The Republican journal., 1900-12-06
SEARSPORT LOCALS.


Capt. Phillip Gilkey is at the Massachu-
sets General Hospital for medical treatment.
Searsport chapter worked:the Royal Arch
degree at its last Monday night meeting.
Miss Jessie Black is visiting Lewis At
wood, wife land daughter Kit in Winter
port
Capt. w. r. Gilkey made short trip to
Boston last week, returning by steamer
Sunday.
W. n West, who has been employed in
the shipyard at Camden, returned home
last week.a -.
Ha.. Hneeland, who came home for
Thanksgiving from the University of Maine,
returned by train Monday.
T. II. Nickerson and wife of Portland
were in town last week, the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. c. P. Ferguson.
Mrs. w NJ. Parse and Miss Lucy Sargent
got some fine snapshot views along the
water front during the great gale last month.
Miss Maude Nichols, who has been visit
ing Mrs. Emma n Colcord and daughter
Maude, returned to her home in Bucksport
by steamer Sunday.
Mrs. f. S. Blanchard, having sold her
residence in East Corinth, has returned to
Searsport, and will make her future home
with her mother, Mrs. Simonton.
Mr.. Frank A. Colcord and family wish to
extend thanks to he friends of Belfast and
Searsport who kindly remembered and as
siste4 them in their sad bereavement
Miss Georgia Ford arrived home from
Skowhegan Monday evening for a short
visit Miss Evie Ford was left in charge of
the Western Union office at Skowhegan.
Miss Millie Shute will spend the winter in
Boston and will take a course in music
Mrs. Sellers will have charge of the organ
at the Congregational church during her
absence
The Congregational sociable will be held
i'll the upper conference room, this, Thurs
day, with Mrs. Caro- Whittier and Miss Me-
Clure Refreshments will be served from
$50 to O'Clock.
Our rural free delivery route is proving
a great success. Mr.. Hartman, the carrier,
informs us that he has handled more than
two thousand pieces during the month of
November, and that the deliveries and collec-
tions have steadily increased during the en-
tire month. 1t is evident that the rural
free delivery has come to stay
Rev. R. G. Harbutt will leave for Port
land Friday afternoon and expects to re
turn on Tuesday or Wednesday. Miss Har-
butt, who has been visiting her brother 70,
the last few weeks in Portland, will return
with him IN consequence of his absence
there viii be no preaching service SUNDAY
at the village or harbor, but the Sunday
school and Endeavor meeting will be held as
usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. O. Sargent entertained
on Thanksgiving day party of fifteen
representing i've families of Sargents-Ben
Jamln O., Mai, William p. Edward A. and
Ars.Abble. All except the latter are esidents
of Searsport For entertainment Miss Mar
garet b, Sargent read Thank sgivng story
written by Mrs. Flora L. Turknett, daugh
tel of Rev. j. T. {. Sawyer, and niece of
the Sargent brothers. The story proved
very interesting, as it represented the Sar
gent family under assumed names as they
were in the sixties. The journal will print
the story next week. Ed.
THE SEARsPoRT HOME CLUB The BAH
quet committee have decided upon Jan. II.
1900. as the date for holding the banquet of
the Searsport Home Club, and as before
mentioned every person born or having
been resident Of the town is a member by
simply registering their name in the score
tarYs book. The Quincy House, Boston,
will be the place of meeting, at which place
a business meeting will be held at p. NJ
The supper will be at p. Nj, followed by
speeches by some of our former citizens.
Tickets one dollar each, and it is hoped that
this general invitation will meet with a
favorable response from goodly number of
the present residents of the town, quite a
number of whom, no doubt, could combine
business with pleasure and be able to meet
with old friends and associates. The COM
mittee have thus far 245 names of former
residents of the town who reside within a
ieA'luo VI twenty lilJeS VI DtStOI, duu IL is
earnestly desired to have everybod invited.
If any one is overlooked, they are welcome
just the same. Please notify the Secretary,
Miss Hannah B. Ford, i96 Shurtletf St,
Chelsea, before Jan. 3, 1901. The officers
are as follows Edward b. Billings, Presi-
dent; Henry A Weber, Vice President
Hannah b. Ford, Secretary; L. C. Ford,
Assistant Secretary Horace c. Nichols,
Treasurer; Executive Committee, Edward
b. Billings, Charlotte B. Ford, Delphine P.
Nichols, Henry B. Black, Hannah B. Ford
Banquet Committee, Henry B. Black, Char
lotte b, Ford, Fred Jersey; Reception Com
mittee, Henry B. Black, Daniel S. Simpson
Albert G. Norris, Charles c. Hamilton
Jeanette T. Sheldon, Melvin Hchborn, Del
phine P. Nichols. The above committees
have power to appoint their assistants
OBITUARY. Miss Evalina G. Colcord
was born in Searsport, Me-, Feb. 3, 1882,
and died there Nov. q, 1900 She was
the youngest daughter of Frank A. and
Eliza A. Colcord and young woman of
most excellent character Her Sunday
school teacher in speaking of her said
"Christan training had led our young sister
to become deeply interested in the things of