The Republican journal., 1909-12-02
SEARSPORT.

Frlday.
E. C. Pike made business trip to Boston
last week.
Thomas Williams of Bowdoin College was in
town Friday.
Ralph Whittier of Bangor was at the Sears
port House Friday.
Ralph Meyers is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ton s. Smell in Maiden, Mass.
News was received here yesterday of the
death in Portland of A. ]. Nickerson. No par
ticulars.
w. B. Traitor and family moved to Mill
nocket Wednesday, where they will reside in
the future.
M. A. Cook has the Red Cross Christmas
stamps on sale at his department store on
Main street.
Capt. and Mrs H. G. Curtis, who have been
visiting in Boston the past week, returned
home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Lindsay, who have been
spending several weeks in town, returned to
Boston Saturday.
Isaac Wallace is building bungalow in the
northeast corner OF the w. "A. SOiSoH llcio hSehh
Sullivan Heights.
Lincoln Colcord of Brooklyn, N. Y, spent
Thanksgiving with his mother, Mrs. l.. A. Col
cord, on Main street.
Miss Margaret Monaghan of Ellsworth was
in town last week visiting her sister, Mrs. Ed
nun Emo, on Main street.
Mrs. Andrew W. Allen, who was in town to
attend the Nchols-Ross nuptials, returned to
her home in Orange, N. j., Saturday.
Miss Elizabeth Fowler of Searsmont arrived
last week and will spend the winter with Capt.
and Mrs. F. W. Treat on Main street.
Mr.. James M. McDougall, who has been
spending the summer and fall in town, return
ed to his winter home in Auburn, N. Y, Mon
day
Misses Marian and Clara Billiard, who were
in town to attend the Nichols-Ros nuptiais,
returned to their home in West Newton, Mass,
Monday.
Mrs. Andrew W. Allen of Orange, N. j., was
in town Friday to attend the marriage OF her
sister, Miss Martha J. Ross, to Mr.. Robert
Porter Nichols.
We are indebted to Capt George A. Mitchell
of the National Soldiers Home at Togus for
beautiful menu card and program for Thanks
giving at the Home.
The barkentine Mabel l. Meyers, Capt. N. F.
Gilkey, now on the voyage from Montevldeo to
Barbados has been chartered to load salt at
Turks Island for Providence.
,oI Sat dow
from Germantown, Penn, to attend the tuner
al of Mr.. Gilkey's mother, Mrs. Henrietta s.
Gilkey, who died Saturday morning.
Miss Rebecca M Ross, who was in town Fri
day to attend the wedding of her sister, Miss
Martha ]. Ross to Mr.. Robert Porter Nichols
returned to Mont Clair, N j., Saturday.
C. Benson Mcclure arrived Wednesday from
Brooklyn, N. Y, and spent Thanksgiving with
his grandmother, Mrs. George Mcclure, on
Main street returning to Brooklyn Saturday.
Sch. American Team, Capt Israel Closson,
arrived Tuesday, in tow, with 314 tons of coal
for the Searsport Coal Co. She has been de-
tanned DAYS at Rockland by stormy northeast
winds
Inc lurllG DdShGl Ddl Ledil III IiahV OH "a
cursion to Islesboro Friday evening, December
Sd. on the steamer Castine, where they will
plav a game with the local team. Fare for the
round trip, SO cents.
Wednesday evening, November 24th, tel
ephone pole in front of the residence of Capt
James Merriam on Main street fell across the
electric light wires and put the town in dark
ness for about an hour.
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene P. Carver and daughter
Lois of Brookline, Mass, were in town Friday
to attend the Nichols Ross nuptials and were
the guests of Capt. and Mrs. A. NJ. Ross on
Main street while in town.
Miss Sara L. Grinnell, who spent Thanksgiv-
ing with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs W. 4. Grin
nell, returned Monday to the Gorhanl Normal
school, which she is attending, not to kent's
Hill. which was an error in last week S issue of
The Journal
The school in Nichols district closed Wednes-
day November oath, after pleasant term of
twelve weeks, taught by Miss Abbie c. Chase.
of twenty six pupils registered the following
five were not absent one-half day: Eva Closson,
Laurel Flinton, Earl Webster, Edward Webster
and Henry Webster. Absent one-half day only,
Hillard Buzzell Absent on account of sickness
only, Forest Closson and Myrtle Closson.
FRANK FowLER's REPORTS. County Treas
urer Frank N. Fowler came to Ames Friday
evening to deliver his report of the Daven-
port convention to the Royal Arch Masons 1t
was just such a report might be expected of
so capable man and representative. He re-
viewed the work of the convention and told of
the new work and of the changes in the ritual.
Mr. Fowler's address as Grand Master of the
ROYAL and Select Masters of Iowa, which has
been published in pamphlet form, is declared
by masons to be the best of its kind ever pre-
sented to that body. Mr.. Fowler put the same
care in preparing the report for the local body
that he did to the State organization of which
he was the head-The Ames, Iowa, Intelligent
Ger.
Frank. Oldest son of Major J. N. Fowler, is
well remembered by host of friends in Sears
port, who congratulate him on his success and
preferment.
N1cHoLs-Ross. A very pretty home we'd
ding took place Friday evening, November 26th
at o'clock, at the home of Capt. and Mrs
Andrew McGilvery Ross on Main street, when
their second daughter, Miss Martha Jane, was
united in marriage with Mr.. Robert Porter
Nichols, only son of Capt. and Mrs. Daniel C.
NicbOlS The r0Dn7s ware beautifully dapo-