The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-01-14
PERSONAL.


Waterville Monday on business.
Amos Clement was in Belfast the first of
the week from West Medford, Mass.
Mrs. John T. Owens has returned home
from visit in Boston and vicinity.
Clarence Hall went to Camden Monday to
visit his mother. He has vacation of two
weeks.
DIR. Elmer Small went to Thomaston YES
terday to call on John B. Thombs, formerly
of this city,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. M. Craig and chill
dren returned Monday from a visit in South
Framingham, Mass.
ID. 0. Bowen, Esq, has been the Morrill,
correspondent of The journal since 1880.
and has rarely missed an issue.
At recent farmers institute in South
Dover Hon. r. W. Ellis of Embden told of
his 25 years of experience with cows.
George 0. Flanders of Howard, r. T..
was IN Waldo recently, called there by til e
death OF his father, William Flanders.
DR.. A. c. Ellingwood is slowly improv-
ing and is able to sit up an hour or two each
day and to walk about the house little.
George A. Woodbury. has returned to
Howard, r. L., after spending his vacation
in Morrill, with his mother, Mrs. A. A.
Woodbury..
Miss Ida E. Chapman returned to her
home in South Poland last Thursday, and
Miss Edna G.. Rox is book keeper at the
Gas & Electric Co.
f. NJ. Hammons of Milton, Mass, was in
the city Monday. He is Searsport boy,
but for the past sixteen years has been a
resident of Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas G. Small were
called to Haverhill, Mass, last Friday, by
the serious illness of Mrs. SIS daughter,
Mrs. Jennie Yates Martain
Mr. and Mrs. r. L. Bean of Camden have
gone to Canon City, Colorado, to spend the
remainder of the winter. The trip is made
on account of Mr.. Beans health
Thomas S. Bridges and Chester r. Fuller
will represent the f. NJ C. Seminary.
Bucksport, at the y. NJ. c. A. convention
to be held in Brunswick, Jan. 2l-34.
Walter S. Hobbs, who was with the late
Isaac II. Jackson several years, will 90 to
Lewiston next week to enter the employ of
the Lewiston, Brunswick & Bath Railway,
Russell G. Dyer, grand secretary of the
Grand Lodge of Maine, |. O. O. F., was in
Bangor last week on his way to Bar Ilarbor
to participate in an installation there
Wednesday evening
Henry Mason of East Belfast who is
more than 81 years of age, has cut during
the present winter some fifteen cords of
wood in the woods and is getting ready to
cut it up at the door.
Representative F. c. Stevens of Mime
sofa returned to Washington last week
after visit to his home in the city of st.
Paul and also to Maine. He visited his
mother in Bangor and his brother, DR.
John Stevens, in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Packard of North
port are in Brockton, Mass, where they
will spend the winter Mr.. Packard is
town clerk and Mr. F. A. Dickey has been
appointed deputy town clerk during his alb
sence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross L. Stevens of Port
land are spending the week with relatives
in Belfast Their many friends here ex-
tend sympathy to them in the loss OF their
little daughter, Mabel, whose death oc-
Cured in Portland, Jan. ist.
Charles w. Frederick and Mrs !. "
Frederick will leave in a few days for the
South. They intend spending the winter
and spring months in New Ci'"ans. at Gulf
resorts and on the Florida east coas.,
turning in May by way of Washington,
d. C.
The Somervilla, Mass, journal of Jan
Sth contains a full page write-up of the
Somerville city government of 1904 Among
the fine photographs is that of Sidney B.
Keene, alderman from ward A. Mr.. Keene
is Son-in-law of O. d. Wilson, Esq, of
Searsmont
Miss Nina F. Poor will leave this morn
ing for Peacedale, K. L.. to enter upon the
duties of librarian in that place. Miss
Poor taught for two years IN Peacedale,
has many friends there, and the position
was rendered her in IA manner pleasing
both to her and her friends here and else
where.
Col w. w. Castle, examiner of machinery
in the Boston custom house, who is under
suspension arising out of the pending inves-
tigaton, is in Washington on his way west
He saw Senator Lodge and some of the
other members of the Massachusetts dele
cation Jan. Sth, and intends to fight his
case to the bitter end. He declares that the
affairs of his Office have been properly
looked after, and that the charge of general
laxity brought against the Boston custom
house cannot be substantiated
Mr.. W. r. Towne writes from Seattle,
Wash, concerning an omission in the re-
port of the secretary of the Belfast High
School Association. lie says; 'My wife,
Nellie Maud Mitchell-Towne, was gradual
ed from the High school and was the first
of the Belfast young women to 60 to Wei
lesley College. think she entered the fall
of 1873 and left in March, 1882, on account
Of the sickness of her mother, Mrs. Josiah
Mitchell. Mrs. Towne died in Seattle Nov.
Is, 1896. attended the High school about
four years myself, but before there were
any grades established. W. Il. Howard and
iaty in, oln