The Republican journal., 1910-01-13
SEARSPORT.

TOT dOulClOndl Items see OH page.
Barge Herndon sailed in tow Friday for
Philadelphia
Barge Bellwood sailed Tuesday in tow of the
tug Wyoming for Perth Ainboy.
M. A. Cook has the largest and finest stock
of valentines ever seen in town.
E. A. Sargent returned Saturday from
business trip to West Newton Mass.
Daniel H. Devereaux will leave today, Thurs
day. for Brunswick, Ga, a three months
business trip.
W.. Coleman of the A. A. C. Co. of Boston
was in town last week on business connected
with the plant
Willard G. Whittum of Norwood, Mass, is
visiting his father, Nj. NJ. Whittum. on North
Searsport avenue.
Miss Aida NJ. Sargent of Great Darlington,
Mass, is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mial Sargent
Mrs. F. S. Dyer and son, H. R. Dyer, return
ed last week from few weeks visit with
friends in Portland.
Mrs. Frank A. Nye has bought the millinery
business of Mrs. B. E. Larrabee in the Leach
block on Main street
Schooner Harwood Palmer, Capt Creighton,
arrived January 9Th from Newport News with
4,467 tons of coal to the Penobscot Coal Co. at
Mack's Point.
Those who attended the lecture of Comman-
der Robert E. Peary in Bangor Wednesday
came home very much pleas ed with the lecture
and illustrations.
The rain, hail, snow and seet which fell last
Friday to depth of about three inches, and
which followed by cooler weather made
the sleighing the best for years.
M. F. Wentworth has sold his cottage, the
Redwood" on the western shore of Swan
Lake, to Frederick H. Paine of Brooklyn,N Y,
who will use it for summer cottage.
W. j. Smith, electrician at the Electric Light
Co.'S plant in Mechanics, Hollow, has accepted
a like position at Kidders Point and Charles
Gilmore has been appointed his successor.
A petition has been received by parties in
town praying for the pardon Of Charles W.
Morse of New York, formerly of Bath, now
serving fifteen years sentence in the federal
prison at Atlanta, Ga.
Many of our readers of the Boston papers
for the last month who have followed the four
cornered contest for the mayoralty were sad
dened to have the contest ended the cam =
paign has been very spicy reading from the
start.
George Hall, who has been on business trip
to Bangor, Waterville and Albion, returned
last week and resumed work at the Capt W.
r. Glkey stables on Water street. Mr.. Hall
went in search of an aerial flyer, but found
that suited and will try again in the
spring.
Sweetser Brothers, who have been painting
the interior of the Havener store on Main
street, have the work nearly completed and
Mr. Havener will resume business next week
with stock of goods throughout having
disposed of the damaged goods by fire sale.
DIR. Irving Erskne Pendleton and bride were
the guests of the formers parents, Capt. and
Mrs. Frank |. Pendleton, for the weekend re-
turning to their home in Lewiston Monday
morning All who have had the pleasure of
meeting DR.. Pendetons bride are charmed
with her.
AT the annual meeting Of Sears port Lodge, l.
o. o. F., held December 81, 1909, the follow
ing officers We're elected for the ensuing wear:
n G., Lester Robertson; v G.. W K Sta
pies; Financial Sec'y., C. A Rogers; Record
ing See'y., G. S Sargent; Treasurer, H P
Richards; Trustees, F. l. Mortland, F. NJ.
P,rkIns, a. l.. Mosman- Public installation
Fllday evening, January DIST, with families of
Ood Fellows and Rebekahs
Searsport people who are planning to attend
the Zeublin lecture in Belfast next Friday night
will lind very tempting supper at the Me-
mortal hall where the young women of the
North church Guild will serve chafng dish
supper to the public the European plan
Supper will be served from $50 to Z, and tables
seating two four people will be reserved
upon application to Miss ENERGY CHM, tel
2l5-3, Belfast. All sorts of good things will
be cooked and served, together with sand
witches, cake and coffee
We received last week Happy New Years
greeting from Capt. Welcome Gilkey at the
Sailors Snug Harbor, New Brighton, New
York, and wish the genial skipper many more
in the future, he has now passed 81 of them.
Capt Gilkey is a native of West Prospect, now
Searsport, and was well known coastwise
skipper of this town in the early days In 1916
ne gave up the coastwise business and engaged
in the West India trade having the brig T. P
Perkins built for him at the foot of Water
street, in which he sailed for many years.
Later the ship Charles B. Hazeltine was built
for him in Belfast, and he sailed for about 80
years, when he retired from the sea-
Mrs William H. Goodell gave Five Hun
dred party at her home on Main street Thurs
day evening, January 9th, in honor of Mrs
Dana Dutch of Dorchester, Mass. The rooms
were attractively decorated, the Christmas
time em5lems being used. At late hour the
hostess served lunch in the dining room, con-
sstng of salads, sandwiches, pickles, jelly
tarts, cut cake, cream pie and hot chocolate.
Chocolate fudge INDUCED in during the
game. The table was laid with ancient china,
cut glass and silver This was one of the mapy
parties given in honor of Mrs. Dutch during
her visit to Searsport. The guests present
were Mrs. Dana Dutch, Mrs. Louise P. Fetch
er. Miss Mabel Griffin, Miss Florence Colcord.
Miss Harriet Erskine, Miss Georgia L. Ford,
Miss Lucy A Sargent.