The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-27
PERSONAL.
c. E.. Smith of Thorndike was in this city last
Thursday and Friday on business.

II. u. Mcclellan, Esq, OF Boston arrived Fri
day evening for few days visit.
Mrs. John Davis left last Saturday TO,
Calais. called there by the serious illness O,
her mother. Mrs. Mary Lydick.
E. H. Rosen of the Waldo Clothing Company
Frankfort, has returned from business trit
to New York and few days in Boston.
Messrs. A. L. Mudgett of Bangor and H. E
Bangs of Freedom were in Belfast last Satur-
day attending the Supreme Judicial Court.
Charles B. Holt of Montville has returned
from few days visit with friends and ac-
quaintances in Bucksport.
Misses Millicent l. Darby and Elizabeth M
Clements attended the sessions of the East
Maine Methodist Co ference in Old Town last
week.
Mrs. Wealthy Simmons, who spent the win.
ter in Searsmont with her daughter, Mrs
Harriet Burgess, has returned to her home in
Hope
Mrs. Frances c. Homer of Bucksport, vice
president of the Rebekah association of Maine
was a recent guest of Mrs. Ida Morrill, in New
port.
Mrs. Sarah Sherwood, who has been ill for
some time. is able to be about and wishes to
express her appreciation of the flowers sent by
her friends and neighbors.
The engagement of Clement R. Lee, former
ly of Bucksport, and Miss Gertrude Bonney,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert W. Bonney
of Norwood, Mass, has been announced
Clair R. Wiley of Unity and Miss Cora F.
Hicks of Canaan were married April goth by
Rev. L. W. Coons at the Universalist parson-
age in Augusta. They will make their home
in Unity.
Messrs. C. H. Horton and NJ L. Stearns for
merly with the Duplex Roller Bushing Com
pany, were in Belfast Saturday as witnesses in
the case of the Estabrooks Shirt Mfg Co. VS..
H. Holton Wood.
Mrs. H. P. Barker and Miss Inez L. Barker,
who spent the winter in Hamilton. Ohio with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Barker, have arrived in
Salem, Mass, and will return to Belfast the
last of this week.
| Mrs. James H. Howes went to Boston last
Saturday to meet Mrs. C. B. Hazeltine, Misses
Louise Hazeltne and Frances Howes, who
have been spending several weeks in Jackson
vile, Fla. They expect to arrive in Belfast
tomorrow, Friday.
| 1t is expected that Aubrey Tower, who has
been in the west for two years, will return to
Center Lincolnville this spring. His friends,
with his parents, will be glad to welcome him
home, with the hope of restored good health
Mr.. Tower had fitted himself for dentistry and
| had just engaged in business for himself when
he was taken sick and went to Arizona.
| Ernest E, Burgess looked after the interests
of the Eastern Automobile Co. at the automo-
bile show in the Gaiety theatre. Bangor last
week, and was much pleased with the business
done. Up to Friday he had sold five cars. He
said that most of the visitors were from up
river, and all were looking for cars.
! Mrs j. M. S. Hunter left town by the morn
ing train Friday for visit with her daughter,
Mrs. C. w. Yeaton of Dexter. Mrs. Yeaton S
little child, Norma Yeaton, who has been with
/ Mrs. Hunter for three months past, went with
her Mrs. Hunter will be gone several weeks,
/ we hear, and will visit friends in Boston be-
| fore returning to her home here.-Farmington
Chronicle.
G. L. Woodworth who has been the proprie-
( tor of the Gerald for the past three years, has
completed his duties at that hotel and with his
family left Tuesday for Unity where they will
open the hotel at Windemere park. Mr.. Wood
worth has made many friends in town who are
sorry to have him leave. Many people who
stop at the hotel wish him success at Winde-
mere.-Fairfied Journal.
Thursday, April Goth, was the sSth birthday
anniversary of Mrs. Susan Dckey Mahoney
and she was the recipient of flowers, post cards
and had calls from many friends at her home
with Mr.. and Mrs Harry W. Clark on North
port avenue. Mrs. Mahoney is in excellent
health and greatly enjoyed the day and the
kind remembrances of friends.
Dr. and Mrs. G. M. Twitchell of Auburn
went to Inglenook their summer house at
Monmouth Tuesday, to remain until November
There, the doctor will continue his expert
mental work in corn breeding, also in develop
ing disease resistant potato of superior quail
1 ity. The results of this work will be freely
given the growers, and any boy wishing to
grow yellow corn can get seed free.-Lewiston
Sun.
James Donovan of Rockland, commissioner
of sea and shore fisheries, and Maj George A
Dow of Portland, one of the fish wardens, at
tended the annual session of the National
association of shellfsh commissioners in Bati
more last week. They attended especially r
the interest of the lobsters clans and Penob-
scot river oysters of Maine.
The assistant postm asters of Maine cele-
brated Patriots day at Augusta by perfectne
a permanent organization with the following
officers: A. H. Pierce, Bangor president
Carl M Day, Brunswick, E. C. Sweet, Port
land, G. E. Dunnell, Skowhegan, vice presi.
dents; F. W. Miller Camden, secretary anG
treasurer. M. C. Hill of this city was one OF
| the seventeen assistant postmasters present.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Chase arrived home
last Friday evening from pleasure trip thai
included many of the principal cities, Ole
Mexico, the Pacific coast and the Grand Can.
yon, some details of which have been given
from their letters to friends at home Suffice
it to say now that their $4,000 mile journey
was continuous round of enjoyment Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas B. Dinsmore stopped in Hough.
ton, Mich for short visit with Mr. j. F.
Alexander and arrived home Tuesday evening.
The old town of Washington has in prepara-
tion an elaborate program for the celebration
of its centennial, which will fall August sth