The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-03-09
PERSONAL.

in Boston
Hiram F. Farrow. Register of Deeds, was n
Augusta last week on business.
| Gov. Paisted has nominated Clerk of Courts
George l. Keating for dedimus Justice.
Mrs Joseph Williams of Islesboro is visiting
Mrs. Fred N. savery in East Belfast.
Miss Margaret N. Hazeltine returned last
Friday from few weeks visit in Boston.
DR.. Eugene L. Stevens, who has been i'll for
the past ten days with the grip, is improving.
Miss Ethel R. Hutchins is at home from
Kent's Hill, where she is taking the music
course.
Nj. and Mrs E. A. Wentworth of Rockporf
were guests of Mrs. Ansel Wadsworth the
past week.
W. Arthur Shales went to Orono last Satur-
day for short visit at the University of
Maine.
Capt. Alban F. Ewell of Northport is re-
covering from severe illness andi is able to be
up and about the house
Mrs. Augusta S. Frederick and Mr.. Charles
w. Frederick left Monday noon for the South
to be absent several months.
Rev. M. S. Hill was in Bangor March LIST to
attend an executive session of the trustees OF
the East Maine Conference Seminary.
Miss Maude E. Barker returned last Thurs
day from Waterville, accompanied. by Mrs.
George Hutchins, who was her guest for sever
al days.
Miss Ethel SC
west Somerville, Mass, and will visit in North
Held, VT, before returning to Belfast to spend
! the summer.
Elijah ). Shuman, who has been very i'll for
some weeks at his home on Waldo avenue, is
gaining steadily and is able to sit up for a
time each day.
| Mrs. Wilmer J. Dorman returned to her home
on Cedar street last Saturday after being in the
Tapley hospital for several weeks, following q
surgical operation.
Miss Jennie M. Miller will leave next week
to spend several months with Mrs. George o.
Tibbetts in West Medford and Mrs. R. ". Hurd
in Charlestown, Mass
A. J. H. Turner of Isle AL Haut is visiting in
Massachusetts, Mr.. Turner is the artist black
smith, whose shop at the Thoroughfare is one
of the chief attractions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph L. Cooper and Messrs.
William A. Mason, Ben D. Field Herbert Fos-
ter and Edward Norton went to Boston Mon
day to attend the auto show.
| Charles E. Bicknel has taken into partner
snip his son Robert, and the firm style is now
e. T. Bicknell & Son. It's good pair to draw
to-Rockand Courier Gazette.
Miss Amy L. Wilson returned Monday from
Gardiner, where she was the guest for several
days of her sister, Miss Edith c. Wilson.
teacher in the Gardiner High school.
In the U. S. District Court, Portland, last
Friday Frank N. Lord of Belfast was allowed =
discharge from bankruptcy. Tilton A. Elliott
of Brooks has also been granted discharge.
Commodore William " Pratt, U. S. N, re-
Gently assigned to the staff of the War College
n Newport, has leased the Eustis cottage or
G ibbs avenue and with Mrs Pratt will spend the
summer there.
Harry E. Condor of Pittsfeld, fo-merly of
this city, has recently been appointed as COM
pany clerk of the new militia company which
has been organized in Pittsteld. Mr. Condor
is the assistant postmaster at Pittsheld
Alfred J. Duhamel, who has been contifed
to the house for some four weeks with Illness
is able to be about the house and expects
within week to be able to be out again He
will not resume work in his shop for some
weeks yet.
Mrs. Charles H. Cole, who has been the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Burgess, returned to her
home in Boston last Saturday. During her
visit many social functions were given in her
honor, her hostess entertaining three spe-
cial occasions.
Misses Eva Scates of Fort Fairfield and Ruth
Rigler of Philadelphia, Pa were guests the
past week of Mrs. David L. Wilson, Miss
Scates' cousin. The young ladies left last Sat
urday, the former for Pennington and the lat
ter for Brownville, where they will present
Hiawatha by local talent.
The annual ball of the B. F. O.. E. of Houltou
was given in their beautiful clubhouse Monday
evening February 9th. The dance was pre-
ceded by fine concert,and dainty buffet lunch
was served at intermission. In mention of the,
ladies' costumes we find the following: Mrs.
C. G. Ferguson was beautifully gowned in blue
; yelling over silk"
The many friends of jefferson L. Alexander
will be glad to hear that he has recently been
appointed General Manager of the Houghton
County Electric Co., with headquarters at
Houghton, Mich. Jeff" has been employed
only two years with this company and his rapid
promotion to such a responsible position
speaks well for the high esteem in which he is
held by his mployers.-Eastport Sentinel.
George a. Polister has resigned as United
States steamboat Inspector for Portland and
the State of Maine in general, after having
been in office continually since 1888. That his
long service has been satisfactory is evidenced
by letter recently received from Ira Harris,
the supervising steamboat Inspector in which,
Mr.. Polister is highly commended for his
many years of faithful work and regret is eX-
pressed that the Portland man has felt that he
must resign. Mr.. Pollister has not yet decided
as to his future, but may go to Hon olulu, where
he has son as well as a married daughter,
Mrs. Wilbur Anderson. Mrs. Pollister who
has long been prominent in the club and social
circles of Portland, was formerly Miss Arbella
Pillsbury of this city.