The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-07-07
SPRINGS

the Fourth at their summer place
Capt. William Devereaux arrived with
his family on Saturday for the season at
their cottage.
Walter Simpson arrived Saturday for
the Fourth at Camp Skipaki with his
wife and small daughter.
Relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman
Hartman to the nGmber of 10 are enjoy
ing an outing at Camp Welikit.
Isaac Littlefield arrived home Tuesday
night after several weeks absence on
carpentering job at Manchester.
Mrs. Angie Gilbert left for her home in
Livermore Falls last Thursday after a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Libby.
Mrs Sadie Farnham nd her daughter,
Miss Phern Farnham, went to Stoning-
ton Saturday for visit with relatives.
Capt. Henry Clark of New York ar
rived Saturday with his family for an
outing at, one of the Devereaux cottages
on Fort Point Cove
1t will be of much satisfaction to num-
erous persons to learn that home laundry,
mending and sewing perplexities may be
solved by calling on Mrs. L. S. Titcomb.
Mr.. and Mrs James M. Parker left Fri
day for Rockland in their car, the first
leg of long cruise in which they AIRY
as intangible cargo, the best wishes of
everybody in this village.
A. M. Ames and A. NJ. Holmes went to
| Bangor last Friday morning as case-hard-
ened Shriners to participate in the in
shutting of Anah Temple and the subse-
| quent proceedings at Bar Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Grant left for
their home in New Haven, Conn, Thurs
day morning. While in town Mr.. Grant
received call from Horace M. Noyes of
Vinalhaven, which was something of an
event, since the two gentlemen had not
met since they were members of the
Maine legislature in 1876.
Mrs. Fred Sanborn and her nephew
Earl Bancroft, who have been in town
for several weeks, left for their home in
Mansfield, Mass, Thursday, accompanied
by Mrs. Sanborn's father, John Bryant,
who is considerably improved after many
months of illness at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. W. H. Morrison.
Numerous connections of the family
will be interested in the announcement
of the marriage of John Auten Staples,
older son of Capt. John j. Staples, ma
tive of this town, to Miss Grace E. Beal
at Brooklyn, N. Y, on June oath. Mr.
Staples has position with the British
American Metals Co., of which his uncle,
Horace A. Staples is manager in Plain
field, N j., and the young couple are es-
tablished in new home in that city.
Little Miss Dorothy Albertena Little
field celebrated her seventh birthday an
niversary on Wednesday afternoon of
last week with party for dozen of her
playmates. The young lady's mother,
Mrs. Edmund j. Lttlefield, had the
rooms prettily decorated with pink and
green, and between the hours of 2. 80 and
s. played hostess to merry party of
children, assisted by her mother, Mrs. A.
w. Trundy, Mrs. Gerry Harding and
Madam Har ding. The children were as
sembled at table adorned with pink and
white roses and sweet peas and loaded
with goodies surrounding the birthday
cake bearing seven candles Favors
were distributed and ice cream and cake
made a magical disappearance. Those
hidden were Leona and Nertina Pinkham.
Edith and Evelyn Trundy, Madge and
Wilmer Trundy, Ada F. Coleman, Ada
Roxanna Colcord, Helen and Ruth Hard
ing, Mary Morrison, Pearl Landry and
Alice Verrill.
Hon. Alton T. Roberts of Marquette,
Mich, made short stay at the home of
his cousins, James Marden and Mrs. Jes-
sic Berry, Alder Brook farm, on June
oath en- route to his old home at Vinal
Haven to pass the weekend with his
father, Horace M. Moves and family.
The first of the week he returned to AL
der Brook farm, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Noyes, Mrs. Mabel Wooster of Bos-
ton and Walter Hadley, an old college
clum. He left for Boston on Tuesday in
his touring car which had been stored in
Bangor since he was snow. bound last
Thanksgiving while touring Maine with
Mrs. Roberts. Mr.. Roberts inherits
penchant for political activity from his
grandfather, the late Hon. B. M. Rob-
erts, and is deep in party affairs of his
adopted State of Michigan. He has
served in, the State senate and has flair
which leads him to where the political
guns are resoundine. He still retains
warm feeling for the scenes of his bow
hood days and is only too glad to visit
them as often as his busy life permits.
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