The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-07-20
PERSONAL.


Mrs. L. E McMahan and daughter Bessie
are visiting in Rockland.
VIM. P. Thompson, Esq, made business
trip to Machias last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cooper visited rela-
tives in Newport last week.
G. F. Hartman, Esq, of New York is in
town, the guest of relatives.
&C. Homer, Esq, of Bucksport was in
Belfast on business July 18th.
Mrs. j. H. Sherman of Boston was in Bel.
fact the past week on business.
Mrs. E. A. Robbins of Boston is visiting
her mother, Mrs. H. H. Forbes
DR.. L. W. Hammons was in Bangor on
business a few days the past week
Mrs. Mary E. Holden of Worcester Mass.
is guest of Mrs. Carrie M. Matthews.
Mrs. Fl. A. Toward and daughter Josie of
Waterville are at Camp Benson for the sum
mer.
Mrs. Prudence Williams and daughter Zil-
phia OF Lynn, Mass, are in Islesboro on
vacation.
Miss Maud B. Steward is spending a two
weeks vacation in New Hampshire and
Massachusetts.
Mrs. Susan Dodge and daughter Carrie of
Stoughton, Mass, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
E. NJ. Flanders.
Mrs. W. X. Keene went to Rockland last
Thursday to attend the funeral of little
Harland Packard.
Frank P. Wilson was in Boston few
days the past week on business for the
Emerson Creamery.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Twiss of Lawrence,
Mass, are visiting Mrs. It's parents, Mr
and Mrs. D. II. Strout.
H. d. Mahoney of Belfast and wife are
guests OF their son, G. A. Mahoney, and fam
lily. Harrington Chronicle.
Mrs. J. L. Sleeper and Miss Sarah R.
Gardner attended the funeral of Mrs Lucy
Lancaster in Rockland Saturday.
mis-, Lena Rose Of Isiesbor0, and her niece
Miss Jennie Rose of Rockand, are visiting
Mrs c. Y. Cottrell of East Belfast.
Mrs. Julia Rose and her two grandchildren,
Charlie and Geneva Rose of Rockland were
guests Of Mrs. G. Y, Cottrell last week
Mr.. and Mrs. M. R. Tarbox of Fryeburg
Me. and Miss Ida NJ. Hodsdon of Centre
Ossipee, n. H., are visiting friends in Belfast.
Henry c. Thompson returned home to
Dorchester, Mass, Saturday from visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elias R. Thomp-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Boggs, Elzada Sprague
and Mrs. S. D. Sprague of Lynn, Mass,
arrived recently to spend the summer in,
Islesboro.
Miss Margaret Hazeltine arrived home
Saturday, from New Jersey, where she
visited a friend after commencement at
Wellesley College.
G. w. Winslow. wife and daughter Eliza
beth of Westtield Mass. are spending the
summer with Mr.. Winslow's parents Rev.
and Mrs. G. G, Winslow on Miller street.
The many Belfast friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Packard Of Rockland will be panied
to learn of the death of their little son
Harand, in that city, July 11th, at the age of
three years.
James Lowe, formerly of the Waterville
and Portland run is conductor of the freight
train on the Belfast branch. He succeeds
Owen Clements, who has been transferred
to the Oakland and Skowhegan line.
DR.. f. A. knowlton Of Fairfield read a
paper at the 34th annual meeting Of the
Maine Dental Society, held at Pittsfeld yes
terday, on Compressed AIT in the Dental
Office, OF Compressed Air as an Obtundent." +"
We publish on the 7th page, by courtesy Of
Brackett & Co, portrait ana sketch of L.
7. Boothby of Watervllle, who is well
known to many of our people Mr.. and Mrs.
Roothby were at their cottage at Northport
Campground for few days the past week.
w. H. Folwell gave a dinner and recep-
ton to large party of friends July 18th at
his summer home, Isoa Bella. About fifty
were present and the occasion was one long
to be remembered. Among the guests were
Charles r. Coombs and Da vid II. Libby of
this city.
Mrs. Susan Richards OF Frankfort is one
of the Oldest women in the State, having
been born in Vinalhaven on July 5, 1897,
thus making her age 102 years. Mrs. Rich
ards is of wonderful activity, both physical
ly and mentally, and even now she is more
energetic than many women in her town
who are half a century younger.
A dispatch from Mr.. Hunter of the Chron-
icle last Saturday, stated that he and his
wife and daughter, were then in Portland
| Oregon and would start Monday for San
| Francisco, by steamer. They had attended
the meetings of the National Editorial Asso-
ciaton at Portland, Oregon, and would pass
some time in visiting various places on the
Pacific coast before turning eastward Farm
ington Chronicle.
Frank W. Gowen, who is spending the
| summer in Waterville, has been invited to
| address the Philadelphia association of Life
Underwriters, Thursday, July goth, in that
| city, on "Rebatng and how to Suppress the
| Evil" but has informed the association tn
| he will be unable to be present. Mr.. Gowen
intends to visit Europe next summer and
| study the nsurarc rce laws of England France
and Scotland. TNaterville Mail.
John G. Dickey of Boston, who accompa-
MED the remains of his son, Herbert Dickey
to Bangor for interment in Mt. Hope ceme-
terry, visited relatives in Belfast and North
port last week. Mr.. Dickey is 81 years old
but is very active for one of his years. He