The Republican journal., 1909-12-30
PERSONAL.

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Miss Maude B. Steward spent Christmas in
Northport with Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Hurd.
Capt. and Mrs. E. H. Colby of Sunset arriv-
ed last Thursday to visit relatives in this city.
Miss Flora E. Blake has returned to Brock
ton, Mass, after a few days visit at her home
in this city.
William Quimby Foster of Portland is the
guest of his uncle, VIM. H. Quimby, for the
holidays.
Miss Melvina Parker spent Christmas in
Warren with friends and left Monday for Bos-
ton for the week.
Mrs. A. F. Richards and Miss Hattie p White
went to Bangor last Saturday for few days
visit with relatives.
c. c. Emery and family for the past 18 years
residents of Waterville, have sold their home
there and moved to this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gray entertained a
party of friends at dinner on Christmas day in
their new cottage home on the water front.
Miss Bernice W. Rogers has returned to her
school duties in North Andover, Mass, after
spending Christmas with her father, Hon. R.
W. Rogers.
Mrs. Nehemiah Smart of Swanville was in
Belfast Tuesday on her way to Whittier, Calf,
where she will spend the winter with her son,
J. P. Greeley.
Miss Avis Morrison sailed from New York
Tuesday for France to join her aunt, Mrs. An
ma Adams. They will spend the winter in
southern France.
Rufus C. Barton, who has been spending
some months in Bedford, Ind, as the guest of
his son, has returned home and will spend the
winter in this city.
Miss Isabel Towle, who has been substitute
in the 7th grade for the past term, has accept
ed position in Andover Mass, and will leave
on Saturday to begin her work.
Ross L. Hammons has resigned his position
in the shoe factory here to accept clerkship
in the shoe store of B. C. Dinsmore & Son and
entered upon his new duties Monday.
Marthon Doak, who has been spending the
holidays in this city with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George R. Doak, went to Rockland. Tues
day to visit friends. He is student at the u.
of M
Rev. Warren Hanscom of Castne was in
Belfast yesterday on his way to Houton,
where he was called by the death of his father,
Rev. S. L. Hanscom, formerly pastor of the
Methodist church in this city.
DR.. ForrestLee Adams, who recently opened
an Office in the Odd Fellows block, is gradu-
ate from the Philadelphia Optical College of
Philadelphia, and is recommended by that
school as an accomplished optometrist
Fred Allen Tibbetts, formerly of the New
England Telephone company, in this city, and
now engaged in the insurance business in Port
land, is spending the holidays with his parents
in Palermo and with friends in Belfast
Mrs. Warren w. Knowlton and children are
spending few days with relatives in this city.
Later Mrs. Knowlton will return to Vassalboro
and dispose of the business interests of her late
husband and will then come to Belfast to make
her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Anson Bloomer of North Attle-
boro, Mass, made short stay recently with
Mrs Ellen Boulter on Belmont Avenue Mrs.
Bloomer was formerly Miss Ida Williams of
this city and the only daughter of George and
Charlotte Williams.
Governor Fernald has appointed Kendall M.
Dunbar of Damariscotta, as his private secre-
tary to succeed William S. Cotton of Lisbon,
deceased. Mr.. Dunbar has had much public
experience, is both capable and courteous, and
Gov. Fernald is to be congratulated on his
choice
The Searsport correspondent of the Bangor
Daily News says of William Robertson, Jr., of
that town,who is to take the part CT Strephon,
in the opera Iolanthe, soon to be presented in
the Belfast Opera House: "Mr. Robertson in
addition to possessing fine voice has consid-
cradle histrionic ability and has had experience
in amateur work.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace R. Tarbox, Fryeburg
gave the children (ten in number) living on
their street pretty Christmas party Tuesday
evening from five to eight. Games, music and
recitations occupied the first hour, when they
repaired to the dining room, that was very
prettily decorated with ribbons and roses, and
ice cream and cake were served, after which
they were called to another room by "Santa
| Claus with his Christmas bells, where hand
somely decorated tree awaited them. Each one
received gifts andthey will long remembertheil
delightful evening.-Portland Express.
Miss Bessie Black, who is a student at the
Burdette Business College in Boston, and her
sister, Miss Rena Black, teacher in Boston
are spending the holidays with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Black in East Belfast
They will return to Boston Saturday, accom-.
panied by their cousin, Roy Black, who has
made his home with his aunt and uncle fol-
years but who will now join his father in
Brockton, Mass, and enter the employ of a
wholesale firm in Boston. His many friends in
this city wish him success
The Marine Journal had pleasant call on
Monday from Capt. Robert E. Tapley, U. S.
Inspector of Hulls at Norfolk, Va, who with
Mrs. Tapley is visiting Capt Ira E. Dole, the
latter's father, who lives in Arlington, N. j.
Capt Tapleys late father, for whom he was
named, was an esteemed friend of ours many
years ago, and a shipmaster of eminence and
means, retiring from the sea after long service
in the ship HattieE. Tapley named for his wife,
who is still living and with her daughter Hattie
is spending the winter with her son at Norfolk.
| 1t is always a pleasure to the editor of the
Marine Journal to meet anyone connected with
the eight Tapley brothers of West Brooksville,
Me-, who were SO well known to the maritime
fraternity several years ago. Seven Of them
were successful shipmasters. We sailed with
four of them at different times in the begin
| ming of our sea service, and whatever timidity
| we had then was soon taken out of us by these