The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-10-01
PERSONAL.

Capt. Ralph W. Pattershall went to Boston
Monday on business.
Mrs. A. P. Mansfield left last week for a
short visit in Bangor.
Leslie Raleigh left Saturday for Lynn, Mass.
where he will visit his mother and brother for
a week.
| Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Decker of Clinton re-
turned home Tuesday after visit with Mr.
and Mrs George A. Leavitt
Mrs. Helen E. Carter of Boston. who has
been the guest of her sister, Mrs Frank S
Holmes,at Cltypoint, returned home last week.
Mrs. E. L. Bracket, Secretary of the Chill
drens Aid Society of Maine, left Wednesday
for trip in Franklin county in the interest of
the Girls Home.
Mr. and Mrs Herbert A. Drinkwater went to
Boston last week for brief visit. Mrs. Clar-
ance E. Read supplied Mrs Drinkwater's place
at the Universast church organ on Sunday.
Clarence Wight, after spending two weeks
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nell
Son Wight returned to Boston by MONDAYS
boat, where he will become student of Tufts
Dental College.
Mrs l.. M. N. Stevens, national president of
the w. c. 7. u, and Miss Anna Gordon vice
president at large, were considerably shaken
up and other passengers were slightly bruised
last Monday night by the collision of the Mon
treal train leaving the Grand Trunk station in
Portland, at p. m. with a shifting engine.
Mrs. Stevens and Miss Gordon were on tbai,
way to Chicago and pluckly continued their
journey.
Or. and Mrs. j. F. Starrett have lust return
ed from Ia most delightful trip to Evangeline
Land. They left this city for Boston hainr
Joined at Rockland by Dr. Starrett's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Starrett of Warren. In
Boston, the party was increased by the addition
OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Wagner of North An
dover, Mass, and Mrs. Mary Bateman of
Lo"ell. Inc steamer trip from Boston to
Yarmouth was most delightful and after tour
by rail of the points of interest incudnp
Liverpool and the Annapolis valley, the return
was made by boat to Boston, and the Bangor
members of the party reached home Wednes-
day Sept. 23d-Bangor Commercial
Friends of William Vaughan, Jr, who is a
student in the agricultural department of the
University of Maine, will be interested to learn
that he is to be one of three students who will
go to Biochton Fair this month, where thew
Will participate in the stock judging competi-
ton under the auspices of the New England
Federation of Agricultural Students, the COL
leges represented in this competition being the
University of Maine, New Hampshire College,
Amherst Agricultural College, Rhode Island
State College, Connecticut State College and
the University of Vermont Mr.. Vaughan re-
ceived the highest rank of anv of the Maine
students in the preliminary contest in which
the three Maine representatives were chosen
The students will be accompanied by Prof.
+. A. Campbell, of the department of Animal
Industry.
Boston and New York papers of recent date
contain the announcement of the engagement
of Mr.. Alton T. Roberts of New York to Miss
Abby! B. Longyear of Brookline, Mass. Mr..
Roberts is the son of the late c. Sumner Roberts
of Stockton Springs and grandson of the late
Hon. B. M. Roberts, formerly collector of the
port of Belfast. Mr.. Roberts is a Harvard
graduate and at present holds an important
position at department headquarters of the
Board of Water Supply which have in hand the
construction of the great water works svs-
TEN for New York city Miss Longyear is
the accomplished daughter of John NJ Long
year, Esq, the multi-millionaire of Brook
line, Mass, and Marquette, Mich. Mr. Long
year has immense interests in iron. coal and
lumber in the State of Michigan and elsewhere
Mr. Roberts Maine home is at Vinalhaven with
the family of his step father, H. NJ. Noyes Esq,
whom his mother married some ty,nn+y odd
years ago.