The Portland daily press., 1899-07-12
PERSONAL.

manding officer at Fort PrebIe, left Tues.
day to pay the troops at Fort Constitution,
Portsmouth, N. a. By recent orders
Fort Constitution has been made SUBJ
post of Fort Preble.
Miss Carrie Hilborn and Mrs. J.F.
Hunt Of this city are stopping at Nam
tasket Beach.
Mrs. Horace A. Chase Of Brown street
leaves this week for Minnesota to visit
her brother and sister whom she has not
seen for forty-four years.
Bishop Hsaly returned from Sanford
Monday. On Sunday there he confirmed
40 persons. He also preached at high
mass. being assisted by Rev. John Collins
S. NJ, president of Van Buren, College,
and also by Father McGianis, pastor of
the Sanford church.
Mr.. H. b. ID. Pierce, first secretary to
the U. s. embassy at St. Petersburg, is
in the city with his family on brief va.
cation at the residence OF Mr.. q. K. Jose.
Mrs. Pierce Is the daughter of the late d.
N. Jose.
Rev. DIR. J. G. Snow of the First UNI
versalist church of HAverhill has decided
to decline the presidency of Westbrook
Seminary, to which he was elected last
week.
Sergeant Archie Corcoran has been dis
charged from the service after five years
honorable service Tuesday be re-enlisted
In his old battery. X 7tb ARTILLERY. end
was granted two months turlough,
which he win spend In Massachusetts,.
DIR. A. II. Sturteyant, formerly OF Au-
gusta, who graduated from the Bowdoin
Medical College, this year. and who has
since heen acting as the head clerk in An
derson q drug store In Bath, has been ap-
pointed house physician at the Maine
q eneral hospital In Portland, where he
will begin his duties, Aug.
Mr.. George Snow, graduate of the
ortland High school, has entered the
employment of Frank p. Mckenney, the
leweier, where he will be pleased TO see
his friends.
Miss Lindsay, daughter of Rev. George
ID. Lindsay of Waterville, formerly of
Congress street N. e. church, is spend
ing week with Mr. ID. +. Murdock's
family, at their cottage at Peaks island.
MIR. Herbert +. Libby has associated
himself with Mr.. Ezra Hawkes. under the
hrm name OF Ezra Hawkes. &.Co., and
the firm will do general insurance and
real estate business at SO Exchange street.
Miss Ethel B. Wright of st. Adams.
VT, 10 visiting Mrs. j. e. Walker, Cum
bertrand street.
Rev. A. Aaron Of the Swedish Lutheran
church, returned Monday from an ex-
tended "trip through large number of
the Western states.
Rev. j. II. Lawrence and family OF St
James, Mimi, are visiting at the home
OF MIR. Carl Swanholm, Munjoy hill.
Among the summer visitors who have
arrived at Waire's landing on the Fore
side, are MIR. John +. Huntsman and fam
lily Of Providence, who are here for their
fourth summer; Prof. BENNETT of Port
land, MIR. Robert Huntsman of Plainfield,
N. j., Mr.. A lien Wilson of Concord, N.
A., Prof. Lane Of Waterville. Mrs.
Charles Cole of bridgeport, MIR.
Charles w. Thomas and wife of Melrose,
Mass.
Miss Maud Simpson and Miss Augusta
Schumacher, are to spend the next two
months in the summer normal school OF
music and drawing at Babylon, Long
Island, N. Y. Miss Simpson will teach
drawing and Miss Schumacher will study
in the musical department..
Miss Anuie L. Lords sail tomorrow from
New York by the North German Lloyd
Bremen for England, France
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Lieut.. William II. Clifford, III, U. S.
NJ. C.s has gone TO Washington, where
he will be assigned to q command.
Mr.. Thomas K. Mcdonald and family
of North street. are at Old Orchard,
where they have taken cottage for the
summer. Hsa -
Mrs. ]. Henry Crockett, prominent
club woman of Portland, has been spend
ing several weeks at Lakeview Farm,
East Auburn. She and her son, Mr.,
Claude Griffith OF New York, viii return
to Portland Wednesday and from there
Mr.. Griffith returns to his position In
the Virgil summer school, July 18th. Mrs.
Crockett Is president of the Woman's
Local Council Of Portland-Lewiston
Journal.
Mrs. Elmer Jordan will chaperone
party OF young people from Prospect Hill,
Auburn, during two weeks stay at
Higgins Beach.
Rev. d. B. Randall and family ars at
their summer cottage at Old Orchard
camp ground.
DIR. II. ID. Pierce, first secretary Of the
EN- bassy at st. Petersburg. is the guest
of Mr.. Charles e. Jose on High street.
A household necessity. DIR. Thomas