The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-08-07

Brewer. All the grade teachers are normal
graduates who have had experience. Miss
Hortense Richardson will return to teach the
Nichols school; Miss Lias Ford will teach the
Park school; and Miss Ethel S. Slavery of Bel
fast has been elected to the North Searsport
school. Miss Emma Nichols, the Mt. Ephriam
school, ard Miss Priscilla Nichols the Porter
school Repairs have been or are being made on
several of the school rooms in the town. among
them the intermediate room in the Union
building. New backboards have replaced the
old WORKOUT ones. At the Park school and at
the Nichols school there have also been re-
pairs. The North Searsport schoolhouse is be-
ing painted ard new stills laid.
STEVENS NICHOLS. The old homestead in
Park, the residence of Mrs. Rachael M. Pendle-
ton, was the scene of pretty wedding at 3
O'Clock Saturday afternoon when her grand
daughter, Miss Winnefred Nichols, daughter
of Capt. W. v. Nichols, was united IN marriage
to Mortimer Irving Stevens, prominent pub
Usher of Milwaukee. The house was prettily
decorated in pink and white rambler roses and
sweet peas. The ceremony was witnessed by
party of about twerty relatives and intimate
friends and was lnpressively performed by
Rev. C. H. Mckinney Of the searsport Con-
gregational church. The brides gown was of
white silk c,eIe with real lace ard she
carried an arm bouquet of BRIDES roses. The
couple were unattended. The groonls gift to
the bride was !. pendant set in diamonds and
pearls On q platinum chain. An inform. re-
Mrs
Arthur Coleman and Genie kneeland serving.
The couple left at O'Clock III MIR. Stevens 50
h. p. racing car, with which he came from
Milwaukee, bound to parts unknown. They
will reside in Milwaukee Among the out-of
town guests were the brides brother, Benz
Franklin Pendleton Nichols and wife of Mill
waukee, Mrs James Taylor and Mrs. Prudence
Park of Campello, Mass, ard Miss Alice of
Maiden, Mass. Mrs. Rachael Pendleton will
spend the winter in Milwaukee.
A SUCCESSFUL FAIR The midsummer sale
and entertainment under the auspices of the
Ladies Aid of the Methodist church took,
place July 31st in Union hall, and was well at
tended and success in all its features. The
hall was prettily decorated in yellow and
white, both walls and tables being trimmed
with festoons and wreaths of crepe paper
in those colors. Al the sale in the
afternoon the tables were in charge of the
following ladies': Kitchen aprons, Mrs.
Charles Closson, Miss Rosina Colcord; fancy
aprons, Mrs. H. L. Perry of Brooklyn and Mrs
C. N. Meyers; fancy work. towels and pillow
slips, Mrs. r. N. Porter Mrs. Melvena HIGH
born and Mrs. Frank Curtis Of Brooklyn; fooc
Mrs Joseph Curtis of Everett, Miss LULU
Marks; fir pillows dolls. Mrs. Charles lrv'
ing and the Misses Irving; mystery table, Mis-:
Annie Gilkey and Miss Sallie Dow; ice cream
! Mrs. E. W. Gilkey, Mrs. Elizabeth Allen. Mrs
E. A. Sargent, Mrs. Cora Dow ard others
candy, Miss Mabel Gordon and Miss Doris
t Cunningham. The evenings entertainer
opened with a selection of music, consisting
of popular airs by Mr. Clifton Havener, Oh tn
! violin ard MIR. Gilbert Lane the mandolin
| accompanied by Mrs. Lane On the piano. Thl
was indeed treat and much enjoyed by al
/ These in charge, wishing by this means, TO eX
press their thanks, for the kindly assistance
This was followed by u4onologue, MIR EdWar
Frye of Boston, giving an imIelsonation @
The Man fltm Home" in a very pleasln
manner. AL the close of this, Mr.. Fry yer
! kindly gave a lumber of humorous selection
W hich were nest enthusiastically receive
putting the lalge audience present in the bes
of moods.