The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-02-01
PERSONAL.


G. G. Ferguson left yesterday for HALLS
quarry, Somes Sound.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Hazeltine left
Monday for Jacksonville, Florida.
Tolman Il. Fernald left Monday for Cleve.
land, Ohio, where he has situation.
Arthur f. Brown spent few days at home
last week from the University of Maine
Miss Ella May johnson left last Friday for
two months visit i'll New York and Mon
treal
Mrs. Fl. Fl johnson is visiting in Augusta,
and will 60 to Lowell, Mass before return
ing home.
Mrs Flora Murch of Dorchester, Mass, is
visiting her aunt Mrs. G. W. Pearson of
Belfast
w. A. Houston, principal of the Belfast
High school in 1S6974, is visiting friends in
Belfast.
Arthur Roberts arrived home last week
from Madison, where he has been employed
in wooden mill.
Rev. R. I. Capen attended the meeting Of
the Central Maine Theological Institute in
Waterville Monday.
Mrs. Geo. E. Brackett has secured the
agency for the Life OF Dwight L. Moody and
will canvass this city.
Mrs. Fred FL. Mathews went to Waterville
yesterday to attend the funeral of her aunt,
Mrs. Mary j. Hartman
Frank I. Wilson, receiver of The Cream
Pub. Co., will arrive to-day to settle the
business of the company.
W. E. Dilworth called on friends in Au-
gusta last week. He was at one time pitcher
for the Augusta base ball club
W. K. Howard received a letter last
Thursday excusing him from attendance a.
juror at the U. S. District Court
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin A. Hubbard will leave
next Tuesday for a tour of two months in
the West and on the Pacific coast.
Arville Redman and Chas. E. Paul are at
home for short vacation from the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology
Mrs. George Mixer of Camden was called
to Belfast last week by the Illness and death
of her brothers wife, Mrs. Agnes Coombs.
Fred A. and Chas. A. Hartman were in
Belfast yesterday to arrange for the burial
of their mother, who died in Waterville,
Tuesday.
A. j. Mason was able to resume work with
Harrison, Wood & Co. Tuesday, after ten
days confinement to the house by scatic
rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Scrbner have returned
to their home in Calais from pleasant visit
to relatives and friends in Searsport, Belfast.
Swanville and Waldo.
Miss Avis Mathews left Thursday for a
few months visit in Watertown, Mass. She
was accompanied by Miss Maude E Math-
ews, who made a few days visit.
Capt, Chas Chaplin was in town Tuesday
en- route to Camden, from Isle au Haut
where he has spent week sporting and vis-
itlng friends and relatives, Deer Isle Press
Rev G. E. Tufts intends to leave Wolf
willie, N. S, Jan. 3lst and arrive in this clty
the next day He will visit here few DAYS
and then go to I~es bore, where he will re-
Albert NJ. Ames Of Stockton Springs was
the guest of his uncle, DR.. t. Nj. Griffin dur.
ing the Masonic dedication last week MIR
Ames IS Grand Senior Steward of the Grand
Lodge of Maine and takes a deep interest in
all matters pertaining to Masonry. PITTS
field Avertiser.
Mr., w n. Brier, formerly of Belfast who
has been in the employ Of Batcheder &
Lincoln, Boston, Wholesale boot and shoe
dealers, for a term of years, has recently
been sent west in the interest of the firm,
with heaG quarters at Detroit, Mich.
DIR. William P. Roberts of JanesvIlle,
Wis, a native of Brooks, Me-, was recently
elected to a professorship in Durham Medi-
cal Collage of Chicago. Dr. Roberts is an
authority on Climatology. Many years ago
he was cured of the dread consumption by
wise change of climate after he had been
given up by an eminent physician as a hope.
less case of the terrible malady that kills
more than 100000 victims annually in the
United States
Albert NJ. Rich of Bluehill, who has been
in the employ of the Clyde Steamship Co.
for many years, is now first officer Of the
Algonquin, and has been ON this ship nearly
four years. During the Spanish war Mr..
Rich was on the Comanche Of the Clyde line
engaged as transport, and came home with
the fever in August 1898, and was not able
to resume duty until Jan. IS, 1899 His
home is now in Brook lyn, and he is married
and has a son thirteen months old which he
is "bringing up to love the dear old State of
Maine"
There are so names on the payroll AT the
shipyard of H. NJ. Bean, Camden, Me, at
the present, and probably will be more III
the spring. Some of the finest schoone IS ever
built in Maine have been built in Capt Beams
yard at Camden. For eleven years j j.
WarGiwell has been the foreman or master
builder there, not only designing and mod
cling every vessel, but taking entire charge
of the building of the same. Mr Wartlweli
has been in shipyard all his life. He com
menced when he was II years of age, and
after learning all the details OF the business,
at the age of 20 he began to build vessels
and for 2G years he has been {, III lster buiId.
er. His first vessel was built III 1873, ami
since that time some % vessels have been
built under his supervision. He will have
the honor of designing, modelling and build