The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-29
Personal.

Miss NJ. Helen Bird spent Christmas
with relatives in ROckland
Mrs. Mary Cheever has gone to New York
to join her daughter, Miss Goldie Cleveland.
Mrs. F. L. Robertson returned last week
from extended visits in Portland and Au-
burn.
William Quimby Foster of Portland spent
Christmas with MIR. and Mrs. W. II,
Quimby.
Harold 7. Sibley of Boston spent Christ
mas with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Sibley.
Misses Isabel and ENERGY CHM, who are
spending the winter in Boston, came home
for Christmas
Frank Colby, brakeman on the B. 4 NJ,
and recently on the BOSTON, Lawrence run,
is at home on a vacation.
Miss Edith F. Dunton, Holyoke, '05, and
Miss Florence E. Dunton. 'o6, are at home
for their Christmas vacation.
Miss Nina +. Poor of Peacedale, R. l.,
and Miss Alice P. Poor, Wellesley, 'oS, came
home Friday night for the holidays.
Miss Edith Crockett, stenographer in the
Office of Vickery & Hill, Augusta, is spend
ing the holidays at her home in Winterport.
Ralph B. Young, Colby, 'o7, is spending
the holidays with his uncle and aunt, MI
and Mrs. G. w. Young on Lincolnville
avenue.
Miss Ida Shute, clerk in the office of the
Knox county registry of deeds, Rockland,
spent Christmas at her home in Stockton
Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel B. Furbish of
Brunswick arrived last Friday to spend
Christmas with Freeman NJ. Wood and
family.
Miss May Maxtield and w. H. Bray of
Waterville arrived Friday to spend Christ
mas with Mr.. Bray's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. H. Bray.
Miss Evelyn P Morrison, who is at home
from the Museum Art school, Boston, for
the holidays, entert aimed few friends
Christmas night.
Frank W. Twombly arrived Saturday
from Ellsworth, where he had been with the
U. of NJ. Glee Club, to spend the Christmas
vacation at home.
Miss Elizabeth Kelley returned last week
from visit of several months with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter B. Kelley, at st. Anthony
Park near Minneapolis.
Albert W. Stevens, U. of NJ, O7, arrived
Saturday evening to spend Christmas, re-
turning Tuesday to his responsible position
at the Saltwater power station.
The many friends in this vicinity of Capt
and Mrs. J. P. Showers will be interested in
the account, on another page, of the launch
ing of the steamer Regina at Belfast, Ire
land
Fred 6. White returned Saturday night
from Portland where he went on business
in connection with the libeling of steamer
Merryconeag. The steamer is to be sold by
the U. S. Marshal at Bucksport Jan. 24th.
Mrs. Everett Dodge and daughters Vivian
and Rachel of Islesboro were guests last
week Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Young in Cam
den. They will leave this week for Los
Angeles, Calf, where they will make their
future home.
We have received a copy of the Monterey,
port of the arrival in the ''Pittsburg of
Mexico" of the American Travelling Pas
senger Agents, from F. W. Angler of Den
yer, Col, member OF the party.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dobson of Troy
had wedding reception Saturday evening,
OF no Of ba hri1 1a,c
ents, MI. and Mrs. Alfred Wright There
was large attendance and the couple re-
ceived many useful and beautiful gifts.
MIR. j. s. Condor of Orland has received
word that his sister, Miss Alice Condor,
who resides in Washington, D C., has suffer
ed a severe fracture of the hip by fall on
the ice. Miss Condor was removed at once
to the hospital, where she is tenderly cared
for.
A Washington, d. G., correspondent
says: Garter B. Keene of this city and
Freedom, Me-, is. an aggressive candidate
for election as potentate Of Almas Temple
of the Mystic Shrine, comprising about l.,
800 mobiles in this city. He has held nearly
all the other important Offices. His mother,
Mrs. A. c. keene, of Freedom, is here on a
visit to her son."
j. B. Patterson of Boston, formerly of
Bucksport and for many years freight clerk
and purser on the Boston boats, is having
cottage built at Alamoosook. 1t is of the
bungalow style with two ellis Or wings.
The interior is divided into a spacious liv-
ing room, which contains large fire place,
bath room, dining room, kitchen, three
sleeping rooms and many conveniently
placed closets.
Quite delegation of students came down
from the University of Maine Friday night
for a ten days vacation. They were
Alphonso Wood, 'O5, }. Percy Simmons, 'O6,
John B. Mcintyre and Marguerite d. Pills
bury, 'OS, Of Belfast; Maude B. Colcord,
Lincoln r. Colcord, 'O6, and Joanna C. Col
cord, O7, of Searsport, Frederick j. Sim
mons, O7, of Morrill,, and Franklin P.
HOlbrook, OF, of Brooks.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Godfrey announce the
engagement of their daughter Alice Amanda
to Mr.. Ralph Oliver Critchett of this city.
Miss Godfrey is native of New Haven,
Conn.,, but is living in Arlington, Mass,
where she is very popular. They were both
students of the Massachusetts, College Of