The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-21
PERSONAL.

Miss Ethel Hyde, who has been i'll in
Portland, has been taken to her home in
Bath in the private car of General Man
ager Evans, Of the Maine Central.
Messrs. Charles II. Chase and O.. j.
Perkins Of this city and S. G Stanley of
Boston, have gone on an excursion to the
regions around Miri Mich Bay, N. b.
Mr.. Benjamin johnson of Jefferson,
Mo-, confederate veteran and clark in
the State treasurer's office, In spending
the summer on Peaks Island. the guest of
his daughter. Mrs. Charles Williams
The thirty second annual Draper
Reading at Abbott Academy was held in
the old academy building Monday night.
Among those who read was Miss Cor.
nelia Woodruff Pickard of Portland, Me-,
whose selection was i'Love Me, Love My
Dog"
aMiss D5rguerite Rumery of the Cam
bridge school for Girls. has successfully
passed tine preliminary examination for
entrance to Bryn Mawr college.
Mr. William Gum of Harvard, class of
1899, who lately returned to his home in
this city from vacation trip to Italy,
has gone to Cambridge to participate in
the commencement exercises.
MIR. James A. Day and family OF West
street. have moved to their cottage on
Peaks island for tho summer.
Misses Fannie E. Danforth and Annie
b. Phair graduated from the nurses
school at the Eye and Ear infirmary last
week. Misses Estetlla Mae Waltz, Isabel
Bragg and Marie O. Slower viii also con-
clude their training at the infirmary in
a few weeks.
Judge A. X. Walker of Bridgton was
at the United States hotel yesterday.
Miss Florence Robinson of Richmond,
Me-, has been in the city Visiting friends
MIR. @. J. Butler Ia On two weeks
fishing trip through the mountains.
Clerk of Courts Bsnj. G. Stone has re.
moved to No. 5G7 Cumberland street.
Mir. Il. A. Higgins of thi s city has the
position with the American Tool COM
pany which was recentl resigned by Mr..
P. Crowell.
MIR. John Horne, superintendent of the
Jutt tfhbhops uao 4cnHC4 tbC haWaEo1
house on Pine street, and will move his
family here from Auburn the first OF
September.
Mr.. Harold W. Loker, teacher In Port
land High school, has recently taken the
Boston teachers examinations and has
received certificate of the highest grade.
Mrs Llswellyn Barton and children
ara the guests of Mrs. John Hancock OF
Gray.
Mr.. George Thomas and Miss Thomas
arrived home Monday evening. Miss
Thomas gave parlor talk In Washington
and one in Boston on her fayorite theme
'Woman."
Mr.. George Il. West and family of Mel.
len street, ara at thsir summer home,
birchmout, at Cornish.
MIR. and Mrs. Whitman Sawyer will &c
to Thomaston today. MIR. Sawyer is one
of the prison inspectors and goes to meet
the other members OF the board for the
regular monthly inspection. Governor
and Mrs. Powers are expected to be OF
the party.
Mrs. William L. Curtis and her son,
Mr.. Carroll Curtis of Huntington avenue,
Boston, will spend the summer with
Mrs Curtis's mother, Mrs j. A. S.
Hutchinson. A
Mrs. Henry Hammet is in Dover. N.
H., on visit to her mother.
Mrs. Coolhroth of Massachusetts, Is
spending the summer with Miss Mary
Bryant.
Mrs S. NJ. Buzzell ard ner sister, Mrs.
Rebecca Pickett, went to the Wigwam,
Ingleside farm, Fryehurg. on Monday.
Miss Stears of Dorchester is visiting hel
sister Mrs. Vim. NJ. Marks, VISIT street.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Ella M.Gardner OF Waltham, Mass, FORM
erly of this city, to Mr.. j. Edwin Blake
Jr., of New Bedford, Mass.
MIR. John M. s. Hunter, wife and
daughter of Harrington, ere In Portland
on their way to Portland, Oregon, to at
ten the meeting OF the National sIiditoria
association.
Capt. Fred u. Phillips of Washington
has leave to come to Maine to visit hi
parents and friends at Bangor and Port
land. Later he will make long tour O
Europe.
Hon. Amos L. Allen OF Alfred was ii
Portland yesterday.