The Republican journal., 1909-11-25
SEARSPORT.

The new boarding house of the A. A. Z. 20.
at Macks Point is nearly completed.
H. A. George of Boston, of the A. A. u Co.,
was in town Monday on business.
Mrs. A. T. Whittier left Saturday for North
Berwick for a months visit with friends.
Rev. H. w. Norton of Patten occupied the
the pulpit of the M. E. church last Sunday
morning.
E. M Banding, editor OF the Industrial
Journal of Bangor, was in town Monday on
business
MIR. and Mrs. Loomis Eames returned Satur-
day from ten days visit with Hon. A Z.
Nickerson in Swanville.
Mrs. Susan Towle, who has been visiting
Mrs. A. T. Shute on Water street, left Monday
for her home in Belfast.
Mrs, F.W. Flanders of Rockland, who was
called here by the illness of her father, F. W..
Porter. left for her home last week.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. church held
its regular weekly meeting Friday with Mrs.
C. H. Hines on Mt Ephraim avenue.
Mrs. Hattie M. Lufkin, teacher in the pubic
schools of Franklin, is visiting her mother
Mrs Mary V. Dodge on Main street.
Mrs. Prudie M. Putnam left Monday for Bos-
ton, where she has an engagement as reader
in a concert company for the winter.
Welcome G. Young, travelling salesman for
BOSTON house, was in town Friday calling on
his brother, B. F. Young, on Bay View street.
Sch. American Team, Capt. Israel Closson, is
due from Perth Amboy with 300 tons of chest
mt and stove coal for the Searsport Coal Co.
The Rockland and Rockport Lime Co. barge
No. ! arrived Thursday from Carteret with
GOO tons of fertilizer to the A. A. &. Go. at
Mack's Point.
Miss Sara L. Grinnell arrived Saturday from
kent's Hill to spend Thanksgiving with her
Parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Grinnell at the
Searsport House.
IF. spellman and crew have the wharf OF
the Hubbard Fertilizer Co. at Macks Point
well under way and the work on the ouiidings
is being rushed forward rapidly
The Methodists are preparing to give
have proved so successful in the past. Fur
Their particulars will be given later
Misses Clara and Marian Billiard Of West
Newton. Mass, arrived Wednesday to attend
the Nichols Ross wedding and are the guests
of their aunt, Mrs. D. S. Beals, on Main street
The wedding of Mr. Robert P. Nichols and
Miss Martha ]. Ross will take place at the
residence of the brides parents, Capt and
Mrs. Andrew M. Ross, Friday, November 10Th.
ouite number of robins were seen Friday
morning on the banks of Opeechee stream
having delayed their departure for the sunny
south on account of the prevailing mild
weather.
The young people connected with the Con-
eregational Sunday school are requested to
bring in their books next Sunday. The com
mittee on new books want to know the present
condition of the library.
Mrs. L. A. Colcord, who went to San Fran
cisco about two months ago to visit her hus-
band Capt. Lincoln A. Colcord, who was IN a
hospital with a fever, has returned home.
Capt. Colcord has fully recovered from his i'll
ness and resumed command OF his steamer,
the Vireinian of the American Hawaiian line.
Maurice Nickerson and Fred Curtis returned
Friday from Glenwood, where they had been on
a ten days hunting trip. They made their
headquarters at Joseph Webber's camp, where
they were Hospitality entertained, and the game
in that section was very plentiful. They brought
home four fine deer, which were on exhibition
at Whitcomb's express Office all day Friday
Both Nickerson and Curtis are dead shots with
a rife.
Friday evening the annual meeting of the
Ladies' Guild of the Congregational church
was held The reports of the committee fol
the wear showed receipts from all sources Of
about $500 The new committee for next veal
consists of Mrs c. H. Mckinney, Mrs. N. F
Gilkev, Mrs. Fred Swift, Mrs. F. A. Nye, Mrs
A. G. Closson and Mrs. A. I. Whittier. One
member has been added to the committee fol
the ensuing year.
DIR, Libbeus Curtis, who died in Hepzibah
Ga, November 10Th, was the second son OF the
late Capt and Mrs. Lebbeus Curtis OF THU
town and was born here in 1849. He had beef
in poor health and for the past seven week
was confined to his bed and great sufferer
He leaves a widow and one daughter, Mis-
Lucille; three brothers, Capt Frank A. Curt
of Searsport Joseph P. Curtis of Everett
Mass. and Capt. Eben Curtis of San Francisco
Cal, and one sister, Miss Laura R. Curtis o
this town.
The anniversary services held last Sunday il
the Methodist Episcopal church were very sue
cessful. The favorable weather brought ou
a good congregation in the morning and thu
evening congregation filled the church, thu
Congregationalists having withdrawn theil
service, many of them with the pastor attend
ing the anniversary service to hear Rev. H. W
Norton, who, during his term as Methods
pastor in this town had many friends among
the people of the sister church. Mr.. Nortoni
sermons were much enjoyed by all who heart
him and his visit to the town will be pleasantly
remembered for a long time. The music a
both services was of high order and man.
favorable comments were heard in reference
to the musical features of the services. Tit
solos by Miss Inez Buker and Mr.. R. N. Porte
were well rendered and were very suitable t.
the occasion. Financially, the results to thu