The Republican journal., 1916-11-16
PERSONAL.

gusta, where she has employment.
Morris L. Slugg returned Saturday from
business trip to to Boston and New York.
Harry H. Upton. Coby IT, was guest over
Sunday at the home of Capt. J. o. Hayes,
Mrs. ". S. Carver has returned to North
haven after visit with Belfast relatives.
Mrs. Samuel H. Lord left last Friday for
Reading, Mass. to visit Mrs. Fred Richards,
Mrs. George F. Kent and mother, Mrs. Fer
maid, have returned from a visit in Amherst.
Mass.
Mrs. E. W. Davis and daughter of Rockland
were guests the past week of Mrs. H. {.
Pitcher.
Mayford Morris went to Rockland last Satur-
day for short visit with his sister. Mrs
Frank Elms
Mrs, Isaac S. Burgess of North Isesboro
was the guest of Mrs. Annie L. Burgess last
Friday and Saturday.
Miss Mildred +. Mitchell, who spent the past
season at her residence at the Head of the
Tide. has gone to Cliftondale, Mass, for an
indefinite visit.
Miss Inez L. Barker has completed very
successful first years service in Isesboro as
district nurse and has been engaged for an
other year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F. Russ left Thursday
for weeks visit with Miss Sarah F. Russ in
New Bedford, Mass, before going to Jackson
vile and later to Palatka, Fla. for the winter
Thomas P. Mathews returned to Liberty
last Saturday after few days visit with his
uncle. Thomas W. Pitcher. Mr.. Mathews will
leave soon for the south, where he will spend
the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs, Emery Varney left last Friday
by auto for short visit in Rockport after
which they will visit in Wiscasset and vicinity
and then go to Portland, where they will be
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W. Wiggin.
Mrs. Stanley Wescott, nee Mi s Blanche
Pitcher. and her baby daughter, Ruth, born
few weeks ago in the Waldo County Hospital,
left last Saturday morning for their home in
Patten, accompanied by Mrs. Wescott's mother,
MRS. Lewis E. Picher.
Miss Nancy Bailey, who has been visiting in
Belfast and vicinity for several weeks, went to
Rockland last Saturday and will visit in Wis
casset and Damariscotta before going to Port
land to remain until January with Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. F. Rugby She will spend the remain-
der of the winter with her niece, Miss Mabel
Cushman, in Boston.
Richard P Whitman of Campello, Mass. ar
last i
by Mrs Whitman and their little son, William
P, who had been the guests of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James II. HoWes, left for home on
the noon train. Mr.. Whitman was to have re-
mained over Sunday but was obliged to return
earlier.
fine little midget" by the name of Will
liam Burrill Williamson, Jr, weighing nine
pounds, came Thursday morning, Nov 9Th, to
take up his permanent residence with Mr.. and
| Mrs. William b. Williamson of Augusta. His
birthday would have been the birthday of his
great grandmother, wife of the late United
States senator, had she survived, and he is the
only one of her descendants of whom this is
true,-kennebec journal.
| Mrs Thomas H. Swazey of Bucksport reach
! ed the ninetieth milestone on lifes journey
Nov 9th, and relatives and friends gathered
at her home on that day to celebrate her birth
day. The house was dressed in holiday attire
| in honor of the occasion, and Mrs. Swazey was
in the best of spirits and welcomed all with
genuine hospitality. Her two daug hters, Miss
Charlotte Swazey and Mrs. W. D. Parker of
! Worcester, Mass, we're present and assiduous
in their efforts to make the day memorable
one Cake, coffee and punch were served by
Misses Margaret Snow and Winifred Jones.
Mr. A. E. Meigs, who has retired from active
newspaper work after completing 81 years of
contin uous service as manager of the Detroit
effice of the Western Newspaper Union. was
born in South China in April, 1s47, and after
graduating from Colby College began his
| newspaper career on the Bangor Whig and
Courier He remained there until $780, when
he Joined the editorial staff of the New Haven
(Conn) Palladium. Three years later, in Oc-
tober, 1883, he went to Omaha and joined the
editorial staff of the Bee; and in the s. ring of
1884 entered the employ of the Western News
paper Union, in which he has done good service
for nearly third of a century. He will con-
tinue to make his home in Detroit, but will
SpenQ part OF MS Time III tTaVel throughout
the United States and no dou BIT will visit his
native State.
Albert M. Ames represented the Stockton
Springs class towns in the last legislature and
evidently did good job at it, as the people
have sent him back for another session, in.
stead of passing the honor along. Mr.. Ames
has long been one of the leading and most
progressive citizens of Stockton Springs. He
has served as selectman and deputy collector
of customs. was long in the general store
business and is now interested in insurance
real estate, and is an undertaken. He is al.
ways on the lookout for any good business
proposition, and anyone who goes to Stockton
Springs for business information is usually ad.
vised to "See AL Ames." He is director and
clerk of the Stockton Springs Trust Co., and
of the local Water company, and it is needless
to say is an able business man. He is 32nG
degree Mason, belongs to the Knights Of
Pythias, Odd Fellows and Eastern Star. He il
widely known through Waldo county and viii
be one Of the strongest members of the dele
cation.