The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-04-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Chenery sailed for
Europe last week and their brief tour will
include week in Paris. They expect to
arrive in Boston May Sth and will come to
Belfast soon after.
Miss Katherine c. Quimby and friend,
Miss Sue Smith. of the New England Con-
servatory of music of Boston, arrived Fri
day and are the guests of Miss Quimby's
parents. MIR. and Mrs. Geo. A. Quimby.
Bordman Hall, Esq, of Boston was in
Rockland last week on business and at
tended the hearing in Augusta Friday on
The confirmation of the sale of the Rock
land, South Thomaston and Owls Head
railroad.
Robert White left New York Monday
night for Los Angeles, Cal, where he viii
enter upon employment with his uncle,
Frank White, in large crockery and house,
furnishing store. He will make his home
with his uncle in South Pasadena Far
mington Chronicle.
DR.. E.. A. Porter left Tuesday for Rum-
ford Falls, where he visited in his official
capacity as Deputy Grand High Priest the
Rumford Falls Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons. On Wednesday evening he visited
Oxford Chapter at Norway and on Friday
evening, Vernon Chapter, No. /, at Port and
-Pittstield Advertiser.
Mr.'J. H. Howes, who had been in Bos
ton for five weeks undergoing medical
treatment, returned March 27th, accom-
panied by his daughter Miss Frances
Howes, who will spend her two weeks
vacation from the Mt. Ida School, in West
Newton, at home.
President George c. Chase of Bates Col
lege, Lewiston, has just submitted to sur
gical operation in Johns Hopkins hospital,
Baltimore. President Chase left home last
week and stopped in New York to attend
the Bates alumni banquet. From there he
went directly to Baltimore, where he under
went the surgical operation.
Among the visitors at present enjoying the
beauties of Palm Beach, Fla, is Mrs. Au-
gusta s. Frederick, of Maine She is the
only daughter of the late Phineas P.
Quimby, of that State, the original prac-
tictioner in the sO-called mental healing art,
and whose name is so prominent in the ar
ticles now being published in McClure's
Magazine regarding Christian Scence-The
Tropical Sun.
Cyrus Hall, the well known granite manu-
facturer, was in town Wednesday. Mr.
Hall now has plant at Toothaker's Cove,
Swans Island. and the purpose of his visit
here was to charter vessels. Years ago he
owned and operated the Hall quarry at Mt.
Desert, now one of the largest granite plants
in the State. The quarry in fact, took its
name from his owners rshp.-Rockland Cour-
ier Gazette.
MIR. Hall came to Belfast from Rockland
and was here for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Poor are still enjoy
ing their sojourn in Hollywood, Southern
California. In a personal note to the
editor of The Journal Mr.. Poor says: "We
are having a fine time. Sunshine, flowers,
fruits and charming sights galore. We
rolled into and through San Fernando val
ley l32 miles away a few days ago, visited
the worlds greatest pigeon farm 100000
pigeons) dinned at the Casa Verdugo, a
famous Spanish restaurant under the foot
hills, built of adobe over 100 years ago with
walls two feet thick. l enclose menu, which
is Spanish from start to finish. ] his valley
is devoted to strawberry culture and grapes
and we saw thousands of acres of straw
berries in blossom. We also inspected the
"WinerieS" and sampled the products.
Next week we struck the trail to Mt Lowe,
and also spent d day at Long Beach. The
week we visited Catalina Island,
with its submarine gardens, glass -bottomed
boatS" etc