The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-01-07
Personal.

| DelldSI yesterday.
Lewis j. Sanborn and wife of Thomaston
spent Sunday in Belfast.
Arthur F. Brown is in Augusta keeping
books for business house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos S. Scott visited rela-
tives in Deer Isle last week.
| Misses Isabel Towle and Emily Gilbreth
returned Saturday from visit in Boston,
Richard W. Woodbury. left yesterday to
spend the winter in East Northfeld, Mass.
DR.. F. E. Follett of Rockland spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with his father, F. A.
| FOllett.
George E. PendIeton was at home last
week on visit from Spencer Camp. Moose
head Lake.
Mrs. E. A. Richardson and daughter Mat
tie of Deer Isle have gone to Quincy, Mass.
to spend the winter
Misses Edith and Florence Dunton re-
turned to Mt. Holyoke College Wednesday,
after the holiday vacation.
Mrs. Mark S. Crockett and son George
returned home last Thursday from a visit
A; of several weeks in Union.
A. P. Allen of Lncolnvile was the lucky
one to receive the watch given away at the
| prize ball at Hope last Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. G. Pitcher and Mrs
| Electa Stone were in Bangor Tuesday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Joanna Pitcher
Emery NJ. Heagan has returned to Har-
ward after spending the Christmas vacation
with his parents, MI. and Mrs. I. S. Heagan
Miss Louise Thompson was married Mon
| day evening at the parsonage to George W.
| Mcklnnon of Castine.-Deer Isle Messen-
| ger.
Warren w. Knowlton and son arrived
| last Friday from North Vassalboro to visit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wayland Knowl-
| ton.
| Orrin j. Dickey went to Pittsfeld yester-
| day to attend the wedding of Harry Con-
don, formerly of Belfast, and Miss Tina Mel.
win of Pittstield.
Elton A. Hall, Superintendent of the
Portland Division of the Maine Central r.
R., was in Belfast Jan. 1st On business, and
was the guest of Conductor Jerre Sullivan
Mr.. Willston Grinnel, the we'll known
| hOrSeman of Camden, has been in the city
| today looking up a chance to secure good
trade in horsetlesh-Waterville Mail Jan.
3D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred W. Ferguson of
| Clftondale, Mass, arrived Dec 30th. Mr..
| Ferguson has returned to Cliftondale, but
| his wife will remain for some time with her
parents, DR.. and Mrs, A. O. Stoddard
| The friends in this city OF w r. Howard
l,Ao
will be interested in the notes OF a visit to
the Friends School, Providence, r. l., pub
lished on the I'd page.
Messrs. Rigby, Chase, Drink kwater, keyes,
| Crockett and Crosby of the Belfast Band
went to Waterville last Thursday to ;t-aist
the Third Regiment, U. r., K of p, Band
of Pittsted at concert and ball by the
Knights of Pythias.
Mark Andrews II Co OF Boston, whole
sale ciothiers, manufacturers of "Our Fa-
nous" "Chauncy" brands and club" rain
coats, have moved to 65 Bedford street, to
secure the additional floor space needed for
an increasing business.
William W. Walker, Mrs. Walker ami
| their son and daughter OF Castlne are visit
ing at the home of Congressman Littlefeld
| Mr.. Walker conducts the Acadian hotel at
| Castine and is prominent candidate for
State senator from Hancock county.-Rock-
| land Star.
John W. flanagan and Miss Adeline
| Hilton of this place were married at Bel
| fast, Wednesday evening, Dec I'D, by Rev
j. f. Keay. Miss Frances Mitchell acted
as bridesmaid and }. Howard iloughton as
best man. They returned to Madison
| Thursday evening, Dec. 24th.-Mads"n
| Bulletin.
Friends of Rev. j. H. Irvine will be
| pleased to learn that on the Christmas just
| past he received a present of $1,000 from
| his wealthy brother who resides in the
West, who also at the same time invested
| $1,000, the income of which is to be used to
| assist in educating the three younger chill
dren of Mr. and Mrs. lrvine.-Buc sport
| Times.
! The January number of the Girls Home
paper has portrait of Mrs Florence A.
Maynard, the former matron of the Girls
Home and the present very efficient field
secretary of the Children's Aid Society of
Maine. Mrs. Maynard is now at wolE in
Knox County.
Elmer Bradbury, manager of the Angus
ia steam laundry, was knocked down BY a
| team Saturday forenoon in front of the
Chinese laundry, and narrowly escaped
serious injury lie had been talking with
a gentleman and was just stepping Of-Y
sidewalk when a team came along, W +
he did not see. The vehicle struck him
| throwing him down, so that two wheels
passed over his legs AS he fell his right
hand and wrist came in contact with the
paving and were quite badly bruised, but
otherwise he was acknowledgements
journal.
A personal letter received from Mrs. |.
NJ. Cobe gives a very vivid description of
her thrilling experience in the Chicago
fire. Mrs. Cobe, the two children of Mr..
McKinnon, Mr.. Cobes partner, and Ruth,
| the daughter of Mr. Geo. E. Cobe of BOs-
ton, were among the saved. We quote the
following from Mrs. Cobe's letter "Now |
| got out alive is more than | know. No two
of us were together The children were not
SCARED. They are happy as cali be. am
not burned or bruised, but frghtfully sore
and lame from being dragged from the
centre aisle to the street NJ seal skin was
| gone, my marquise ring lost, and my hair
was hanging, but am without regret; only
| thankful to be alive and the children saved,
The newspaper accounts are not eXaggera-