The Portland daily press., 1899-03-31
PERSONAL.

Director Stole has resigned his position
of physical director OF the Bangor Y. Nj.
3. A. to study medicine.
2 Judge 4. III. Haskell presides ut the
April term of the supreme court for PEN
obscot county, which opened Thursday in
Bangor.
Rev. Herbert Iilden of the class of 10
of Colby, has just closed II six years pas
torate of the Baptist church at Cedar
Rapids, Ia. Rev. Mr.. Tilden was after
his graduation pastor ut Ear Harbor,
Sedgwick, Old Town and Pennington
in this State, after which he went west.
Invitations have been received by
friends in Maine for the wedding in
Washington. ID. e., April IL, of Mr.. Ma
thaniel L. Francis and Miss Jane Brow n
Fuller daughter of Chief Justice Fuller
of the supreme court of the United States
The ceremony Will take place IN St
Johns church.
Miss Esther A. Wilson, who has been
Keeping house for Rev. Elijah Kellogg at
Harpswell, intends to come to Portland
to assist as nurse at the Maine General
Hospital.
Rev, S. F.Pea1son of Portland who has
o fine summer residence at Hnrpswell, has
engaged W. d. Gatchell to build him
pleasure boat.
Miss Julia Rowker OF Brunswick,
has entered the training school for nurses
at the Maine General hospital
John Richardson and family of Port.
land have been visiting in Brunswick.
Edward Toothaker of Portland, has been
enjoying the duck and geese shooting at
Mere Point.
Capt Holatio Hight has been i'll for
several weeks at his home in Dsering.
Col. a. Nj Benson of Boston, one of
rhn Nod Y hhp
Prison by means of the tunnel, is travel
ling In Maine. He has written book
called 1.-The Big Gopher" descriptive OF
the escape.
Messrs William II. Clifford, Jr., of this
city. and MIR. Lynch. grandson of the
late Congressman John Lynch, are prom
Using candidates for lieutenants in the
United States Marine Corps.
A large number Of the residents of
Woodfords will give a whist and dancing
party Tuesday evening, April 4, at Hoegg
hall, Deering Centre, in honor OF Rev.
and Mrs. Marcus ID. Carroll, who are soon
TO leave for Washington.
Robert Hull, one of the teachers at
Thornton academy, is visiting his mother
at her home on Hartley avenue, Deering
Centre.
Clark II. Barker, ESQ. is about again
after severe cold.
Word received from Malta announces
that Mrs. Hersey wife of Lieut.. Mark l..
Hersey, was better than when at Gibral-
tar, although still delerious. The doctors
gave encouragement that she might re-
cover.
Rev. Thomas j. Michigan of Bangor
came to Portland to attend the Maunday
Thursday services at the Cathedral CT tn
Immaculate Conception.
Assistant Secretary A. II. Carville of
the Lewiston Y. nj. e. A, has resigned
his position.
Harold III. Sewall, who represents the
United States at Honolulu, soon will visit
Washington on official business and will
come to his home in Bath for few days.
Mrs. Margaret Mclntire, who resides
with her daughter, Mrs Joseph Mehber,
in Bath, will tie SO years old next May.
She is in excellent health and seems no
older than she was at rs years of age.
Sergeant Henry q. Merriam, sln OF
Capt. Lewis Merriam. United States army
retired, belongs 10 one of the artillery
batteries thst leaves IN few days for
Manila. Sergeant Merriam enlisted about
year ago in tho hope of getting COM
mission in the regular army. He expect
ed that hi. name would be among the re-
cent appointees by the President but was
disappointed. His father, Capt Merriam,
was born al Iloulton, AIe., as was his
uncle, Brig. Gen. Henry q. Merriam.
Brig. Gen Charles eywood. q native
of WateryiIle, who was few days ago
promoted from the rank of colonel, sti /
retains the position of commandant of
the United States Marine corps. Gen.
Haywood is now in New England