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

s. V. Jones, Jr., spent Sunday and the
Fourth in Boston.
James G. West of Brockton arrived Satur-
day for short visit.
Jefferson Alexander spent the Fourth at
his home in Eastport.
Mrs. Abbie Pratt went to Fryeburg Sat-
urday to spend the summer.
Charles c. Coombs of Pittsield was in
Belfast Saturday on business.
Miss Lou Cobb of Rockland is guest of
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Emery.
Eugene Cook arrived home Saturday from
Massachusetts for short visit
Mrs. E. j. Bartlett of Middletown, Ct,
visited at W. S. Packard's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Welch and son
Charles spent the Fourth in Bucksport
Mrs. Joseph F. Wight returned home last
Friday from a short visit at Standpoint.
Mrs. L. a. Knowlton and Mrs. F. c. PEN
dleton visited friends in Camden last week.
The Misses Crosby of Lowell, Mass, ar
rived Saturday to visit Miss Gertrude Bur
din.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Small spent the Fourth
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Sanborn of Thorn
aston.
Capt. John W. Ferguson left for Boston
last Thursday to take command of sch.
Laura NJ. Lunt
Ralph Drinkwater of Peabody, Mass,
visited relatives in Belfast, Knox and Lin
colnville the past week.
Miss Arlene Walton has arrived home
from New Haven, where she is a teacher, to
spend her summer vacation.
Miss Edith Brown is at home for a short
vacation from Springfield, Mass, where
she has a position as stenographer.
Chas. E. Merriam of Chelsea, Mass, ar
rived Saturday to join his wife, who is Wis
iting Mrs. Fred Rackliffe and others.
Mrs. J. P. Showers was in Belfast Friday
on her way from Havana, where she spent
the winter, to her home in Standpoint.
Miss Bernice Rogers is at home for her
summer vacation from North Andover,
| Mass, where she is teacher in the John
son High school.
| Miss Mabel Barstow of Camden received
her degree of Bachelor of Arts, cum laude,
at the commencement of Radcliffe college in
| Cambridge, Mass, June 2sth.
! Miss Evelyn Dollotf of Roxbury, Mass,
| who has been visiting her parents on North
! street, has gone to SuGapee, n. H., where
| she will pass the summer-Gardiner lnde-
| pendent.
| oil of
| of the Cobb delegates from the down river
city to the Republican State convention re-
turned Thursday after short visit to Mr..
and Mrs. Edward II. Kelley in Brewer
Bangor Commercial.
Miss Alice Nickerson of Haverhll, Mass.
arrived last week to spend the summer
with her grandmother, Mrs. Samuel Kings
| bury Miss Nlckerson graduated from the
| IIaverhll High School this year
Mr. Edward johnson, Jr., engineer U. 5.
G. S., and Mrs. johnson, are visiting Mr.
J ohnson's parents. MI. johnson has charge
of the government survey now being made
| in a number of tie midwest States, with
headquarters at Chicago, ILL.,
NIr and Mrs. f. II. Kelley and son are
| NlSlllHS HiS Pdlelts, M anu MIS-. btiJd-
min Kelley of East Belfast MI. Kelley is
the managing editor of the Bangor Com
mereal and is enjoying well earned va
ca ton of two weeks at his old home
Almon S. Forbes of Brooks visited Moses
W. Rich last week. Mr.. Forbes is 81 years
old, is able to do q good days work and tC
read newspapers without glasses. He has
not the so-called ''second sight. but has
never used glasses except for reading very
fine print.
Misses Katherine C. and Elizabeth A
Quimby have been guests at the Quimby
| cottage, Pitchers Pond, since last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Howes and daugh-
ter Frances are spending the week at the
Howes cottage and have Miss Cora s. Mori
son as guest.
MI. Ralph M. johnson, Contracting
Freight Agent Chicago and Northwestern
4. Il. Co., with headquarters in New York,
with his friends, Mr.. Charles S. French.
Atty Boston Elevated Railway, and Mr..
Greer of New York, are visiting Mr. John
sons parents.
H. L. Curtis of Detroit has been appoint
ed section foreman of the Belfast section,
NJ. G. r. R., and has moved to the Knowl-
ton house, corner of Church and Bridge
sire cts. Frank Nickerson, former section
foreman, is transferred to the Pittsfeld
section.