The Republican journal., 1913-01-23
PERSONAL.

AAAO/AN1AAs
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Titcomb of Brewer are
to remove shortly to Island Falls to make their
home.
Miss Marjorie Coombs has returned from
Camden and will spend the winter at her home
in Belfast
M. V. B. Mitchell of Troy has been appoint
ed by the Governor an agent for the prevention
of cruelty to animals.
Mrs. E. H. Haney has been seriously i'll the
past week at her home on Miller street. but is
rapidly improving
Mr.. and Mrs Warren ]. Foss of Fairfield ar
rived last Saturday and are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles H. Sargent
Mrs. B. P. Hurd of Waterville was the guest
"hlle IN town to attend the Eastern Star in
stallatlon of DR.. and Mrs. O. s. Vickery.
DR.. W. L. West, Messrs. Orrin J. Dickev and
Ralph d. Southworth motored to Rockland last
Friday in the interest of the Belfast Food
Fair.
Mr.. Horace E. Mcdonald left Monday for
New York to attend the Furniture Exposition.
Mrs. Mcdonald has charge of the store in his
absence.
Inc journal had pleasant call last Friday
from T. M. Howes. Esq, of Liberty, who was
returning home from Bangor, where ne had
been to have eye treated
Dr. E. D. Tapley was called to New York
last FRIDAY by t1e illness of his brother. Capt
Ira Iapley and vas accompanied by his broth
er, DIR. Thomas rapley of fremont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank N Lord, no nave been
spending number of weeks in this city vis-
lting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Newton s.
Lord, have gone to New Bedford Mass.
Mrs. William F. schoppe left yesterday for a
few days visit with Mr.. and Mrs William N.
Todd in Portland, joining there Prof Schoppe,
who IS attending the State Poultry Show.
Donald knowlton of the Delta Kappa Epsilon
fraternity of Colby. son of Dr. and Mrs. F, A.
hnoWton of Fairfield, is candidate for the
assistant managership of the 1913 track team.
Miss Grace H. Hayes. chief operator Of the
waldo Telephone & Telegraph Company, went
10 Portland last Saturday to spend several
days and ATTENDED the meeting Of the chief
operators of the State Jan. 22nd,
MIR. and Mrs. Edward T. Waltz arrived in
nuchsport last Saturday from Maldoboro,
"here they mad been the guests of MIR. Waltz's
parents, to spend few days with Mr. and
Mrs F. A. Goodale, Mrs. Waltzs parents
Percy S. Edgecomb, who was called to
Cranston, r. l., by the illress Of his sister
Mrs. N, j. Pottle, returned home "Wednesday
morning hV
received telegram ouncing his sisters
DEATH
Chellis H. Michaels of Springfield Mass, is
spending weeks vacation with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Michaels. Waldo avenua
MIR. Mlchaels was until recently one cf the
clerks IN the Parker House, Boston. and lef.
there for a similar position IN Springfield.
Miss Laura E. Norris daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Morris. who has been critically i'll
with a cold that developed pneumonia symp-
toms, is reT6fted as somewhat improye ed and
there are good hopes of complete recovery
S he is pupil in the sth grade and Very popu-
lar th her schoolmates.
Miss Vesta McAlljster, daughter Of Mrs. F.
A. Noble of Hartland, formerly of Pittstield,
and Clarence McAllister, son Of Mrs. Charles
Foster of Burnham, were married in Portland
Jan. 14th at the home of the brides aunt, Mrs
Dekoy Wheeler. After wedding trip to Bos-
ton they will return to Burnhan. where they
will reside.
Among those who ATTENDED the recep ION
aud banquet of the New England Dry Goods
ASSOCIATION at the Copley Plaza, Boston on
Tuesday evening We're Mr.. and Mrs j. r
Webster of Cambridge, their son. J. Russell
Webster and their guest Miss u tie {, Nor
rill of Belmont Me.
Chas. F Shaw, who with Mrs. Shaw is spend
ing the winter in Florida, writes from Miami
under date of Jan. 18th: I'VE are enjoying the
fine weather. 1t has been pleasant every day
sc far and from rs to 50 in the shade am
gong over e the Beach this afternoon to trv
the water The city is fast filing up with win
ter visitors from all over the United States
and they all say the same thing-this can't be
beat"
Those of our readers who remember the
ch arming account which printed Of "tol-
lette" and other contributions by Mrs Grace
d. Favre will be pleased to hear that she has
received from the Minister of Foreign Affairs
in Paris the distinc lion of the Academic Palms
and will join us in congratuating her. This order
created in 1903 by Napoleon as d reward
for literary merit, and has been bestowed on
Mrs. Favre for publications in both French and
English. The Amin ais Friend, London, Eng
land.
Many will be interested in the article on
another page. by Virgil G. Eaton Of the Ban
gor Daily News the late Gene" Rust,
and which includes "reminiscences OF the East
Maine Conference Seminary at Bucksport in
the COS. MIR. Eaton is not quite accurate in
his statement concerning the elder Rust and
his paper, The Progressive Age. Wm NJ. Rust
Of decided ability, genial COM
panion and he was cheated out of the nonina-
tion for Congress at the convention held in this
city; or perhaps it would be better to say thar
he was outgeneraled by the supporters of
Thompson H. Murch.
With the close of the year 1912 Deacon Al
fred Adams had served the Castine Longre-
gational Sunday school thirty years as it's
superintendent. Up to within year he had
be en- very active in this work and his whole
heart ard soul for its welfare and inter-
est, and at the close of the thirty wears he left