The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-01-12
PERSONAL.

days the past week.
John C. Clement has gone south to spend
the remainder of the winter.
Miss Lucy Leavitt is the guest of her cousin,
Miss Marguerite Lord, in Fairfield.
Mrs. George c. Tut5le and son, Frank A.,
left Monday for visit in Boston,
Hattie and Carrie Newcomb are attending
the dancing school of Fred G. spinney
Mrs. Clarence F. Wyman arrived from Cam
ton. Mass, Wednesday on short business trip.
Mrs. Sidney B. Keene of Somerville, Mass,
arrived Tuesday to spend several weeks in Bel
fast.
Harry Toothacker OF Westford, Ct, made his
father short visit, le,ulnng by last Thurs
days boat.
Mrs. |. d. Robinson of Boston arrived Mon
day evening to spend few days with relatives
in this city.
Miss Annie Smalley of Lynr, Mass arrived
Wednesday to spend few weeks with rela-
tives in Belfast
Mrs. Mary J. Beckett of Islesboro was called
to Belfast last week by the critical illness of
Mrs. Eliza B. Hunnewell.
Miss Mary H. Hilton came from Augusta
Monday night to spend months vacation
with relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ames and daughter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lake srent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Toothacker
Raphnel Leavitt is attending Shaw's Busi-
ness college in Watervie, and expects later to
attend the University of Maine.
Miss Alice I. Whitten, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank L. Whitten, is assistant teacher in
the Winterport High school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester f. Perkins and daugh-
ter Eva have returned to Portland, where they
are spending the winter, after visit in Boston.
Mrs c. W. Wescott returned home last Sat-
urday from New York, where she had been for
surgical treatment. She is rapidly recovering.
Leslie Elms is serving as turnkey at the Jail
while the regular turnkey, Percy Edgeomb,
who is also deputy sheriff. is attending court.
Harold Wiley of Clinton, student at Colby
college, spent part of his holiday vacation at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Leavitt,
East Belfast
Miss Alice E. Simmons, after two weeks
visit at home, has returned to her studies at
Emerson School of Oratory, Boston, where she
is taking post graduate course
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Shaw left last Fri
day for Miami, Florida, and were to spend
day each en- route in Boston ard New York
They will spend about two months in the
South.
Rev. Fl. E. Frohock, formerly of Belfast,
and recently located in Oklahoma has been
called to the Hartland Memorial Church in St.
Paul, MINI. Mrs. Frohocks father, Mr. George
A. Beckett of Belfast, has home with them.
: Carle P. Payson of Ludlow. Vt, U. of M '13
isl the guest of his aunt Mrs. Esse P. Carle.
The last of January Mr.. Payson will go to
Pittsfeld tc take charge of the incubator at
the Pittsfeld poultry farm and next fall will
return to college.
Col Frederick W. Pla listed, who was On jan
uary 5th, inaugurated governor, is the seventh
Augusta man to hold that position, the others
being Joseph H. Williams, Lot. NJ Morrill,,
Samuel Cony Selden Connor, Edwin c. Bur
leigh and John Fremont HILL
C. H. Maxfeld, formerly of Belfast, is super
intendent of the Dexter Electric Co. The
plants equipment includes 1s0 h. p. engine, a
25oh. p. boiler and 60 X. W. 1873 cycle genera
tor. The number of lights at present is 1,50O,
but will soon be very materially increased.
The Belfast friends of Mrs Horace Chenerv
will be sorry to learn of the accident which
befell her at the winter home of the family on
Commonwealth avenue, Boston. She was
carrying her infant son and slipped on a hard
W ood floor, and to save the child from harm
sacrificed herself, falling in such way as to
break her leg above the ankle. The Chenerys
were to have left the next day on trip west.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles A. Horton and their
sons Holton and Trowbridge, ard Mrs. NJ. j.
Kellar, Mrs. Horizons mother, left Monday for
White Plains, N. Y, where they will make
their home for the present Mr.. Horton has
been seriously i'll for some time and will need
long rest before entering upon any new busi-
ness. The family made many warm friends
during their residence in Belfast. who wish
them prosperity and happiness.
John F. knowton, the retiring clerk of
courts of Hancock county, was the guest of
honor at banquet given at the Hancock
house, Ellsworth, Monday evening January
End, by the Hancock county bar. The Ellis
worth American says: Itwas fitting express
sion of appreciation by his associates of the
bar, on "the completion of twenty years Of
faithful, efficient courteous and conscientious
service The speakers We'd with each other
in saying handsome things of Mr. Knowlton
and paying deserved tribute to his efficient
service as clerk of courts
Miss Dora Moody. a cousin, has left for
Idaho with Francis and Alice, the children of
Ralph and Alice Heath Whitten. The children
have been stopping with their grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. John W. NASH who regretted to
part with them, and are lonely because of their
absence. They left by the Monday afternoon
boat for Boston, left Boston Tuesday for Chi
cago and there were to take a train over the
Northwestern railway for Boise, Idaho, where
/ their father or uncle would meet them and
accompany them to Payette Dam, Idaho, the
present home of their parents, and where their
brother had preceded them.
The Augusta correspondent of the Portland
Press finds that the Democrats are short of
leaders in the legislature and in discussing the
matter says: