The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-12-28
SEARSPORT.

Arthur E. Colson left Saturday on BUSH
ness trip to Boston.
M. Perrie came down from Fort Kent to
spend Christmas in town.
R. M. Young and son Lester visited rela-
tives in Belfast last week.
James Butman and Levi Trundy are at home
from Kents Hill for the holidays.
Miss Garry Davis is at the Waldo county
hospital in Belfast for medical treatment.
Steamer Borinquen finished discharging Dec.
21st at Macks' Point and sailed for Norfolk.
Pyam L. Gilkey of Rochester, N. H., arrived
Saturday to spend Christmas with his family.
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Montgomery in Bucks
port.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert P Nichols of Boston
arrived Saturday to spend Christmas with rel
atives.
B. H. Merrithew of Milo spent Christmas
with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Sweetser on Nichols
street.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Shorey of Bath are
L..
pect street.
Steamer Kennebec finished discharging
Tuesday at the Penobscot coal dock and sailed
for Norfolk.
Mrs. Julia Marshall and son Harold of New
York are guests of Mr.. and Mrs Fred Swift
on Elm street.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles S. Towers spent Christ
mas with Mr. and Mrs George Sweetser at
Milo Junction.
Capt Isaac Carver left Saturday to rejoin
his steamer, the U. S. collier Brutus, at
Charleston, S. c.
George Miller, manager OF the Thorndike &
Hix apple canning factory, left Saturday for
his home in Brooks.
Miss Ruth Trundy of Boston spent Christ
Trundy Main street.
Capt. Melvin Nichols arrived Saturday from
Seattle, WASH to visit his sister, Miss Annie
Nichols, on Main street.
Steamer Borinquen. Capt. Pickett arrived
Tuesday from Norfolk with 1856 tons of coal
to the Penobscot Coal Co.
Charles E. Monroe of New York spent
Christmas with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Monroe on West Main street.
Barge Glenwood arrived Saturday from
Elizabethport with 1850 tons of anthracite
coal to the Penobscot Coal Co.
John F. Park arrived Saturday from Canton,
Mass, to spend Christmas with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred N. Park at Park.
Christmas day was beautiful day. clear
with bright Sunshine, and the thermometer
above so in the middle of the day.
Miss Rebecca M. Ross, who is teaching in
Montclair, N. j., is the guest of her parents.
Capt. and Mrs. A. M. Ross, Main street.
Nehemiah Roulstone arrived Saturday from
Bos ton to spend Christmas with his mother,
Mrs. Flora Roulstone. Reservoir street.
Steamer Kennebec, Capt. Wainwright, ar
rived Saturday from Norfolk with {, 440 tons of
coal to the Penobscot Coal Co. at Mack's
Point.
The annual meeting for the election of Off
GERS of Searsport R. A. Chapter will be held
Wednesday evening January 3rd, followed by
a banquet.
Mr. James Pattee, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford j.
Pattee and son Dana of Belfast, were guests
of DR.. and Mrs. S. C. Pattee on Main street,
Christmas.
Miss Ethel E. Carr arrived Saturday from
Waltham, Mass, to spend Christmas with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Carr, Mount
Ephraim road
Miss Ethel M. Nichols arrived Saturday
school, and is the guest of her parents, Capt.
and Mrs. C. M. Nichols. on Water street
News was received Tuesday of the death in
Beverly, Mass, Monday of Henry A. Weber,
a former well known resident of Searsport.
His age was about Is years.
- Ernest Murphy, who is attending Bryant &
s+ratt6:.,,'s business college in Boston, arrived
SATURDAY. to SPEND Christmas with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs John Murphy, Norris street.
Miss Marguerite E. Butman, who is attend
ing the conservatory Of music in Boston is
spending the holidays with her parents. Capt.
and Mrs. James P. Butman, West Main street.
The rain storm Friday night and Saturday
morning was the heaviest for several months
taking the snow all off. and Opeechee stream
was the highest for years. The ground on
Christmas day looked as green as in October.
MERRY CHRISTMAS PARTY. Captain and
Mrs. William H. Goodell gave Christmas tree
party Saturday afternoon, Dec. 23rd, in honor
of their son, William H., Jr., and twenty-one
little folks came to make merry. The first of
the afternoon was spent in playing games, and
at four o'clock Mrs. Goodell called them to the
dining room. where ice cream, cake, tarts, pop
corn. candy and other Christmas goodies were
enioved to their hearts content. Then games
were again played until five o'clock. The
Christmas pie, which the children always en-
low. was then brought in and each little one
was told to take hold of pink string and at a
signal from Mrs. Goodell they pulled at their
string and huge bag containing Christmas
Goodies came out from under the crust, caus-
;no much merriment. A circle was then
formed and as each name was called mystic
rious looking package was presented each
oues. bv Mrs Goodell. Then when opened it
was found to contain Chris tmas gift from
William. Jr The rooms were decorated with