The Republican journal., 1903-02-05
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

days.
Capt. Andrew Carver is spending few
days in town.
The Book & Thlmble Club met this week
with Mrs Stevens.
The searsport Royal Arch is very busy
Chapter these days.
Capt. Charles Closson has gone to Winnie
cook for few weeks.
The Woman's Reading Circle will meet
Friday with Mrs. A. j. Nickerson.
Miss Nan Colcord returned to Orono Sat
urday, via Standpoint and Bucksport.
Mr.. NJ Packard is in town called here by
the illness of his son, Mr.. Winfield Packard.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Woodbridge of Boston
are at the Searsport House for week or
two.
Can't. Foss and wife after pleasant visit
in town have gone to Belfast for short
time.
Unclaimed letters in the Searsport post
office Mrs Georgia A. Closson, Mr.. Iaure-
wis f. Doulin, Mrs. Martha George, Dr. +.
W. Gould.
Cards were received last week announc-
ing the marriage in New York, Feb. 10Th OF
Miss Carolyn NJ. Nickels, daughter OF MIS-.
John Frederick Nickels, to Mr.. Eugene
Achille Riolte.
The puests registered at the Searsport
House the past week were +. ii. Johnson
F R. Connor, L. S. Morton, F. E. Burns,
F NJ. Mccormack, A. B. 1eaton, Ann L.
Cole, L. A. Weymouth.
News was received last week OF the
marriage of Mr. William Porter to MISS
Iucv Powers. Mr.. Porter, formerly OF this
Town. has made his home fer the past 10
wears in Santa Clara, Calf.
Several copies of last years magazines
have failed to return to their rlghttul own
ers. Will all members of the club who hnd
any back numbers of Scribners or The
Ladies' Home journal please pass them to
Maud Colcord
There were no services in the M. Z.
church last Sunday morning owing 10 the
absence of Rev. G. II. Hamilton, who was
called to Pittsburg to attend the funeral OF
Rev. Mr.. Goodwin. The evening meeting
was held as usual.
The Masonic installation Tuesday was
most ENJOYABLE event. The attendance was
large, goodly party coming from Stockton
Springs and Park. The following program
was given: Songs by the quartette, Mrs.
Rntnam and Miss Deborah Williams, and
remarks by Rev. T. P. Williams, Judge }.
W. Black and Mr.. Irving Burton.
The CONGREGATIONAL society will give their
annual supper and entertainment at Union
Hall. Thursday evening, Feb. 5th. The en-
tertainment will consist of a musical bur
lesoue entitled 1.-THE Sweet Family Sup
per will be served at 6 O'Clock and the en-
tertainment begin at s. If it should be
stormy it will be postponed to the next fair
evening.
The business of the firm of Albert Russell
4 Sons of Newburyport, Mass, Will In III.
ture be carried on by Albert Russell Il Sons
Company, a corporation organized under
the laws of Massachusetts with fully paid
1p captal Of $4,000. Mr.. VIM. F. Runnells,
a Searsport boy, is the secretary and treas
urer of the new corporation and will also
manage the business. Further particulars
will be given in The Journal next week.
Christian Endeavor day was observed by
+be Congi, church with specially interest
ing Sunday evening meeting. Mrs. Emily
Colcord was the leader The congregation
united in a praise service, followed by
quartet singing, reading by Mrs. Larrabee,
songs by Janette Sellers and Sara Grinnell,
Harritte Webber and Mildred Bowen. In
closing Rev. T. P. Williams gave short
address on the work Of the society, in the
% wears since it was founded. The society
has grown from one to $4,000 and the fifty
members to 3,750OOO, and of course the
good it has done is almost unlimited.
News was received Monday of the death
of Mrs Desire MEG. Buck in Marion, South
Carolina. Mrs Buck was the daughter OF
William and Harriet McGilvery and widow
of the late William S. Buck. She was the
oldest of family of five and was born in
1897. Four daughters and two sons survive
to mourn their loss. Her mother, Mrs. Nc
Gilvery, and her sister, Mrs. Albert Nick
els, are spending the winter in Everett,
Mass, where she was their guest about two
months ago Mrs. Buck has lived in the
South since her marriage. Bucksville was
her first home, but for the past few years
she has resided in Marion.
DoDGE's CORNER. George E. Chaplin is
rapidly gaining. ....I Ira Veazie is sick with
the grip. ... E. A. Sherman and son spent
Sunday at Elkara. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Moody of Winterport spent Sunday at Capt.
T. D. Nickerson's. Mr. Moody has an ice
boat on the lake.. Mrs. d. A. Lowe has
returned from Belfast. Miss Nettie Max
i'm is working for Alvin Ellis.
APPLETON.
The officers elect of Golden Rod Rebekah
lodge were installed Wednesday evening,
Jan 2S, by d. D. G. President, Lizzie Gushee
Newbert, assisted by the following officers
of Bethel lodge of Union: Mrs. 1nez Bur-
kett as G. NJ, Mrs. Fred Burkett, Mrs
Anna Jones and Mrs. Fred Alden. The
officers for the ensuing year are: Noble
Grand, Mrs James Fuller; Vice Grand,
Mrs Helen Gushee; r. Sec, Mrs. Lizzie
Moody; F. Sec, Mrs. A. A. Gushee; Warden,
Mrs. Joseph Ames; Treasurer. Mrs. Louisa
Keene; Chaplain, Mrs. Lydia Vaughan :;
Conductor, Mrs John Esancy R. S. n. G.,