The Republican journal., 1908-12-10
SEARSPORT.

John Downs has moved into the Perry house
in the Nichols district.
An obituary of the late Capt. Cyrus G.
Nichols will appear in The Journal later
Rev C. H. Mckinney and family returned
Friday from a visit to Boston and vicinity.
Capt Charles NJ Nichols of the steamer
Isthmian arrived Saturday from New York.
Miss Lucy Spofford returned last week from
a visit with her parents in Haverhill, Mass.
Mr.. Cushman Inman is spending the holt
George A. Bowen is clerking for Capt. F. A.
Curtis during the latter's absence in Boston.
Mr. and Mrs Edison W. Fletcher returned
Wednesday, December 2nd from East Dixfed.
The Western Union Telegraph Co. has de-
cided not to discontinue the office in Sears
port
Miss Gladys Butman has gone to Boston to
resume her studies in the Conservatory of
Music.
Miss Guida c. Homer returned last week
from a visit with friends in Boston and vi
cinity.
Prof H. w Tibbetts arrived Saturday from
Corinna, and is at Mrs C. A. Webber's on Park
street.
The schools in town began Monday for ten
weeks course with the same teachers as last
term.
David W. Nickels was at home last week
from the Grant farm where he is drilling
artesan wells
Sch. Singleton Palmer arrived Tuesday from
Newport News with 4,415 tons of coal for the
Penobscot Coal Co.
Miss Kit Atwood of Winterport was in town
last week, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. At
wood on Water street
Eugene N. Shute, who spent the past three
weeks with relatives in Albion and Burnham,
returned home Saturday.
H. C. Buzzell, Esq, has taken the local agen-
cy for the Providence Washington Insurance
Co, of Providence R. l.
Pike Bros received an order Saturday for Is,
600 gross of rrochet spools from the Dexter
Yarn Co. of Pawtucket, R. I.
Mrs. J. W. Walnut returned last week from
a NlSll WIN 1flenQS IN Beverly ana EVerett,
Mass, and Waterville, Me.
Capt and Mrs. Albert B. Pendleton and
daughter Margaret returned Saturday from
visit in Boston and New York.
Opeechee stream is frozen from shore to
shore and the young folks have been enjoying
the fine skating the past week.
J. E. Wentworth and George S. Sargent have
been drawn to serve as jurors at the January
term of the S. J. Court in Belfast.
Mrs. c. E. Whitcomb, who has been visiting
her parents, Capt. and Mrs. J. N. Putnam on
Main street, returned to Boston last week.
Mrs. H. c. Holmes and Master Kenneth
Holmes, who have been visiting relatives in
Ashland for two weeks, returned home Tues
day.
Miss Laura Trundy arrived from Newton
Mass, last week and is the guest of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A E. Trundy on Main
street
The Rockland & Rockport Lime Company S
barge No. 8, finished discharging fertilizer at
Mack's Point December End and was towed to
Rockland.
Sch. Prescott Palmer, Capt Carlisle, finish
ed discharging Monday at the Penobscot coal
dock at Macks Point and sailed Tuesday for
Newport News.
The Rockland and Rockport Lime Company's
barge No. 4, arrived Friday from Carteret
with l,600 tons of fertilizer to the A. A. C. Co.
at Mack's Point
At meeting of the municipal officers Tues
day 1t was voted not to permit the Penobscot
Bay Electric Company to set poles or string
wires in the town of Searsport.
Miss Harriet D. Hichborn will soon have a
display of attractive calendars and blotters-
Searsport, kidder's Point and Swan Lake views
on sale at Miss Edwards dry goods store,
very suitable for Christmas souvenir gifts.
There will be gospel song service in the
Methodist vestry next Sunday evening. The
hymns selected will be among the old Ones
and before the singing of each the pastor will
relate interesting incidents in connection with
The rain Monday was the first genuine south
easter since last spring. At high noon the wind
reached velocity at times of 4S miles per
hour and very high sea was running IN the
bay. There was no damage here as the wind
blew the hardest on the ebb tide.
"Mrs. Briggs of the Poultry Yard" will be
given by the Juniors of the Searsport High
school, at Union Hall, Friday, December 18th,
followed by dancing Admission rs cents, re-
served seats 35 cents. Reserved seats on sale
at Smiths drug store Children under IL years,
Is cents. Dance tickets, gents, Is cents, ladies',
10 cents. All come and help the class out.
Buy something at the sale in the Methodist
vestry this, Thursday, afternoon for Christ
mas presents for your friends The Methodist
cook book will be on sale. There will be
social in the evening. Come and join in the
holly hunt and have your picture taken by
electricity for five cents. Cake and coffee
served Ice cream on sale. Admission ten
cents.
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Fletcher, who returned
from their wedding trip December End, were
given a rousing welcome that night at the resi-
dence of E. C. Pike on Main street. The
Searsport band, of which Mr. Fletcher is
member turned out with torches and accom-
panied by big delegation of citizens march