The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-01-02
PERSONAL.

Herbert B. Foster of Portland was in town
last week for a visit.
DIR. W. L. West left Tuesday morning to
attend the opening session of the Legislature.
Mr.. Albert Gammans had verv serious i'll
turn last Saturday and is in critical condi-
tion.
FRANK Davis returned last Saturday to Wa
terville from visit with his aunt. Mrs. l.. A.
Cottrell
Mr.. and Mrs. John Collins spent Christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Pierce in North
Brooksville.
Miss Mary L. Moor returned to WaterviIIe
Monday after short visit with Miss Ella Frve
in this city.
Ralph Collins left last week for Wayerlv.
Mass, where he will train for nurse at the
Insane Hospital
Mrs Abbie Eells Read, P. W. M, is the
chaplain of Minneapolis Chapter No. 9, Order
of the Eastern Star
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur W. Morse, who spent
the past two weeks in Boston, returned home
N~o"y
Miss Louise w. Richards returned to Farm
lngton Monday after spending her vacation
with her mother, Mrs. Annie Richards,
Z. f. Frost was a business caller in Pitts
held wednesday and the guest for Christmas
of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. E. @. Frost
Mrs Edith Clark of Somerville, Mass, returned
home last Saturday. She was called here bv
the illness Of her sister, Miss Eva Wight.
Miss Marian Hazeltine returned to her school
duties in Bingham. Tuesday, having been de-
tanned at home for several days by illness.
Maurice E. Lord returned Monday to Rur,.
ington, VT, where he is attending Medical
college, after spending his Christmas vacation
in Belfast.
MIR. and Mrs. Amasa S. Heal and Miss
Geneva Heal returned Monday from visit
with Mrs. E. B. Worthen and Miss E. Louise
Heal in Lexington, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Pennington of Newark
N. j., who have summer home in Northport
arrived in Belfast Thursday and were guests
until Saturday at the Windsor.
DR.. George Phelan, who has been visiting in
Belfast and lslesboro, left Tuesday for short
visit in Waldoboro before returning to his
studies in McGiil University Montreal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Chenery, with their
children. governess and maid, arrived from
Boston Saturday morning for brief visit at
The Pastures, Mr.. Chenery's Belmont farm
Fred A. Seward spent Christmas at the
home of his parents, MIR. and Mrs George
Seward, in Pittsfeld. Mr.. Seward is now en-
ployed in the Mathews Bros. sash and blind
factory.
Harry, the little nine-years cid son of MIR
and Mrs. Charles Bowen, who was recently
operated on for appendicitis abscess at the
City General Hospitals rapidly improving and
has returned home
Miss Isabel Iowle returned Monday to re-
sumo her duties as teacher in the Normal
Institute, Danbury, Conn, after spending the
Cniistmas vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. L. Towle.
The engagement of Miss Alvesta C. Ellis of
bingham, Mass. to Mr. James E. Douglass of
Miss Ellis is the daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert R. Ellis, formerly of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mahoney of Concord, ~
H., and their six months old baby are
guests of his mother Mrs Susan Dickey Ma
honey. on Northport avenue Mrs. Mahonev
has been i'll but is now improving and able to
sit up.
Mrs Hugh D. Mcclellan of Lexington, Mass,
and Miss Alice P. Poor of New York, arrived on
the Monday night train, called here by the
death of their grandfather Mr. Augustus Per-
ry. They left on their return Wednesday
morning.
Wilbur o. Colby, Of W. 0. Colby of
Market street, is seriously i'll in Camden with
typhoid pneumonia. MIR. Colby, who recently
bought restaurant in Camden, spent Christ
mas in Belfast and on his return to Camden
Thursday was taken suddenly ill.
Miss Beulah Philbrook, who has been the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Sargent
since leaving the Tapley Hospital, went to
her home in Brewer Saturday, accompanied
by Miss Frances Sargent, who is her guest.
Miss Philbrook. after a rest, will resume her
position as principal of the Islesboro High
school.
AT a dinner given last Saturday the engage
ment was announced of Miss Gladys Pitcher.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Pitcher. to
James Taylor Sleeper, professor of music in
Beloit University. Miss Pitcher is a gradu-
ate of the New ENGLAND Conservatory of
Music and is now a teacher of music in the
Chelsea public schools. Prof. Sleepe is the
son Of Rev. and Mrs. W. W. Sleeper of Welle-
sley, Mass.
A recent issue of The Courier Gazette
contains the following item concerning for
mer Belfast boy. who will be remembered by
many in this city:
Nothing on the Christmas program at Rock
land Theatre attracted more attention, or
proved more pleasing. than the clever mono
logue, "Our Country Cousin" done by we'll
known Rockport citizen, J. A. Havener The
rural makeup was exceptionally good one
and the droll conversation kept the crowds
constantly a-laugh.
Mrs. H. L. Kochersperger entertained at
the Cherokee beach cottage Saturday night
at chop suey party in honor of her charming
niece. Miss Marion Knowlton, of Maine The
honoree was becomingly attired in old rose
charmeuse satin, trimmed in silver crystals
The novelty of the refreshments was the chop
suey and rice served in oriental style. The
excellent japanese punch was much enjoyed
and altopether a yery deljph ful evenipu was