The Republican journal., 1902-12-25
sEARspoRr LOCALS.

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Mrs. Mel. Wentworth is in Belfast for q
few days.
Fred Blanchard is visiting friends in
town.
Geo. A. Quimby of Belfast was in town
last week.
Mr.. Robert Nichols is at home for the
holidays. IA
Miss Nancy Ford returned Friday to her
home in Boston.
Miss Jessie Black is spending q two
weeks vacation in town.
Irving Pendleton arrived by boat Satur-
day for few days vacation.
Rev. T. P. Williams was in Gardiner last
week on brief business trip.
Miss Ria Gilkey is spending Christmas
week with friends in Boston.
Capt. Henry Curtis arrived home last
week from trip to New York.
Sidney Sargent is the guest of his parents,
Mi. and Mrs. Edward Sargent.
The Ladies' Reading Club will meet Fri
day with Mrs. Emily Colcord.
The meeting of the Book and Thimble
Club was postponed this week.
Mrs. Amy Towle left by boat Monday to
visit friends at Medford, Mass.
MIR. Joseph Eaton of Winslow is the guest
of Rev. and Mrs. T. 2. Williams.
Miss Henrietta Ross arrived home We'd
nesday night for d ten days vacation.
Hon. A. E. Nickerson is loading schooner
Napoleon with wood and hay for Bar Har-
Dor
Misses Blanche and Martha Ross arrived
home by rail Saturday for a two weeks
vacation.
Miss Fannie E. Smith, who has been visit
ing friends in Boston, arrived by boat on
Thursday.
Prof Fred Sweetser is in town to spend
the holidays with his mother. Mrs. Susan
-Sweetser.
Mr.. A. E. Trundy is loading schooner
Minnie Chase with wood for Rockland and
Islesboro.
Mrs. Albert Blanchard and two children
are the guests of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Benz. Smith.
Miss Hannah Colcord has closed her
house and will spend the winter at the
Searsport House.
Unclaimed letters in the Searsport post
office: Mrs. c. E. Bowden, Mrs. H. Colt,
Frank w. Stoney.
j. c. Pillsbury of Bangor, Jas. Steward
of Portland and j. II. c. Hadley registered
at the Searsport House one day last week.
Miss EVE Ford, who has been under
medical treatment in Boston, returned by
boat Thursday, accompanied by Capt. Ford
Miss Nancy Ford and trained nurse.
The young people enjoyed three days OF
skating last week. From four to six the
pond was a busy place, but the rain on
Monday spoiled the fun
A parish meeting will be held Saturday
at Up M. in the Congregational conference
room. The building committee will give
its report of the recent repairs made on the
church
Miss Joanna Colcord, Mr.. Lincoln Col
cord. Mr.. Robert Grinnell and Mr.. Wilbur
Carver, students at the University OF
Maine, arrived Saturday to spend the
Christmas vacation at home.
The ladies of the NJ E. Church will give a
sociable and Christmas tree at the vestry
Thursday evening. All are invited to be
present. viii all those who wish to put
presents on the tree please pass them IN to
the committee before P. NJ.
There will be sociable at the Congl.
Conference room Wednesday evening.
A short program will be given. Song by
Mr. Williams, Duet by Mrs. and Miss
Gladys Butnam, song by Harriet Weber,
Mildred Bowen, Sara Grinnell and Louise
Nichols. Mr. Williams will also read a
short story by Edward Everett Hale, call
ed christmas at Cooney Camp" All the
children of the parish are heartily invited
to be present.
Freeman McGilvery Post, G. A. R., has
elected officers as follows for 1908: Com
manuoT, LodnQef NJ. Sargent, senior vice
commander, Joshua w. Black junior vice
commander, Henry M. Chase; quarter
master, William B. Sawyer; officer of the
day, James E. Wentworth chaplain, Benja-
min O. Sargent; surgeon, Elisha Hopkins
officer of the Guard, Clifton Whittum. The
other offices will be filled by appointment
the evening of installation.
NORTH SEARSPORT ITEMS.
E. W. Seavey has crew of men cutting
spool timber.
Otis Colson was at home from Prospect
last Sunday
There will be dance at the grange Hall
New Years night.
Eden Smart recently returned from the
woods of Maine with two deer.
Miss Lettie Nickerson and Frank Colson
visited Mrs. E. L. Slavery last week.
Misses Winnifred Mathews and Alice Dow
began schools in Frankfort Dec. 9Th.
Fred A. Scribner, who is employed on the
telephone line came home last Sunday
Granite Grange Hall is in good demand.
1t is occupied four or five nights in week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Nickerson of Swan
villa in 10 CT vcit rol,