The Republican journal., 1905-01-19
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Mrs. Lincoln A. ColcOrd left by train
Saturday for New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Nickerson left by
train Monday for Boston.
Chas. F. Treat is visiting his parents,
Capt. and Mrs. Forest Treat
Rev. T. P. Williams leaves Friday for a
visit with friends in Plymouth, Penn.
MIR. n L. Mathews and family are occupy
ing the Smith homestead on Mt. Ephriam
street.
Mrs. A. E. Trundy entertained a Five
Hundred party Wednesday evening, Jan.
18th.
Mrs. Clifton Whittum returned Friday
from visit with her daughter, Mrs. Brown,
in Boston.
The officers of Freeman McGilvery Post,
G. A. r., will be installed, this, Thursday
evening, Jan. 18th.
The Ladies' Guild of the COng'l Society
will meet Tuesday of each week unless
further notice is given
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. E. church had
very pleasant meeting this week at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Lathbury.
The steamship Alaskan, Capt. Chas. W:
Nichols, sailed from San Francisco Jan. Sd
"a
cargo.
The Misses Pendleton left by train Tues
day for Worcester, Mass, to spend few
months with their sister, Mrs. Ludwig Z.
Hayener.
Capt. Joshua b. Slocum, who made the
trip around the world in the SlOop Spray,
was the last commander OF the snip b.
Aymar built here in 1910.
rhr;c nd
last Sunday evening it was voted to make
the usual contribution toward forwarding
the c. E. movement in Maine.
Dow, from San Francisco for New YORK,
passed Sands Point, Straits OF Magellan
Dec. Goth, 1904, and is due in New FORK the
last of January.
Mrs. Albert T. Whittier, Mrs: Weber
and Mrs. Rice, will give a baked bean sup
per from to Z p. IN. next Thursday In the
Social Rooms Of the Cong'l society. Ad-
mission, Is cents.
The Sunday morning services, Sunday
school and mid-Week meetings OF the cong
society, will be discontinued for two and
possibly three weeks. The Christian En-
deavOr meetings Will De nelu ounuay eVeu-
ing at the usual hour.
The subscription paper for the organ
fund is in circulation and people are re-
spending as literally as was anticipated.
All will have an opportunity to contribute
and we are sure it is question OF put
short time when the organ Will be forth
coming.
Sears Lodge, l. 0. 0. F., as an expert
ment tried private installation Friday
evening, and from the reports given OF the
successful manner in which District Deputy
Palmer, assisted by Marshal Colcord of
T Il fhn no
outsiders regret that they were not per-
mitted to enjoy the service as of old.
At the annual meeting of Mariners
Lodge, F and A. NJ, the following officers
were chosen for the ensuing yeaar: W NJ
y & 6 c9lson :; w 4 u Wes kaiey b. D. W f
Burton; Secretary, c. A. Whittier; Treas
nrer, b. +. Colcord Finance committee, f.
j Wentworth, W. \. West, +. NJ. Perkins.
The installation will take place Tuesday
evening and will be private.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. f. Church will
conduct social in the church vestry fues
day evening, Jan. oath. The public is cor
daily invited and are promised a pleasant
evening. Mrs. Runnells, Mrs. Hichborn
and Mrs. Lormer have been selected to
entertain These ladies may be relied upon
to provide pleasant evening. AN admis
sion of 10 cents will be charged and refresh
ments will be served. If the weather should
be very stormy the social will be held
Thursday evening.
The railroad meeting held at the banking
rooms Friday afternoon was well attended
by large number of our business men,
many of whom We're enthu> iaStic at the
prospect of future prosperity for Searsport.
The arrival Of the surveyors Monday morn
ing caps the climax and everybody is now
discussing the questions: where the road is
going through the town; how soon it is to
be IN operation; when the coal wharves
Oh Cape Jellison are to be completed; when
the lumber sheds in the Long Cove Valley
are to be finished when the three miles
Of storage houses and grain elevators are to
go up i'll the vicinity OF Mack Point; if the
bands of the great iron pier at Long Cove
Ledge are to be transported by ship or rail
And it is amusing to hear how many ther.