The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-05-24
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Orman A. Hopkins hava
returned from Port Orange, Fla, where
they spent the winter.
Miss Florence Hale of Augusta was the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. VIM T. Faulkner
last Monday and Tuesday
Miss Hannah Holiness who spent the
winter with her aunt, Mrs. Thomas B.
Dinsmore, has returned to her home in
Ellsworth.
Mrs. Eta S. Mitchell has returned
from Toronto, where she spent the win
ter, and will make an extended visit
with relatives here.
Charles w. Coombs has returned from
Woodland where he spen. the winter and
Will leave early in June for Eagle Island,
where he will spend the summer.
Col and Mrs. A. s. Bangs, who spent
the winter in Florida, were in Belfast last
friday on their way to Temple Heights,
where they will spend the summer.
Mr.. John Sanborn has returned from
few weeks visit in Portland, where he
had been at the Eye and Ear Infirmarv
for treatment, and is rapidly improving
R. H. Cassens of Belfast and H. d. Ell
llngWood OF Winterport are spending two
weeks on Cape Cod in the interests of the
Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Com &.
pany..
Mrs Charles w. Coombs was called to
Holyoke, Mass, last week by the illness
of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Charles G.
Coombs, formerly Miss Nellie Hall of
Belfast.
Marthon Doak, who has been in the
poultry department at the University Of
Maine several years, has resigned and
will spend some time with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George R. Doak
Miss Elizabeth A. Kelley has returned
from Dorchester, Mass, where she has
been visiting relatives since returning
from Crescent City, Fla, where she spent
the winter with Miss Margaret A. Dunton.
Mrs Thomas E. Bowker and daughter,
Martha Elizabeth, left Tuesday morning
for Winthrop, Me, where they will he
guests for several weeks of Mrs. Bowker's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chester H. Shaw.
DR.. and Mrs Orris S. Vickerv and
Mrs. Marion E. Brown left Monday for
Portland to attend the meetings of the
State Chapter of the Order of the Eastern
Star, of which DR.. Vickery is grand pa
tron.
Mrs. James I. Sleeper of Beloit, Wis,
arrived Monday to spend the summer
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elbridqe
s. Pitcher. Prof. Sleeper is now at Fort
Sheridan, where he is drilling in the of
ticerS relief camp
Miss Anne c. Crosby of Boston was
the guest of Miss Louise Hazeltine for
several days the past week. She came
to look after her summer home on North
port avenue. Miss Crosby and her moth
er, Mrs. c. P. Crosby, will arrive about
June st for the summer.
Ralph A. Peavey and Mrs. NJ A.
Peavey arrived from Dallas, Texas, by
wednesday mornings boat Miss EVELYN
M Peavey, who has been working the
past winter in the Dallas Red Cross as 4
member of the organization committee
will remain there until June to complete
her work on the first aid instruction.
Miss Abbie Doak, who was graduated
from the training school of the Peter
Brent Brigham hospital, Boston, last Oc-
tober, is at present on the nursing staff of
the hospital. A number of her intimate
/ friends were included in the first unit to
France from the hospital and Miss Doak
will undoubtedly Join the next one She
is a member of the second class to be
graduated from the institution.
Laura E. Richards, daughter of Julia
Ward Howe, is author of a new novel
that bears the interesting title of Pippin.
He is that, too, her hero an original
young man who works out his own saliva
ton after a boyhood spent among the
people of the underworld, career as A
plckpocket and burglar, and a final SEN
tence to three years in the penitentiarv.
is when he gets out, that Pippin shows
the stuff he is really made of
Robert T. Emery of Detroit was in the
city for short visit last week with his
father, Ralph, and Mrs Emery on his wav
to Ft. Sheridan where he had been ordered
to report to the reserve officers training
camp for instruction. Mr. Emery is a
Harvard graduate, 1913, and is now in the
advertising business in Detroit. Last
year he spent some time at the Citizens
camp in Plattsburgh n Y, so is familiar
with the work which will be required al
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18th.
News has been received of the enlist
ment at Boston navy yard of Hugh Young
Blodgett, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs Ben
jamin P. Blodgett. Mr.. Blodgett is
graduate of the E. NJ. c. seminary, 1911.
and of Cornell university 1918, where he
received an E. E. degree. He has also
taken two years students course with