The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-07
PERSONAL.

Mrs. P. L. Strout arrived April oath from
Massachusetts,, where she spent the winter,
and has opened the house in East Belfast
| for the summer. She was accompanied
from Portland by her daughter, Miss Edith
L. Strout, who spent weeks vacation at
| home.
! Rev. D. L. Wilson, Dana Southworth and
Stephen Clement went to Bangor by Mon
day mornings train to attend the district
convention of the Knights of King Arthur.
Mr.. Wilson remained over for the State
Congregational Conference, held there this
week.
| Miss Mildred NJ. Mason arrived April
28th for a few days visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard F. Mason. Miss
Mason has been spending the winter in
Mattapan, Mass, with her sister, Mrs. Her.
man O. Stevens. She returned to Massa-
chusetts Monday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Kirkpatrick of
| st. Paul have arrived to spend the summer
| here and at their cottage near Bass Harbor'
| They did not leave here last season until
| November and are among the first to return.
| Mr.. Kirkpatrick is getting his motor boat
/, ready to put overheard.
Mrs. B. P. Hazeltine and Mrs. Annette
| White, who spent the winter with Mrs.
Hazeltine's son, B. P. Hazetine, in Wheel
| ing, West Va, are n Boston for few days
on their way home. Mrs. Mary II. Whit
ney and Miss Fannie E. Jellison arrived by
boat Tuesday to open Mrs. Hazeltine's Court
street home for the summer
The engagement was recently announced
of Miss Alice IIinckley and David N,Porter.
Miss Hnckley is the daughter of e. w.
IIinck!ey of Good viii Farm, who is well
known here,a land MI. Porter, who was the first
Maine Rhodes scholar to go to Oxford, is
now the National Y. NJ. c. A. secretary for
! High and preparatory schools The we'd
ding is to take place in June at Hinckley,
| Maine.
Messrs. w. A. Walker and John NJ. Nogel
of Castine, delegates to the Republican 3rd
district Congressional convention in Water
vile, April Goth, came across the bay in
motor boat and took the morning train TO
Waterville, returning in the same way in
the evening. Had they depended on the
regular boats they would have had to spend
two nights in Belfast. The SearSport dele
gates went over the N. NJ S. r. h. via Ban
gor Brooks was not represented, as the
caucus was called for the night following
the big fire in that town and was allowed to
! go by default.
DeForrest III. Perkins, at present princi-
pal of the Skowhegan High school, Will on
, July 1st begin his duties as superintendent
of the public schools of SkOwhegan and
Madison with a salary of $780, Mr.. Per-
| kinS was born in BrookSville Dec "A, 1873,
the son of Charles H. and Ruth (iiaweS)
| Perkins. His early education was obtained
| in the common schools of his native town
and he fitted for college at the East Maine
| Conference Seminary in Bucksport. He is
graduate of the University of Maine. He
also attended the University of Chicago,
Indiana and Illinois colleges. In 1900 he
received the degree of b. Ph. and five years
later that of A. NJ. at the University of
Maine and that of l. L. B. at Illinois in 1901
Thursday, April Both, was the 93rd birth
| day of Augustus Perry and as usual 1t was
| observed by family dinner at his home On
| 1'''N%
grandchildren were present. He Is still
active, mentally and physically, and regu-
lar attendant at the weekly prayer meet
ings and Sunday services OF the ConSrega-
tionalist church. He was in business in
this city for many years and about three
| years ago he resigned his position as money
order clerk in the Belfast post office in
which capacity he had acceptaby served
nearly "a years. Many friends called dur
ing the day to pay their respects to our
venerable and highly esteemed citizen and
wish him many happy returns, and he was
the recipient of many fragrant floral offer
| ingS.
James II. Jones, the we'll known travel
ling man, formerly of Belfast but for the
last eight years resident of BuckSport, Is
a candidate for the Republican nomination
as representative to the legislature from the
Bucksport class towns, and appears to have
a clear field for the nomination. Mr. Jones
was born in Brooksvlle, educated in the
common schools and Dirigo Business col
! lege of Augusta, and got his early traipng
in business in Belfast. In the fall OF 1887
he accepted his present position as travel
| ling salesman for the wholesale hardware
house of Baldwin Il Robbins Co., Boston,
but has always maintained a legal voting
residence in this State, first in Belfast, then
| in Bangor and for the past eight years i'll
| BuckspOrt, where he resides on Brick
| street with his wife and two children. Mr..
Jones has the endorsement of large num-
ber of the leading Republicans OF Bucks
port and is we'll qualified for the position
he seeks. The class convention will be held
in Bucksport May 23rd.
TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE.