The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-02-29
PERSONAL.

| Eben F. Littlefeld was in Watervile the past
week on business.
Miss Edith L. Strout of Portland spent the
past week with relatives in Belfast.
Mrs. Sarah Wardwell of South Penobscot is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Arthur E. Stantial
| Ralph M. Gilmore of Waterville has been
elected secretary of the Central Maine Fair
company.
Mrs. Carrie H. Lttlefeld of ST. Stephens, N.
B., arrived last Monday to visit relatives in this
city. her former home.
Mrs. E. N. Winslow of Lawrence, Mass, was
called to Belfast last week to a. tend the funer-
al of her niece, Mrs. S. M. R. Locke
Clarence Read of the Read Garage and Ma
chine Go. went to Portland last week on busi-
ness and to attend the automobile show.
A. B. Stantial returned last week from trip
to Washington county in the interests of the
Coe- Mortimer Co. and went to Brooks Monday,
! Hon. A. E. Nickerson and Mrs. Nickerson of
Swanvile attended the 5sth wedding anniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. Loomis Eames of Sears
port.
| A. H. Nichols and T. B. Berry, Searsport.
and Annie Brown, Belfast, were registered at
the Penobscot Exchange, Bangor, last Thurs
day night.
Horace Chenery attended the automobile
show in Portland last week. He arrived here
Saturday night and went to Tilden's Pord for
ice boating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving L. Perry and daughter
Marian will leave tomorrow, Friday, for a
pleasure trip that will include visit to Wash
ington, D. C.
Miss Clara F. Furbish, who is attending the
Castlne Normal school spend few days the
past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry A. Furbish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ritchie attended the
Shrners ball in Lewiston Feb. 22nd, and then
went to Portland on business and pleasure, re-
turning home last Saturday noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M Chase of Swanville are
receiving congratulations on the birth of their
first grandson. presented by Mr.. and Mrs
Frank E. Nickerson of Everett, Mass
Miss Helen Dunn, matron of the Waldo
county hospital, returned to Belfast last Thurs
day and resumed her duties after passing a
short vacation with her parents in Augusta
Mrs. Eli Cook and Mrs. Julia C. Roberts,
who came to Belfast to attend the fu-
neral of Mr.. Eli Cook, returned Monday noon,
the former to Belmont and the latter to Somer-
vile, Mass.
George Carter of Montville, who was very
fr1l1H fNI
hospital for appendicitis few weeks ago, left
Feb. 2lst for Thorndike, accompanied by Mrs
Carter where they will be guests of her par
ents.
Mrs. Esther Greeley of Bar Harbor, who had
been visiting her brother, MIR. Fred A. Holmes,
has returned home accompanied by her son,
Edwin Greeley, who had been spending sever
al months with his grandmother, Mrs Hannah
Holmes, in this city and Swanville
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. Hazetine and their
daughter, Miss Margaret N. Hazeltine, arrived
in Tryon, N. c., last Saturday. They were de-
tanned day in Boston and two days in Wash
ington, D. c., by inability to secure seats in the
Pullman. They will remain in Tryon for a
time and if they do not like it will go else
where. They will be absent several week..
Hon. and Mrs. F. Marion Simpson of Bangor,
who are on a tour of the West Indies, Central
America and the southern States, arrived at
Havana Feb. 18th, after pleasant passage
from New York, and were to leave on the 18th
for Jamaica. The weather in Havana when
they arrived was fine, with the temperature 81
degrees in the shade
About 125 members of the Maine Society of
the Sons of the American Revolution and
women guests met at Riverton Feb 22nd Of
ficers were elected, resolution adopted re-
GREETING the death of Senator Frye, and COM
mittee is to be named to arrange for cele-
bratlon of the Fourth of July. Ralph Emery
formerly of this city, now of Kalamazoo, Mich
is one of the vice presidents
Dr. A o. Stoddard has received letter from
his brother, DR.. Geo. W. Stoddard, who with
Mrs. Sroddard is spending the winter in Pasa-
dena, Calf. in which he says they have bought
bungalow in that city ard will remain through
the summer at least. A later letter calls for
the shipment of furniture and it is understood
that the Stoddards will sell their property here
and take up their permanent residence in Cali
fornia
A recent letter from Prof j. F. Tufts OF
Acadia College, Wolfville. N. S., says that
Miss Ethola W. Frost and Prof. Edward H
Fletcher, both of Belfast, who are in the musi
cal department of the college, are doing gooc
work. The house occupied by Prof. Fletche,
and family was recently damaged by fire. The
alarm was given at 10 o'clock and the house
was scorched before the department could gel
the fire under control
The schools in Swanville closed last week
The pupils in the Knowlton district. No. 8
gave their teacher, e. D. Hartshorn, a happ,
surprise the last day, when Miss Ruth Hanley
In behalf of the school, in a pleasant manner
presented him with very handsome brass ex.
tension book rest. Mr. Hartshorn responded
In his usual pleasant and cheerful manner. The
teacher in return had surprise for his pupils
who had all been SO faithful and digent ir
their studies through the term of school, Il
was dainty treat of very nice candies, put ut
in fancy bags, which all enjoyed very much.
Hon. Jeremiah E. Burke supervisor of the
Boston public schools and an orator of consid