The Republican journal., 1912-12-05
PERSONAL.

d. r. Mcdonald went to Boston yesterday
on business.
E. L. Macomber, who has been employed in
lslesboro during the summer and fall, has re-
turned to Belfast.
Mr.. l. v. Miller left last Tuesday for Boston
and New York to select his furs for the
Christmas trade.
Mrs. Ada Larrabee Wildes of Lewiston was
the guest over Thanksgiving of Mrs. D. P,
Palmer, Church street.
Mrs. Robert P. Coombs underwent SLIGHT
operation Tuesday in the Paine Private Hos.
pital in Bangor.
Rev. Arthur A. Blair returned Tuesday from
Oakfield, Maine. where he conducted services
Monday evening
Rev. David L. Wilson and son Cuthbert have
been in New York the past week. They will
arrive home tomorrow, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Willard of Cambridge.
Maine, were guests the past week of Mrs.
Hiram Michaels and Mrs. " D. JONES'
Mr.. A. c. Hopkins returned Tuesday. from
day of his father. Mr.. George W. Hopkins.
Mrs. Hall F. Hoxe and little sons, David F.
and Thomas b. of Waterville returned home
last Monday after few days visit with Bel
fast relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick W. Brown will close
their cottage on the Allyn Shore this week and
take rooms in the Seavey house, corner of
High and Spring streets.
Miss Marian Hazeltine will leave today for
Bingh am, where she will begin her duties on
the Monday following as assistant in the
Bingham High school.
Ralph A. Bramhall and Linville F. Whitmore
were at home from Colby college to spend
Thanksgiving. The former returned Friday
and the latter Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. VIM E. Hunt of Brdgewater,
Mass, arrived last Saturday to spend few
days of their hon eynoon at the home of her
brother. Ralph Hayford.
Rev. w. F. Sturtevant, wife and two chill
drcn, arr we'd last Tuesday from Freeport and
are their home in the Pattershall house corner
of Union and Condor Streets:
Rev. D. A. Phelan, pastor of the Methodist
church, was called to Islesboro to officiate at
the wedding of Austin Hutchins of Bangor
and Miss Rose Rolerson of Islesboro.
Mrs. j. A. Fessenden and Mrs. L. w. Pepdle-
ton have been heard from at Richmond, Va,
on their way south. They were to leave the
next day for Charleston, S. c., and after
spending two weeks there 60 to ST. Augustine,
Fla, for the winter.
Messrs. Frank Green of Portland and Moses
Weller OF Waterville, members of the Green
Brothers Company, were in Belfast last Sat-
urday to attend the opening of their new
5 and 10 cent store. Mr.. Harry Barker of Wa
terville will be the local manager
Miss Dorothy Frank of Boston, student at
La Sale seminary, is the guest for few days
of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin w. Heating and Miss
Clara Keatng of this city. coming from Bos-
ton with Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Heating when
the Copley- Plaza, guests of Mr.. and Mrs Ira
NJ Cooe of Chicago.
Jonathan Bridges of Amherst, who is 72
years DID, raised on his farm this year, with
no help except during haying, the following
crops: 141 bushels of potatoes; SIS bushels of
turnips; Is bushels of carrots; 100 head of cab
bage; half bushel of onions; seven tons of
hay This would be quite stunt for young
er man.
Governor-elect William T. Haines has an
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Lawrence of Skowhegan as his private secre-
tary, to begin his duties Jan. 1st. Judge Law
renee was born Nov. 6, 1879, in Fairfield, and
was graduated from Colby College with Phi
| Beta Kappa rank in the class of 1900. He is a
member of the Zeta Psi fraternity.
Senator Staples, to still give the title which
he may wear a few weeks longer, was in the
| city Tuesday in attendance upon probate
court hearing. Though he yearns to be in the
thick Of the fray at Augusta this winter he
| derives small amount of satisfaction in
| being perfectly care-free He is not even a
candidate for federal Office. The spring of
! 1918 may find him in the field as candidate
| for the gubernatorial nomination, or, it is not
| altogether unlikely that he may heave his hat
| into the State senatorial ring once more. The
| Hon. Lindey Murray Staples is still lively
bird, capable of upsetting the plans of younger
politicians. s.-Rockland Courier Gazette.
! On the first day of January, 1913, Governor
elect and Mrs. William T. Haines of Water.
vile, will celebrate the 30th anniversary OF
their marriage, the Both anniversary of MIR
Haines assuming the duties of county attorney
of Kennebec county one of the first mportant
political positions that he ever had, and Incl
dentalIy, Mr. Haines will be sworn into office
on that day as the next Republican Governor
of Maine. Mr.. and Mrs. Haines have three
children son, William, and two daughters
Mrs. Percy A. Crafts of Auburn, and Miss
Gertrud. W. Haines of Waterville. Mis-.
Haines is to be married Dec. 18th at her hom,
in Watervile to Joseph Lawrence Clarke O
Portland, and is to reside in Portland.
Charles A. Hartman has on exhibition il
his jewelry store window an interesting bool
which he discovered while looking over bo,
of old books in the basement of his store, say
the Bath Times. 1t is the record book of tn,
late John Hayden, beginning with March, 1929
and covering a period of six years, showing
the watch sales and all repair work on watche
4 during that time. 1t contains the names o
1000 sales and repair jobs. There is an inter
esting history connected with the store nov
occupied by MIR. Hartman, 1t has been occu
pied as jewelry store for nearly ninety years
The business was first started by John Hayden