The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-02-14
PERSONAL.

| Mason l. Stevens spent Sunday at home
from Bingham
| H. c. Cassens of Waterville was in Bel
fast few days the past week.
A. c. Hnckley has been appointed fourth
class postmaster at Blue Hill
| VIM. D. Lewis, Esq, of Boston was in
Belfast Tuesday on business. e.
| Mrs. Wellman L. Hanson visited her
parents in Searsport the past week
T. r. Simonton, ESQ.,, of Camden was in
Belfast this week on legal business.
James Libby, Jr., and W. II. j. Moulton
OF Unity were in Belfast Tuesday on bust
ness.
| Col. f. X. Gould of Rockland is to de-
liver the Memorial Day address in Camden
this year.
Ralph Emery and son, Robert r, Of De-
| troit, Mich, arrived Saturday for "A short
visit in Belfast
Mrs. l.. ii. Tyler, who has been visiting
Mrs. VIM. NJ Randall, has returned to her
home in Gardiner
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Durham returned We'd
nesday, Feb 18th, from their wedding trim
and have gone To housekeeping at u Church
street
Golfers Weekly says that most of ths
editorials in that paper are hs Mayo W.
Hazeltine. who for year. has had a great
name on the New York sun.
| A. A. llowes, who had been confined to
the house more than two weeks BY "A severe
cold, was at his place Of business Tuesday.
J. ii. IOwes. who has been quite in. is IN
proving rapidly.
{. +. Jones Of Waterville is assisting
potal clerk II. VI. Prentss in the Belfast Il
Burnham X. l.. o., expecting to be assigned
to this line as relief clerk, relieving Mr..
Prentiss one week in four
Representative Hill was at home from
Augusta a few days the past week Mrs.
Hill returned with him Tuesday morning
for a weeks visit They went to Portland
yesterday with legislative party to visit
the Reform School.
Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain, after several
weeks of sickness is much improved. He
has been up the Nile as far as the first cata-
ract and has visited the Great Pyramid. He
| left Cairo the 9th inst, and Alexandra the
18th, on the Columbia of the Hamburg-Amer-
lean line, due in New York the 26th inst.
Frank w. Gowen returned to town last
i night from a weeks absence on a. business
| trip in the interest of the Union Mutual
] Insurance Co. at Rockand, Rock port and
Camden. He states that business is boom
| ing at Camden and already several fine sum
mer cottages are being constructed that
| are equal to any outside of Bar Harbor.
| Camden is now one of the finest watering
places along the Maine coast. Waterville
| Mail Feb. 9th.
| Capt Alzo NJ. Garter arrived home Tues
| day from Boston, where he left his schooner,
the Sarah W. Lawrence. He is to take COM
! mand of a larger vessel the Henry w.
Cramp, of 1,629 tons, built at Camden in
1896. She is now ON the voyage to Norfolk,
and Capt. Carter will Join her there Capt.
Sargent of the Boston schooner Fred Cover,
will succeed Capt Carter in command of
the Lawrence.
The chorus Of the Free Baptist church,
| which has been under the direction of Dr.
+. A. Porter for the past few months, form
ed surprise party that gathered at his
| home FIi,iay evening. The doctor was not
fully prepared to be confronted by upwards
of 30 smiling citizens when he answered
the ring of his door bell, but made the most
of it and the evening was passed in Il most
enjoyable manner by all participating There
| was singing by the chorus and line social
time. The doctor was presented with silver
coat and hat markers. PittStield -Adver-
tlSer.
A party of Raymond and Whitcomb
tourists arrived in New Orleans Feb Sd
! or at 'bar al
left the next day for san Antonio and FL
Paso, Texas, Tucson, Arizona, and San
Diego California. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert G.
Smalley of Chelsea, Mass, We're in the
party. The New Orleans pcayune of Feb
4th says:
There are a number of very prominent
eastern people in the party, The Reillys of
Plttsburg are very wealthy family, who
Haven, VT, is president of d bank and
Albert g. Smalley of Chelsea, Mass, is a
big glassmaker
The many friends of Mrs. Abbie Neazie
Pratt will be pleased to learn of her safe
Mrs. Pratt writes "When we first sailed
from San Francisco We encountered very
heavy gale, but after that passed we had de
lightful warm weather to within two days
sail of Japan. | had a very pleasant time
in Yokohama and met some delightful peU-
pie living there. | was much pleased with
the tropical climate of Honolulu. The ma
tives are rather a fascinating people" OF
Shanghai Mrs. Pratt writes: at has chang
ed greatly in the last five years magnificent
buildings, some of them palaces, going up
| in every direction. Very few ladies have
had the advantages of travel that Mrs. Pratt
has had. Her husband has been un-
able to leave his business, and upon her has
devolved the duty Of guiding the unfolding
| destinieS of three sons In order to do this
| in satisfactory manner She has been obliged
| to cross the ocean several times. Mrs. Pral
has hosts of friends in Shanghai, having
| lived there many years, but it is sincerely
hoped that before many years she and
! her good husband will return TO this coun-
| try, where we feel we have the first claim on
| them.
Chaplain Tribou.
| Chaplain David II. Tribou, whose transfer
| -In