The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-05-11
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Leila Hale of Castine spent last Friday
in Belfast
Fred Alexander of Bangor has been in Bel.
fast several days on business.
Mrs. Ella P. Colby of Somerville. Mas. for.
merly of Belfast. is visiting relatives here.
Miss Louisa H. Ferguson returned Tuesday
from trip to Boston for additional millinery
stock
Miss Marjorie Coombs has gone to Camden
to spend the summer with her aunt, Mrs. Geo.
Mixer.
Mrs. Frank A. Schubert left last Saturday to
spend few weeks with relatives in Massa-
chusetts
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Grant, who spent the
winter in Daytona, Florida, will return to Port
land this week.
MIR. and Mrs. William E. Dilworth of Madi-
son arrived last Saturday to visit in Belfast
and Northport
Fred 0. J. Horne of Belfast and David H.
Eastman of Knox were discharged from bank
ruptcy May 5th
Mrs. E. H. Colby returned to Sunset Satur-
day from Boston, after four weeks sojourn.
Deer Isle Messenger
Lucius H. Duncan of Rockland, member of
the 74th Legislature. was a visitor at the State
House in Augusta, May Sd.
Miss Edith L. Burgess left Monday to visit
in Boston. Amesbury and Beverly, Mass, and
will be absent several weeks
Mrs. Daniel H. Strout has received news of
the critical illness of her sister, Mrs. Annie
Shute Flanders of Merose, Mass.
Rev. Ashley A. Smith has leased the Samuel
White house, 113 French street, and has taken
possession.-Bangor Commercial
Mrs Audine Young. who spent the winter
with her aunt, Mrs. Frank A. Riggs, left last
Saturday for Boston, where she has employ-
ment.
Maurice E. Davidson of New York arrived
last week called here by the critical illness of
his father, Mr.. John S. Davidson, who died
Monday.
Mr.. George E. Evans returned April 10Th
from his European tour on the White Star liner
Oceanic after six weeks trip through Eng
land, France and Germany.
George E. Osgood of Palermo has published
card to express his sincere thanks to the 555
friends who so kindly remembered him on his
birthday with post card shower
Capt. John T. Miller, Of East Bluehill, who
who will be eighty years old July 4, has
sawed and split his firewood at the door this
spring-twelve and one-haf cords.
Charles Gibbs and Miss Ethelyn Grover,
both of BROOKS, were married last Friday af-
ternoon at the Methodist parsonage by Rev.
Montford s. HILL The couple were unattended.
Rev. David L. Wilson, Dr. Adebert Milett,
DR.. W. C. Libbey, Messrs. W. ]. Dorman,
Charles S. Sherman and Clifford J. Pattee were
in Portland last week to attend the Ma
sonic meetings.
Miss Louise Dorherity of Old Town, toll
operator at the Belfast Central. left Monday
for Portland, where she has position with the
telephone company. Miss Winnie Morris has
entered the Belfast office.
Among the visitors to Bangor from this city
last week were Mrs. G. Osborn Lord, Mrs. A.
L. Wyle and Misses Gertrude Coombs, Louise
Webber and Jessie Hart. About rs went to
Bangor Sunday on the steamer Castine
Major Holman Day writes from London that
he will sail for America May 18th and expects
to be in Portland the 23d. Mrs. Day will re-
main to witness the coronation. "Me for the
Maine coast in the summer time,' says Mr.
Day in his letter.
John Siml son, financial secretary of Lime
rock Lodge, New England Order of Protection,
has received from the supreme treasurer a
draft for $4,000, the amount of insurance car
ried on the life of the late Alexander A. Bea-
ton, of Waldoboro, member of the lodge, and
turned it over to Mrs. Beaton last Friday, May
5th. Mr.. Beaton at one time member of
the supreme council or board of managers
Rockland Courier-Gazette.
Capt. John Billings was in Belfast last Sat-
urday on his way to his home in Castine, and
was the guest of his sisters, Mrs. H. E, Mac
Donald and Mrs. William G. Preston. Capt.
Billings is master of the large steam yacht Sea
Urchn, owned by Mr.. Biddle of Philadelphia,
and since last November has been cruising in
Southern waters. This is his first visit home
for about year.
1t is doubtful if any other town in Maine has
two such smart old ladies' as Mrs. Zilphia D.
Cole and Mrs. Amos T. Small of Sunset. Both
are over so years of age, each one doing their
family work and each one as blthe and cheer
full as young woman of 20. Many an interest
ing tale of 70 years ago they will tell. Their
mental faculties are as keen as they ever were
and the young people are ever welcome COM
pany to them.
ensign Otis, son of Oliver Otis of the Rock
land. d..Opinion, has been appointed coroner for
Knox county and will be the youngest man In
the State to hold that office. He is only 26
years old but is said to be well qualified for the
office. At college Mr.. Otis was editor and
manager of the Bowdoin Quill and in his senior
year won the Hawthorne short story prize
He is member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
For the past three years he has been a member
of the editorial staff of his fathers newspaper
the Rockland Opinion. He is senior warden Of
Rockland lodge, A. F. and A. NJ, and has beer
warden of LIMERICK lodge, N. E. 0. P.
William C. Crawford, principal of the Wash
ington Alston school, Boston, is principal elec
of the new trade school for boys which is to b,
! opened in Boston next fall. He has just re
turned from trip to Cleveland, Chicago ant
other cities where he went Immediately upol
his appointment to his new position. He mad'