The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-08-17
PERSONAL.


with relatives in Winterport.
Mrs. Sarah Freeman is visiting her son. Mr.
Chas E. Bicknell, in Rockland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Israel Porter of Salem. Mass
are guest of Miss Frances C. Welcb.
Miss Mary H. Hilton is visiting her sister.
Mrs. Carrie Littlefeld, in Eastport
Miss Amorette Porter of Pittsfeld is visit
ing relatives and friends in Dixmont
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamlin Burkett spent the past
week with relatives and friends in Burkett-
vile.
Dorothy and Emerton Gross are visiting
their grandmother, Mrs. Harriet Gross East
/ Belfast
Miss A. Ida Whitten of Haverhin, Mass. is
the guest of her brothers, F. L. and Fl. l..
Whitten.
Mrs. o. B. Creamer of Camden was the
guest of Miss Myra C. Duffie several days the
past week.
Mrs. Ada Larrabee Wides of somerville
Mass, is visiting Mrs. Dwight P. Palmer.
Church street.
MIS- ). Albert Smith of Dorchester, Mass is
visiting her sister. Mrs. George W. Bartlett.
on Cedar street.
Mr. W. w. Blair of Newton, Mass, is the
! guest of MIR. F. Wallace Chase at the Robbins
home, High street.
Howard French of New York is visiting rel
atives in Linconville and calls freouentlv ON
his many Belfast friends.
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Woodcock returned Mon.
day from two weeks outing at the Morse
cottage, Georges Lake.
Mrs. Alice Leonard of Meriden, Conn., and
Miss Emma Frost of Thomaston are guests of
their mother, Mrs. Lena Frost.
Mrs. Mary E. Holden of Worcester and Miss
8 w. Palmer of Augusta are guests of their
sister, Mrs: Carrie M. Matthews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Haskell of Portland
arrived August 9th to visit Mrs. Haskells
brother, Charles H. Sargent, Cedar street.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Pearl and Mrs. Alice
Pearl Whittemore of Bangor arrived last Mon
day and are guests of Mr.. Charles H. Field.
Thomas E. Gushee of Lncolnville has bought
Foro touring car, his large real estate busi-
ness making an auto practically necessity.
Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Matthews have moved to
Massachusetts. Mrs. Matthews visited her
sister, Mrs. Nellie Todd, in Caribou, before
joining her husband
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. 7. Craig of Cambridge.
Mass, visiting their son and daugbter
Mrs j. H. Morris and K. B. Craig. They Wis
] tod hair 9TH oL. j
route
Mrs. William Engle of Holyoke, Mass, Mrs
B. A. Going of Thorndike and Mrs. Frederick
W. Brown of this city spent the past week
with Mr. and Mrs. Selwyn Thompson at The
Battery
Mrs. H. E. Mcdonald was the guest of Miss
Lucy E. Rhoades of Rockland last week and
attended the Eastern Star Field day held at
Penobscet Grange hall, Glencove. There we're
over 200 present.
Misses Edith and Anna Wright of Schfv,er
Nebraska, who have been visiting at The Rat.
terry, left Tuesday for Chicago, where they
will JOIN a party of friends for trip to he
Great Lake region.
James II. Jones has returned to Boston after
spending ten days vacation at his old home
in West BrooksvIlle. Mr.. Jones is now secre-
tary and member of the Boston hardware firm
Decator & Hopkins Co
Mrs. E. A. Porter and sister, Mrs ", B.
Gates, returned to Pttsfield last Thursday
from visit with Professor and Mrs Porter of
Boston, who are passing the summer at their
cottage at Windermere Park
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E Libby have returned te
Burnham from Fort Fairfield, where they mad
a weeks visit to his brother Arthur Libby
They were accompanied on their return b,
Miss Pearl Mckinney of Fort Fairfield
Lynwood B. Thompson, who has been coin,
practical forestry work in the south, going as
far south Keokee Kentucky where he was
six miles from post office and three miles
from DIV eing, arrived home last Tuesday to
visit his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Selwyn Thomp-
son. He will assist Orrin j. Dickey secretary
of the Belfast fair.
The perennial patriot, Lindey Murray Staples
of Washington, Me- arises to solve the sena-
torial problem in the Pine Tree State. He will
accept the appointment as successor to Mr..
Frye. The oldest inhabitant cannot remember
! When ne began MS polltlcal career, and for
several years the Knox county member enjoy
ed the distinction of being the only Democrat
/ in the Maine Senate. Whether he is of Nation
al Senatorial size may be open to question, but
man who acquire real wealth in a Maine
town with one thousand population surely is
entitled to consideration Boston Transcript
MIR. Marion Staples of Joplin, Missouri is
visiting his brother Mr.. Roscoe Staples, 81
Spring street, and other friends in this city.
He formerly resided here, going to sea in his
younger days and later conducting restau-
rant. About 80 years ago he removed to Jop-
lin and engaged in the real estate business,
dealing in farm and mineral lands, and has
prospered. He married a western lady, and
his wife accompanies him on this trip, her first
visit to the east, and she is greatly enjoying it,
The ocean breezes a novelty to her and her
first dish of fresh mackerel was a rev eation.
Mr.. Staples went to Joplin when it was d little
city of 5000 population. and the. lead and zinc
mining industry of that section in its infancy
Now, the place is great mining center, and
the city has population of over 10000 and is
still growing, and husting, too. Mr.. and Mrs.
Staples will remain here about a week and
will visit friends in other parts of Maine
Rockland Opinion.
Mrs. A B. Mazerall, wife of Capt. Mazerall
of the Bangor sch. N. E. Aver, which was
nearly lost in the storm of July 18th while off
Cape Cod, and her baby son Albert, IA mo nths