The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-08-04
PERSONAL.

IN falermO last week.
Il Mrs. Allen B. Stantial visited friends in
Bangor the past week.
mrs. Sarah E. Freeman returned Satur.
day from a visit in Rockland.
Rev. H. S. Fiske went to Old Orchard
last Thursday for short stay.
Clinton Parker of Wakefield, Mass, ar.
rived last Friday to visit Rice Black.
Miss Ada D. Mahoney of Vinalhayen is
visiting relatives and friends in Belfast.
Rufus E. Barton was in Belfast Saturday
on his way to Vinalhaven for fishing trip.
Miss Inez Carter of Belfast made trim tn
Togus, July 9th, with party of Hallowell
ladies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Boynton of Hotel
North, Augusta, made short visit in Bel
fast last week.
Frank Cleaves of West Searsport is en-
tertalnng party of six ladies and gentle
men from Boston.
Edward Thorndike went to Portland last
Thursday to join his wife in trip to
Moosehead Lake
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Sleeper and Miss
Sarah R. Gardner spent Sunday with
friends in Rockland
MIR. and Mrs. Bruce Fletcher returned
Saturday to Dorchester, Mass, from visits
in Belfast and Jackson.
| DR.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Griffin and family of
! Plttsfield visited the doctors old home in
Stockton Springs the past week.
| Misses Marcia and Caro- Fernald of the
Girls Home returned last Thursday from
visit of two weeks in Rockland
Mrs. Florence Mahar of Wrentham,
Mass, arrived Sunday to visit her sister,
Mrs. Cotton W. Mears of Citypoint.
Mrs. Simeon Staples returned Sunday
from visit of four weeks with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. James S. Dyer of Brockton.
Maurice S. Davidson left Monday for
New York after visit of two weeks to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Davidson
Miss Marion Smith of Hartford, Ct, is a
guest of Adelbert knight and family at the
Whitmore cottage, South Shore, Northport.
Mrs. c. J. CHM of Columbus avenue,
Boston, is visiting Mrs. G. G. Abbott and
others in Belfast, and friends in Stockton
| Springs.
Mrs. Theo. Carey of Houlton is visiting
the family of Capt. w. T. Rogers, East Bel
fast, ard later will visit Mrs. W. H. Moody
on Congress street.
| Miss r. A. French went to Portland last
| Thursday to meet her niece, Miss Ethel
| French, who was returning from a visit in
Hampton, n. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Bergquist and Mrs.
B. mother, Mrs. Sargent, of Allston, Mass,
returned home last Friday from a two
weeks visit in Belfast
Mrs. c. c. Porter of Bangor visited
friends in Rockland and Belfast last week.
She was guest of Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Put
| nam while in Belfast.
Rev. George S. Mills and family of Ben
nington, VT. are stopping at the Dunton
cottage at the Battery, as guests of John r.
and Miss Margaret Dunton
| Miss Bernice Cunningham of West Acton,
| Mass, visited relatives in Waldo county
| the past three weeks and returned last Fri
| day. She is a niece of Mrs. George W. Da-
Wis of Belmont
Mrs. Henry Partridge and Mrs. Henry
Sweetser of Searsport, Mrs. V. b. Smith of
| Milo, Miss c. Isabel Tilden and Miss Louise
| Spear of Rockport, were guests of Mrs. E.
| S. Robbins in Bucksport last week.
| md II r.
week from visit to their son Ralph, who
is the head of the firm of Pitcher, White &
Co. of Caribou. The firm grows potatoes
and buys largely for shipment to other
| States.
| Mrs. Velzora A. Mitchell left last Thurs
day for Sherbrooke, p. O., on receipt of
telegram stating that her sister, Mrs. G. ii.
Clark, was i'll. Miss Hattie Clark left Fri
day and word has been received here that
! Mrs. Clark died Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. C. Drexel and party
came over from their summer home in Isles
boro last Friday and spent the day at Pitch
er's Pond, where they made good catches
of perch and bass. 1t is understood they
enjoyed the day very much.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Knowlton are at
| their pleasant cottage OF Bay street, North
port Campground, for the season. They
have with them much of the time their
daughter, Miss Louise Knowlton, and Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel NJ. r. Locke of Belfast
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren f. Marsh returned
last Thursday from a carriage drive through
Belmont, Searsmont, Liberty, Washington,
and Jefferson to North Whitefield. Mr..
Marsh reports the crops in those towns as
backward, hayng late and the crop below
the average The apple crop he reports as
unusually poor.
The Rockland Opinion prints portrait
and sketch of Hon. L. NJ. Staples of Wash
| ington, Democratic candidate for State SEN
ator from Knox County. Mr.. Staples was
born in Swanville 81 years ago, enlisted
twice during the Civil war, but was rejected
both times on account of his age, studied
law in the. office of Hon. James B. Murch,
Belfast, and was admitted to the Waldo
bar, soon after taking up his residence in
Washington, Knox County, where he has
been successful in his profession and as a
| farmer. He has always been Democrat,
has taken an active part in politics, and is
| prominent in the Grange and in the leading