The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-30

PERSONAL. pr. a. 5. Davis, Of Chelsea, arrived
Iii town last week, and has gone to his cottage al
| Turtle Head Mrs.. Annie L. Mckceu and iaugh-
ter, who have been south, returned home Oh Friday
last ,Heorgc WalswOrth and family lett on Fri
day for Brockton, Mass. MIR ". intends to 60 IN
Montana. Mr.. Il. j. Morrison returned TO Belfast
on Friday from New York. lie will soon return to
MS home at Phibrook, Montana. MIR. J. + Pul-
slter, who Is reporting the supreme Court pro-
ceedings in this city is "a years oId, yet he handles
the pen rapidly ever. lie is one Of the best
reporters IN The country. TX Mayor J. T. Ladd
of Gardiner, was in Belfast last week, n wincs. in
case before INC cuurl....Joltn o. johnson E-u
of Liberty, has been appointed a Trial Justice.
kdW. johnson, Esq. and family, who spent the
winter in Dorchester, Mass, have returned to Is
fast for the summcr....Dr l.. ". Pendielon and
wife have returned to Portland from a s0joum at
the Hot Springs of Arkansas. Il. 7. Adams a ma
tive of Castine and for the past thirty years resi-
"eh of Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, is now Ill the
New Orleans Exposition. Mr. Adams will Visit
Maine after doing the Exposition. NJ. q. Trask
OF Bangor, Deputy Grand High Priest visited off
clally Cornthian r. 4. Chapter Belfast, on Tues
daV evening. Rev. Theodore Gcrrish, Of Bangor
has been transferred to the Maine Methodist con
ference, and has been appointed TO the church at
Blldeford.
BUSINESS CHANGES. Mr. Thomas W Pitcher of
this city, retired from the dry goods business ON
Monday, after an active life of forty years lie has
sold his entire stock of dry goods to Capt Starret
and Mr. 0. Cahill, who will conduct the business in
the future Mr.. Pitcher has been in the dry goods
trade forty years, thirty of them for himself, and
has made a comfortable fortune. He was in the
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and then went to Boston, where he was employed
for time Returning home he entered into part
nership with Mr. Sleeper, and subsequently, bought
him out. few years ago he bought the Perry
store, where he has since done business. He has
now gone into honorable retirement with the con
CALCULATIONS of his friends. Miss Eliza Pitcher,
who has long been connected with her brother in
business retlres with him. and is also to be con
graduated on her successful career The new pro
prietors enter upon the business with hattering
prospects. MIR. Cahill, the active man of the firm
was for several years a commercial salesman upon
the road. In January he came to Belfast and went
into the store with Mr.. Pitcher. During the four
months he has been here ne has proved himself to
be an energetic and enterprisng man, and there is
reason why the new firm will not continue to en-.
joy the prosperity which attended the old To
day Mr.. Samuel Sleeper retres from the firm of
Sleeper Il Field, fish market, in this CITY, and will
be succeeded by Mr.. Walter Carter The new firm
will be Field Carter. Mr. Sleeper has been in the
business number of years, and has the reputation
of keeping one of the best markets In Maine Mr.
Carter is the son of Mr.. Thomas Carter, and with
Mr.. Frank Field, who shares Mr. Sleeper's reputa-
ton, will keep the market up to its present high
standard. 1t is hoped Mr.. Sleeper may find bust.
ness in the city.