The Republican journal., 1902-03-27
Personal.


Mrs. Chas. F. Shaw visited friends in
| Waterville the past week.
| Maurice Pearson went to Palmer, Mass.
last week to work in factory.
| Mrs. b. B. Foster of Portland arrived last
week to visit her sister, Mrs. W. II. Quimby
Miss Elizabeth A. Quimby left last Thurs.
day to visit Miss Jane A. Mcclellan in Dor
chester, Mass.
! Miss Fannie Chase went to Boston last
| Thursday to visit Miss Anne c. Crosby at
the Nendome.
| Mrs. James II. Howes and daughter
Frances will return home Saturday from a
visit in Boston.
| Henry G. Bicknell, who has been confined
| to the house all winter, is again able to
| walk down town.
! Mrs. b. II. Conant arrived home last Fri
day from visits in Springfield, Mass, Port
land, and other places
| Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Cook returned home
last week from Auburn, where Mr. Cook
has been at work in shoe factory
| L. F. Howard and family, who recently
returned from Massachusetts, are living in
the John Moore house on Court street.
MI and Mrs. Robert p Chase returned
home Saturday from New York, where Mrs.
Chase attended the millinery openings
Misses Mildred Slater and Helen Batchel-
der Of Belfast and Mrs. Batcheder of Rock
land are spending the week in New York
Oscar ii. Dilworth is at home from Madi-
son for short visit. He is to have charge
of a new jewelry store in Madison on his
return.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Condor have moved
from the Hazeltine house, corner of Court
and Miller streets, to their house on North.
port avenue
John O. Black, who has been confined to
the house eight weeks with scatic rheuma-
tism, is again able to be out. Mrs. Black is
i'll with tonsilitis.
| A. l. Brown of this city, the Waldo county
| member of the Republican State committee
Brunswick last week.
MIR. 9. E. Lane, local manager of the
| Union Mutual Life lnS. Co., arrived on Mon.
day, accompanied by his family-Star
Herald, Presque Isle, March Goth.
NJ. NJ. Bickford, who has been employed
as foreman of the job department of the
Maine Farmer in Augusta, is at home. He
has been suffering from severe case OF
tonsilits.
|
O. f. Frost has moved from the A. J
Hartman house on Congress street to the
| Ham-Condon house on Northport avenue
! Capt. f. S. Mcdonald will move to the
Hartman house.
Mrs. II. \. Nealy has returned to hel
home in Belfast, accompanied BY her two
sons, after a short visit as the guest of Mrs
| f. W. Thurlow, Oak street. Mrs. IIealy
| formerly lived in this city.-Rockland Star
Charles VI. Welcl retu. ned from Boston
last Thursday. He had employment there
| but came home to assist his father, NJ W
! Welch, who is driven with work at this sea
son in the various lines of painting ant
| papering,
Miss Annie l.. Barr has been elected as
sistant librarian of the Belfast Public LII
brary. Miss Barr is a graduate of Weles
ley, student and lover OF books, and he
uniformly courteous dempaner will com
mend her to the reading public.
George II. Witherle was chosen motlera
tor for the 10th consecutive time at th
annual town meeting held in Castine on
March nth He made IA neat little Speecl
as he took the chair, thanking the people 70
their continued expression of confidence.
The winter term OF the | University o
Maine Law school, Bangor, closed Marcl
18th, when the term examinations wer
ended. F. p Wilson of this city was on,
of the half dozen who received Il perfec
mark. The spring term will open Marc1
9th.
Charles Hamilton was taken to the Eas
Maine General Hospital last week for treat
ment for stranguated hernia He was in
jured about three years ago while riding
bicycle, but suffered little from it unit
last week, when it suddenly took on dan
gerous form. An operation was performed
Friday and he is reported on the road t
recovery.
Capt G. W. Hichborn of Searsport mad
The Journal pleasant call Monday Will
on his way to Thomaston. From there h
went to New York to take command q
his schooner, the r. W. Hopkins. He il
tends making trip to Bruins wick and back
then spend the summer in Searsport.
will be the first real vacation he has ha
since the vessel was launched
Miss Rebecca l.. CouSens of Boston RI
turned home yesterday from a three week
visit with her aunt, Miss j. A. Wiggin
The Art Club made her visit specially plea,
ant with several gatherings, one at tn
home of Miss Wiggin Monday. The Birtl
day Club gave her delightful surpris
party, coming in sheets and pillow cases All
bringing their refreshments
The engagement is announced of Mis-
Louise johnson. the daughter of Mr.. an
Mrs. Edward johnson of Marlboro stree
,, to Lieut.. William Veasie Pratt, L. $. \
, Miss johnson. who came out several yeal
ago, was prominent in the group of he
sister debutantes for her beauty, clevernes
and popularity. She is a pure blond, wit
delicate coIoring and beautiful figure
Lieut.. Pratt graduated from the naval acat
emy, Annapolis, in SO. He served on til
Annapolis and Maytlower during the Spal
sh- American war, and on the Newark du