The Republican journal., 1912-02-01
PERSONAL.

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Hon. and Mrs. Arthur l. Brown are in Bos-
ton for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. Gertrude Fenwick is the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. c. E. Howard in Montville.
William A. Clark left Monday noon on
business trip to Boston and New York
Mrs. Howard L. Whitten returned last Fri
day from a visit with relatives in Melrose,
Mass.
Mrs. Bernes o. Norton left last Monday
morning to join Thomaston friends for short
visit in Boston.
Mrs. George Whalen of Brooks was called to
Belfast last Monday by the death of Mrs,
Clemena T. Pettee.
W. A. Mason and his sister have been heard
from in New Orleans, and from there go to
/ Texas and then to California
Miss Charlotte Staples spent the past week
in Winterport the guest of Mrs. Benjamin
Fish and Mrs. ]. A. Holmes.
Frank Luce of Montvile was a recent guest
of his daughter, Miss Hattie Luce Chapel
street, ,Augusta.-kennebecJ journal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Dinsmore and Mr..
and Mrs. Irving 7. Dinsmore went to Boston
Monday on business and pleasure trip.
William H. Quimby, president of the Waldo
Trust Co., returned last week from Minneapolis
Mimi, where he was called on business.
Eugene P. Carver and Mrs. Carver sailed
from Boston Jan. oath on the United Fruit
Company's steamship Santa Marta for jamaica
Mr.. David Mcknight of Barre, VT, and Mrs.
F. V. Packard of Chelsea, Mass, were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. John A Gilmore last Tuesday
Mrs. Bertha Harris Smith has returned from
New York to spend the remainder Of the win
ter with her father. Arnold Harris, on Park
street.
Stephen c. Clement and Lewis Cannon re-
turned Monday from Waterville, where they
represented Castle North, K o. K A., at the
Boys Conference.
DR.. Harry L. Kilgore left for Montreal Jan.
24th to continue his medical studies and is at
McGill University where he is an assistant in
clinics under Prof. Shirres in neurology.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Decrow of Philadel-
phia, formerly of this city, are receiving con-
gratulations on the arrival of young son,
Charles Edward, at their home on Monday,
weighing ten pounds.
Capt. E. S. Mcdonald has been at home for
some time, having laid up his schooner, the
Annie B. Mitchell at Philadelphia, where
there was an ice embargo that closed naviga-
tion even by steamers.
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and Cora S., closed their home on Court street
last Tuesday and will spend the remainder of
the winter with Mrs. Morison's mother, Mrs
S. W. Mathews, Cedar street.
Rev. J. W. Vaughan, who is still in the sani-
tarium, is improving and is able to ride and
walk out and to write home. The news of his
improvement is very pleasing to his many
friends in this city and vicinity
Mrs Edward Sibley is planning to attend
the biennial session of the National Fedora
tion,of Women's Club to be held in San Fran
cisco next summer. She is delegate from
the Maine Federation of Womens Clubs.
Robert P. Coombs returned Tuesday from
Portland, where he accompanied his daughter,
Gertrude Estelle, who is to take four-years
course at the ST. Joseph Convent. There are
at present 50 students in the convent, 20 of
whom are Protestants.
Rev Ashley A. Smith of Bangor was called
to Unity to attend the funeral of Mrs. Crosby
Fowler, formerly Miss Alneda Sprowl of
Montville and ,rrived in Belfast Tuesday
evening. Wednesday morning he went to
Swanvile to officiate at the funeral OF Mrs.
Mary Nickerson.
Dr. and Mrs. George W. Stoddard are in
Pasadena, Calf, and are delighted with the
place and climate. Pasadena is the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Blodgett, and the latter,
tor whose health the change was made, is i'm
proving rapidly. Mr.. Bodgett has employ
ment in store and is also doing Photographic
work.
Mr.. Herbert c. Libby has resigned as super
intendent of the public schools of Waterville
that he may be freer for the work to be done
in completing the manuscript for a college
text book on public speaking to be published
this fall. 1t is understood that he is to sever
his connection with Colby college in June to
accept a position at another college. He is
the youngest son of the late Hon. l. c. Libby.
Miss Mary Jackson, formerly of this city but
for the past seven years resident of Wood
| land, California, and now 81 years old, belongs
to three church societies, each taking an after
noon a week; is teacher of girls class in
Sunday school, meeting one afternoon every
two weeks with them to sew; looks after the
cradle roll of the church, makes calls, and at
tends church every Sunday and Wednesday
evenings, walking six blocks. During her
seven years sojourn in California she has had
doctor but once.
The fourteen Representatives from Massa-
chusetts in the National House include
two Maine men. One is Ernest w. Roberts
of the Chelsea district, who came from East
Madison, Maine, and is now rounding out
IA years in Congress. The other is William
H. Wilder of Gardiner, native of Belfast,
Maine, who lived here till 1866, when he
was eleven years old. He got into Con-
gress by scratch and is now upon his first
term. Butler Ames of the Lowell district is
the son of ex-senator Adelbert Ames, major
general of volunteers, who was born at Rock
land from which city he went to West Point