The Republican journal., 1899-05-25
PERSONAL.

day on business.
D. A. Hescock Of Augusta is the manager
of the New Castine House
Hon. G. A. Warren of Castine was in Bel
fast last Friday on business.
Dr. j. Z. Ham returned home last Friday
from business trip to Boston.
Mrs. Eta Lancaster returned Saturday
from business trip to Bangor.
Frank Yates left Monday for Providence,
Il. L., where he has employment
A. A. Drury of Campello, Mass, arrived
Saturday for a short visit in Belfast.
Mrs. j. IL. Havner arrived home Saturday
from visit of three weeks in Boston.
Mrs Leola Peirce went to Boston last
Thursday for visit of a few days
c. M. Conant of Bangor, of the firm OF
Conans Co., was in Belfast yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross L. Stevens of Portland
arrived last Friday for a short visit in Bel.
fast.
L. D. Jones, Jr., Esq, of Clinton was in
town Monday on his way to Boston. on bus
mess.
Frank R. Wiggn, cashier of the Peoples
National Bank, is confined to the house by
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fl. Condor of Yinal-
haven are visiting relatives in Belfast and
Augusta
Frank Bowen, who has been visiting in
Belfast few weeks, left yesterday for
Pemebee Junction, Wis.
Mrs. Abbe Sands of Bangor visited her
sister, Mrs. John B. Harris last week, and
is now visiting in Boston.
w. ii. Thomas is out again, having recov-
cred from his recent accident, and is driving
one of j. F. Noyes 1ocent teams.
Mrs. Jacob H. Page and niece, Miss
Mamie Adams, went to Gardiner Monday to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Davis s. Jack.
DR.. F. A. Knowlton of Fairfield returned
home last Thursday, his father, }. W.
Knowlton, having improved greatly.
Miss Ida NJ. Burgess, manager of the Bel
fast telephone exchange, was sick last week
and Ralph Stickney had charge of the office.
Joseph McKeen returned Saturday from
Boston, where he has been employed. He
Las moved back to Belfast with his family
Ezra L. Talbot, fireman on the passenger
train, was obliged to leave his duties last
Friday on account of Illness. His place is
taken by Chas Lancaster of Waterville.
Mr.. W. c. Pooler has bought the residence
OF NJ. A. Rice, Esq, on Middle street, Rock
land. and will move there. Sir. Rice will
remove to New York and engage iii bus-
ness.
Mrs Belle p. Smiley of waterville was
elected Associate Grand Matron of the
Grand Chapter of Maine, Order of the East
ern Star, at the annual meeting held in
Augusta Thursday.
| Gov. Roosevelts article in the May
| Scribner on the Rough Riders concludes
with a characteristic anecdote of Happy
Jack Charles E. Hodgdon) who afterwards
spent some time in Belfast and took from
| here a wife to his home in Arizona
Dr. J W Pearson of Providence, r
has been in Rockport the past week visiting
his brother, Rev. n Il. Pearson, and friends
in Camden. The two gentlemen spent Fri
day and Saturday in Montville with their
mother, Mrs. Melvina Pearson.
Mrs. Emma NJ. Wddlin has received A
letter from Manila announcing the death OF
her brother, Capt. L. B. Walls at that place
on April II Capt. Walls had been in the
bicycle business at Hong Kong, but had re-
Gently gone to Manila. He was about go
years old and was only sick a few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph W Hersey of San
Jose, California, arrived by last Thursday
evenings train and have been the guests OF
Miss Mary johnson at Mrs. S. l.. Millikens
Mr.. Hersey is the son of Col. Philo Hersey
and is the manager OF large fruit packing
| concern at San Jose His boyhood was
spent in Belfast and he has been warmly
welcomed by his many friends here.
c. II. Nelson of Watervile, the well
| known horseman, was driving through
| Penn berton square, Boston, May 17th with a
| friend when the horse ran away. Mr., Mel
| son succeeded in throwing the animal, but
in so doing fell between the wheels and was
somewhat injured himself. A deaf and
| dumb man who was crossing the square was
knocked down by the runaway and trampled
upon
Edward b. Pillsbury, for the past five
years assistant superintendent of the Postal
/ Telegraph Gable Company for New England
has been appointed to succeed H. j. Petten.
q a n fan for flou
with headquarters in Boston. The transfer
retires to become vice president of the Michi-
J gan Telephone Company, with headquarters
| at Lowell. MIR. Pilsbury has been promi-
nent in telegraph circles in Boston for &c
years. Boston Globe.
| Mr.. Pillsbury was formerly Of Belfast and
his friends here will be glad to learn of his
| promotion.
| W. FL. Brown arrived from Lexington
| Mass, last Thursday to attend to matters in
| connection with his restaurant business at
Northport Campground. He reports that
| the season is fully as far advanced here as in
Massachusetts. Orchardists there sprayed
their apple trees the first time (Which is done
| lust before the tree hlossoms) on May 18th
Within week from that date the apple
trees here We're in bloom. Mr.. Brown went
from here to Bald Mountain the first of the
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