The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

Maine Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution to the National Congress of that
Society to be held in Denver, Col, June End.
3Otb for Denver.
T. A. Elliott of Presque Isle, who was
graduated at NJ. c. l., class 1879, and Mrs.
Elliott, who was employed in Pittsfeld
several years ago in tle millinery store of
X. A. COnant, were guests recently for two
days of Mr. and Mrs. Conant, and from
Pittsfeld went to Brooks.
Col Frederick W. Plaisted, Mayor of
Augusta and sheriff of Kennebec county, is
a patient at DR.. Kings Hospital, where he
underwent surgical operation Thursday.
The operation, it is hoped. will afford him
relief from troublesome disease of long
standing. His condition is as good as can
pc expected under the ecrcumStances-Port-
land Argus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bradbury, who
spent the winter in New York, arrived by
last Saturday mornings boat and are at
their pleasant home on Northport avenue
for the summer. Mrs. Bradbury is the pres
ident of the Belfast Improvement Society
and special meeting of the society was
held at her home Monday afternoon.
Rev. T. W. FesSenden, of Grace church.
Bangor, who spoke at the Island avenue
Congregational church, Friday evening of
last week under the auspices of the Sunday
school class taught by Mrs G. F. Paddock,
was an Aroos took county boy, passing his
youth in Fort Fairfield. He received por-
tion of his etucation in Chicago and filled
several pulpitS in the west. 1t may interest
readers of tie Reporter to know that his
n ahr,ln a 6 H.. i
is nephew o. Senator VIM. Pitt Fessenden,
a statesman famous in Names earlier days.
Somerset Reporter
Mr.. and Mrs. E. b. Billings of Lynn,
Mass, have been the guests for few days
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred r. Poor. Mr.. Billings
was in SearspOrt to look after their summer
home and attend the G. A. R. exercises. He
also attended the exercises in the Belfast
Opera House Thursday evening and recog-
nized two G. A. R. men whom he had not
seen since 1864. Mr.. Billings is an enthusi-
astic veteran and interested in all that per-
tains to Memorial day.
Hon. W. A. Walker of Castine was in this
city last Saturday en- route to Portland on
business. He will open his hotel, the Aca
dian, June oath, when he will entertain the
Knights Templar from Vinalhaven, who
expect to arrive there that day on special
boat and give street parade with dinner
following at the Arcadian. Mr.. Walker
reports large number of applications for
board at his hotel this season.
Mrs. Robert S. Davis of Camden, who is
cOnvaleScing from ii recent illness, ccle-
brated her SSth birthday last Friday Mrs.
Davis is very smart lady for one of her
age and great reader. Always posted on
the leading events of the day she is an in
teresting and pleasing conversationalst
She was pleasantly remembered by her
friends with many pretty and useful gifts
and her room was filled with flowers, Her
friends wish her many happy returns of
the day
Mr.. George W. Drsko, who has been
president of the Machias Savings bank for
fifteen years, rendered his resignation at the
recent annual meeting and P. H. LongfeI-
low was elected to the position. Mr.. Drisko
was one of the incorporators of the bank in
1869 and has served as trustee for nearly all
of the 3Syears of its existence. He was the
editor of the Machias Union for many years
and is an honorary member of the Maine
Press Association. Mr.. Longfellow is well
known in this city and elsewhere.
Albert W. Stevens of this city, Charles O.
Pratt of Revere, Mass, freshman at the
University of Maine, and Charles Rollins,
chef at the Beta Theta Pi house, were cap
sized in a canoe on the Saltwater river
Tuesday. Stevens and Pratt managed to
reach shore, but Rollins was unable to ex-
tricate himself from the canoe and was
dragged into the Sluiceway under the logs
by the swift current and drowned. Mr.. A.
j. Stevens received a note from Bert yester-
day in which he said he was all right, but
evidently Pratt and himself had narrow
escape.
The Honolulu Evening Bulletin contains
an interesting account of the first island
tour in Hawaii of a party of Congressman
and their wives. Congressman c. E. and
Mrs. c. E. Littlefeld and Miss Caro- Little
field were in the party. After visiting Homo
lulu they proceeded by water to Kauai
whence they were carried to various parts
of the island. They made brief stops at
several schools and heard the pupils sing
our national songs and give cheers for the
flag. The weather was fine and the trip
was IN every way success, enjoyable to
the party and very much appreciated by
the islanders.