The Republican journal., 1904-02-25
PERSONAL.


Mrs. Frederick W. Brown is visiting her
daughter in Springfield, Mass.
Thos. E. Shea will play. spring engage
ment in New York in The Bells and Rich
lieu.
Herbert and Thomas Foster of Portland
are visiting their aunt, Mrs. William II.
Quimby.
Miss Lillian Emery is spending few
days in Rockland with her sister, Mrs.
Thomas.
Francis H. Welch of Greenfield, Mass,
was in Belfast Tuesday and Wednesday on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew w. WEIGH arrived
home Tuesday evening from Massachusetts
where they have been for several months.
Mrs. Warren E. Marsh returned Monday
from Boston, where she was called by the
death of her aunt, Mrs. Maggie Mansfield
Henry L. Lord has silver medal given
to him as prize in spelling contest in
the Park street Grammar School in Port
land in 1851.
Mrs. Joseph Marthon of New York,
widow of Commander Joseph Marthon, T.
S. n, is spending the winter at Hotel st.
George, st. Augustine, Fla.
Mrs. Russell G. Dyer of Portland was "a
delegate from Bosworth Relief corps to the
annual meeting OF the State Women's Re-
lief corps in Bangor last week.
Thaddeus w. Parker of Vinalhaven has
been discharged as bankrupt in the court
at Portland. His discharge was strongly
opposed by the Bodwell Granite Co.
Alvin 7. Condor, who is employed N
Boston, will go to ST. Louis about May lst
to exhibit his dolls shoes and some novel
ties manufactured by Boston firm.
Winifred Hill, recently a student at the
Banks Business College, has gone to Port
land, where he has a position as book
keeper and stenographer in wholesale
drug concern.
Edmund P. Brown was at home for va
cation last week. He is regularly appoint
ed as railway postal clerk on the Bangor x
Boston r P, O., night run between Ban
gor and Boston
Orriu j. Dickey writes from Magnolia,
Florida, under date of Feb. 18th: 'Am
very glad to get The Journal each Saturday,
as it seems like a letter from home. Their
mometer registers 73 to-day
w. A. Walker of Castne visited Rock
land last week and he travelled a great many
miles to get there. From Castine he drove
to Bucksport, thence to Bangor by rail- and
from Bangor by rail to Rockland
A. n. Grover, in writing from the Crow
Agency, Montana, to renew his subscription
says: Please continue the good old Jour.
nal like to hear from old Waldo County.
| was born in Brooks and left there in 1855,
and it seems like a dream to me to look
back over those 46 long years"
The vice presidents of the Boston Asso-
citation of Colby Alumni, elected at the
meeting Feb. 22nd, are W. G.. Crawford 81.
and j. f. Burke, 80, both formerly of Bel
fast. Mr.. Burke, who is superintendent of
schools in Lawrence, Mass, studied law
with Col. W. H. Fogler. The Boston Her
aid of Feb 23d gives his portrait
Mr. and Mrs. James II. Moore returned
to their home in Lawrence, Mass, Friday,
Feb 18th, after "a two weeks visit with Mrs.
Moore's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
johnson of Waldo. Mrs. Moore was form
ery Lillian c. johnson. They are doing
thriving restaurant and catering business
at 21S Essex sire ct, Lawrence.
Maine tried the experiment once of a
board of education, consisting of one mem-
Der from each county. The schools of the
State were in a somewhat mixed up con-
diton back in the early forties and this
board was created in an effort to bring or
der out of chaos The first secretary OF the
board was William G. Crosby of Belfast
A telegram was received at Rockland
Saturday that Thomas G. Libby of Vinal-
haven was critically i'll in Boston with
heart failure, Mrs Libby and her SON
chartered tug to Rockland and proceeded
to Boston by rail. Mr.. Libby is one Of the
most prominent Grand Army men IN the
State and is at the head of one of the larg-
est fish concerns on the Atlantic coast, He
attended the G. A. K. encampment in Ban
gOr last week.
Among the great number of guests pres
ent at the Rex Ball at Carnival Palace,
New Orleans, on Mardi Gras evening, were
Charles W. Frederick and Mrs. }. w. Fred
erick of this city. Mardi Gras day and the
days preceding were delightfully."- summer
like, giving the thousands of visitors from
the North every opportunity for the ENJOY
ment, out-Of- doors and indoors, of all the
attractive features of this world noted
event.
Saturday p. m, Feb. 18th, Old Elm Home
was the scene of jolly little con- pany, the
occasion being a Valentine party given by
Mr. and Mrs. w l. Cain for their daughter,
Florence, to the Grammar school girls The
house was prOfusely decorated with red
hearts. The afternoon was spent in play
ing many games. An evergreen tree filled
the bay window, hung with heart shaped
Valentines, one of which each chose and
found written thereon her fate. Refresh
mentS of homemade candies and cakes
were served in the dining room under II
canopy of red hearts. Clinton, Me, Adver-
tser.
Miss Grace Chadwick assisted in serving
at the Gamage-IIal wedding in Rockland
Feb. 18th. Irving Edward Carnage, the
groom, is proprietor of the Coney House in