The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-05-30
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Lizzie Stearns of Princeton, Mass. is
the guest of Mrs. VIM. H. Snow, Congress
street.
Harold Littlefeld left for Taunton, Mass.
Friday to take a special course as trained
nurse.
Mrs. Caroline Dolloff left last Friday for
cambridge, Mass, to visit her daughter, Mrs.
William Havener
Edward H. Dickey and Miss Jennie Tib-
belts of Waterville are guests of his mother,
Mrs. Lois Dickey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Colby and Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller Colby of Sunset have moved into their
cottages for the summer.
Mrs. E. S. Bennett of Hubbardston, Mass,
has been the guest the past two weeks of her
sister, Mrs. A. o. Stoddard
AT special town meeting in Islesboro Calvin
klmball was elected third selectman to sue.
coed Joseph A. Sprague, deceased.
( Miss Anna Louise Peavey of Bangor is the
guest of Mrs. M. A. Peavey and Miss Evelyn
Peavey at their home in East Belfast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowdoin N. Pendleton of Isles
boro were weekend guests of Mrs Pendle-
tons parents, Rev. and Mrs. D. B. Phelan.
DIR. George Phelan of McGill University.
Montreal, arrived last Saturday to spend sew
eral weeks with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. d.
B. Phelan
Mrs. Arthur Ritchie went to Lewiston Mon
day with her mother, Mrs. Miranda Skilngs,
who has been her guest for several months,
and will spend week there.
Miss Cora S. Morrison has received an an.
pointment to teach in the public schools of
Porto Rico. but will not learn in what town
until she goes to Porto Rico next September.
Hon. Arthur l. Brown came from Augusta
last Saturday to spend Sunday at his home on
Miller street. His son, Arthur F. Brown of
Rumford Falls, and his little daughter Doris
spent several days here the past week.
Warren and Charles Gardner of Rockland
were In Belfast Thursday, having motored up.
to visit their mother, Mrs. Benjamin P. Gard
ner, who is quite ill at the home of her daueh.
ter, Mrs. Alban B. Wyllie, Church street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prince M. Bessey left Satur.
day for Waterville, and from there go to Ports
mouth, N. H. where they will make their fu-
ture home, Mr.. Bessey having secured lucra.
tive position in furniture and undertaking
Observation-Disclosures Reporter Journal
l.. c. Vannah, formerly of Bangor, for six
years in the Government service at Panama
and now the private secretary of Joe Mitchell
Chapple, editor of the National Magazine, was
the guest last Thursday of Rev. D. B. Phelan
The last of the public recita]s given by the
department of oratory, Kent's Hill, this year
was heard last Thursday evening in Memorial
hall. First on the program was Miss Helen
Gardner Brier of Belfast, who gave recita.
tion on Mary, Queen of Scots
Major General Joshua L. Chamberlain, whose
nomination for re-appointment as surveyor OF
Gus toms for the port of Portland, was sent tc
the Senate May 22nd by President Taft, has
held that office for the past eight years. His
re-appointment was confidently expected.
Hon. Forrest Goodwin of Skowhegan, Repub-
lican candidate for Congress in the third dis
trict, was one of the most enthusiastic of the
old time rooters at the Colby -Bowdoin game at
Waterville, May 22nd and swapped remins-
cences with Assistant Postmaster Larrabee OF
the days when they played together on the
Colby team.
Congratulations are extended to Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Brassey Brierley of Yorkton, N
W. T. Canada, on the birth, May 18th, of a
laughter. Mrs. Brassey- Briefly was formerly
Miss Charlotte B. Frost, daughter of Mr. anC
Mrs. Edwin Frost of East Belfast and the
grand parents also receiving congratua.
tons.
Mrs. Chapple accom- panied her husband, Joe
Mitchell Chapple, the magazine man and lec-
turer, on his visit to Belfast Thursday. They
left on Friday mornings train for Machias
Where Mr.. ChappIe delivered an address in
the evening. Mr.. and Mrs. ChappIe were
guests of Dr.. and Mrs. W. West while il
Belfast.
Mr.. and Mrs Horace Chenery left for Bostor
on Saturday afternoons boat, called there by
the death of Mr. Chenery's aunt, Sarah
Frances, widow of John Hitchcock of Brook
line, Mass. The funeral was held at her late
home with her daughter, Mrs. W. D. Hunt al
II a. M, May 9th, at 80 Warren street. Brook.
line.
The spring term of the Liberty High schoo
has closed after a very successful term of ter
weeks. The school for the past year has beer
under the principaship of William P Cushma1
of West Pownal, who graduated from tn,
University of Maine in the class of 1911. Fl,
has done most excellent work in Liberty ant
made for himself fine reputation as an in
structor.
The Memorial Day orator at Bar Harbor will
be Herman A. Clark, present pastor of Ede1
Baptist Church at Salisbury Cove. Mr.. Clarl
was born in Frankfort, March q, 1887. Afte
completing the common school education in hi
home town he completed his fitting schoo
courses at East Maine Con ference Seminar,
and Hampden Academy, where he won honort
as an athlete. For two years he was principa
of Milo. junction grammar school, after which
he taught in Aroostook county until he tool
up his work in the ministry.
Ex-Congressman Edwin c. Burleigh of Au
gusta, Republican candidate for United State.
Senator, passed through Belfast Saturday or
his way to Rockland. Mr.. Burleigh was ac
companed by Hon. Byron Boyd, Miss Dorothy
Boyd, A. Day and c. Batche lder, the latter his
chaffeur, and the party dined at the Windsor
In the afternoon he called on several of the
| Relfast Republicans and was warmly oraetef