The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-02-22
PERSONAL.


Miss verna Dyer il spending few weeks
with relatives in Wilton.
Mrs. l. Frankel has returned from two
weeks business trip to New York.
MA. Stevens of Cambridge. Mass. was the
guest over Sunday of Bernes y. Norton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen H. Patterson went to
Portland Monday to attend the auto show.
Mrs. N. H. Small went to Cambridge. Mass,
Last Saturday to spend week with her hus-
band
| Berle Edwards who had been visiting his
parents in Jackson, has returned to Boston.
where he is employed.
| Mrs, E. P. McCaulder returned t. Brooklyn
N. !. last Saturday after visit with her moth
er. Mrs, Mary Croker. in Bucksport.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Ward of Bangor were
in Belfast several days the past week
with his mother, Mrs. John Ward.
Miss Erma Barker was q guest over Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Blodgett.
She returned to Brooks Monday morning.
Mrs. Charles B. Eaton. who was recently in
the Waldo county hospital for medical treat
ment. is visiting her sister. Mrs. John Walton.
in Gardiner.
Mrs, A. H. WEIGH, who has been visiting her
mother Mrs. Lydia A. Moody. for several weeks
has gone to Skowhegan, where they are locat-
ed at present
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pierce, who are spend
ing the winter in Bangor. were visitors in
Bucksport list Friday. MIR. Pierce has just
returned from pleasure trip to Florida.
S. A. Parker attended the sessions of the
State Laundrymen's convention in Bangor last
week and was accompanied by Mrs. Parker
They were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Bryant.
S. M, Miiliken of New York arrived Monday
noon to spend few days with his mother,
Mrs. s. L. Milliken. who is confined to her
home by illness.
Mrs. Laura Lsmson returned to her home in
Jonesport, Me-, Saturday noon. having been
called here. by the death of her sister, Mrs.
Helen Jennys Cummings,in Flushing, N Y
Saturday. Feb. 18th, was the 5Oth anniver-
ssry of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Valorous
Black of Cape Rozier and their golden we'd
ding WAS celebrated in the Methodist church
in the evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Logan celebrated
their tin wedding Saturday evening, Feb. 10th,
at their home, 81 Mountain street, Camden. A
good crowd, including many relatives. was
present. Refreshments were served and dane
ing. singing and games enjoyed. The couple
received many tin presents.
Albert W. Stevens, U. of NJ, 'OS, who has
been in the West since completing postgrad-
uate course in '09. is in New York on business,
but will probably not get as far east as Maine.
the Boston & Idaho Gold Dredging Co., and has
represented the company in Idaho. California,
Alaska and Montana.
Cards have been received from Miss Grace
H. Hall, who with her mother, Mrs. William
H. Hall, is at THE Pines" in Daytona, Fla
She writes that they are delighted with the
beautiful city and having decided to take cot
tage found one much to their liking with
good veranda, but were disappointed on find
ing the oranges on the trees had been RUNE
by the recent frost Miss Hall mentioned that
Mrs. Blanche Griffin Alexander of Portland.
formerly of Belfast, was 10 Daytona with her
husband
Mr.. and Mrs. David Kennedy Jackson of
Westbrook, Me-, celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary Feb. 18th. He was born in Jeffer-
son and his wife in Searsmont They came to
Westbrook in 1872. Mr.. Jackson was In the
IL A.
tirement a pension three years ago. Mrs.
jackson has sister, Mrs. Adea Philbrlck of
Portland. A son. Wallace E., lives in Oakland;
another, F. Leon, is a resident of Westbrook.
and third, Almore K, is resident of Bidde
ford
At valentine luncheon given Feb. l4th at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Carleton
Sargent, 81 Rockland avenue, Maiden, Mass,
the engagement of their only daughter. Dor
othea, to Claude Bryant Roberts of Boston and
Houston, Texas, formerly of Belfast, was an
nounced. The announcement was great sur
prise to the friends of Miss Sargent as the
party was supposed to have been given in
honor of her house guest, Miss Clara B. Keat-
ing of Belfast, who assisted in receiving. The
wedding will take place in the late summer
and the affair is a elimination of Northport
Country Club romance.
Jonathan Stinson, the oldest resident in Ston-
ington. celebrated his eighty-third birthday
Wednesday, Feb. 7th He is remarkably smart
for one Of his age Nearly every day he may
be seen out chopp,ng wood or hauling it to
Stonington with "Old Bill" distance of three
miles. He uses neither coffee, tea or tobacco.
He has had fourteen children, eight of whom
living. He has thirty grandchildren, and
fourteen great grandchildren. lie is car
penter by trade, having built the house which
he has now occupied ifty-seven years. He is
the last one left of a family OF eight children,
and is r.spected by all who know him, who
wish him many more happy birthdays.
state of Trade.