The Republican journal., 1910-06-02
SEARSPORT.

with relatives.
Monthly contribution at the Cong'l church
next Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs Williston Grinnell of Camden
were in town last week.
Capt. H. G. Curtis returned Saturday from a
business trip to Caribou.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Billings of Lynn, Mass.
were in town Memorial Day.
Halleys comet was plainly visible Saturday
and Sunday nights in the western sky.
Harry Gross, who has been visiting his fam
ily in town, returned to Boston Thursday.
Mrs. ]. D. Sweetser is visiting Miss Elnora
P Quimby in Laconia, N. H. for two weeks.
The sale of the Searsport House and stable
to Nj Jones Of Monroe has been declared off
Mrs. c. r. Hines, son Clarence and Miss
Helen Morrill,, left Friday for Watertown,
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi D. Crook and daughter
Doris OF Brewer are at their cottage at Pleas
ant Point.
Mr. and Mrs F. NJ. Harris of Boston were in
town last week, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
E. Adams.
Barkentine Mabel l. Meyers, Capt. n. F.
Gilkey, sailed from Jacksonville, Fla, May 26th
for Portland.
The Searsport Cornet Band went to Winter
port Monday to furnish music for the Memo
rial services there.
Mr.. A. B. Ferg cson, who spent the winter in
New York with his son. DR.. J. S. Ferguson, re-
turned home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. H. Montgomery of Bucksport
were in town Memorial Day, guests of Judge
]. W. Black on Main street.
Ralph Whittier of Bangor was in town Memo
rial Day, the guest OF his aunt, Mrs. Hannah
T Pendleton, on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H. Grant of Portland
were in town last week, guests of Mrs. Eliza
beth NJ. Nichols on Main street.
Mrs. Clara Eyre and children arrived Thurs
day from Flushing, N. Y. and opened her cot
tage on Union street for the summer.
DR.. Elisha Hopkins, who spent the winter in
Brooklyn, N. Y, with his daughter, Mrs. j.
D. Sweetser, returned home Saturday.
Capt. Creighton of the schooner Harwood
Palmer went to Thomaston Saturday to visit
his family while the schooner is in port.
sch. Henry W. Cramp, Capt. Nash, finished
discharging Thursday at the Penobscot coal
dock and sailed Friday for Newport News
Mrs. Mary Perkins arrived Saturday from
Worcester Mass, accompanied by Mrs. Fred
Randall who rot cd on the afternoon boat
to Worcester.
Sch. Harwood Palmer, Capt. Creighton,
rived Friday from Newport News with 4,767
tons OF coal for the Penobscot Coal Co. at
Mack's Point.
Miss Elizabeth Nickes, who has been receiv-
ing treatment in the Hebron sanitarium for the
past eight months, arrived home Friday, very
much improved.
Civil Engineer James H. Duncan is with H.
G, Robinson's surveying party for the summer
in township arrange 17,suryeying for the Great
Northern Paper Co.
Mrs. C. H. Havener and son Mahlan, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Mathews
on Elm street returned to their home in Wor-
cester, Mass, Friday.
Mrs. Josephine Weber, who spent the win
ter in Providence, r. l. and Meriden, CT, re-
turned home last week and opened her house
on Park street for the summer
Congratulations are extended to Mr.. and Mrs.
Edmund Staples of Winthrop, Mass, on the
birth Of a son. Mrs. Staples formerly
Miss Elizabeth Lancaster of Searsport,
County Attorney H. c. Buzzell was Burn
ham last Friday to attend the coroners inquest
on the death of Howard Phillips. the engineer
who was killed at Durham Junction by being
run over by an express train.
Miss Florence Cocord who attended the
session of the Grand Chapter of the Q. E. s. in
Portland, resumed her duties as chief operator
in the central telephone Office Tuesday, after a
ten days vacation.
Fred C. Kane and Edward R. Bond, who have
been at their cottage at Swan Lake for ten
days returned to Boston Saturday. taking with
them fine string of salmon and square tailed
trout.
The young people of the Universaist church
Of Belfast have kindly consented to come to
Searsport Friday evening, June Sd, and give
their fine entertainment, The Darkey Jubilee,
In Union Hall under the auspices of the Guild
for the benefit of the First Congregational
church. The entertainment has been given in
Belfast and Stockton Springs with great sue
cess and should have full house in Searsport
If Friday is stormy the entertainment will be
given Monday evening.
Capt Isaac Carver arrived unexpectedly last
Thursday from San Francisco and left Satur-
day for Norfolk to take command of the y. S.
collier Marcellus. Later in the summer Capt
Carver will take command of the new collier
Vulcan of 1880 tons, now being fitted out at
Sparrow's Point, Va. Capt. jeremiah Meri-
thew, former Searsport boy, who has for sew
era years been in command of the U. S. collier
Lebanon, has also been placed in command of
one of the new 1900 ton golfers recently
launched by the United States government.
The Park Improvement League has elected
officers as follows: President Frank Hall; vice
president, Helen Davis; secretary and librarian,
Robert Coleman; treasurer, Lillias Ford; COM
mittee to take care of school grounds, Cecil
Smith, James Hall and Robert Coleman; COM
njttao to kaap bookC in propar places Dornthv