The Republican journal., 1896-02-20
Personal.

DR.. E. L. Stevens visited friends in Pitts :
| field la st week.
| S. n. Mathews went to Boston Wednes-
day on business.
Jas. E. Welch of Portland is in Belfast
visiti ng relatives.
zelma S. Richards went to Boston Tues
| day for short visit
DR.. E. W. Gould of Thomaston has been in
town for few days.
Mrs. Elmer Bradbury of Augusta is in
| town for short visit
Miss Annabel Walker went to Boston
Monday for weeks visit
DR.. and Mrs. F. A. Knowlton of Fairfield
spent Tuesday night in Belfast
Rev. Chas. H. Wells is spending the week
IN Massachusetts on business.
Mrs. N. B. Foss left last Thursday for
Melrose, Mass, to visit friends
Mrs. John A. Mace of Brunswick arrived
in Belfast Wednesday for visit
Clinton G. Ferguson of Winchester, Mass,
spent few days in Belfast last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Norton spent few days
last week with friends in Palermo.
Mrs. W. S. Arey of Holowell arrived last
week for visit to relatives in this cty,
Mrs. John III. Boody and daughter of Jack
son visited Mrs. S. W. johnson last week
| John w. Batchelder returned last week
from Isle au Haut where he has built two
| houses.
| Miss Juliette A. Griffin of Bridgton, form
erly matron of the Girls Home. returned
home Saturday.
Hon W. c. Marshall went to Bangor
| Thursday to attend IA meeting of the State
Fair trustees.
Mr.. and Mrs John II. Gordon of Brooks
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles r.
Shaw of this city.
! F. Fl. Costello of Bangor was in town sew
eral days last week in the interests of the
| commercial agencies.
Capt. Charles Baker went to Pittsfeld
Monday, and expected to attend the G. A.
| II. encampment at Bangor before returning
Mrs. Fred W. Pote went to Portland last
Saturday in response to telegram announc.
ing the serious illness of DR. Gardner Lud-
| wig.
NJ T. Pendiebon, Esq, consul at Pictou
n s., who has been visiting in Isesboro,
left Bangor Thursday noon for a trim to Bos-
ton and New York
baby girl was born Saturday to MI and
Mrs Maurice E. Simonton of New York.
Mr.. Simonton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. I.
| f. Simontou of Rockland
Hon. VIM B. Swan, Representative W.
l., Littefed, W. H. Quimby and A. /.
| Brown attended the Lincoln Club banquet
in Portland Feb. 12th. 1t was a grand af-
| fair.
The friends OF DR.. John e. Hill OF Angus
| ia would like to see him chosen as one of
/ the presidential electors. Six electors win
| be nominated at the Portland convention
and he Will probably be one of them
| Mr.. Frank FL Coley, formerly of this elty.
] has been engaged bv Commander George 4.
Durgn Of Joseph Freschl Post, No 81, G. a.
r., Manchester \. H, to deliver their ora
tion on Memorial Day in that city
Miss Charlotte t. sibley i. IT, iectur. in
the First Baptist church, Gardiner, next
| Monday evening. Subject, "Over Palestine
Hills on Horseback" This, Thursday, even
ing she lectures in the Congre gational chare,
| at Augusta.
| Capt A. c. Holt has returned to his home
IN Lamoine, having left his vessel, sch
| Helen G. Moseley at Mobile Ala The ves-
| Sci sal led from tba a crl, Fl,
! III command of his son Arthur 1t is said
Capt. Holt will retire from the sea altogether
in the near future
Mr.. w. M. Brewster has resigned his DO
stion as night watchman and baggage mas
| ter at the Maine Central station at Rockland
to accept position on the road for Mr. f.
A. Patterson of Portland, manufacturer of
| the Gentian Compound. Mr. Patterson WAS
| formerly of Belfast and his friends here VIII
| be glad to learn that he is prospecting.
The Bar Harbor Record prints a portrait
and sketch of Capt, John W. Kane, the
President and treasurer of the Morrison
Medical Company of Ellsworth Captain
hane IS We'll known to the readers of The
journal through his letters on shipping mat
tiers, and personally as well to many in this
section. The Record says that, capt. X ane
aIter an actlVe life as sea captain for quar-
ter OF century, during which time he visit
| ed nearly all important parts on the globe
has RETIRED and now devotes himself exclu-
sively to the rapidly growing business of the
Morrison Medical Company, which he was
| instrumental in reorganizing"
The Portland Press reports that the recep
tion given last Thursday afternoon and
evening by Rev and Mrs. r. T. Hack was
very largely attended despite the uutavor-
able weather. and very enjoyable occasion
The Press says:
During the evening Mrs Hack was the
! recipient of a handsome afghan from the
ladies OF the circle, while Mr. Hack was
presented with gold watch and chain. Mr.
| .. +. Llscomb IN an exceedingly apt and
happy speech of presentation, voiced the
sentiment of the many admiring parishon-
ers OF the popular pastor. Mr. Hack, in re-
! spending for himself and wife, feelingly cx-
pressed their thanks, and spoke OF their ap-
probation Of the support and cooperation
they had received from the Second Parish
constituency.
Names Grand Army.
THE 18th ANNUAL ENCAMrMENT