The Republican journal., 1903-01-29
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

VoSAeioh'
The Reading Circle will meet Friday with
Mrs. Emily Colcord.
Owing to the storm Wednesday there was
no Congl. prayer meeting.
The usual monthly contribution will be
called for in the Congl. church next Sunday.
Miss Nan Colcord is spending the week
with her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Colcord.
TT Merrill & Son are busy saving lum-
her from the drift logs picked up last WIN
ter.
Mel. Wentworth spent few days this
week at Swan Lake getting in ice for rext
summer.
Miss Halle Roulston, who has been visit
ing friends in Fort Fairfield, returned home
Saturday.
Mrs. Eliphalet Eaton has closed her house
and gone to live with her daughter, MIS-.
Cora Dow.
Maxfeld Packard, who has been teaching
a+ tho Porter school house, is i'll at Mrs.
Webber's.
Mrs. Susan Sweetser has been called 10
SandVpoint by the serious lllhess VI Ae'
brother, MIR. Frencis French
1t is understood that Mrs. Ed b. Billings
has purchased the c. Z. Stevens house anu
.viIl make il her summer home.
Willis Briggs has bought the cottage at
Swan Lake formerly owned by n. Roulstoh
and will spend the winter there
A party of ladies drove from bellas'
Monday to call on Mrs. Castle, who is spend
;ny tho winter at the Searsport House.
7, response to the demand for spool "ood
,arpp quantities are brought into town. al
tTa7,rb tho roads are in rather bad condl-
ton.
James Cunningham, who recently ios'
his wife, will close his house ana speho the
next few months at the home of MI George
Bowen.
Mr. William Parse would be glad to 1ur-
nish amployment to large number OF "o-
men. For further particulars please refer
to him.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas L. Merithew have
o,osed their house and will spend the re-
,,,oindar of the winter with Mrs. Eleanor
AiieeiNANNNN
Woodman.
The Women's Guild will meet THURSDAY
afternoon at two O'Clock in the upper vestrs,
All those interested in the work are invited
to be present.
D. D. G. NJ A. NJ. Ames and suite, OF
Sto,kton Springs, installed the officers OF
Mariners Lodge Tuesday night. picnlc
supper was served
As next Sunday will be the anniversary
of the founding OF the c. E. Society II IS 10
be observed by special services IN the even
ING at the Congl. vestry.
Mr.. Jerry Sweetser extends thanks to all
who assisted in the singing ana lof lhe
tloral offerings and helpful words ana deeos
during his late bereavement.
The ice ON the mill pond is in prime con-
diton for skating and now when moeher
saks her small son, Are you ready 1or
school ." he answers cheerfully, "Ies m
I've got my skates"
The annual supper of the Congl. church
will he held early in February. Rehearsals
for the entertainment are going merrlly on
and it is rumored that it will far surpass
ANYTHING of the kind ever given in town.
There was a quiet wedding Saturday
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II.
Marks, when their daughter Sadie was
7nited in marriage to Mr. Chester Bailey.
Rev. G. IL. Hamilton performed the cere-
mOny.
The following guests registered at the
Searsport House the past week; ). NJ NC
Cormack, c. f. Patterson and lady, w.
Jefferson and lady, J. L. Goetfere, Z. U.
Libby. G. D. Howes, John Tnttle. c. L.
Brackett, F. L. Belyea, L. II. Benson, L.
:. Dennerson, c. B. Dexter, Chas +.
Hazeltine and daughter, L. c. Fizer, Oscar
J. Baynton, Clark Durham, Fred Choate,
C w Warren, f. w. Wentworth, VIM. r.
Hunnewell.
f. c. Hartman, carrier of the first rural
free delivery route established in Waldo
county, has just begun on his third year.
He informed US that his annual expenses
for the two horses he is obliged to keep is
about S220. He has driven 1854 miles each
wear and has collected 15, 100 and delivered
47.424 pieces of mail during the year. Mr..
Hartman is quite enthusiastic about his
work, and says Notwithstanding the rough
weather at times on the whole the carrier
position is healthy and agreeable one.
CAPTAIN Amasa Field and wife had
pleasant surprise last Thursday evening
which was not on the program or
the socable that was being held at their
residence of some thirty odd of Searsport's
afour hundred when Capt Frank E. Foss,
wife and daughter from Berkeley were
ushered in among them. Capt Foss is
NEPHEW of Mrs. Field and is visiting rela-
tives in New England. He has been ab-
sent from the United States the last ten
wears, and for the last four years in the
United States Navy on the Asiatic Station
comm anding the L. S. S. Girls" and the
Saturn
NORTH SEARSPORT ITEMS.
+. F. Stinson will pay cash for fresh eggs.
Frank CoIson is visiting relatives in Win
terport.
Myra T. Scribner was at home from Bel
fast last Sunday.
NJ, I,,,,, Gooroa u,bo hos hpap worry