The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-12-29
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mother, Mrs. Mary v. Dodge.
Miss Maud 1. Smith returned Saturday from
weeks visit in Boston and vicinity.
Miss Alice Blanchard spent Sunday in Ban
cor. the guest of Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Whittier.
Notwithstanding Saturday was q rainy day
the Christmas shoppers were out in full force
Miss Aida Sargent of Brookline. Mass. is Wis
itinp her Parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mial Sargent.
Pyam l. Gilkey of Rochester, N. H., arrived
Saturday to spend Christmas with his family.
Mrs, D. S. Goodell and daughter Danny left
Saturday to spend the holidays in Allston,
Mass.
Mrs, Frank Decrow and daughter Imogene
returned Saturday from visit with relatives
in Boston.
Miss Mabel Iona Nichols is spending her va
cation with her aunt, Mrs. w. P. Putnam, In
Dorchester, Mass.
Miss Henrietta Gilkey of Colby college spent
Christmas with her mother, Mrs. N. F. Gilkey,
on Main street.
Fred ]. Biather of Boston was in town Satur-
day visiting his father, A. ]. Biather, at the
Searsport House.
Harry Nichols of Boston is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Nichols, on Mt.
Ephraim avenue.
Steamer Kanawha arrived Tuesday from
Newport News with 3,400 tons of coal for the
Penobscot Coal company.
Miss Nettie Porter of Freeport arrived
Thursday and is the guest of M. M. Whittum
on Mt. Ephraim avenue.
Willard G. Whittum of Boston was in town
Saturday to attend the funeral of his sister,
Miss C. Blanche Whittum.
Capt. and Mrs. H e. Curtis left Thursday to
spend Christmas Roxbury, Mass, with Dr.
and Mrs. Edward Calderwood.
Eugene N. Shute of Bangor spent Christmas
with his mother, Mrs. A. T. Shute, on Water
street, returning Wednesday,
Miss Henrietta M. Carey arrived Saturday
from New York and is the guest OF her
mother, Mrs Henrietta R. Young.
Sch. Seguin, Capt. Cole, arrived December
2lst from Carteret with 600 tons of fertilizer
to the A. A. c. Co. at Mack's Point
Miss Antoinette Weber arrived last Satur-
day from Boston and is the guest of Capt. and
Mrs. C. A. Written on Reservoir street.
Sch. Samuel j. Goucher, Capt Hart. finished
discharging Thursday at the Penobscot coal
dock and sailed the same day for Norfolk.
John F. Park arrived Saturday from Canton,
Mass, and is spending the holidays at Park
With his parents Capt. and Mrs. J. F. Park.
Barge Allentown, arrived Monday from Perth
Amboy with 1900 tons of coal to the L. " I.
Co. at the Penobscot Coal Co. wharf at Mack's
Point.
Sch. Pendleton Brothers, Capt. Jerry Hayes,
finished discharging Thursday at the Hubbard
Fertilizer dock and sailed the same day for
Islesboro.
We are indebted to Capt. George A. Mitchell
of the Eastern Branch National Soldiers
ONE at Togus, Maine. for the Christmas
menu card
Miss Mildred l. Bowen arrived last Saturday
from Boston to spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Bowen, on
Main street.
George A. Mitchell of the National Soldier S
Home at Togus was at home last week visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Mary E. Mitchell, on Mt.
Ephraim avenue.
Clarence Gikey, who is attending Corners
Business College in Boston, arrived Saturday
to spend Christmas with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Pyam L. Gilkey.
Miss Katherine Kneeland, teacher in the
public schools of Chelsea, Mass, arrived Sat-
urday to spend the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs ]. H. Kneeland.
There will be dance in Union hall Friday
evening, December Both, with music by Rich
monds orchestra of Bangor. Gentemen's
tickets so cents, ladies' Is cents.
Mrs George Selby jenkins announces the
marriage of her daughter, Bertha Louise, to
Mr. Frank Elmer Kneeland. on Saturday, De-
cember oath, in New York city.
The heavy rainfall last Saturday took off
the snow in this vicinity. 1t cleared Saturday
night and Sunday was beautiful day, the
thermometer going to SO at noon.
Misses Laura and Ruth Trundy, who are at
tending school in Boston, arrived Saturday to
spend Christmas with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. A. Trundy, on Main street.
Miss Lillian S. Runnells arrived Saturday
from Melrose Highlands, Mass, and will spend
the holidays with her parents, Hon. and Mrs.
W. T. c. Runnes, on Mt. Ephraim avenue.
Owing to sickness in some cases, and to
quarantine in others, thus interfering with re-
hearsals, the Christmas concert to be given by
the choir of the Congregational church has
been deferred to Sunday evening, January LIST,
at o'clock. The regular choir will be assisted
by juvenile chorus in rendering carols and
appropriate music. The feature of the pro-
gram will be the rendition of cantata, 1.-The
Alteration" by Nevin. This csntata is one of
the best on the theme of the Christmas festi-
val for church use and is thoroughly charac-
teristic composition of this popular writer of
church music of today. In connection with
the service special offering will be taken for
the benefit of the choir fund. Make it gener-
+ GUS. Everybody welcome. All seats Free
OBITUARY. Miss Clara Blanche Whittum of
Searsport, daughter of Melvin M. and Emma
rilla Whittum, died in Watham, Mass, De-
cember 21st, after short illness terminating
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