The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-02-25
PERSONAL

Vessei, schooner Annie b. Mitchell, for few
weeks.
Miss Edith l.. Burgess returned Monday
from 1slesboro, where she was called last
week by the death of her cousin, AIverdo
Burgess.
President George C. Chase of Bates College
and Judge +. M. Drew of Lewiston were
among the people from that CITY who were in
Augusta Thursday for the purpose Of appear
ing before the Legislature in the interests of
an appropriation of !$45,OO0 for Bates College
-Kennebec journal.
Hon. Fred S. Walls and wife of Vinalbaven
were in Rockland February 18th on their way
home from Portland, where thew attended the
reception given by Portland Grand Army men
TO Commander-in-Chief Nevins. Being past
commander of the Maine Department Mr..
Walls was one of the honored guests.
Amos Clement and his son John C. Clement
left last week for Norfolk, Va, to witness the
arrival of the battleships from their cruise
around the world They will go to Washing
ION 10 witness the Inauguration of President
TAFT and then go to Ashville, NJ c. for So
Journ of several weeks
lslesboro residents are interested in tbs re-
cent announcement of the engagement of Miss
Mary Astor Paul of Philadelphia daughter Of
the late James W. Paul, to Mr. Charles A.
MUM OF Washington. Miss Paul is sister of
A. J. Drexel Paul and with her family have
been frequent visitors at Dark Harbor. Isles
boro, and while cruising east in her fathers
yacht she was at one time a visitor at this
port The date of the wedding is not vet an
nounced.
Boston friends have been deeply interested
in the report that the engagement of Miss
Georgiette Parks to Charles Reinold of Fng-
land has been broken. Miss Parks is the daugh
ter OF Rev. Leighton Parks D. D., of St,
bartholomew's Church in New York, formerly
rector of Emmanuel church in this city. Her
engagement was announced late in the fall.
Just as she sailed for England to visit her sis
ter, Lady Barron (Alice Parks), and the we'd
ding was set for Feb. IS, in New York, Miss
rarks, under the pen name of George Phil
hps, has contributed interesting short stories
to magazines. Boston Transcript.
hev Nathaniel I. Fay of Cumberland, West
Virginia, who since the death of Prof, W. T.
Mathews is the Oldest living graduate of Colby
college, was born in Camden in 1913 on the Fay
farm on the Hope road. Lake View, the beautiful
summer residence of Charles McKie, editor of
the st. Louis Globe Democrat, now stands
upon the site. Mr. Fay is we'll remembered bv
ooth old and young alike in Camden, for he
made many friends during his frequent visits
to that place. He was cousin of Mrs. Harris
and Miss Fay, who recently died in Camden
His early school days were spent in Camden
and he was graduated from Colby college in
1839
With an accompanying half tone portrait the
washington, d. e., Herald publishes the follow
ing sketch of Waldo county man: Zone of
the most popular bookbinders in the emplov
OF the Government Printing Office is Forest C.
Pendleton. Born in Northport, Maine. he
received his early training in the public schools
OF Boston, Mass and served his apprentice
ship with the Bookbinding Company of Cam
bridge. In October, 1904, he was appointed a
bookbinder and glider in the Government
Printing office by the public printer. Frank
Palmer. He entered Georgetown Law school
from which he was graduated in 1908, and was
admitted to the District of Columbia bar in
July of the same year. He is the Youngest
member of Local No. 4, l. B. of B., of which
organization he ably represents in the Cen
tral Labor Union of this city
Wilson Ellis of this city who is now in the
west, has recently written interesting letters
to friends here. In speaking of the west Mr..
Ellis states that he is now located in Hamilton
City, Calf, and that the climate there is verv
chilly at times, although they have no snow.
There are only about fifty inhabitants in the
place and no social life whatever. During the
operating season they have a couple of hun
dred men employed there, working twelve
hours Shifts so that the most of the time aside
from work is spent in eating and sleep. The
soil is almost all devoted to the raising of sugar
beets, the climate being very hot in summer
and rainy in winter. The factory operations
for the year amounted to more than $3.50 600.
some months alone being over $4,000. Mr.,
Ellis is the son of Mrs. Annie Ellis of this city
and was formerly book-keeper in the Citv
National Bank in this city. He is now book
keeping for company in Hamilton CITY.
Fred W. Brown of this city has received
papers and letter from his brother. Silas ID
Brown of Aspen, Colorado, formerly of this CITY.
in which he tells of a miners banquet he had at
tended The banquet was given one thousand
feet below the earths surface in gold mine
which was being worked. The party number
ed two hundred and made the passage to the
mine IN two passenger coaches which we're
hauled by three locomotives. When they ar
rived at the entrance to the mine they were
lowered down into the mine in an elevator.
distance Of 1000 feet, SIX at time. On ar
irving at the bottom of the shaft thev were
ushered into a section of the mine where
tables were spread with china and snowy linen,
closeted in and gayly decorated with bunting
and flags. The banquet was very swell one,
Each gentleman was accompanied by lady
and during the dinner music was furnished by
band of thirty pieces The event was verv
pleasant one and one long to be remembered
1t was given in honor of the "79ers of which
Mr.. Brown was one Mrs. Brown was Emma
Rust dat ghter of William Rust and a sister to
the late William NJ Rust, of this city.
A personal letter, enclosing interesting and
beautiful postals from Mrs. E. R. Pierce who
is on trip to the Pacific coast with Mr.. Pierce.
contains the following interesting notes of
travel:
Thursday, February 4th, we visited Point
Iona with tally no party We also went
farther out on the Point (where the Jogo Raga
school of Theosophy is located) to the govern
ment wireless telegraph station. All very in