The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-12-31
SEARSPORT.


Malcolm H. Cook of Boston was in town last
week calling on friends.
Henry Trip of Rockland was in town Mon
dav and Tuesday calling on friends.
Rev. R. c. Harbutt has declined the Gail
the Congregational church in Norrldge"ock'
Miss Esther M. Beach left Monday for Med
field Mass, where she will spend the winter.
The monthly contribution will be taken at
the Congregational church next Sunday morn
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. O. c. Atwood spent Christmas
with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Atwood in Winter
port.
Rev. R. G. Harbutt and family have moved
tn the Porter house on Steamboat avenue 1or d
time.
lanes Hawlev. who spent Christmas with
relatives in Melrose, Mass, returned home Sat
urday.
Miss Taur;. Trundy, who is at the Newton
High school, is visiting her parents, Mr. ano
Mrs. A E. Trundy.
Sch. Dorothy Palmer, Capt. Harding hnish-
ed discharging coal at the Penobscot coal o0ch
at Mack's Point Tuesday.
Rupert Colcord, Raleigh Whittier ana STORY
Trundv returned Tuesday to kents HILL "hefe
they are attending school.
Hollis Weber of Providence, H. H. was III
Town last week visiting his mother MRS. Y. "a
Weber, Oh Park street.
DIR. F. Irving Pendleton of Lewiston spent
Christmas with his parents, Capt and MIS-
Frank l. Pendleton, at Park.
Hon. and Mrs. A. E. Nickerson of Swanville
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. LOOMS tames
on Reservoir street Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. N D. Hewes of Waitham,
Mass, are in town. the guests OF MISS oa1her-
inc F, Sullivan on Water street.
Miss Henrietta Gilkey, who is attending
Hebron Academy, spent Christmas Win her
parents, Capt and Mrs. N. F. Gilkey, on MAN
street.
Misses Maud Smith, Sara Grinnell and Pro-
nell Glkey, who are attending Gorham Normal
school, spent Christmas with their respective
parents in town.
Miss Gertrude |. Bowen, who is teaching IN
New Haven Conn, is spending the holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George A.
Bowen, on Main street.
Mrs James B. Parse and daughter Edith,
who spent the holidays with Mrs. b. y. oar-
cent on Steamboat avenue will return to their
home in Brooklyn, N, Y, today Thursday
pair of childs mittens and three handker-
chiefs were left in the Methodist vestry al'er
the Christmas tree Friday afternoon owners
can have them by calling at the post ONCE
At meeting held before the municipal offl-
GERS. December 21st the Farmers TelephoneCo.
was granted permission to place poles and
string wires through the town of Searsport
Miss Mabel l. Nichols, who has been spend
ing her vacation with her parents, Capt. and
Mrs C. NJ Nichols, on Water street, returned
Saturday to Milo Junction, where she is teach
ing.
Owing to the demand for safe deposit boxes
in the burglar and ire-proof vault OF the
Searsport National Bank they have been obllg-
ed to install q new lot of these boxes, whlch
thew expect to have ready for use about JAN B,
1903
At the annual meeting of Sears Lodge, LOO.
F. No. 50, held Friday, December 25th, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
wear A. L. Mosman, N G.; Lester Robinson,
VIC; W X. Staples, r. s.; c. A. Rogers, F. S;
H. P. Richards, T.; Trustees, G. A. Bowen, j.
f Wentworth, F. NJ Perkins.
CYRUS w Mathews and Mrs. W. H. Carter of
Ma+b of
Everett, Mass, John c. Mathews Of Dor
chester, Mass. and Walter L. Mathews of
Somerville Mass were in town Sunday to at
tend the funeral of their brother, William c.
Mathews returning to their homes by Mon
days boat
At the annual meeting of Kynvetta Rebekah
Lodge, No. l25, held December 18th, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Mrs. Emma Davis, N. G.; Mrs Mary E.
Sargent v G.; Miss Blanche Sweetser, K. s.;
Miss Lulu Marks, F. s.; Mrs. Annie Murphy,
T. Trustees: Mrs. Eva Nye, Mrs. Clara Lowell
and Ernest Grey.
Christmas was observed at the home of
Capt and Mrs. William H. Goodell on Main
street, Thursday afternoon from to o'clock,
when William, Jr., received his first visit from
Santa Claus. The rooms were decorated with
Christmas bells, flags, holly and colored paper
and lighted by electricity, which gave pretty
effect At 3 o'clock sandwiches, assorted
cakes, coffee, cocoa and fruit were served from
the dining room, and at four the following
musical program was presented: piano duet,
Misses Emily Ross and Antoinette Weber;
vocal solo, Mrs. James ?. Butman; piano solo
Miss Nettie Bunker; recitation, Miss Lucy
Ross The tree was heavily laden with gifts
from Santa Claus and friends. Each young
guest was presented with calendar for 1909
The guests present numbered about fifty.
OBITUARY William C. Mathews, who was
taken to the insane hospital at Augusta De-
cember 2lst, suffering from acute delirium,
died there December 23d. He was the son of
the late Capt Walter and Marian (Copp)
Mathews and was born in North Searsport in
1857 and where he has always resided. Since
the death of his father many years ago he had
lived with his mother until her death on the
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