The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-29
SEARSPORT LOCALS.


evening.
Our traders report unusually good Christ
mas sales.
Charles Shute is the guest of his brother,
Newell c. Shute.
Frank F. Crockett is visiting his mother.
Mrs. Melvenia Crockett.
Miss Ethelind Havener returned Tuesday
morning to Kent's Hill.
Mrs. Josephine Weber returned Satur-
day from visit in Boston.
Mrs. George Dakin returned Thursday to
her home in Boston, Mass.
Miss Mary N. Mcclure has been elected
assistant in the High school.
Mrs Amos Nichols entertained the Five
Hundred Club Tuesday evening.
Principal l. F. Burton of the High school
arrived by train Saturday night
Misses Blanche, Henrietta and Martha
Ross are at home for the holidays.
Miss Frances Smith returned last week
from visit with friends in Boston.
Mrs. C. E. Whitcomb is the guest of her
parents, MI. and Mrs. J. n. Putnam.
Frank Curtis left by train Monday for
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Miss Jeanette Rice of Chelsea, Mass, is
the guest of her mother. Mrs. e. E. Rice.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Bailey returned Sat-
urday from a few weeks visit in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Pike left by steamer
Monday for a visit with friends in Clifton
dale.
Hon, A, f. Nickerson has shipped a cargo
of hay to Bar Harbor by sch. Clara E. Rog-
erS.
Miss Ethel Dodge returned Saturday
from a visit with friends in New York and
Boston.
Rev and Mrs K. A. Myers of Thorndike
spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs A l..
Mosman.
Miss Katherine and Hal Kneeland are
visiting the.r parents, Mr.. and Mrs. }. Ii.
kneeand.
Miss Edith Williams and Thomas Will
liams came home from Freedom Academy
for Christmas
Miss Gertrude Bowen has returned to
Castine Normal School after Christmas
leave of TWO days.
Prof. F. r. Sweetser of New Londons
Conn, spent the holidays with his mother,
Mrs. S. l.. SweetSer.
Frank and Harry Gross, who are employ
ed with r. B. Dunning Co. in Bangor, were
at home for Christmas.
The monthly contribution for parish ex-
penses will be taken at the Congl church
next Sunday morning.
The annual parish meeting of the COngl
society will be held in the conference room
at p. n., Saturday, Dec. 31st.
Miss Irene Sullivan, who is attending the
convent in Wellesley, Mass, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Robert Sullivan.
Alta special meeting of Mariners Lodge,
T. and 4 M next Tuesday evening work
in the +. A degree will be exemplifed.
Misses Maude and Joanna Colcord and
Lincoln r. COlcord are at home from the
University of Maine for short vacation.
Capt. Phineas Pendleton and the Misses
Pendeton entertained large dinner party
Monday Among the guests was ex-Mayor
Poor of Belfast.
Ralph Wharf of South Brewer, Me-, and
Edward hartf of Syracuse, n. y, were
the guests for Christmas of their parents,
Rev and Mrs. ]. II. w. Nhalf.
Arrangements for the meeting of the
Waldo County Veteran Association at
North SearSport had so far pl ogressed that
il was impossible 10 change the meeting to
searsport.
Nj l. Parker has been drawn as juryman
for the January term and will be obliged to
close his barber shop here during the SeS-
sion of the court, but it will be open to pa
tlOHs every evening.
Rev and Mrs. G. W. Wallace will re-
ceSe Monday. Jan. I'd, at the parsonage,
Elm street, from , to p, M. This is in no
sense church affair and this notice bears
general invitation to ALL
The ladies of the Congregational parish
interested in the work of the guild are re-
queSted to report at the social rooms of the
society Thursday afternoon, Jan. 5th. 1t is
hoped as many as possible will assist in this
work
The High schoolruom has been thorough
" renovated and has new hard pine floor
and new seats and desks. These Improve
ments have been needed for some time and
will be greatly appreciated by both teacher
and pupils
1t is feared the browntail moth has reach
ed this vicinity. A note of warning has been
issued by the experiment station at the U.
of Nj. Our citizens should realize that our
town, as a summer resort, is endangered.
The il sect not only destroys the fruit and
shade trees, but ruins our hard wood forests
rs well.
MI Leon p Dutch, who is well known to
the younger people of this town, was mar
ried Christmas eve to Miss Halle Jennings
of New Haven, Conn. Mr. Dutch has
charge of several departments in the dry
goods house of the Howe-Stetson Co. one of
the largest department stores in New Eng
land Mr.. and Mrs. Dutch will reside in
New Haven, where they will be at home to
their friends after March 1St.
The officers and members Of the Ladies
Aid of the Nj. f. church are feeling well
pleased over the success of their Christmas
sale and supper. Very few articles were
left unsold and the supper was well patron
lied. They desire through The Journal to
express their appreciation of the assistance
they have had from a large number Of peo-
pie. The generosity of the people in cook
ing for the supper is worthy of special men,
ton. If by any oversight dishes have not
been returned to the owners, enquiry of
any one of the officers of the society is all
that will be needed to adjust such matters
The officers are: Mrs Runnells, president
Mrs. Hichborn, secretary, and Mrs. Hun.
ter, treasurer.
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