The Republican journal., 1912-02-08
PERSONAL.

Miss Bertha H. Whtten returned last Mon
day from two weeks visit in Portland and
Union.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Fogg went to Bangor
Tuesday to spend several days with Rev. and
Mrs. Ashley A. Smith.
Mrs. Mary P Wadsworth was called to
Rockport last Monday by the serious illness of
her brother, Warren Pottle
Renworth R. Rogers, Colby IL, has entered
the employ of the Maine Central Railroad Co.,
at the freight office in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Dinsmore and Mr..
and Mrs. Irving T. Dnsmore returned Satur-
| day night from weeks business trip to Bos-
ton.
DR.. and Mrs. Ernest S. Weber of Eartland
arrived last Saturday, called here by the
death of Mrs. Webber's sister, Mrs. Charles R.
! Declow.
| Hon. Arthur l. Brown of Belfast, former
secretary OF State, was visitor, Thursday in
the city and was registered at the Augusta
House.-kennebec Journal.
Rev. and Mrs. Arthur A. Blair are spending
the week in Bangor in attendance upon the
convocation lectures. They are registered at
the Colonial Apartments.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Mcdonald returned bv
last Saturday evenings train from trip to
Boston and New York, in which MIR. Mcdonald
combined business and pleasure.
Mrs. E. ]. Blattner and Miss Blattner of
St. Louis, who lectured on Japan Jan. 3lst
wo
Charles P. Hazeltine, Cedar street.
DR.. Harry L. Kilgore has been appointed
resident neurologst of the Montreal General
Hospital, connected with McGill University.
He is one of 10 surgeons of the hospitals
staff
Miss Sarah Fogarty and Mrs Mary DOYLE,
who accompanied the remains of their brother
John Fogarty, to Belfast last Saturday, were
guests of their uncle, Mr.. John Ward, Waldo
avenue.
Miss Lucy A. Cochran, Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah
Ritchie, Mrs. E. B. Lunt, Mrs. VIM. H. BRAY.
A. D. Hayes and Earl j. Braley attended the
Pomona Grange. which met last Tuesday with
Riverside Grange in the hall at Poor's Mills.
Stanley D. Wilson, formerly of Searsmont.
has been appointed instructor of chemistry at
the University of Kansas, Lawrence Kansas,
and went there last week from Washburn Col
lege, where he has held similar position
Mr.. Frank R. Griffin of Weed, California,
who has been dangerously ill for the past six
weeks, is slowly regaining his strength. Dec.
23d he contracted cold, which rapidly devel-
oped into pneumonia. At present he is able to
sit up short time each day. Mr.. Griffin has
many relatives and friends in Belfast who will
be glad to hear of his recovery
Yesterday, Feb. 7th, was the birthday of
Capt. John 0. Johnson of Liberty and some of
his Belfast friends sent him post cards in
recognition of this anniversary. How many
summers, and winters, have passed over the
head Of our always welcome friend and cores
pondent we cannot say; but trust he may
have many more such anniversaries, and that
his days may be days of happiness and pros
perity.
Augustus c. Knight of Medford, Mass for
merly of Belfast, composer of the opera
Pepita, which was given in this city last sum-
mer, gave a dinner in Medford Monday night
in honor of Miss katherine C. Quimby of Bel
fast, now visiting in Boston, who took the
part of Pepita at the performance of the
opera here, Robert S. Rawson, who took the
part of Carlos, and Miss Marian Wells and
Miss Gladys Pitcher of Belfast, who are study
ing music in Boston.
Mr.. Eugene r. Conner returned last Monday
from visit to his brother, Byron S Conner in
Racine, Wisconsin, whom he had not seen for
80 years. Under the caption of Happy Fam
lily Reunion" Racine paper had the follow
ing:
A happy family reunion occurred Sunday at
the home of Byron S. Conner 42e Cliff avenue,
when he entertained his brother, E. r. Connor,
a retired school principal of Belfast, Me-,
whom he had not seen for thirty years, and
his two nieces, Mary Connor of Rochester and
Edith Connor of Oshkosh, the latter also
school teacher, who thus met her uncle for
the first time in twenty two years. A family
dinner was the feature of the day and most
interesting conversation followed of the days
when Byron and his big brother went to school
together.
Mr. Conner also spent week with his niece,
Miss Edna Conner, in Milwaukee, Wis, visited
his cousin, Mary Conner, in Rochester, Wis,
and another cousin, Miss Edith Conner, in
Sheboygan, Wis. MIR. Conner says the latter
place received its name follows: An old
Indian chief lived there and wanted Son, and
when his second child arrived he was asked if
it was boy, and he replied, "a she boy again."
hence the name. MIR. Conner gave up
templated visit to his sisters children, Eugene,
Lucy and Gladys Rackliffe, in Michigan, on ac-
count of small pox epidemic. He spent some
time in Chicago sightseeing and on the way
home visited relatives in Springfield, Mass
and Portland.
BELFAST OPEN TO NAVlGA TION.
The Ice Blockade was Raised Tuesday and
the Boats are Running as Usual.
The ice conditions were but little changed
last Thursday. The only open water was in
the channels made by the cutter Woodbury. the
day before and by the coal steamers. The
steamer Kennebec from SearspoIt for coal