The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-01
PERSONAL.

Miss Isabel CHM is in Boston for brief
stay.
Mrs. Fred W. Brown went to Boston last
week to visit her daughters.
Mrs. George A. Dunning of Brunswick visit
ed friends in Belfast the past week.
Mrs. Banton of Freedom is visiting her dau
ghter, Mrs. Charles Danforth, in Pittsfeld.
Mrs. James Preston of Lowell, Mass, spent
last week in town. the guest of Mrs. James H.
Howes.
Miss Nellie Hall spent part of her vacation
as the guest of her mother Mrs. John French,
in Camden.
Mrs. George Gorham of Bangor arrived last
week for visit with Miss Inez E. Crawford,
Miller street
Rev. d. L. Wilson returned Friday from
New York, where he called by the death
of his mother
Frederick R. Weymouth of Troy has been
chosen as of the eight champion debaters
at Bates College.
W. r. Howard returned to Farmington. N
S vacation
with Belfast friends.
Mrs. H. R. Anns and daughter, Miss Julia,
of Camden were among the recent visitors to
Washington, D. c..
Mrs B. P. Hazeltine returned Saturday from
Boston, where she spent the winter, and has
opened her Court street home
Mr.. E. A. Mathews and family are now
comfortably settled in their new home in
union.-Rockland Courier-Gazette.
Miss Frances A. Sargent arrived Friday from
Gorham Normal School to spend her vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Sargent
Miss Marian Hazeltine arrived last Thurs
day evening to spend the spring vacation
from Smith College with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Hazeltine
Miss Edith c. Wilson returned to her teach
ing position in the Gardiner High school last
Saturday, after spending the vacation with
relatives in Belfast
Miss Louise Hazeltine and Miss Margaret
N Hazeltine left Thursday for Boston, en- route
for Charleston, South Carolina, where they
will spend several weeks
Walton s Adams formerly principal of the
Belfast High School, has resigned as principal
of the Guilford High School to take position
as superintendent of schools there.
Mrs. George W. Stoddard and Miss Amy E.
Stoddard left Monday for weeks visit in Bos-
ton, after which Mrs. Stoddard will go to
Schuyler, Nebraska, for months visit with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hal R. Eaton of Stoughton,
Mass, formerly Of Belfast, are receiving the
congratulations of their friends on the arrival
of son, March 22nd. He has been named
Charles Sargent.
Miss Alice B. Farnsworth of West Sullivan
University of Maine 1908, arrives today for
brief visit to Miss M. D. Pilsbury en- route
from her home to Canton where she is prin-
cipal of the High school.
Miss Olive Wadin of Northport, formerly
a clerk in the store of James H. Howes in this
city, arrived home last Sunday from Boston
where she has been employed during the past
year. She will remain at her home in East
Northport for two weeks.
Hill Alumni was held at the Parker House,
Boston, recently. Early in the evening a re-
ception was held in the parors and dinner was
served at o'clock. Pres. L. d. Jennings was
POSTMASTER and William C. Crawford talked
upon industrial education
| Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Abbott in writing to thei
daughter Frances, who is attending school in
Bristol, Virginia, during one of our recent
snow storms, asked how the climate was IN
Bristol. In reply Miss Abbott wrote that the
girls We're playing basket ball on the lawn and
the peach trees We're in blossom. The school
closes May oath
Just previous to his departure for Washing
ton with the excursion party Orrin J. Dickey
Tribe with Boston bag, a gift given in appre.
citation Of Mr.. Dickey's work in the interest Of
the order and most useful gift. The presenta
ton was made at a regular meeting by Her
bert w. Healey and Mr.. Dickey RESPONDED
briefly
A Belfast singer who is attracting much at
tention in musical circles, is Arthur N. John
son, formerly of Auburn. Mr. johnson wa
born in Auburn 20 years ago, going to Belfas
few years ago, where he has since made hi
home. He is student of Susan Dinsmor
Wescott, gifted singer of Belfast, and ex
poets later to go to boston to enter the New
| England Conservatory of Music. Mr. johnson
is a member of the Hammons Quintet which i
considered one of the best vocal combination
in the State.-Kennebec Journal.
Capt and Mrs. Ira S. Webster recently cele
brated their golden wedding at their home i,
North Haven. About so invited guests wer
present. One noted feature of the occasion
was the presence of four generations Mrs
Elizabeth Bean, mother of Mrs. Webster, VIII
will be so years old in May; Mrs. Webster 81
years old; Mrs Frank Beverage, niece of Mrs
Webster, 80 years old, and Linda, daughter o
Mrs. Beverage, 20 years old, their united age
being 2l5, average of 81 years.
Miss Ethel Godfrey gave lecture befor
the Pierian club in Presque Isle Monday even
ing on The Cities of the Mediterranean. Mis-
Godfrey's foreign letters published in the Com
mercial have created a demand for her ad
dresses as her talents as raconteur as well a
letter writer are of high order Bangor Com
mercial.
Miss Godfrey was member of the Elwe
party that visited England and Scotland il
1901 and is pleasantly remembered by the fiv
tourists from Belfast
The University of Maine rifle team held it
shoot in the intercollegiate contest now ben
+l,a Ill.