The Republican journal., 1912-05-09
SEARSPORT.

gor, returned home Saturday.
John Brock has gone to Standpoint to re-
sumo his duties as chauffeur for Fred Perkins
for the season.
The Searsport Boys band was out several
times last week for practice and will continue
during the summer.
Mrs. Elmer Morey of Bucksport was the
guest of Capt. and Mrs. D. G. Nichols on
Union street last week.
Schooner Lizzie Lane, Capt. A. G. Closson,
has been chartered to load lumber at Cape
Jelson for New York.
Mrs. Woodbury. Waldron of California haS
bought the L. M. Sargent house on Prospect
street and moved in Monday.
Miss L.. G. Runnells OF Melrose Highlands,
Mass who has been visiting her parents the
past week, returned Saturday.
Joseph P. Curtis and son William of Everett,
Mass, arrived Thursday for few days stay at
the old homestead on Main street.
Fred C. Kane and Edward Bond of Boston
arrived Sunday and have gone to their cottage
at Swan Lake for two weeks fishing
MT. anu MIS-. beOTSe SWSeLSel Va bhiio o0-N
ton were in town Saturday, guests of Mr. and
Mrs A. L. Sweetser on Nichols street.
Steamer Kennebec Capt. Wainwright, ar
rived Tuesday from Newport News with g.
800 tons of coal to the Penobscot Coal Co.
Mr.. NJ A. Cook was called to Boston this
week on business, and no doubt will take time
to look up few bargains for his store while
there.
w. F. Runnells of Newburyport, Mass, was
in town last week, the guest of his parents,
Hon. and Mrs. w. T. C. Runnells. Mount Eph-
rain road.
Local fishermen having great luck I; OIL
ing for trout and salmon at Swan Lake. Sever
al of the lucky ones landed fish weighing from
2 to pounds.
Miss Flora Dunton and Miss Hazel Fowles of
Belfast were in town Saturday and Sunday,
guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Weymouth on
Howard street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sullivan returned
Wednesday from Boston, where they spent
the winter, and are at the Richardson cottage
for the summer.
H. M. Dodge of Roslindale Mass, admin
istrator of the estate of the late George E.
Merrill, was in town Monday and sold the lum-
Der in the Merrill mill to Belfast parties.
Steamer Kanawha, Capt. Burns, arrived
Thursday from Newport News with 3,465 tons
of coal to the Penobscot Coal Co., finished dis
charging Saturday and sailed on her return.
J. H. Wood, optometr;st, of Belfast has en-
gagged rooms in Searsport over the millinery
store, corner of Main and Mt. Ept rain streets,
and will be there on Tuesday of each week.
M A. Cooks store is headquarters for and
10 cent curtain fixtures, shelf papers, etc. He
buys his scrub brushes by the bushel and sells
them for and 10 cents each. See his advt.
Edward W. Gilkey was operated on for in
testinal trouble May End. Drs. .Tapley and
Small of Belfast performed the operation and
MIR. Gilkey is getting along as comfortably as
could be expected.
Mrs. ]. c. Nickels, who has been touring in
Europe the past winter, is expected to return
home May 18th. She has been visiting rela-
tives and friends in Philadelphia and New
York since her return from Europe
The pool of water in front of the residence
of Mrs. L. L. Nichols, on Water street, near the
hydrant which has been an eye-sore for the
past year, should be looked after by those in
authority and the nuisance discontinued.
Mr.. and Mrs. A B. McGown and son Joseph
of Worcester, Mass, were at the Searsport
House last week. MIR. McGown was here to
superntend the building of his bungalow and
boat house on Pleasant Point. They returned
to Worcester Monday
Miss Alice E. Curtis of Marshfield, Oregon
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. e. D. z
Nichols, on Main street. for the past year, left
Wednesday to visit relatives and friends in
Boston and New York, after which she will re-
turn to her home in Oregon.
copy of the genealogy of the Pendleton
family has been presented to the George A.
Carver Memorial Library by F. i. Pendleton,
j. NJ Pendleton, B. F. Cocord, A H. Nichols
and j. P Nichols. Now the library should
have the genealogy of the Carver family,
which was recently published.
Charles E. Cayting has bought the Penob-
scot Park pavilion and leased the land ad join-
ing and has six cottages building On the
water front a short distance from the pavilion
which are to be rented to sum mer visitors the
coming season. Mr.. Cayting operated the Pc
nobscot Park last season in very successful
manner.
The May Festival to be held in Union hall
under the auspices of the Girls Club of the
Methodist church, has been postponed on &C
count of illness in the family of Mrs. E. W.
Glkey who had charge of the entertainment
The progra will consist of music, songs,
march and crown ing the May queen and drap-
ing the Maypole by the children. and la farce,
packing the Missionary Barrel" will be
given by ten young ladies'.
DoDGE's CORNER. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Webster and Mr.. nd Mrs. Perry from Boston
arrived Sunday m orning and are at their cot
tage, Sunnyside. for few days. :. Lake Wau-
bessa was the center of attraction last Sunday
and every boat that would float was in COM
mission Mr.. and Mrs: C. C. Moody, Mr.
and Mrs. Horace Kneeland and Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Mckinney came down from Winter
port last Sunday for few DAYS vacation al