The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-12-21
PERSONAL.


l. NJ. Cottrell is in Rockland building a
yawl boat for C. f Bicknell
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Quimby arrived
Saturday evening to spend the holidays In
| Belfast.
John Cunningham of Franklin arrived
Yesterday to visi. his uncle, Mr.. ". ii
Arnold.
Horace Chenery who is passing the win
ter in Boston, spent few days here the
past week.
Mrs. Howard l. Whitten returned Satur-
! day from several eeks' visit with friends in
Massachusetts.
Dr.. S. w. Johns IN was in Watervile last
week the guest of Mrs. Charles II. Johnson
his brothers wdov.
Dr. Il. 7. Lombard, after several days
confinement to the house by Illness, was able
to be out last Friday.
Prof NJ. V. Bar er of the Kicker CLASH
cal Institute, Hou on, is spending the h0li-
days with Miss Maude F. Barker.
George Thomas, who is employed in the
sail loft of the U. S. navy yard, Portsmouth,
N. H., is visiting relatives in this city
President Fellows of the University of
Maine was the guest while in Belfast last
week of MI. and Mrs Amos Clement.
Miss Alice, daughter of Mr.. Frank
Whitten, arrived Thursday from Kents
Hill to spend her vacation with her parents.
Miss Mildred Mason is at home from her
school in Presque Isle for two weeks va
cation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs How
ard Mason.
In note received from Miss Mary Jack
son, Woodland, Calf, she sends "Christ-
mas and New Years greetings from Cali
fornia to Name
Miss Edith Strout spent a few davs in
Bangor this week, and saw Julia Marlowe
and Sothern at the Bangor Opera House
Monday evening
Miss Maude f. Barker spent few days last
week with friends in Bangor, attending per
formances of "White Sheep and Black" and
"The First Crusade"
Miss Anne NJ. Kittridge and Miss Mar
guerite d. Pilsbnry attended the first as
sembly at the University OF Maine Friday
evening, returning Saturday.
In the U. S. District Court at Portland
last week petition of bankruptcy was filed
by Frank L, Brown of China, and Geo 3
Runnells of Benton was granted q dis
charge.
Miss Lizzie Forbes of Maitland, n. ), who
has been visiting her sister, Miss Mary
Forbes, for some weeks, left Friday for
Boston to visit friends before returning to
her home.
George W. Miller, Master of Seaside
Grange, accompanied by Mrs Miller, and
Orrin L. Wentworth, Master of Equity
Grange, are attending the State Grange in
Bangor.
Mrs. f. H. Clarey of Moore, Mont, Mrs.
Esther Ellis of Brooks and Mrs. }. d.
Frazier of this city were guests Friday of
Mrs. II f. Patterson at the Revere House.
1t is Mrs. Clarey's first visit east for 25
years.
Last week we published a brief tketch
of {. 5. Mcfarland, formerly of Montville
ana a candidate for reelection as alderman
in Someryille, Mass. This week we take
pleasure in announcing Mr McFarlands
reelection.
Miss Evelyn NJ. WOOD, who has been in
Brunswick with her sister, Mrs. Samuel
turbish, for two months, arrived home
Tuesday evening accon panied by her sis
ter. Mr.. Eurbish viii come Saturday to
spend Christmas.
Vice President Sidney B. Keene of ward
4 of the present board of aldermen will
be president of the board of 1906, and A lder-
man Leonard W. Cole of ward 3 viii be
vice president. This was decided at a
caucus of the adermen-elect.- -Somerville.
Mass, journal.
Gov. and Mrs Cobb left Saturday for ST.
Louis, where the governor will deliver an
address before the New England society of
st. Louis. Gov. and Mrs. Cobb viii be alb
sent two weeks and will be the guests while
in st. Louis of Gov. Cobb's brother, T.. W
Cobb.
Misses Winifred and Josephine Buck left
Bucksport Thursday ON the steamer Penob-
scot en- route for New York, where they
will visit their sisters, Miss Evelyn and
Miss Florence Buck, who are principal anG
instructor, respectively, in the public
schools there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred s. Walls af Vinai-
haven were given serenade and surprise
party at their home Wednesday evening,
December 6, by their many friends, ii being
the 25th anniversary of their marriage
They were presented with 25 bride roses
and numerous pieces of silver, showing the
high esteem i'll which they are held by the
towns people. AT the close of the Serenade.
refreshments We're seryed.-Rock and
Opinion
Word has been received of the birth Of i;
son to Mr. and MIS-. James Edmund Dun
ming in Milan, Italy, where Mr.. Dunuing is
American consul. The boy was born on
Nov. oath and is named James Edmund
Dunning, Ir May lie prove "a chip Of the
old block" The Maine newspaper fra
ternity extend congratulations to Mr., and
Mrs. Dunning.
Mrs. Joseph bennett was 10 years Old
Dec. 18th, and her daughter, Mrs. Clara
! Gilmore, who lives with her, observed the