at hangeley lakes.
Russell Harding of st. Louis, Mo,
vice president and general manager Of the
St. Louis and Southwestern railway, is
at the Preble.
Tobias A. Burke and City NJ essenger
Manc wan returned from Vaushoro ras,o,,s
yesterday with las fine. trout whiohEthey
caught there in two days.