The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-07-01
SEARSPORT.

DR.. Samuel Calderwood Of Boston, was in
town last week.
Wingate Cram of Bangor spent Sunday
with his family.
William E. Grinnell returned Thursday from
business trip to Boston.
Steamer Castine made an excursion Sunday
from here to Vinalhaven
Tony Croce's famous rabbit hound, Sport
passed into history June 23d.
Manter Decrow has bought the Peter Mon
roe farm on Lake Side avenue.
Mrs. E. s. Wormell of Fitchburg, Mass,
called on friends in town last week.
Capt w. R. Gilkey moved into the w. O.
Barney house on Union street Monday.
Mrs Frank Wellman of Boston was in town
last week, calling relatives and friends.
The Searsport band has been engaged to
play for the celebration in Monroe July 4th.
Miss Katherine Kneeland, who has been
teaching in Chelsea, Mass, arrived home Tues
day.
Miss Alice Blanchard of Portland is with her
aunt, Mrs. Hannah T. Pendleton, on Main
street.
Guy Hatch of Islesboro was in town last
week, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George P.
Carter.
John S. Dutch of Waltham, Mass, arrived
Sunday and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Sargent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi D. Crook and daughter
Doris of Brewer are at their cottage on Pleas
ant Point
Arthur Smith, who is building cottage az
Pleasant Point, spent Sunday with his family
in Brewer.
Mrs. E. P. Nichols of Bucksport is in town,
the guest of Capt and Mrs. J. F. Nichols Oil
Main street.
Miss Lillian G. Runnells, who teaches in Mel
rose Highlands, Mass, is spending her vaca-
ton in town.
DR.. and Mrs. S. S. Porter arrived Thursday
from Marietta, Ohio and are at their cottage on
on Navy street
Edward Park of Lynn, Mass, was in town for
few days last week visiting his sister, Mrs.
Marlboro Packard
Mrs. Ida Baker of Watham, Mass, arrived
Sunday and is visiting her father, George
Field, at Field Place
1t is rumored that elaborate preparations are
being made to paint the town red, so to speak,
on the night of July 4th.
Joseph D. Curtis and son William arrived
Saturday from Everett, Mass, and are at the
Curtis homestead on Main street
Sch. Singleton Palmer, Capt Potter, arrived
Friday from Norfolk with 4403 tons of coal
consigned to the Penobscot Coal Co.
Guy Leighton the we'll known Main street
tonsorial artist, who has been visiting relatives
at Winter Harbor, returned Wednesday,
Mrs, B. c. Smith, who spent the winter in
Brooklyn, N. Y, returned home Sunday, &C
companied by her grandson, William Blanchard
Harold W. Elder and Lewis P Bailey have
completed thern cottage, the "Clif House,
at the foot of Leach street, and moved in Fri
day.
Mrs, A, T. Whittier arrived Sunday from
Philadelphia, where she has been visiting her
husband, Capt. Albert T. Whittier, in the ship
Aryan.
Henry w. Kneeand of Dorchester Mass,
arrived Sunday and is the guest of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs ]. H. Kneeland on Mt Ephraim
avenue.
Mrs. Mary V. Dodge and daughter, Miss
Ethel NJ. Dodge, left Friday for Corea, where
they will spend the summer with Mrs Hattie
Lufkin.
Mrs. Robert F. Sullivan returned Sunday
faom Bridgewater, Mass, where she attended
the graduating exercises Of her daughter,
Miss Irene M. Sullivan.
Mr. and Mrs N D. Hewes and Miss Julia B.
Sullivan arrived Friday from Watham, Mass,
and will spend few weeks with Miss Gather
inc F. Sullivan on Water street
Elizabeth S., widow of the late Capt Edward
D. Blanchard, died Tuesday morning after
about months illness witch complication of
diseases at her home on Main street. Obitual
later
The oearsport Tigers defeated Belfast ball
team here Saturday afternoon by score of 10
to 0. The day was very warm and the Tigers all
very much exhausted in running around the
bases.
The attempt of several of our young sport
ing bloods to operate flying machine on Wat |
err street for several weeks was very unsuccess-
ful and ended in complete fail ire, and they /
have the sympathy of their many friends in
their misfortune.
Last week was one of the hottest for many
years Thursday the mercury went up to go
at high noon, and Friday it reached 80, but
there prostratons as the cooling
breezes from the Penobscot bay in the after
noon make Searsport delightful place in the
summer time.
At the 44th annual meeting of the Maine
Dental Association, held in Portland June 25th,
DIR. Frank H. Mead of Bangor, former princi-
pal of the Searsport High school, was chosen
president of the association, and Dr. Irving F.
Pepdeton of Lewiston, a native of Searsport,
was elected secretary
DoDGEs CORNER. Mrs. C. S Chaplin return
ed to her home in Camden last Monday. Mrs.
Chaplin is probably the oldest Rebekah and is
the Oldest Methodist in Camden. . Ernest
Nickerson has returned to Portland leaving
his wife and son for a longer vacation. The
S. S. Club will hold social the lawn near
the church this Thursday, evening, July 1st
The Bangor Council, United Order of Com
mercial Travellers, was the highest bidder at
the auction Saturday of the property at Bar
D.