The Republican journal., 1905-03-02
PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph II. Howes are visit
ing in New York city.
Robert c. Logan is in Hartford, Conn.,,
where he has employment
W. H. Quimby left Saturday for Boston
and New York on business.
Miss Lovisa c. Hart is in Round Pond,
Me-, for visit of several weeks.
Miss Helen Batchelder of Boston was in
Belfast for short visit last week.
Mrs. N. E. Brown and Mrs. L. A. Brown
left by train Thursday for few Gays visit
in Bangor.
Miss Margaret j. Williams, dressmaker at
}. Ii. Howes, is in Boston for two weeks
for new styles.
Mrs. M. A. Flye of Island Falls has been
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. j. W. Hatch
for few days.
Mrs. Z. o. Poor spent last week with her
husband in Augusta and attended the Gov
ernor's reception.
Rev. and Mrs. George C. Howard and Miss
Freda Fogg visited Rev. and Mrs. J. w
Hatch last week.
Mrs Amos A. Colcord left Tuesday morn
ing by train for ten days visit with rela-
tive sand friends in Massachusetts.
Mr.. George H. Pitcher of Portland and
Mrs. Harlan B. Ellis of Embden, Me-, were
IN Belfast Friday to attend the funeral of
their father, Mr.. Daniel L. Pitcher.
Misses Grace and Prudence Piper.
students of the Castine Normal school,
were called to Belfast last Friday on account
Of the death of their grandfather, d. L.
Pitcher.
Capt. A. E. Smith left Wednesday for
Camden to look after his steamer, and to
make arrangements for starting a new
steamboat line between this city and Brook
lin as soon as the ice will permit
NJ. r. Knowlton, who with Mrs. Knowl-
ton, is sojOurning at Sea Breeze, Florida,
sends us copy of the Daytona Daily News,
and souvenir postal card He writes:
"The Journal received on time 1t seems
like getting money from home'
Mrs. L. A. Knowlton and Mr.. Charles f.
Knowlton left Monday for southern trip,
to be absent several weeks. After spending
few days in Boston they will go to New
Orleans to remain for the Mardi Gras fes-
tivities, and from there will go to Florida.
G. H. Bradstreet Post, Grand Army, at
Liberty, has secured the services of Frank
w. Gowen of this city to deliver their
memorial address, MAY 80. This insures the
Post good Memorial Day oration, for Mr..
Gowen is very pleasing speaker and will
be sure to give them something that will re-
psi. psy 'ne" '0f ns'en'ns'-"afer'''le Sent'-
The friends of Capt. Geo. w Chase will
be glad to learn of his promotion to the re-
SpOnSlble position of manager of the house
of Vim. K. Grace Il Co., at Callao, Peru
Capt. Chase has been in the employ of this
company for many years, and his promotion
is a well deserved tribute to his worth and
ability.
Mrs. George f Bracket returned home
last Saturday evening. Wednesday she at
tended the meeting of the York District
Lodge of Good Templars in Old Orchard
and Thursday addressed a public meeting
of the Cumberland District Lodge in Port
land. Friday she was in Portsmouth, n H.,
in the interest of the Childrens' Home.
Governor Cobb has appointed Ralph w.
Holmes of Ellsworth, popular member of
the senior class of the Ellsworth High
school, a representative of the High schools
of Maine to attend the inaugural exercises
of President Roosevelt at Washington ID. c.,
March 18th. Mr.. Holmes is nephew of
Mrs. T, Is. Dnsmore and is il frequent
visitor i'll Belfast.
At one stage Of the public printers hear.
ing in Augusta Feb 23d Judge Foster ask
ed Attorney Joseph Williamson of Augusta
where he obtained his knowledge in regard
to practical printing. "Well,' he replied,
er, judge, and Sundays | used to go up and
work at the case. For the past week Eve
been assiduously studying up ON this in
too
Isaac B. Rich of Boston, well known
theatrical manager, celebrated the seventy
eighth anniversary of his birth Feb 23d
From the united staffs of the Hollis street
and Colonial theatres he received gold
watch. A large basket of flowers was sent
by the staff of the Park Theatre, and his
other two houses sent bunches of violets,
each bouquet SurmOunted by an American
flag g.-New York Herald.
Col. Rich is gratefully remembered in
Belfast as the donor of steam heating
plant for the Girls Home, an institution in
which he has shown much interest. Col.
Rich is a native of Bucksport.
Major Herbert NJ. Lord, who recently ar
rived at San Francisco from the Philippines,
has been ordered to Washington, ID. {. for a
consultation with the paymaster general of
the army on official business. Upon the
of this duty he will proceed to
Boston, where it is reported that he will be
stationed. Thus, after several assignments
which have taken him to the distant quar-
ters of the globe, MIR. Lord comes back
within hailing distance of the home port.
This will be welcome news to his Knox
county friends. who may reasonably ex-
pect to see the Lord family with greater
requency.-Rockland Courier Gazette.