The Republican journal., 1912-03-21
SEARSPORT.

day.
Mrs. E. D. P. Nickels left Monday for Bos-
ton
Steamer Belfast arrived Sunday morning
from Boston.
Ralph Dunbar of Bangor was in town Mon
day on business.
B.H. Mudgett of belfast was in town Fri
day on business.
James H Duncan returned Friday from
business trip to Bangor
John Rousky and family left Thursday for
Boston on two weeks visit
Capt w. R. Gilkey has the interior work for
his laundry nearly completed.
Eugene N Shute left Saturday for East Ad-
dington to visit with relatives
Miss Eudavilla Cleaves returned Saturday
from ten days visit in Boston.
Miss Harriet SWEET returned last week from
a.visit with her sister in East Knox.
j. L. Hamilton, who has been confined to the
house with pneumonia, is improving.
Mrs. Mary R. Perkins, who has been serious
ly ill the past week, is slowly improving.
/. Capt. Wibert N. West left Monday for the
Sailors Snug Harbor, New Brighton, N Y.
Capt B. F. Colcord attended the State
Board of Trade meeting in Augusta Friday.
Miss L. G. Runnells returned last week to
Melrose, Mass, where she is teaching school.
Charles Cunningham has moved into MRS.
Harriet A. Cunninghams house on Main street.
ia, where she is the guest of Mrs. G. A. Robert
son.
Miss Lucy A. Sargent left Thursday for
Philadelphia to visit her sister, Mrs. James B.
Parse.
Mrs. Mary B. Sargent of Alton is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Margaret A. Sargent, on
Steamboat avenue.
MIR. and Mrs. W. F. Twombly, who are to
Monday from Monroe.
Miss Annie G. Gikey of Bangor spent Sun
day with her parents, Capt. and Mrs. W. R.
Gilkey, on Union street.
Schooner Metinic, Capt. Nelson finished dis
charging fertilizer at the A. A. c. Co.'S Friday
and sailed for Stonington.
Mrs. j. W. Black went to West Newton,
Mass, Monday to attend the wedding of her
niece, Miss Marian Billiard.
Miss Corennia Barker, teacher of the gram
mar school, left Saturday to spend her vaca-
ton at her home in Bangor.
The first robin of the season was seen by
Chesley Mathews near his residence on the
banks of Opeechee stream.
Mr. John B. Black passed his e2nd birthday
March 18th. MIR. Black is in very good health
and comes to the village occasionally.
Mrs. Caroline Dolloff of Belfast, who was at
tending her brother, the late William Cunning
ham, returned to her home last week.
Leon Blake of the Castine Normal school is
spending weeks vacation with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs Z. K. Blake, on Otis street.
Mrs Augusta Williams, who has been the
guest of her daughter, Mrs E. ". Gilkey, re-
turned to her home in Islesboro Thursday.
steam lighter from Rockland, Saturday,
secured the anchors and chain of the schooner
Lizzie Lane which parted in the ice in the
winter.
Miss Mabel l. Nichols arrived Saturday from
Milo junction to spend her vacation with her
parents Capt. and Mrs. G. Nj. Nichols, on
Water street.
There will he a stated meeting of Mariners
lodge, F. & A. NJ, Tuesday evening, March
10Th. The D. D. G. NJ will make an official visit.
Refreshments.
Steamer Kennebec, Capt. Wainwright,
rived Saturday from Newport News with 1866
tons of coal to the Penobscot Coal & Wharf
Co. at Mack's Point.
Miss Henrietta Gilkey, assistant teacher in
the Frankfort High school, is spending the
Easter vacation with her mother, Mrs. N. F.
Gilkey on Main street.
Mrs Susan Carr has sold her house on Elm
street to Ernest Robertson who moved in Sat
urday. Mrs. Carr has rented in the
Charles Woods house on Main street.
Sergeant F. w Low, recruiting officer of the
U. S. army, was in town last week trying to
secure recruits for the United States regular
army, but did not sign any in this locality. He
returned to Bangor, where he is stationed.
At Democratic caucus held in Union hall,
March 10th, the following delegates to the
Democratic State convention held at Augusta
Tuesday, March 18th, were elected: John H.
Sullivan, James p Butman and Amos Nichols.
The heavy downpour of rain last Friday
started the snow a-going and left the ground
bare in many places. slight shock of earth
quake was felt Friday, at p. m. The shock
was also felt at Castine, Brooksville and Blue
hill.
The Searsport National Bank has been desig-
mated by the United States Treasurer
legal depository for United States Government
funds. AS the government intrusts the GUS
tody of its money to none but banks of I'M
questioned reliability, this speaks we'll for the
condition and management of our local institu-
ton.
AT Republican caucus held in Union hall,
March 18TH the following delegates were
elected to attend the Republican State
vention to be held in Bangor, April 10th:
Frank l. Pendleton, James N. Pendleton, VIM.
M. Parse and Charles M Nichols. Fer the
fhi rd orurecSinual district convention to ho