The Republican journal., 1900-11-15

Miss Ella Hopkins is visiting friends in
Bangor.
H. n Colcord returned from Boston
Tuesday.
Thomas g. Denison of Boston spent Sun
day in town,
T. K. Howe has three pairs Of Belgian
hares for sale.
j. W, Black and daughter are spending
the week in Boston.
Capt. ". H. Blanchard returned Tuesday
from business trip to Boston.
Mrs. B. F. Colcord returned from New
York by train Monday evening.
Mark Ward, md. has secured a situation
i'll the Merrill spool mill at Dixfeld.
contribution Sunday morning at the Congl.
church in behalf of Goodwill Farm.
The new boxes for the rural free delivery
route will probably arrive this week
W. f. Grinnen is in Boston this week in
the Interest OF Monroe x Co.. automobile.
Advertised letters in the >earsport post
office: Mrs. +. NJ. Nealley, Capt W. L. At
water.
MI. and Mrs. Charles Barney will spend
the winter with their son, F. NJ. Barney, in
Putnam, Conn.
The schools in town aill close Friday for
a two weeks vacation, beginning again
Monday, Dec. Sd.
Mrs. Abbie Holmes and daughter Lucy of
Augusta were in town last week, the guests
of Mrs. j. 7. Erskine
Doctors Ferguson and Patterson of New
York were called here last week by the i'll
ness of Mrs Ferguson.
Misses Rose Closson and Elizabeth Paine
left last Thursday by train for New York,
where they will spend the winter
1t is ntmated that several of our citizens
would like to have the temperance lecturer
return and give his talk some week day
evening in [ Mon Hall.
Frank Gross is learning the routine work
at the post office and will take assistant
postmaster Sawyer's place while he has a
two weeks vacation.
George A. Bowen is removing the ice
house to his lot near the stream. 1t will be
placed in position SO that the ice can be
hoisted and put in direct from the pond.
f. L. Merithew and j. W. Brock came up
from Seven Hundred Acre Island Friday
forenoon in the sail boat Louise, arriving
here Just before the gale came on the hard
est
W. r. Howard, principal of the Belfast
High School, will give a talk in the Con-
gregational Conference Room, Friday even
ing, at 40, on beetles, moths and butter
hies, illustrated by specimens. Admission
10 cents.
We have been asked by Searsport people
who will be i'll Boston during the winter if
the date for the banquet to be given by the
Searsport Home Club has been fixed. Will
the secretary please inform us so that we
cal publish it in The Journal?
Notwithstanding the incement weather a
large number was present at the annu al
supper in Union Hall last Thursday even
ing. The entertainment consisted of a
laughable farce entitled "The Snigg les
Family which made it first appearance in
this place last summer under the skillful
management of Miss Lillian Runnells and
Miss Ida West. 1t was reproduced with
slight variations. The solo by Miss Laura
May Carver was rendered in her usual ar.
tstic manner; the duet by Misses Jan ie
Curtis and Clara Sweetser was enjoyed and
they were heartily encored, as was Miss
Lizzie Whitcomb's whistling.
at o'clock Friday afternoon those who
visited the shore front witnessed very
wild scene. With the wharves nearly all
under water, and the spray flying well up in
the field of Mosman Park, it looked, about