The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-06-19
PERSONAL.

Geo. A. Gilchrest has moved from Con
gress street to II Church street.
A A. Beaten, Esq, of Rockland was in
belfast last Thursday on business.
Misses Flora and Bertha Slower of Cam
den visited Mrs L. l. Parsons last week.
Ralph L. Cooper is at home from the
University of Maine for the summer vaca-
ton.
Mr. and Mrs Ross L. Stevens of Port
land visited friends in Belfast the past
week.
Almon McMahan, 0l, came from Skowhe-
gan to attend the Is. II. 5. graduation exer-
cises
DR.. and Mrs. f. p Parker of Hartford,
Ct, We're in Belfast a few days the past
week
Mr.. and Mrs Frank F Kendall of Provi-
dence, Il. l., visited Mrs, David Alexander
last week.
John EIealey and family have returned to
Belfast from Frankfort Mr. II. is at work
for Heal * Wood
Ndpt. L" T. ! eit!ctou diItNeu Iloni DuS-
ton Thursday for visits in Belfast, Bucks
port and islesboro
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Chenery and Mrs.
CheneTy mother have arrived IN Belfast
to spend the summer.
AlphonZo Wood, University of Maine, is
in the employ of the American Express
Company at Bar Harbor.
Miss Mary jackson took two girls from
the Girls Home to new homes with fami-
lies in Gardiner and Alfred last week.
II. Y. Thompson has SO far recovered
from his recent severe illness that he was
able TO go to BI9cksport last Thursday.
Chas. S. Bickford returned Thursday
morning from 0rono, where he attended the
commencement of the University of Maine.
Rev \. A Smith and F g. Mixer went to
Burnham last Thursday equipped with rod
and reel, in quest of trout They had fair
success.
Mrs. f S. Pendleton of Islesboro came to
Belfast last week to attend the High School
graduation. She was guest of Mr.. ard
Mrs. c H. Sargent.
Miss Reta Patterson, Rockland High
school, "a. and her sister Sadie came to
Belfast Friday to attend the graduation
exercises of the Belfast High School.
T K Harris and family arrived in Bos-
ton last week from their winter home in
Eas. Palatka. Florida, and will be at their
cottage on Holbrook's Island this week for
the season.
James A Webster Of Castine visited his
son O. r. Webster, last week. He is SC
years old, but retains his faculties remark
abIy He has made four violins since he
was 81 years old.
Hon VIM B. swan, who with Mrs. Swan
Las been visiting his daughter in Mime
apolis, arrived home last Thursday night.
Mrs. swan stopped few days in Boston
and arrived yesterday. They have been
absent since the first Of April
Mrs Laura {. Godfrey and Miss Ethel
Godfrey OF Bangor, who went to Europe with
the Elwell party last September, are spend
ing several weeks IL Venice. having already
visited Rome Florence and Naples. On
eavlng Italy they viii go to Germany and
other continental countries, and viii revisit
England before returning home.
MI and Mrs. l. L. Perry joined an excur-
sion party to Boston Monday The party
IS conducted by G. ". Robbins, editor of
the Qld Town Enterprise, and was gotten
mp primarily for the benefit OF the gradual
ing class of the Old Town high school.
They will be in Boston and vicinity week,
visiting all the points OF interest. They
were guests of the city at the Bunker Hill
celebration Tuesday.
A Washington dispatch of the 10th says
thai the naval retiring board has condemn
ed Capt. Samuel c. Lemly physically and
he viii 90 on the retired list soon. He is to
De continued in the Office Of Judge advocate
general, withstanding his retirement, by
designation of the secretary under what is
known as the Chandler law. until some per
manent policy has been defined as TO his
office Mrs. Lemly is niece of the late
Hon. S L. Mlliken.
At the commencement at the University
OF Maine, 0r0no, last week the following
degrees We're conferred: Enoch Joseph
Bartlett, Montville, Is. S in Electrical En-
cheering School OF Law, Frank Palmer
Wilson, Belfast, Ii, B. The usual fra
teTnity festivities We're held and at the
dinner Of the Beta Theta ri Charles S.
Biekford, 50, responded to the toast. "My
Return, and among the alumni present
was Edward II. Kelley, 90 both of Bel
fast.
friends of Edward Havener Kelley, man
aging editor of the Bangor Commercial, and
Miss Carolyn Estele SWEET OF Brewer, one
OF the charming young women of the local
social set. are extending congratulations on
the announcement of their engagement,
made public last evening. Mr.. Kelley is
one OF the foremost newspaper men OF the
state, graduate Of the University of Maine
and prominently known among its alumni
He was Tor time engaged in newspaper
work IN the South, and, Just prior to joining
the commercial half a dozen years ago, was
a special correspondent in Washington for
circuit OF eastern papers His diStin-
Eulshed service in that capacity significant
y forecasted his distinctly brilliant work
IL the office OF the Commercial where he is
tie right-hand man of Editor-in-C hief Bass
His professional friends throughout Maine
Viii rejoice with him and for him on this
happy occasion, while congratulations to
Miss SWEET will be no less in order-Port-
land Advertiser.