The Republican journal., 1906-01-18
PERSONAL.

Carleton D0ak was in Bangor last Friday
X. H. Berry of Pittsfeld visited relatives
in MOntville last week.
Elmer a. Sherman made business trip
to Bangor last Friday.
Lewis A. Barker, Esq, of Bangor leaves
Friday for Los Angeles, Cal
H. E. Mcdonald left Tuesday for Port
land and New York, on business.
Miss Bertha Wiley left yesterday for
two weeks visit with friends in Boston,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred W. Pote returned
Thursday evening from trip to New York.
Mrs. Bessie M. Stevens and son Frederick
arrived last evening from visit with her
sister in Windsor
Miss Carrie Dickey of Bath is with her
parents, Capt. and Mrs W. E. Dickey of
Camden, for visit of several weeks
Mr.. G. A. Davis has returned from Lynn,
Mass, where he has been studying the
violin and attending Prof. Stevens dancing
academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Walker and children
VI OdSlIuc GUESTS VI MIS-. Walker
mother, Mrs. E. p. Walker, 90 LIMERICK
street.-Rockland Star.
Mrs Katherine Bckford Self arrived
Tuesday evening for a brief visit with her
aunt and uncle, Miss Mary \. and Charles
S. Bickford, Cedar street.
The engagement of Miss Jessie Gilkey,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs l.. y. Gilkey. to
Mr.. Colby A. Racklitfe of Belfast has been
nnOunced.--lSlesbor correspondence Ban
gor News.
Mr. c. T. Dyer has sold her large farm in
Burnham to her step-son, George Dyer, who
has moved to that place. Mrs. Dyer has
moved to her house in Pittsfeld village on
Hartland avenue.
Postals have been received by friends in
this city from Miss Avis NJ. Morrison, sent
from Ceylon, India, where Miss Morrison
and her aunt, Mrs. Fl. P. Adams, have en-
joyed trip into the interior.
Mrs. William McGilvery has presented
two life size framed pictures of the late
President Mckinley and James g. Blaine to
the students of Maine Central Institute. A
vote of thanks has been given by the stu
dents to Mrs. McGilvery to show their ap-
probation of her thoughtfulness.-Pi
held Advertiser.
Mrs. o. H. Falls of Newburg, Mrs. Ernest
Patterson Of Lynn, Mass, Miss Stella Pen
dleton of Boston, Miss Louise Cunningham
and Mr.. James Patterson of Swanville and
Mr.. Kingsbury Piper of Augusta were
called to Belfast last week to attend the fu.
neral of Mrs. T. Frank Parker.
Charles f. Kennedy of Boston for many
years summer resident Of NorthpOrt and
who with Mrs Kennedy has many friends
here, has become one Of the prOpGietors of
the Harcourt Comedy Company Nj Ken
nedy was for several seasons connected
with the Bennett Mouiton Company
+. f. Reynolds, an employe in the wood
working mill of Lord Il Kitchen, Dover,
was badly burned by hot oil while working
about the engine late Saturday night. He
was able to go to his home in Unity sunday,
where he will recuperate from his injuries,
which are extremely painful.
A special to the Portland Express tells of
proposed big boom in the town of Wells,
and a moving spirit in this aw akenins is the
Rev. f. +. Colburn, recently pastor of the
Union church in Brooks. Leading men OF
Wells have taken steps to organize what is
to be known as the Wells Improvement As
sociation and Wells Historical Society Mr.
Coburn, the special says, has been so inter
ested in the ancient Colonial history of
Wells that he has read with great pleasure
all the reliable histories and records OBJ
tainable and finds ample warrant for the es-
tablishment of the two said organizations
both included in the Wells Improvement
Association.
The Girls Home paper publishes extracts
from a letter from Mrs F. A. Griffin, Presi-
dent of the Children's Aid Society, who with
her husband left some weeks ago for Cali
fornia to spend the winter. They had -
pleasant trip across the continent VIA salt
Lake City, and had their Thank Sgiving
dinner at Pueblo, and are now with Mrs
Griffin's brother, Mr.. F. W. Pitcher, in Los
Ange for the remainder Of the winter
Mrs. Griffin writes that "there are plenty of
oranges, lemons, figs, bananas ard other
fruits on trees all about us, and such quan-
titles of elegant great palms and great pep
per trees larger and more beautiful than our
elms at home" Mrs. Griffin wrote Dee.
18th with the windows open, and the Weath.
er was as hot as in our July.