The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-08-29
NUMBER 35
PERSONAL.


Louis Goldberg left last Sunday for short
business trip to New York
Miss Clara R. Steward of Northport is spend.
ing few days with friends in town.
Mrs. H. E. McDor aid returned Tuesday from
few days visit with friends in Bangor
DR.. Luther S. Mason of Bangor has been re-
elected on the city board of school physicians.
Mrs. B. F. Wells, Jr., of Auburn, is the guest
of Mrs. B. F. Wells, and Mr.. and Mrs Frederick
G. Spinney.
W. E. Haskell of Union was the guest of
Wm A. Mason, while in Belfast attending the
Waldo County fair.
Mrs. H. L. Mudgett of Brookline Mass. is
the guest of Judge and Mrs. George E. john
son at the Battery
Rev. N. R. Pearson, Mrs. Pearson and daueh-
tiers. Misses Ruth and Esther Pearson of Pitts
field. spent the past week at Northport
J. Harvey Self Of New York is the guest of
Miss Mary Bickfold on Cedar street, joining
Mrs. Self, who has been here for several
weeks
Miss Alice Hussey, who has been employed
for several years at the Estabrooks factory,
left Sunday for Camden, where she has like
situation.
! Miss Frances Howes has returned from visits
in Boston and Canpello, Mass, and has as q
guest, Miss Maria Washburn of Lewiston,
classmate at the Mt. Ida school,
Mr.. and Mrs A len Webber, Misses Emma
and Louise Weber and Misses Julia Littlefeld
and Eleanor Bradford, spent the past week at
the Coombs cottage at Temple Heights
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Jenkins, Mrs. Clarence
Jenkins and daughter, Cloris, of Lynn, Mass.
and Miss Nina Jenkins, went to Belfast
Wednesday morning, where they will be the
guests of DR.. and Mrs. c. W. Jennys.-Rock-
land Opinion.
The Belfast friends of Rev. and Mrs Adoph
Rossbach will be sorry to learn that they have
changed their plans and will go directly from
Toronto to their home in East Boston, cancel
ling their Belfast visit.
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Prentiss and daughter.
Miss Mildred L. Prentiss of Brewer were the
guests last week of Mr.. Harry NJ Prentiss.
Mr.. Prentiss returned Monday and Mrs and
Miss Prentiss Tuesday.
The engagement of Miss Myrtle Blackwood
of Westbrook, Bates graduate, who was re-
Gently elected preceptress of Maine Wesleyan
Seminary, Kents Hill, to H. Philip Boody of
the Seminary fac ulty, has been announced.
Mrs. Charles Millhouse' and two daughters,
who spent the summer in Belfast, left last
Tuesday for their home in South Bend Ind
Her mother, Mrs. Alice l. Thombs accompa-
MED them and will spend the winter in South
Bend.
Mrs. Hannah P. Adams and Miss Avis M.
Morrison will leave today for Minneapolis.
where they will spend several weeks before
going to California for the winter They will
go via the Grand Canyon, and will probably
spend most of the season in Pasadena
Miss Ethel L. Burr of Bangor, was the guest
of the Misses Steward at the Hurd Farm,
Northpvrt, last week. Miss Burr, who has been
assistant superintendent at the Waldo County
Hospital for several months, completes her
duties there this week, and will return to her
home in Bangor.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. R. Munger, with their son,
Roy Munger, wife and little son, passed
through Belfast recently a tour of Maine.
in their Cadillac car The party came from
Dallas, Texas touring to Maine from Detroit,
Mich. While in Belfast they were guests of
R. a. Peavey of Dallas at his summer home,
Bay View Farm, East Belfast The Texans
were loud in their praise of Maine scenery es-
pecially that of Penobscot bay and surround.
ing country.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kent Steward of Ur-
bana, H.. who have spent the season at the
South Shore, Bayside, and have beer frequent
visitors to Belfast in their touring car, have
returned to Mrs. Stewards former home in
: Old Town, accompanied by Mrs. Stewards
mother, Mrs. Flora j. Carleton, who has been
their guest. They will make brief visit in
Old Town before returning to Urbana where
Mr. Steward, U. of NJ, 'oS, is instructor in the
University.
Prof. Charles E. Paul of the Armour lnsti-
tute, Chicago. is associate editor of the Cement
World and connected with the American Car
penter and Builder and the Dealers Record
three standard trade publications that have
large circulations The great and growing in
terest in cement construction subject on
which Prof. Paul has written eXhaustivey,
makes the Cement Word specially valuable
publication, and the Carpenter and Builder is
rightly called "The worlds greatest building
paper"
/ Edward Johnson and Edward s. Cobb mem
! bers of commission created by Socialist in
itiative ordinance to investigate the building
of the acqueduct at Los Angeles, Calf, have
submitted final report of their work to the
city council and rendered their designations,
stating that continuance of the work is un-
necessary. They believe that the construc-
tion was carried out in an honest and efficient
manner, but criticise the contract system of
mess and method of building siphons. Mr..
johnson, son of the late Edward johnson of
this city, and civil engineer. has been ap-
pointed president of the Harbor Commission
by the mayor of Los Angeles
Close attention to business as the head of
the Condor Merchantile Co. of Greeley, Colo
RADIO, impelled Mr.. A. T. Condor to take two
months vacation and he naturally turned to
Maine as the place to recuperate. Before COM
ing to his old home in Belfast he spent month
on the island of Matinicus, where he met