The Republican journal., 1906-04-12
PERSONAL.

W. J. Creamer of Stockton Springs was in
town on business Monday.
Mrs. J. G. Brooks has returned from Bos-
ton, where she spent the winter.
Mrs. Alice Whitney of Thomaston is Wis
iting in Belfast for few days.
Miss Florence E. Dunton, Mt. Holyoke,
'06, returned to South Hadley yesterday.
Mr.. Walter Shaw and son Richard return
ed Monday from a business trip to Boston.
Mr.. Herbert Ke4lar of Lincolnvilla has
gone to Camden, where he has employment
| Misses Alice P. Poor, Elizabeth A. Quimby
and Cora S. Morrison returned to Wellesley
Monday.
Mr.. John Holmes, a student at Tufts
Medical College, spent part of his spring
vacation at home.
Mrs. Charles Flye of Island Falls is in
this city visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. W.
Hatch and family.
Miss Alice Pitcher of Lincolnville left
Saturday for North Haven, Me-, where she
has position as a teacher.
Mrs. Samuel W. johnson returned last
| week from a several weeks visit with her
daughter in Hanover, N. II.
Mrs. Marion +. Brown and daughter
| Katherine left last Saturday for few
weeks visit in Massachusetts.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Griffin, who have
| been spending the winter in Pasadena, CAL
| iforna, expect to arrive home about the
| middle of the month.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Bracket are in
| Waterville attending the annual meeting of
the Maine Grand Lodge of Good Templars,
| which closes this evening.
Mrs. Mary Cook Noble of Pittsfeld is
planning to come to East Belfast to be
present at the 102d anniversary of the birth
her uncle, Eli Cook, May 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ferguson are spend
ing a week in Boston. Mr.. Ferguson re-
Gently sold his drug business in Cliftondale,
Mass, and is taking needed rest.
| William Farrow, of Bath formerly of Bel
| fast, received the second honor at the
Morse High school, Bath, and will deliver
the salutatory at the graduation exercises.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel H. Clark of Free
| dom announce the engagement of their
daughter, Lena May Clark, Colby College,
'oS, to Ralph Maurice Richardson of East
| Baldwin, an undergraduate at Bowdoin.
| Mr. and Mrs A. B. Stantial returned last
| Friday evening from pleasant sOjourn of
| a week in Boston, They stopped over d
| day in Augusta and attended the Cooper
trial. Mr. Stantial says it was his first real
| vacation for 90 years and he thoroughly en-
| joyed it.
| The many friends of Mr.. +. j. Rigby, for
many years leader of the Belfast Band,
will be pleased to learn that he is having
great success in Rumford Falls He has a
large class of pupils on both the clarinet
and piano, is leader of the local band, di
rector of the choral society, and has just
organized band composed of boys.
Messrs Orrin j. Dickey, of last seasons
editorial staff of the Palm Beach Daily
News, Roy Hiscock, bookkeeper in the
same office, and John Weihe, returned
! yesterday afternoon from Key West on the
steamer ShinnecOck, where they went Mon
day for IA few days visit. The young men
are spending the day in the city, but will re-
turn to West Palm Beach tonight, from
which place Mr.. Dickey leaves Monday for
! Belfast, Me.-Miam, Fla, Metropolis,
March 29th.
An Appleton boy has just received honorS
in the far west. A. G. Keene, who is EN-
gagged in the drug and collateral loan bust
ness at Seattle, Washington, has been elect
ed councilman of that city on the municipal
ownership ticket. Mr.. keene was formerly
resident of Appleton and his father,
William A. Keene, was a prominent Knox
county Democrat. All the other members
of the Keene family of Appleton were Re
publicans.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Batchelder of North
Palermo, who passed the Goth milestone of
their welded life March 9th were very
pleasantly and agreeably surprised Tues
day evening, April 3d,by a visit from friends
and neghborS who came to celebrate the
event. A poem was read by Mrs. Alice
Bowler. Refreshments prepared by the
guests for the occasion were partaken of
and much enjoyed. All present had good
time socially and on their departure wished
the worthy couple many years of continued
prosperity and happiness.
Mrs Clara n. Sawyer, Dept. President Of
the Maine Ladies' of the &. A.. r., has ap,-
pointed Mary r. Tarbox of Fryeburg, Me-,
Department Patriotic Instructor. The
membership in Maine has increased this
year from 246 to 1916. and the number OF
circles from to Especial to Boston Her.
aid April sth
Mrs. Tarbox is native of Belfast, having
taught here several years. Her father was
in the 4th Maine Regiment and was killed
at Gettysburg. Mrs Tarbox has always
from childhood been greatly interested in
everything pertaining to the G. A. r. and
| her many friends will be pleased to learn
that she still retains that interest and is
about to enter wider field, as she is well
| adapted to the office.
| Karl Mcdonald, '07, was one of three
pitchers to start on the University of Maine
baseball team trip, Tuesday. Other men to
make the trip who are known in Belfast
are Captain "Jack" Frost, 700, of Rock
and, pitcher; Caleb +. S. Burns, '07, of
Fort Fairfield, second base; James &.
Scales, '09, of Guilford, short stop; Daniel
Chase, '0S, of Barring, field. The team is
| practically all new men and will be greatly