The Republican journal., 1902-01-30
NJ MBER ).
PERSONAL.

Frank Barker has started on the road
as salesman for Ansted & Burk, millers.
j. Almon McMaham of Skowhegan spent
Sunday with his cousin, Austin J. Fernald.
W. R. Clark of East Corinth visited his
sister, Mrs. Newell Mansfield. the first of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. P. Frost returned Satur-
day from business and pleasure trip to
New York.
Miss Susan F. Dinsmore has returned
home from South Bend, Ind, where she
has been te;lchng music
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Harmon of Old Town
have gone to Kentucky and will spend
several weeks in the South.
Miss Millred Mason is at home with her
parents in East Belfast on her vacation
from teaching in SearSmont
Mrs. j. ". Nash returned last Friday
from Dorchester, Mass, where she visited
her sister, Mrs. T. j. Barker.
Mrs. Frank r. Wiggin, who has been
seriously i'll for the past two months, is
gaining and S able to sit up.
Miss Ida F. Roberts, teacher in the North
PRIMARY school, is out on account Of illness.
and Miss Abbe Mcdowell is in her place.
James P Wight and Daniel L. Pitcher
were in Ellsworth Tuesday attending court
IN the Dyer pauper case of Trement vs.. Bel
fast.
Rev. A. T. Ringold, who has been at the
Maine General Hospital for some weeks, re-
turned by train to his home in this city on
Saturday last very much improved Fast
port Sentinel.
Hart L. Woodcock is spending the week
in Boston, and will attend the exhibition of
the Boston Art Club in which he is repre-
sented by still-life painting.
Chas. R. CoombS went to Boston and
served as bearer at the funeral, last Sunday.
of Hiram II. Jenkins, warm personal
friend of Mr.. C.S father, the late Capt.
Robert II. Coombs.
Mr.. Orrin }. Dickey of Belfast, Me-, has
charge of the newsstand at the Piney
Woods Hotel this season. Mr. Dickey is
also correspondent for number of leading
apers.--ThomaSville, Ga, Daily Times
Enterprise.
The many friends of Miss Ella Whitmore
will be glad to hear she has recovered from
serious attack of nervous prostration,
from which she has been suffering a long
time, and is now able to walk out.
Messrs. l.. II. Murch and Chas A Pills
bury and Misses Grace L. Burgess and Mar
iorie D. Pilsbury went to Portland yeSter-
day to attend the annual meeting Of the
Maine Press Association.
Norman Read entertained few friends
at his home Monday evening in honor of
Carl Deering, who WAS to leave the next
morning for Brockton, Mass The Bows
presented Deering With fine fountain pen,
a very suggestive present to departing
friend.
Mrs. Nellie Luthers of Lisbon Centre, J.
B. Bunker and Mr.. and Mrs. +. H. Bunker
of Biddeford Pool. We're in Belfast Sunday
to attend the funeral of Franklin H. Black.
Mrs. Iuthers is MI. Black 5 daughter, and
Mrs. Bunker is Mrs. Black ; sister, former
ly Abbe burning.
Arthur F. Brown, son OF Postmaster
Brown of Belfast, who was a book-Nneper
for the Maine Condensed Milk Co. 1t New
port, has been promoted to superintendent
of the factory, The factory lately came
; und the control Of the Gail Borden Con
deased Milk Co. The new managers intend
to increase largely the capacity Of the fac
tory.
The Rockland star has this to say Of {,
gentleman Well known in Belfast and
vicinity:
Mr. Simmons of the we'll known carriage
building firm of Wngate, Simmons Il Co.,
| of nion, is in town calling ON friends and
| customers. Mr.. simmons is one of the
most celebrated and oldest carriage builders
| in Maine. His firm has customers from
| Portland to PASSPORT and Mr.. Simmons has
| been over this route for forty years OF
more Outside of one firm in Portland, his
| firm, of which he is now sole survivor, is
| the oldest in Maine in point of continuous.
| manufacturing.
| b. F. Wells wrote to a friend in this city,
| from Sacramento, Cal, under date OF Jan
| 14th giving his observations on that part of
the country Among other things he
mentions the Sprnklng of the str ets by
tanks carried on electric ears. The roads,
he says, are as fine as any he ever saw
| They are made of earth mixed with crude
petroleum and rolled hard They are
| smooth, n0iSeleSs, odorless aad dustleSs
There are a great many oil wells in the
vicinity, some of which produce poor
quality of oil which can be bought very
cheaply The poorer grades are used for
road making and fuel. His description of
| the planet Venus is vivid. lie says she
appears very large and bright, and can be
seen in the day time though quite near the
| sun.
DR.. F. c Gay has sold ms house and
practice to Dr.. f. l.. Brigham of pittSfeld,
| Vt, with the intention of locating in a
| field OF larger work, viz: Greater New
York. The decision of DR.. Gay to make the
change will be deeply regretted by many
who have been brought into contact with
him during his residence in Windsor. He
| will carry to his new field the cordial good
| wishes OF all for continued success in his
| professional work. He will remain in
| Windsor about two weeks longer. in the
| meantime settling his accounts and intro
duclng his successor, who comes highly rec
commended with Il professional experience
OF some fifteen years.N ermont journal.
| Dr. Gay is a Belfast boy and his wife is Il
Belfast woman, formerly Miss Eta Brer
Dr Gay was, for Il short time, in practice in
this city, Immediately after finishing his