The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-09-16

port Mass, called there by the illness OF MIS-.
Grinnell's mother, Mrs. Zilpha Doane.
Capt. and Mrs. Harry E. Dow, who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Deshon on
Elm street. left Monday for New York, where
Capt. Dow will join his steamer, the Windber.
Mrs. William Palmer and daughters Evelyn
and Katherine, who spent the summer with
| Miss Georgia L. Ford on Bay View Place, re-
turned last week to their home in Manchester.
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DR.. P. P. Nichols and son Jack, who have
been spending several weeks in town, the
guests of Mrs. L. L. Nichols on Water street,
returned Monday to their home in Northamp-
| ton, Mass.
Eden Pendleton, the Cape Jellison fish ex-
porter and importer, had on sale in town last
week the largest shad ever sold here. The fish
weighed from 7 to 9 pounds each and were
caught in a seine off Mt. Desert rock.
Miss Louise D. Leib, after spending her va
cation with her mother, Mrs. E. L. Leib, at the
Merrithew house on Church street, has return
ed to Saco to resume her position as teacher of
physical culture in Thornton Academy.
Charles Wilson, head stevedore for the Pen
obscot Coal Co. at Mack's Point, has been
| transferred to the Northern Maine Junction,
where he will occupy the same position for the
! same company. He will move his family to
| Bangor later.
Capt. Charles NJ Nichols, who has been in
command of the steamer Columbian Of the
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months vacation of her commander, Capt.
Theodore P. Colcord, returned home Thursday
from Salinas Cruz, Mexico, Capt. Colcord
having resumed command of the steamer.
DoDGE's CORNER. DR.. Charles E. Hills and
family of South Natick, Mass, and Waldo M
Chaplin and family of Brooklyn, N. Y, left for
their homes September 9Th. 80. Frank Seavey,
who has been summering at Pioneer cottage,
| left for Somerville, Mass, last week. Mr..
Seavey is instructor at Tufts College. -.
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Matthews went to
Union last Saturday for few days with their
son Edward and wife.
| The following Searsport people attended the
Stevens Homer wedding at Bucksport Septem-
Der sth: Mrs. A. M. Ross, Mrs. B. F. Colcord,
Mrs. J. D. Sweetser, Mrs. Amos Nichols, Mrs.
D. c. Nichols, Mrs. A. T. Whittier, Mrs. W. M.
Parse, Mrs. W. H. Goodell Mrs. E. W. Fletcher,
Mrs. B. E. Larrabee, Mrs. Harry Hichborn,
Mrs. ]. H. Duncan, DR.. Elisha Hopkins, Miss
Florence Colcord, Miss Georgia L. Ford, Miss
Lucy A. Sargent, Miss Harriet M. Erskine,
Miss Mabel E. Griffin, Miss Jennie Crockett,
Miss Lucy T. Ross, Rupert P. Colcord.
| NORTH SEARsPoRT. Mrs. Emily Perkins of
Frankfort visited Mrs. O. ]. Cass last week. :.
Mrs. Frank Marden of Stockton Springs called
| on Mrs. James Marden last Sunday. Victor
| Mckay of Boston, who spent the season at
| Carter's grove, has returned home. -. Mrs.
| John Littlefield of Brewer is visiting her sis
| ter, Mrs. A. Stinson. George Webster and
| family of the Webster Thomas Co. of Boston.
| who have been stopping at Sunnyside cottage,
have returned home. Walter Littlefield who
lives just across the line in Prospect, met with
| bad accident last Saturday. He was run over
| by heavy loaded team, the hind wheel passing
| over his body and breaking three ribs. Bro.
Littlefeld is member of Granite Grange.
AN APPETIzING SUPPER AND MUSICAL
| Union Hall last Thursday evening under the
| auspices of the Methodist society were largely
attended and great success. The supper was
| one of the best and was served by members of
| the Aid gowned in white. The stage was at
| tractlvely set for the concert as a drawing
room. The first number was a violin solo by
Miss Lillian Mowry, with Mrs. Hamburger ac-
r. ricf oy,I al I'll
it was encored and Miss Mowry was showered
with flowers as she left the stage by number
of her little admirers on the front seats. The
contralto solo, When the Heart is Young, by
Dudley Buck, rendered by Miss Katherine
Brier of Belfast, was much enjoyed and warm
| ly applauded. and in response to an encore she
sang sweet little lullaby. Miss Anne M Kit
tredge of Belfast gave readings from Eugene
Field, Judge Shute and others in her usual
| happy manner. Mrs. Henry W. Kneeland, for
| merly Miss Jennie Curtis of Searsport, and
who is at home visit, sang mid the Husk
| of the Corn" and "Sings Me to Sleep" with
violin obligatoes by Miss Mowry, and her
| sweet and sympathetic soprano was never
heard to better advantage. She was en-
sAiaSioSeASoHy dPplduueu uf JOHN TdTker
of Belfast made his first appearance in Sears
port and his rich baritone won hearty ap-
plause and an encore. The last number on the
program was whistling solo by Mrs. William
H. Goodell, formerly Miss Elizabeth Whitcomb,
| whose selection from II Trovatore was beauti-
fully rendered. She followed this with the
Prison Song, and then responded to an insstant
encore Mrs. Goodell has not whistled here
for about two years and many remarked that
she had never whistled SO well before. Mrs.
Herbert Drinkwater, organist of the Universal
list church of Belfast and Miss Hannah Col
cord were accompanies for the vocalists. AZ
ter the concert the ladies of the committee
served a tempting little supper to the Belfast
people, which was much enjoyed. So much
food was left over after the supper that din
ner was served Friday at noon for Is cents.
The only thing cheap about it was the price
and it was well patronized.
APPLETON.
Miss Jessie Heating of Rockland is visiting
relatives and friends in town.. Arthur
Sprague of Kalamazoo, Mich, was the guest