The Republican journal., 1892-10-20

Belfast. are now at Seattle on a visit.
Mr.. Town has also built house and is
happily situated. His wife is a daughter
of Mr.. Josiah Mitchell, of Belfast. MI.
Abner G. Gilmore also resides at Seattle,
but a search of two hours failed to find
him. Abner still pines for Belfast Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Critchett, former Bel
fast people, live at Seattle.
But one Belfast family was found at
Tacoma-Mr. and Mrs. Everett Wadlin.
Mr.. W. is a son of Mr.. John b. Wadlin.
He is employed by the Pacific Ice Com
pany and is much liked by his employers.
Mrs. Wadln was met on the street. and
wished to be remembered to her many
Belfast friends. She is daughter of MI.
and Mrs. Fred A. Knowlton.
Many Waldo county people reside at
Portland, Oregon. Among them we met Mr..
l.. ID. Woodard once in business in Belfast
with Mr.. Philo lIersey. Mr.. Woodland is
now in the employ of the Frank Brothers,
wholesale dealers in agricultural nipple
ments. carriages, windmills, &c. They
have branch houses in several places,
but their headquarters are at Portland.
Formerly Mr.. Woodland ran a branch store
demand at the home office where he is a
valuable man. His family reside at Van
couver. place six miles out
Another Belfaster, who is making his
mark in Portland, is Nh Charles Walker,
son of the late Charles p. Walker. Mr..
Walker has been resident of Portland
for dozen of years, and has been on the
Pacific coast for fifteen years He learn
ed his trade in the sash and blind factory
of Mathews Bros. and consequently is d
fine workman. He is now. and has beer
for many years, foreman of large
wood working establishment at Portland.
Next season Mr.. Walker will go into bust
ness for himself in the same line. He has
capital of his own, but has moneyed
friends who will give him all the assistance
required. Next season he will come east
for his mother and her family The firm
of Walker Brothers will be among the
possibilities next year.
Mr.. II. \. Woodcock, a brother of Johr
f. Woodcock, is travelling salesman fol
the Northrop d Sturgis Company of Port
land, manufacturers of carbonated bev-
erages, syrups, extracts and perfumes.
Their factory is at the corner of Oak an(
Fifth streets, and they do a large bust
ness. Mr.. Woodcock is a successful
salesman and likes the Pacific Coast
Nh. Charles Woodccck, a son of Harrison
real estate dealer at Portland. and has
made money in the business His father
a brother of EX- Mayor NJ. p. Woodcock.
Of Belfast. is with his son at Portland. A
MI. Cobb, also from Searsmont. a con
tractor and builder, resides in Portland
Mr. Fred Pendleton. son of Capt. Phin.
cas- Pendleton, of Searsport, is in business
at Portland. running a large furnishing
goods store on one of the principal streets
the firm being Pendleton 4 Butfam.
At Portland we met an old time Belfast
er, MI. Manassah Sleeper. a brother O.
| the late Shelburne and George X. Sleeper
Nh. S. resides at 1reka, California. bu,
was in Portland on visit. He said he
was last in Belfast in 1854. consequent,
he remembered but few of the Older
people. He was overjoyed to meet a mar
from his old home and had many ques,
tionS to ask
At San Francisco Capt Albert Harri-
man. formerly of Stockton, was met
The Captain has retired from the sea anC
now conducts a large stevedcre business
at the Pacific metropolis. At times he
employs from POO to 500 men. Another
stockton man met was a Mr.. Griffin. for
merly Il member of the firm of Berry.
Coleord X Griffin. When the Stockton
firm failed Mr. Griffin went west. HI
now does the largest business i'll shipping
call was made Oh Rev. Simon Goode-
nough at Oakland, opposite San Francis
co. Mr.. Goodenough was formerly pas.
tor of the Universalist church in Belfast
and is now pastor of a large and prosper
our society in Oakland. His son runs his
fruit ranch at Santa Clara Mr. Good
enough was absent when we called. but
a pleasant hour was passed with Mrs
Goodenough and their youngest daughter.
We cannot omit mention of another
old time Belfaster seen in brief stroll
along the docks of San Francisco. 1t was
the ship Louis Walsh battered and bruis-
ed with her many years buffeting with Ole
ocean. She now halls from San Francisco,
II. G. ID.
The Farmer and the Cider Law.
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