The Portland daily press., 1899-03-15
PERSONAL

The Hon. Joseph A. Peckham Of Mid
dletou, X. J., Prohibitionist candidate for
governor In that State, is q nephew OF the
Kew. John S. Peckham Of Providence,
but long a resident in Eastern Maine, and
especially well known in Lubec and
Cherry field where, for several years he
held pastorates in the Christian churches
J. Mcdonald Stewart the special ca
aminer of pensions of the kennebec Sec
ton of the State will for 1.-THE present be
the examiner of the Bangor section, made
vacant by the transfer of q. 4. Triplet to
Ogdensburg. N. Y.
l. c. Libby, ESQ.,, of Wateiville, Is re-
GOVERN his health after severe illness.
Prof. John s. Sewall lectured In Ban
gor, Monday evening, on "Reminiscences
of the Philippines.
Miss Jane Fuller, of Washington, D..
G., daughter of Chief Justice Fuller will
be married to Mr.. Nathaniel Francis, Jr.
of Boston, on April 12th. They will proba-
bly, live In New York.
The well known cornetist and band
leader, MIR. X. b. HILL of Waterville, is
said to be at work ON some popular music
which will be published by the John
| Church company.
Among tho second lieutenants appoint
ed under the new army bill is Frank X.
Lang, sergeant.major and second lieu
tenant LIST Maine volunteers.
MIR. Joseph L. Hall Of Caribou, has be-
1 g 81 10 Of ha
| National House in place of MIR. Joseph
W. Bartlett of Litchfleld, Me.
Speaker Reed, Mrs. Reed and Miss
Reed will probably remain in Washing
ton for some time yet Mr.. Reed will re-
turn to Washington from New York,
where be is at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Vey Holman Of Rock
land, are at present in Washington. They
were guests at the recent banquet to Ad-
miral Sohley in Baltimore.
DR.. Woodbury. Pulsifer of Lewiston,
clerk to the committee ON commerce Of
the United States Senate, will soon leave
that position to begin the practice OF his
profession In Lewiston. Wallace +. White
of Lewiston will succeed him as clerk of
the committee.
Capt. Fred Perkins, U. S. A. of the
U. 5. infantry, formerly of Houlton. Me. I,
has been appointed recruiting officer at
Springfield. Mass.
Ex-Postmaster L. 1ibbetts Is candidate
for city clerk of Saco.
Mr.. John G. Duprey of Portland has
pur chased the lease Of the Hotel Savoy in
Rockland of MIR. James A. Trowbridge,
and taken possession.
MIR. Charles Wright of the Cobb Divinity
school, who was a signal corps man in
the Santiago campaign OF 1893, entered
the Lewiston hospital Monday for the
second time this winter, i'll with M alaris
]. t. Clark, II well.known business
man of Lewiston, has disposed of his
business and will remove to New York.
MIR. Kingsly Ballantyne, second assist
ant secretary of the Portland Y. M. Z.
A., has accepted position as secretary
of Y. NJ. c. A. at Franklin Falls, n. H..
MIR. and Mrs. Clayton j. Harrington
and family of Potland, will take up their
residence in Auburn some time during
the coming week.
William 4. Dunn, ESD, of this city,
was at the municipal election at North
Yarmouth. chosen superintendent of
schools. MIR. Dunn is a graduate of Bow
doin College, 1890.
Thirty-two member of Co. b, Hart
ford, Conn, attended the meeting Mon
day evening for the purpose of electing
successors to Capt ii. IL. Saunders and
First Lieutenant Il. II. Waterman, re.
tired Second Lieutenant NATHANIEL q.
Valentine was elocted captain; Sergeant
Richard W. Delamater was elected first
lieutenant, and Sergeant Henry 4. Hvlt
second lieutenant.
Miss Margaret Mcclellan Gould. daugh.
ter of ". K. Gould of Boston, formerly OF
Portland, was maeried March 6 In Oma-
ha, Neb., to MIR. Carl Hagensen OF
Omaha. Mrs. Hagensen has been danger.
ously i'll for some time with double pneu-
monia following the measles, but 10 now
slowly convalescing. Her sister, Mrs.
Alice Nj. e. Pattison OF st. Lo uis, Is
with her and will remain until she reeoy.
ers.
The pupils of Miss Agnes III. Stafford,
elocution teacher at Westbrook seminary,
will give a recital in Alumni hall, next
Thursday afternoon at o'clock.