The Republican journal., 1910-12-08
SEARSPORT.

CIdHh SIoShCkt VI DAS"SA "oc AAs VIVA
Monday on business.
Capt. Amos Nichols left Thursday for Sebee
Lake on a two weeks hunting trip.
Miss Esther Beach left Monday for Franklin
Mass, where she will spend the winter.
Mrs H. G. Curtis was in Belfast last week
he guest of Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Chase.
Capt. Albert T. Whittier of sch. James w
Paul, Jr., arrived Wednesday from Port Tampa
Fla.
Rev. Charles Harbutt of Portland will preach
at the Congregational church next Sunday
morning.
Miss Marie Cyphers left Saturday for Port
land to take course in Miss Sawyers Bust
ness college.
C. C. Ward of Augusta, who has been in
town on business for several days, returned
home Friday.
Pike Bros had carload of corn come over
the B. & A. railroad from Portland last Satur-
day-1,500 bushels.
The monthly collection for parish expenses
will be taken at the Congregational church
next Sunday morning.
Mrs Elizabeth Wanson of Portland, Maine,
formerly of Searsport, is spending the fall and
winter in Pasadena, California
Sch Gamuel j. Goucher, Capt. Hart, arrived
Saturday from Newport News with 4,4l5 tons
of coal to the Penobscot Coal Co.
The steamship Texan, Capt. James B. Parse
OF NoVnmher 18th,
twenty days passage from New Yerk
Capt. Nathan F. Gilkey, who has been for
several months in the schooner Rebecca Palm
er, arrived Friday from New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren A. Griffin have gone to
Locksley, Ala. where Mr.. Griffin has employ
ment carpenter for the winter.
Edison W. Fletcher, who has been confined to
the house for several weeks with typhoid
fever, was able to be out Saturday.
Capt. F. C. Pendleton of Islesbo-o was in
town Saturday on business connected with the
schooner Pendleton Sisters at Mack's Point.
Sch. Northland, Capt. Sanders, arrived Mon
day from Newport News with $500 tons of
coal to the Penobscot Coal Co. at Macks Point.
Edward Stickney and Harry Coleman have
been drawn as traverse jurors for the January
term of the Supreme Judicial court to be held
in Belfast.
Sch. Pendleton Sisters, Capt. Small, finished
discharging fertilizer at the Hubbard fertilizer
wharf at Mack's Point Saturday and sailed the
same day for Baltimore.
Miss Winifred Nichols, who has been visit
ing her grandmother, Mrs. B. F. Pendleton, in
Park, has returned to the Howard Seminary,
West Bridgewater, Mass.
Mrs N. D. Hewes, who has been for several
months the guest of her sister, Miss Catherine
F. Sullivan, on Water street, left Saturday for
her home in Wa!tham, Mass.
Fort Knox Lodge, l. o. o. F., Bucksport.
will give an entertainment, drill and ball at
Union hall, Searsport Friday evening, Deem
Der 18th. Good music will be furnished
Fields P Dodge, clerk at the Searsport
House for the past year, was called to Isles
boro Saturday on account of the serious illness
of his grandfather, Capt Charles Dodge.
The High school, which had been closed for
week on account of mild form of diphtheria
in town, reopened Monday. All other schools
will be closed until Tuesday, December 9th.
F. B. Smith has fine line 9 Dennison's
Christmas novelties and crepe paper, and of
Reputation chocolates in all sizes, to suit his
Christmas patrons, at his store on Main street
Chaplain David H. Trbou, U. S. N, recently
retired for age is well remembered in Sears
port, having taught school in the Nichols dis
trict when that school was one of the largest
in town.
The winter schedule of the Eastern Steam
ship Co., two trips week, went into effect
Dec 5th. The boats will arrive from Boston
Wednesdays and Saturdays and will leave
Searsport for Boston Mondays and Thursdays.
DoDGEs CORNER. Miss Winnifred Matthews
returned last Saturday from visits in Massa-
chusetts and Portland. Mrs. James M. Nick
erson and Mrs. J. W. Smart are still quite ILL.,
90. Mrs Eta M. Chaplin is seriously ill at her
daughters, Mrs. Carl Howard, in the village
Antonio Croce, the Main street fruit dealer
left Wednesday for Genoa, Italy, to visit his
mother This will be his first visit to his home
since he left there 20 years ago. Mrs. Croce
and two children will spend the winter in Bath
with her parents. Joseph Croce will have
charge of the fruit stand during the two
months absence of the proprietor.
Sch. Margaret Haskell, Capt. McKown, ar
rived Friday from Newport News with 3,6l5
tons of coal to the Penobscot Coal Co. at
Macks Point She finished discharging We'd
nesday at the Penobscot coal docks and will
sail for coal port in command of Capt. N. F.
Gilkey. Capt McKown will remain at his
home in Maiden, Mass, for trip.
Students who are attending St. Johns Col
lege in Danvers, Mass, sent to their home in
Searsport last week for their skates and re-
ported good skating there, while down here in
Searsport the Opeechee stream, or mill pond,
near the Union school house, where the pupils
skate, was open from shore to shore. But it is
expected that later the pond will freeze over
SO that there will be good skating.
The Ladies Aid will hold their Christmas
sale and entertainment Thursday, December
18th, in the M. E. vestry. The usual number
of fancy articles aprons Of all kinds, cooked
food, candy, etc, will be on sale. An attrac-
tive feature will be the bag table. Cocoa and
foo sandwiches and cake will he servod durino