The Republican journal., 1914-09-24
PERSONAL.


past week at Ryder's Cove. Islesboro.
Miss Lewena Rice of Boston was the guest
recently of Mrs. H. E. Mcdonald, Church
street.
Mrs. Robert Holt of Limerick arrived last
Thursday to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
w. Rich.
Mrs. Emery o. Pendleton was called to Lin
colnville last Thursday by the illness of Mrs.
Cynthia Rhoades.
Miss Edith L. Strout will enter Simmons
College. Boston, this fall and take the course
in Domestic Science.
William E. Dilworth of Madison, an old-time
bali player and local newspaper man, called on
old friends in this city last week.
George Gichrest went to his home in Knox
last Sunday to spend two weeks vacation
from the store of A. A. Howes & Co.
Mrs. E. S. Kochersperger will leave for
Bangor this. Thursday, morning for two weeks
visit with her niece, Mrs. James Pickard.
Miss Edith Montgomery, who had been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. H. S. Pearl, left last
Thursday for her home in Rutland, Vt.
Hon. John R. Dunton and Mrs. Dunton, who
spent the summer at their cottage. The Bar
racks,at the Battery, have opened their Church
street house.
Misses Grace H. Hayes, chief operator, and
Ella l. Smalley, bookkeeper of the N. E, Tel.
& Tel. Co., returned Thursday from business
trip to Bangor.
Mrs. Mary Thompson was recent guest of
Prof. and Mrs. L. C. Bateman in Auburn, maxi
ing the trip by auto with her daughter, Mrs,
Virgil L. Hall.
Misses Alice Wescott and Agnes Trull of
Boston, trained nurses, are taking a vacation
in Belfast, guests of Miss Wescctt's sister,
Mrs. Carl H. Stevens.
Miss Louise, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Clement, left Monday for Portland to enter
the Waynfiete school. This is one of the best
private schools in the State
4. Herbert Carley, a Bucksport boy in the
navy, who has been stationed at Newport the
past three years, went to New York last week
to go on duty on the torpedo boat, Mccall
Rev. and Mrs. Charles B. Ames. who had
been at the Howes cottage at Quantabacook
since the first OF August, are guests of Belfast
relatives and will leave this week for Boston.
=. a. Miss Lucy E. Rhoades, daughter of ex-
Mayor Rhoades of Rockland, and her uncle,
Edward Whitney of Minnesota, were guests
last Thursday Of MIR. and Mrs H. E. McDon-
aid, Church street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Smith and son Wilson of
Bar Harbor autoed to Belfast Friday and were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Hopkins They
left their car here and went by train to Port
land to attend the marriage of Mr.. Smiths sis
ter.
Miss Nellie Dean returned Friday to her
home in Bellows Falls, VT, after visits with
relatives in East Belfast and with Mrs Louise
S. Shaes at, the Battery and at her home on
Miller street. Mrs. Shaes accompanied her
home for few weeks visit.
Mrs. Alice Carver, who had been visiting
relatives in Belfast and Morrill, for two weeks,
left the Boston boat Sept. 18th for her home
at Orange, N. J. She was accompanied as far
as Boston by Mrs. Helen Jordan of this city
who will spend the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. A. P. Carver, in Brooklne, Mass.
Chester Holmes of Cambridge, who had been
the guest for two weeks of David Jones at
Windenspray cottage the harbor front, left
Sept. 17th for his home. accompanied by Mr..
Jones, who will visit him for few days Mr.
Holmes is junior at Harvard where he is
making special study of languages, which he
plans to teach.
Misses Zadie B. Carter and Imogene Brant
of Redlands, Calf, who were in Germany at
the outbreak of the and after some de-
tention secured passage on the S. 5. Finland,
arriving at New York Sept. 18th, came to Bel
fast last Friday to join Miss Carter's sister,
Mrs. Evie c. Burke, for few weeks visit
here.
Capt. Frank E. Dyer of Porto Rico, brother
of the late Russell G. Dyer OF Belfast, has
been a guest of Charles N. Black and other
friends in Belfast and Searsport the past
week. Capt. Dyer was for about nine years
in command of passenger steamers between
New York and Porto Rico and is still called in
cases of emergency or on special runs. He is
now engaged in fruit raising. principally grape
fruit, oranges and pineapples, and is a member
of the Fruit Growers Exchange and the Co.
operative Packing Company. The American
Colony in Porto Rico marketed $750,00O worth
of fruit in New York the past year Capt
Dyer employs about 20 men on his fruit farm
but the daily wages paid would not be very en-
ticing to Maine farm help.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Bradbury returned
from Boothbay Harbor Saturday and will re-
main at their Northport avenue residence un-
til after the holidays. when they will make
their annual visit to New York. The Booth
bay Register says of the Bradburys and their
guests:
The New York friends of the Bradburys at
"Sun-dial Lodge" Mckowns Point, returned
Sunday to their homes, much to the regret of
all concerned. MIR. and Mrs. Harvey Self visit
ed here last season, but this was the first time
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Lockltt had ever been in
Maine. Needless to say, they were charmed
with our beautiful country. They are all fine
singers andth friends have enjoy ed rare mu-
sical treat. Mrs. Self, who was Miss kather-
inc Bickford of Belfast, went to New York
when very young lady and studied with one
of the finest teachers, Prof Averill. She is
now one of the most noted sololst of New
York, both in church and concert work. Her
husband also has wonderful baritone voice,
and he has been soloist at Beecher's old church
in Brooklyn for several years. Mrs. Lockett
has beautiful contralto voice, and belongs to
two female quartettes and the choir of one of