The Republican journal., 1901-03-14
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Levi Rogers of Ellsworth visited rel-
atives in Belfast the past week.

Mrs. Levi Rogers of Ellsworth visited rel
atives in Belfast the past week.
Miss Maude E. Ellis will visit New York
next week to buy millinery.
Mr.. Edward johnson was at home from
Boston few days the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Chase will start Sat
urday for New York to buy spring millinery
Mrs. J. A. Rose of Islesboro is visiting
her sister, Mrs. c. Y. Cottrell, who is i'll
with the grip.
DR.. E. W. Gould of Rockland has Just re-
ceived from England a pair of prize win
ming carrier pigeons,
Miss Louise Richards is spending her va
cation of two weeks at home from Farming
ton Normal School.
Miss Fannie M. Stevens went to Castine
Tuesday to attend the Normal school, after
being out two terms tea ching
Charles E. Sherman returned Saturday
from Boston, where he attended the Massa-
chusetts College of Embaming.
Miss Helen Dunton arrived home Satur-
day for vacation of one week from the
New England Conservatory of Music, in
Boston.
Miss Ada Jones, milliner for j. w. Fer
guson & Co., is in New York attending the
mllinary openings. Miss Ferguson will join
her in Boston next week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Hale and two children
of Castine were in Belfast the past week on
account of the death of Mrs. HIS sister,
Miss M. Augusta Brown.
Miss Wilda VOSe, having completed a
term of school in South Penobscot, has re-
turned to the Castine Normal School, She
is member of the graduating class.
Mrs. B. P. Hazeltine arrived home from
Boston last Friday, accompanied by her son
Reginald, who remained over Sunday, re-
turning Monday. He is attending the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology.
Misses Edith L. Strout and Mildred Mason
arrived home last week from Pennington,
where they attended the Normal School.
They were accompanied by their cassmate,
Miss Jennie Hammons of Quebec Miss
Strout will teach until the next fall term
Mrs. Alice l. Thombs and son. Ralph
Perry, leave this week for South Bend,
Ind, where Mrs. 7. will spend several
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. C. L. Mill
house. Mr.. Perry will make brief visit
in South Bend and then return to his busi-
ness in Minneapolis.
The Boston Sunday Globe had an illus
trated write-up of Don o. Robbins, the
head bouncer at the Windsor hotel in this
city, who is probably the smallest man in
the United States. By way of contrast a
photo is given of W. ii. Sanborn, drum
major of the Belfast Band
Jordan w. Coombs was called to Dorches-
ter, Mass, last week by the serious illness
of his son-in-law, Jerome Brown. Mr.
Brown got splinter in his finger, from
which blood poisoning resulted 1t was
feared at one time that he would lose his
hand, if not his life, but he is now consider
ed out of danger.
Joseph b. Pendeton was in Belfast Mon
day on business, and called on a few of his
friends. lie is travelling for Wright Il Dit
son, dealers i'll sporting goods, Boston, He
states that there is falling OFF iii the de-
mand for bicycle goods; that tennis has
taken d new lease OF life, and that golf is
, rapidly coming to the front as an out-of-
. doors game.
Mr.. Loima c. Poor, who attended his sis
l ters, Mrs. +. S. Coombs and his mother
Mrs. Elzina Poor, in their last sickness, is
2 quite sick at his home in Searsmont. Frank
. Meservey, who has been with his mother,
| Mrs. Emma Thomas, has been called to Port
y land by the serious illness OF his wife, and
g his brother Edward has come from Lewiston
A to take his place.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Frost arrived home
, Saturday from a trip to the Pacific coast,
which took them into 20 different States.
. They were in New Orleans during the Mardi
GraS carnival and in Washington at the i'll
auguration of President Mckinley. IN CAL
fornia they met number of former Maine
residents, including Capt. n. B. Foss of
Pasadena, whose many friends Will be,
pleased to learn that he has regained his
health and has poultry ranch and a coupe
stand. Mr.. and Mrs. Frost visited the vari-
GUS points of interest along the route and
made use of every hour of their time to the
: best advantage, taking many side trips and
, going to places of which they had heard
and read. They report very enjoyable
and instructive trip.
Friday Mr. and Mrs S A. Reed enter
= tanned very delightfully."- at their home, II
Fifteenth street n, for Miss Gammans of
Boston, who is the guest of Mr. and MIS-
Walter Kelley. The rooms had been hand
Somely decorated in red and gold. The
parlors, library and music room were bright
with a profusiOn of red carnations, and gOl-
den hued jonquils ornamented the dining
: ROOM The coDfections and ices We're in
: red and gold and the appointments of the
0 service were in the same colors. Six-handed
euchre was played from ten tables. The
score cards were in red with the m0nOgramS
of the hosts in gold Dnring the evening a
: trio of harp, cornet and violin played a
:, pleasing program. Mr.. and Mrs. Reed were
assisted in their hospitable duties by Mrs.
!. Reeds mother, Mrs. Eells, and Miss Cray
. and Miss Polhamus. The prizes were
, handsome hand-painted china and silver
souvenirs. Mr.. and Mrs. Reed will enter
tain at another evening card party this
month, and Mrs. Reed will be hostess at a
pretty afternoon affair Minneapolis Times
3 March 10th.
Saturday, March 2nd, Miss Abbe Reed,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Reed, gave
a luncheon of eighteen covers at her home
on Fifteenth street. The guests were Mas
terS and Misses from Miss Muller'S advanced