The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-02-15
Personal.

Mrs. Howe Wiggin of Rockland is visiting
in Belfast.
Joseph Williamson. Jr Esq ,9of Augusta
was in Belfast Tuesday on business.
Mr.. VIM. S. Brannagan is quite ill at his
home with FIR. Kealy on Court street.
Eugene 81. Cook returned Monday to
Skowhegan after short visit at home.
Mrs. Clara Brier of Maiden, Mass, visited
relatives in Belfast the first of the week.
| Percy Webber has gone to Kansas City,
where he has position in the stock yards
Misses Ella and Mabelle Paul left Thursday
for visit in Massachusetts and New Hamp-s
shire.
Miss Ella Twombly returned Sunday from
visit of several weeks in Cambridgeport,
Mass.
! Chas. E. Owen went to Portland Monday
as grand juror at the United States District
Court.
| Mr.. and Mrs. James II. Howes drove to
Freedom Thursday to attend the funeral of
DR.. A. j. Billings
7th from visit to her sister, Mrs. L. E,
Pitcher of Northport.
7. A. Conant and W. H. Sanborn went to
Portland yesterday to attend the State Eu-
campment of the G. A. r.
Miss Ethel G. Barr came home from Wa
terville, where she is teaching in the Gram
mar school, to spend Sunday.
Mrs. Ellen M Starrett left yesterday for
Louisville, Ky. She will make a short visit
in Plymouth, Mass, on the way.
Emery o. Pendleton and Daniel Fl. Strout
were in Portland last week as witnesses be-
fore the United States District Court
Thomas E. Shea, well known to our people.
is announced as the first actor in the coun-
try to put on the stage play based upon
the Boer war.
Rev. E. P. Parker of Hartford. CT, lectur-
ed in the Central Club course in the Central
church, Bangor, Monday night. His subject
was 1.-The Modern Chivalry.'
There are but three students from Waldo
county in Colby College, Edward Holmes
Fletcher of Belfast, William Farwell of
Thorndike, and Gertrude Bernice Rogers of
Belfast-all sophomores.
The Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
of Feb. 10th has an illustrated article on
"Home Gymnastics for the Business Man,
by Dudley A. Sargent, M. D., director OF
physical culture at Harvard College
II. c. Pitcher lately returned from trip
to Aroostook, where his son Ralph is en-
gagged in the potato business. Mr.. Pitcher
reports that there is very large crop of ex-
ceptionaly fine potatoes. Ralph's head
quarters are at Caribou.
Ellsworths venerable and esteemed citi-
zen, Hon John D. Hopkins, was eighty three
years old-or. as he himself says, EIGHTY
three years young. Tuesday, Feb. 18th
The occasion was appropriately observed by
his family and relatives.
Mr. Elbridge &. Steddard formerly OF this
city who has been residing at Northport for
the past year, has gone to Augusta, to take
charge of the soap and potash manufacturing
business formerly conducted by his brother,
Mr.. ). 4. Stoddard w hose death was recent
ly announced. He will remove his family
to Augusta soon. IRochland Opinion.
Walter H Long OF Canton, Mass, visited
relatives in Belfast the past week. His
father, Hezeklah Long, was IN the market
business prior to the Rebellion IN company
with Joseph l.. Havner, in the store now
occupied by Fogg 4 Brown. Both members
of the firm served in the army. Mr., Long
died five years ago and Mr. Havner IL "a
blacksmith in this city.
| DR.. Charles P. Bean of No. 500 fremont
street, Boston, formerly of Belfast, IS III with
| pneumonia. He ls attended by Dr. Ehrllch
who reported to friends in Belfast, up to
Sunday night, that DR.. Bean had passed the
sixth day of the disease, and although ne
was very sick there We're strong hopes
of his recovery. A letter received yesterday
from his sister, Mrs. Cox, says that he ls
still very sick, but the doctor said he was
| holding his own.
Shall the Remains of Gen. U!mer be