The Republican journal., 1905-03-09
PERSONAL.

TlNOUlVAl.
Fl. E. Mcdonald was in Watervile Fri
day on business.
W. X. Morrison of Minneapolis made a
short visit here last week
Miss Amy Stoddard went Boston Mon
day to resume her musical studies.
George A. Gilchrest has been confined to
the house the past week by bad cold.
F. V. Cottrell was taken with the grip
last Friday and had to leave off work On his
boat.
Miss Louisa Ferguson has gone to Boston
and New York to attend the spring open
ings.
Fay ID. Cousens and Mae E. Sargent of
Belfast left for Auburn Monday, March
9th, for employment.
Miss Marguerite D. Pilsbury returned to
the U. of M, Orono, Monday, after few
days visit at home
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank O. Smith have return
ed from Auburn, intending to take up their
residence in Belfast.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Harding attended the
last Tuesday evening.
Cyrus c. Hills, who has been ill at home
for the past three months, has so far recov-
cred as to walk out each day and is looking
forward to soon resuming business. Rock
land Courier Gazette.
R. B. Hall of Waterville, the well-known
cornet soloist, band master and composer,
suffered paralytic shock last week. The
physicians consider his condition as serious,
but expect recovery.
Miss Mary A. Brown of the Liberty
Primary school and Harry A. Brown
district superintendent of schools in Salem
and Hudson, y. H., visited the Belfast
schools last Thursday.
Mrs. Ada Swan and Mrs. George A.
Quimby left Monday for visit in Boston
Mr.. Quimby will join his wife Wednesday
and attend the meeting of the Belfast Club
of Boston. They will return Saturday.
| Conductor John Mace, who has been i'll
at his home in Portland, for some time past,
has taken charge of his trains again, and
made his first trip through Augusta on
| train No. II, Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Mace
has many friends along the line, and all
will be glad to see him out again.-Kenne-
bee journal.
! Friends of George G. sheldon, who has
| been critically III at the City hospital,
| Augusta, will be gratihed to learn that
there is a continued Improvement noted in
his condition, and that it is expected that
he will be able to be removed to his home
within short time.-Kennebec journal.
The Springfield, Ohio, Press-Republic of
Feb. 26, announces the engagement of Miss
Emily Ward and Mr.. Frank f. Barker. Mr.,
| Barker is a native of Centre Montville, but
was employed in Belfast a number of years
where he made many friends who extend
cordial congratulations.
Evangelist Harry Taylor, who was or
dained in Hallowell last week, has assum-
ed his dnties as associate pastor of the First
Baptist church of Lowell, Mass. This
church is one of the largest in New Eng
land. Mr.. Taylor will have regular audi
ence of about 1,50o people
| The third annual dinner of the Belfast
Club of Boston will take place at the Cop
ley Square Hotel, March 10th, and there
will be speaking and music. The dinner
tickets announce that "Mr. George A.
Quimby will be with us from down home
and Mr. w. j. Havner will assist in the fun
making" George P Field is president and
e. Aug. Knight secretary of the club,
The many friends of Mr.. Emery F. White
will be glad to know of his well merited
success. His services have been engaged
for year, beginning next May. by the Mad
ison aveHne Baptist church of New York.
This is the church of which the late DR..
George c. Lorimer was pastor. Mr.. White
is about to close a year with the Harvard
Street church of Brookline, Mass.
Percival W. Keene, Colby, 06, was chosen
as the delegate to represent the Colby
chapter of the Delta Upsilon fraternity at
the annual district convention of the nine
{, New England chapters. The convention
sessions and banquet We're held in Boston.
Mass, Feb. oath and 25th. During his
weeks leave of absence from college, MIR,
Keene visited Tufts, Massachusetts Inst-
tute of Technology, Brown, Harvard, and
many other points of interest Mr. Keene
has been elected president Of the Colby
Athl letic Association
A correspondent of the Bangor Daily
News recently had write-up of Capt
Abraham Perkins, known among his many
acquaintance as "Capt. Abe He was
born in PenObscOt rs years ago last October,
a son of the late Joseph Perkins, and has
resided in that town all his life. For 40
years he was a seafarer. He began to
follow the sea when but II years of age,
went four years before the mast and was
then promoted to captain, commanding sew
eral vessels in the coasting trade to Boston
and New York, with record of never los
ing a vessel. He was in command of one
vessel for thirty consecutive years, in which
time the schOOner's name was twice chang
ed. During this time he carried 112 cargoes
of lumber from Bangor to Roxbury, Mass,
to one firm. He has been twice married and
has family of six children, three girls and
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