The Republican journal., 1909-12-16
SEARSPORT.

trip IN Boston SATURDAY.
The schools in town, which have been closed
for two weeks, opened Monday.
R. H. Crockett of Oceanville has moved into
the Perry house on Main street.
Miss o. ]. Lawrence left Monday for Boston
where she will spend the winter.
Sch. Johanna Durgin arrived from Goulds-
boro Thursday with slaves to Pike BROS.
FIJI. Mosn1an of North Reading, Mass, is
spending few days in town on business.
Mrs. w. S. Downs picked several pansies
from the bed near her house December 7th.
Mrs. F. S. Dyer and son, H. R. Dyer, are
visiting relatives in Portland for few days.
Cecil Roberts moved into the new dwelling
of H. C. Buzzell on Warren street last week.
Miss Margaret Pendleton will leave today,
Thursday, to visit friends in Chelsea, Mass.
Pike Bros loaded sch. Henry Chase with
edgeings and barrel heads for Rockland last
week.
Mrs. James B. Parse and daughter Edith left
Monday for Brooklyn, N y, where they Will
spend the winter.
Capt. Carlisle spent a few days in Waldoboro
with his family while his schooner, the Prescott
Palmer, was in port.
Skating on Opeechee stream opened Monday
in full swing for the first time this winter. Inc
ice was four inches thick.
Miss Lila R. Cyphers, who has been visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4. ). Cyphers, le1t
Monday for Midway, Mass.
R.. r. Lime Co. barge No. 4 arrived De-
cember 9Th with 1900 tons'of fertilizer 10 the
A. A. c. Co. at Mack's Point
Capt. and Mrs. c. N. Meyers and daughter
Violet returned Saturday from visit with
friends in Boston and vicinity.
Can't. Nicholas Parse will leave today. Thurs
day, for New York to visit his son, Capt. James
B. Parse, of the steamer Texan.
Louis P. Closson moved last week to the
Israel Closson homestead on the Mortland
road, which he recently bought.
Ship Aryan, Capt Albert T. Whittier, arrived
at San Francisco December 9Th after pas
sage of 1913 days from Philadelphia.
George Hall, who has been working for W.
R. Gilkey for the past year, has gone to Ban
gor to work in the Windsor House stable.
Mrs L. A. Coleord. Miss j. C. Colcord and
Mr. Lincoln Colcord left Monday Tor Brooklyn
N. " where they will spend the winter
Barge Herndon is due from Philadelphia
with 5000 tons of coal to the Canadian racine
railroad and will be discharged at Mack's Point.
Miss Joanna C. Colcord has resigned her
position as assistant in the High school anu
Miss Louise Hall of Belfast has been appoint
ed her successor.
MA. Cook has a fine display of Christmas
goods. An electrical merry 60 round Is run
ming day and night IN the front window OF his
store on Main street.
Mrs. W. NJ. Thayer of Belfast has on sale in
the Mosman building, formerly occupied by
Miss Guda c. Homer, full line OF Christmas
goods and Red Cross stamps.
Sch. Prescott Palmer, Capt Carlisle, arrived
from Newport News December 9Th with 4,2oI
tons of coal to the Penobscot Coal Co. at Macks
Point and finished discharging Tuesday.
Mrs. Hattie Lufkin, who has been visiting
her mother, Mrs. Mary V. Dodge, on Nam
street. returned to Franklin last week where
she is engaged as teacher in the public schools
Sch. Perfect dragged her anchors and came
ashore near the steamboat wharf TUESDAY
morning and remains in an easy position. Inc
schooner was from Rockland and had no cargo.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Kendall of Worcester,
Mass, were in town last week and returned
Monday accompanied by Mr.. Kendal's mother
Mrs Mary R. Kendall, who will spend the win
Ter WIN LneM.
The camera and brush work of Miss Harriet
D. Hichborn-pictures, calendars and blotters,
in hand painted water coors-will now be found
on sale at the store of Miss Lucia Edwards,
Main street, Searsport.
The steamer Texan of the American Hawai-
ian line, commanded by Capt James B. Parse
of this town, and due at New York next Satur-
day from Puerto Mexico, has as part of her
cargo 5000 tons of canned salmon shipped
from the Pacific coast.
Chester Harrison of Stockton Springs, while
at work on the new Hubbard Fertilizer build
ing at Mack's Point last Saturday morning slid
from the frosty roof to the ground, breaking
both arms. He was attended by DR.. S. c. Pat
tee who reduced the fractures.
There will be an Old Folks ball in Union
Hall, Searsport, Tuesday evening. December
2lst Floor Manager, F. H. Cleaves; Aids. Var
ney B. Smith, Wilson N. West and j. W. Nick
erson. An oyster supper will be served in the
lower hall Gentlemens ball tickets, so cents;
supper tickets, so cents per couple.
Anchor Chapter, No. 1872, O. E. S. has elect
ed officers for 1910 as follows: Emele T. Col
cord Worthy Matron; F. K. Sawyer, Worthy
Louise P. Fletcher, Secretary; Jennie c. Gill
key, Treasurer; Florence Colcord, Conductress;
Mamie j. Lttefeld, Asso. Conductress.
The many friends here of Capt Israel Hill
Rogers regretted to hear of his death which
occurred at Frankfort recently. Capt. Rogers
had sailed for several years with Capt. David
Nickels as first officer in the ship Lucy A. Nick
els and had also sailed as first officer with
Capt. Henry G. Curtis, and had many friends
among the mariners of Searsport.
The services next Sunday in the Methodist
Episcopal church will be appropriate to the
Christmas season. In the morning at 10.45
the pastor will preach on the advent of Christ
and special Christmas music will be a feature
of the service. In the evening at 7o'clock the
song and story service entitled 1.-THE Sheppard
Story" will be rendered. The story is by Flor
ence Morse Kingsley and the music by l. H.
Meredith and Grant C. Fullar. The combina-
ton of story and song is very effective and this
should prove to be service of great interest
and profit. All are invited to these services.
Union Hall was crowded last Friday night to
witness the basket ball game, which was hot
and exciting contest. The Searsport Turtles
defeated the Kappa Sigma five from the Uni
versity of Maine, &c to "a. The home team
showed much improvement and will make the
best of them go some before the end of the
season. The lineup:
TURTLES (26) ks. (24)
Fllnton, H. ............ .rD, Rlchafos
1runOy, ...........-. &C, wilson
Colcord, rb. Observation-Disclosures. IF, Carleton
Havener ID. Observation-Disclosures, Dyer