The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-03-19
PERSONAL.

Miss Emory CHM returned last Saturday
from short visit in Boston.
Mrs. W. C. vose went to Rockland Wednes-
day, for few days visit with relatives.
Among those attending Farmers Week at
the University of Maine was Seavey A. Piper
of Troy.
George T. Sullivan of the banking house of
Davidson Co., Boston, called on Belfast friends
recently.
Miss Ruth Smalley, who was recently oper-
ated on at the Tapley Hospital, returned home
last Friday.
Mrs. John A. Fogg and son Albert K. went
to Bangor Tuesday for short visit with the
family Of Rev. Ashley A. Smith.
Misses Edna and Ruth Coombs have returned
home from East Millinocket, where they have
been employed during the winter.
Lloyd D., son of MIR. and Mrs. Joseph A. Nc
Keen, a student at the Fenway Art School in
Boston, will arrive the last of the week for a
short vacation.
Mr.. George M. Stone, who had been the
guest Of his sister, Mrs. Charles H. Walden
for several weeks. has returned to his home in
Lewiston, Montana.
Miss Avis NJ. Morrison arrived Monday to
spend a two weeks vacation from her duties
in the Springfield. Mass, library with her
mother, Mrs. E. J. Morrison.
Mrs. William Vaughan, who has been visit
ing her daughter in Houlton for several weeks.
has returned home. Rev. Mr.. Vaughan is still
in New York, where he went some two months
ago.
DIR. and Mrs. S. C. Pattee, Miss Henrietta
Gerry, Mrs. Evelyn Young, Charles Havener
and Ralph Gilkey of Searsport attended the
ball in the Opera House Wednesday evening,
March 11th.
Cards have been received in Bangor an
nouncing the marriage in Portland. Or, Of Ed
Daniel F. Davis, and formerly of Bangor, and
Miss Florence GARNER of Portland.
Mrs. Georgia M. Hoffses entered the James
H. Howes store Monday to take charge of the
suit department. Miss Pearl Whitten is taking
weeks vacation from the store and Miss
! Mr.. and Mrs Charles Bradbury returned
Tuesday from Augusta, where they attended
the caro- and dancing party at the Augusta
House Monday. They will leave this week for
their annual spring visit of several weeks in
| New York City.
Miss Marian Lambert, who has been with
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Chenery for the past
three years as governess, and later has con-
Quoted very successful kindergarten and
| dancing classes, will leave about the middle OF
April for her home in st. Paul, where she will
open a summer school.
Miss Marian Pendleton, a student at Welles-
ley College, arrived Monday and was Joined
Tuesday by her mother, Mrs. Inez Pendleton,
on her way home to Islesboro.A fire March 18th
destroyed College Hall, causi ng loss of ST.
Many students lost their personal belongings.
but there was no loss of life,
Mrs. Jennie Dearborn celebrated her list
birthday March 7th at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. H. L. Maker, in Camden. A fragrant
bouquet of hot house flowers, postal cards,
birthday cake and many other gifts showed
the love and esteem in which she is held by
relatives and friends. An appetizing chicken
supper was much enjoyed by her children and
grandchildren as well as by the lady in whose
honor it was given.
Fred E. Hathorne. superintendent engineer
of the side wheel steamers Of the Eastern
Steamship Corporation, has just completed 81
years in the service of the company and its
predecessors, and was retired on pension
March 11th. Mr.. Hathorne's home is in Rich
mond. Me-. but he resides in Jamaica Plain
Mass. Fifty years ago he began work in the
ireroom of steamer on the Bangor line. HI
worked up to the position Of assistant engi
neer, then chief engineer and was finally giver
shore duty as superintendent. His headquar
ters have been at Fosters wharf, Boston.
Mrs. E. P. Frost writes from Fruitland Park
Fla: 1--WE leave here March goth and jackson
vile the 21st on the Swannee of the M. & M
Trans Line, connecting at Baltimore with thu
Essex for Providence. We had a nice tril
to St. Petersburg, where we took trolly ride
to the "Jangle," picturesque spot, and from
there a motor boat to Johns Pass. where W.
could gather sponges, shells. ETC., on the shore
of the Gulf of Mexico. We also saw a sharl
which had been caught the day before. We
went first to Tampa for the Gasparilla karni
val to see the "hil h jinks" cut up by King
Gasparilla and his pirate krewe." We con-
sldered it as good as the Mardi Gras Carnival
we saw in New Orleans in 1901, and Tampa is
very beautiful city, with some interesting
rides and excursions, and the beautiful Tampa
Bay Hotel"
Mrs. Lucy A. Perkins, one of the smartest
| old ladies' in Bangor, celebrated March 18th,
the 9srd anniversary of her birth at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. Edward B. Tibbetts, II
Sew enth street, and it was a very pleasant oc-
casion. Mrs. Perkins enjoys very good health
and is one of the most contented members of
her daughters household. Mrs. Perkins was
born in Islesboro, the daughter Of Abijah and
Deborah Bridges, and had six brothers and
three sisters. She married Nathan L. Perkins
in North Dexter and they later came to Ban
gor to reside. Mr.. Perkins was an attorney
at law, and at one time recorder Of the Bangor
municipal court. Mrs. Tibbetts is their only
child, and there are two handsome grandchil
dren. Scores of postcards were received.
members of the Women's Crusade called,
beautiful flowers were sent, and in other ways
Mrs. Perkins passed . very pleasant birthday.