The Republican journal., 1902-11-27

Miss Ellen Mosman, who has been visit
ing in Monroe, returned home Saturday.
LOST. A pair of eye glasses. Will the
finder please leave them in the post office?
E. L. Stickney is shipping large numbers
of Christmas trees to Boston and New York.
DR.. F. S. Eveleth arrived home by train
Saturday night from brief trip to Boston.
Miss Rhodes returned Wednesday to her
home in Northport for two weeks vaca-
ton.
Rev. G. H. Hamilton's subject for next
Sunday morning will be "Jesus and Chris
tianity."
Sch Gladys, Capt Albert Colson, ar
rived at New York Nov. 23d from Bruins
wick, Ga.
Mr.. Lincoln Colcord, student at the
University of Maine, is at home for short
vacation.
Miss Elizabeth NJ Pond and Mr.. II. P.
Thompson of Belfast visited friends in town
Friday.
The Book and Thimble Club meets with
Mrs. G. II. Hamilton at the Methodist par
Sonage this week.
Mr.. Philip Williams arrived by train
Wednesday night from Kent's Hill for a
weeks vacation.
Capt. Forest Treat and wife have gone to
Boston to enjoy the Thanksgiving turkey
with Mr.. and Mrs Sidney Treat.
Miss Jessie Black came from Bangor
Wednesday to spend a few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Black.
Union Thanksgiving services will be held
Thursday evening at the NJ. E. church.
Rev. G. H. Hamilton will deliver the SER
mon.
Miss Nan Colcord returned from the U.
of NJ. by boat Wednesday to spend Thanks
giving with her grandmother, Mrs Mary II.
Colcord.
Mr. Robert Grinnell aud Mi. WILDER Car
yer, who are attending the University of
Maine, returned home Tuesday night to
spend Thanksgiving.
We wish to correct a statement made in
last weeks issue. Mr.. Loomis Ames has
not bought the house on the Point formerly
owned by Capt. Larrabee.
Quite delegation from Searsport Chap
ter intend to visit Corinthian Chapter, Bel
fast, To witness work in the Royal Arch De-
gree next Monday night.
Rev. Z. &. Harbutt arrived in town on
Saturday to conduct the funeral services of
Mrs. Ii. NJ Ridley, which were held at her
late residence at 3 p. m. Sunday.
Among those registered at the Sea rs port
House the past week were F. B. Huse, G.
L. Ayore, C. O. Libby, C. R. Ganmore, r.
Fitzgerald. f. II. Dunton, l. L. Belyea, A.
II. HoXle and child, Geo NJ Fogg and |. T.
Robinson.
The series of meetings held last week by
Rev. B. B. Merrill and Rev. T. p Williams
were largely attended and enjoyed The
Forward Movement is one in which all the
Congregational churches of Maine are in
terested and it would be hard to find more
eloquent and loyal supporter of it than Mr..
Merrill. He occupied the pulpit at the Con
gregational church Sunday morning and
lectured in the evening.
The ladies of the Congl. church met
Tuesday afternoon for the annual business
meeting and the following officers were ap-
pointed: Advisory committee, Mrs. Charles
Z. Adams, chairmen, Mrs. Frank Colcord,
Miss Ella Hopkins, Mrs. Nettie Whittier,
and Mrs. 7. p. Williams; secretary, Miss
Lawrence; assistant secretary, Mrs. A. J,
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the treasury, 500 of which was passed in
through the year by the ladies, to be used as
a building fund.
OBITUARY. Mrs. Hannah NJ. Ridley
aged 10 years, widow of the late Dudley G.
Ridley, passed to the better life after long
illness, Thursday, Nov. Goth near the sunset
hour, and was buried in the Nichols Gene
terry at almost the corresponding hour Sun
day afternoon, Rev. 7. P. Williams, present
pastor, and Revs. B. B. Merrill and R. G.
Harbutt, former pastors, taking part in the
service. Irs. Ridley was lifelong resi-
dent of Searsport and for years a member
of the Congregational Church, and was
most deeply respected and loved by all who
knew her. A most devoted and loving
mother, good neighbor and valued friend
she will be missed by wide circle of those
to whom her Christian life, her bright intel
ligence and ready wit and MANY excel
lencies of character, endeared her, There
survive to love her memory, two daughters
Mrs. Caro- A. Whittier, and Mrs. Ada
Il. Nichols; one brother, Captain Frank
Rice of Standpoint; and Mr.. VIM. Rice
and Mrs. Mary Sargent of Searsport
half-brother and sister, In this connection
may be mentioned, as a noteworthy coinci
dence, the death in the west only a few
weeks before of Mrs. Ridleys only sister
the news never being communicated to her
Mrs. Ridley's life was its own eulogium, tt
which we simply add these words of affec
tionate appreciation, voicng in the love Of
many.--R. G. H.
NORTH SEARSPORT ITEMS.
Mrs. Hannah George is quite ILL.,
Harry Nichols came home from Islesbort
last week.
The fall terms of school in town CLOSED
Nov. Goth.