The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-11-26

W. N. L al Sc Is lcCCiNluS PAShes VI "oNN
at his mandatory and BUSINESSES booming
there.
The Methodist society will hold their an
nual supper and sale Dec. Sth; if stormy,
the 10th.
f. L. Slavery has a large crew at work
packing Christmas trees for the New ork
market
MI. and Mrs. Chester L. Bailey are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth OF
daughter.
Capt. Chas Salvage Of Brooklyn, n. y
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Nehemiah
Roulston.
Rev. R. G. Harbutt and family will oc-
cupy Mrs. H. T. Pendleton's residence Tor
several weeks.
Clarence Pendleton and Chas. Chase were
here last week to attend the funeral OF tnelr
aunt, Mrs. Field.
Mrs. W B. Ford and children are spend
Ing Thanksgiving with Capt. and Mrs.
Y IN. II. Blanchard.
Ralph Whittier, who has been the guest
OF his aunt, Mrs. Pendleton, returned to
hi. home in Bangor Tuesday.
Mrs. Zelpha Doane arrived by.train Tues
day evening to spend the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. ". E. Grinnell.
Rev. I. H. W. Wharf, arrived with his
family Tuesday and will occupy the Fer
guson house during the winter.
Robert Grinnell, Phillips Williams and
Herbert Havener arrived from kent's Hill
Wednesday for short vacation.
Mrs. Hannah T. Pendleton left by train,
Monday, for Redlands, Cal, to spend the
winter with her sister, Mrs. Rogers.
\. C. Shute lost a valuable horse Tuesday
evening. 1t was one of his best livery driv-
els and was known as the Pattee horse.
\ number Of our young people drove to
Stockton Springs Wednesday evening to at
tend one of the popular Spinney dances
The post office will close portion of the
time Thanksgiving day, but the rural car
riers will not make their usual delivery,
Marion Lee, who is attending Coburn
Class cal institute in Wateryille, will spend
Thanksgiving with her mother, Mrs. Gid
den.
f. r. Conner, one of Belfast's enterpris-
ibg marketmen, was in Searsport last week
in search of fat oxen, and bought several
pairs of good ones.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Ethel May Kent Of Roxbury, Mass. to Lee
Hamburger Miss Kent has host of we'll
wishers in Searsport
1t is rumored that several co ttages are tC
be erected on Steamboat Avenue next sum
mer. Ground has already been broken fol
a large one on the Darling lot for Boston
parties.
Freeman McGilvery Post, G. A. R., viii
hold their annual meeting for election OF
officers and delegates to the Department
Dec. 3D. 1t is important that all comrades
attend as other business of great Interest
to them will be transacted.
The trading stamp craze has reached
Searsport the green and the blue predomi-
mating F. A. Curtis, grocer, and Mrs
J. c. Hunter, milliner, are giving the blue
stamp; Dyer & Colcord, at the new gro
Gerry, and Misses Whittum & Sargent,
milliners, the green. We are hourly ex-
pecting the red and yellow.
The ladies of the Cong'l Society held their
annual meeting last week and chose the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year; Pres.
Mrs c. +. Adams; secy., Mrs. A. j. Nick
erson Treas, Miss 0. j. Lawrence; Exec
utive Committee, Mrs. c. A. Whittier, Mrs.
T. P Williams, Mrs II. G. Curtis, Miss
Ella Hopkins. The report of the treasurer
shows about 500 expended the past two
years, with over $500 in the bank to the
credit of the Association.
OBITUARY. Died in Searsport, Nov. II
1903, Lavinia A. Field, aged GA years,
months and 90 days. She was born in Sears.
port, July 81, 1889, the daughter of the late
William and Sylvina (Munsey) Chase, and
is survived by three sisters-Mrs. Cyrus
Foss of Lynn, Mass, Mrs. J. Fl. Mason of
South Levant, Me-, and Mrs. Mary Robin
son of Highland, Me. November 80, 1865,
she married Capt. Amasa d. Field, by whom
she had three chldren-Ferdinand A., who
died in infancy, Mary E., Mrs. c. n. Mey-
ers, Louise b., and Mrs. H. b. Bailey-the
two last named residing here. Mrs. Field
was a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church for many years and was an earnest
and jealous helper in all of its charitable
work Her delight was her home, and she
gave life of devotion to her husband
children and friends. Her sudden death
was indeed heavy blow, but the tributes
of her friends in the gifts of many beauti-
full flowers, and their numerous tender and
helpful service during her sickness, death
and burial, are source of great comfort to
the bereaved. The funeral services were
held at her late home and were conducted
by her pastor, Rev. G. II. Hamilton. The
Methodist quartet sang ''Abide with Me-
and Mrs. Laura May Perry rendered an
appropriate selection.
NORTH SEARSPORT ITEMS.
Willard Whittum of RockpOrt was in
town the first of this week.