The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-06-05

| hioS Iva via VI DIoCktol, Mass, visit
ed her grandparents, MI aud Mrs Henry
c. Gray, last week.
Capt. Fred A. Gilmore arrived Saturday
from Jacksonville to spend the summer in
Belfast and vicinity.
Mrs. Sadie Bowman of Oakland returned
home Saturday after visit of two weeks
to her uncle, Geo W. Boulter.
Charles Reynolds, accompanied by his
son Thomas, of Middletown, Ct, visited his
niece, Mrs. Robert p Coombs, last week.
Charles W. Littlefeld of Rockland, son of
| Congressman Littlefeld, has been elected to
the Senior society, Scroll and Key, at Yale.
A. Cutter Sibley spent few days the
! past week at Pitchers Pond with his cousin,
Harold I. Sibey, returning to Boston Mon
day.
Arthur Read returned home from Glou-
cester last week and after very brief visit
went to Portland, where he has employ
ment
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Shepherd, who spent
the winter in Winchester. Mass, with their
son, Dr. Henry L. Shepherd, arrived home
last Thursday
Mr. and Mrs F. r. Packard have gone to
| Crlehaven to spend the summer with their
daughter, Mrs H. d. Crie. Mr. Packard
recently sold his farm in Searsmont.
Charles y. Treat, formerly of Winter
port, has been reappointed as collector of
| Internal revenue for the Sd district Of New
York, and has filed bend for ~l2o,ooo.
Otis \. Alden arrived from Chelsea
Mass, last week with the remains of his
! brother, Charles q. Alden, and will remain
| for the Summer. He spends his winters in
! Lynn.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George y. Hubbard and
SON of Lynn, Mass, arrived last week to
visit relatives Mr.. II. returned Tuesday
but his wife and child will remain few
weeks.
Frank W. Goweu of Waterville, repre-
sentative to the International Session of the
Order OF Good Templars in Stockholm,
Sweden will leave for Sweden the last of
this month.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles A. Hartman of
Bath, and Harry CoombS and Miss JennieN
Coombs of Lewiston are on a fishing trip
Rangeley Lakes, with headquarters at the
Upper Dam.
Rev. f. S. Philbrook left Monday for
Boston to attend the commencement at the
Newton, Mass, Theological Institute, and
will visit relatives in Lewiston. returning
next Monday.
Mrs Leola Peirce and daughter spent
Sunday in Belfast, from Boston. They re-
turned Monday accompanied by Mrs.
Perce's sister, Miss Edith West, who was
to visit them few days.
Invitations have been issued for the we'd
ding of Miss Alice Field Pearl of this city
| and William Herbert Whittemore of North
| Cambridge, Mass, to be held in the Ham
mond Street church Tuesday evening, June
! l., at 6o'clock.-Bangor Commercial.
Capt. Alzq NJ. Carter arrived home Satur-
day from Fort Point, where his schooner,
the Henry W. Cramp, arrived that day,
from Baltimore for Bangor with coal. The
vessel will return to Baltimore light Capt
Carter joined his vessel at Fort Point Mon
day, accompanied by his daughter and Capt
and Mrs. George R. Carter. He expected
to tow up river to-day, Thursday.
Miss Amy Stoddard made her debut AS
pianist at a musical given in Maiden, Mass,
on Thursday evening, May 10Th. She played
Jadassohn's Trio in minor with two of
the finest instrumentalists in Boston, and at
once established herself as a player of ex-
ceptional ability. One of Boston's best
critics says: "Her technique is clear and
powerful, and her interpretations charac-
terized by intelligence. The critics were
una nmous in her praise, and her friends
may justly feel proud of the success which
she has achieved in so short space of
time" Miss StOddard is shortly to give
recital, both Of piano and organ music, with
instr umentalsts from the Boston Symphony
| Orchestra.
Some of our Maine exchanges have recent
| ly had very complimentary mention of the
paintings of Mr.. II. l.. W0odcock. Mr.. Be
mis- is quoted as saying of Mr.. Woodcock' S
sojourn in Nassau, n. F., ''lIe sketched
assiduously, and while finishing and selling
at once many of his studies he took orders
for a large number of paintings to be de-
livered later. He plans to return to Nassau
next season, where he may open studic.'
Another item says that of three pictures by
Maine artists in the private collection of "a
Philadelphia man Zone is very artistic
still life study by the Belfast artist, Hart l..
Woodcock.' A Rockland writer says of
Mr.. Woodcock; "In certain artistic circles
in New York and Philadelphia he is very
highly esteemed. Rich New Workers who
pass their summers at Mt. Desert, Camden
and Northport thoroughly appreciate his
genius and individuality. | am told that
lady living on West End Avenue who goes
to Aroostook every summer, went to Ban
gor just before Christmas to attend an exh-
bition of his paintings. She brought home