The Republican journal., 1914-12-31
ARSPORT.

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Mrs. F. ". Burr arrived Saturday from
Brewer. 4s,sS Nc. il 81
AL sweetser Of Milo spent Christmas with
his family.
Joseph Porter dressed an eight-months Old
pig last week that weighed $50 lbs.
Miss Georgia L. Ford left Monday for Day.
tona, Fla. where she win spend the winter.
Miss E. B. Havener arrived last week from
Boston, where she haG spent several weeks.
Ship Timranda. Capt Nathan F. Giikey
sailed from Norfolk, Dec. goth, for Rio Janeiro
Clarence Gilkey Of Boston spent his Christ.
mas vacation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Pyam L. GiIkey. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Sargent spent Christmas
in Bath with their daughters. Mrs. Cecil Paine
and MIS- J. M. Shorey.
Miss Annie B. Whittier returned last weeh
from Camden, where she had been employed
for several months.
Barge Temple arrived Dec. 24th from Perth
Amboy with 1000 tons Of coal to the P. C. &
w. Co. at Mack's Point.
Mr.. George E. Marks. who has been employ.
ed in Monmouth the East three months, re.
turned home last week.
Thurston Blake of Swanville has been ap-
pointed caretaker of Sears Island in place of
w. T. Cochran, resigned.
Miss Laura Trundy spent Christmas with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Trundy. re-
turning to Bangor Monday.
Miss Ethel M. Carr of Waltham, Mass. is
spending the holiday vacation with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Carr.
Miss Rebecca M. Ross, who is teaching in
the public schools in Montclair, N. j., spent
her Christmas vacation at home.
Mrs. M. S. Dodge will spend the winter in
Philadelphia. instead of Springfield. Mass, as
reported in the last issue of The Journal.
Miss Julia B. Sullivan arrived Saturday
from Waltham, Mass, and will spend several
weeks with Judge and Miss Sullivan on Water
street.
Winter began in earnest in Searsport Tues
day, Dec 22nd, the thermometer registering
from SIX to twenty-six below for the six days
following.
Barges Boylston and Waccamaw finished
discharging Monday at the A. A. C. Co. at
Mack's Point and sailed Tuesday for Wey.
mouth, Mass.
Mrs. Margaret Fletcher. who is IS years of
age, and lives with Capt. and Mrs. Wilson N.
West, took dinner with friends on Navy
street, Christmas.
Leroy D. Littlefed completed filling his ice
house Saturday with 1000 tons of ice for local
use. The ice was in fine condition and Is
inches in thickness
Miss Mabel l. Nichols returned to Milo
Junction Monday after spending the Christ
mas vacation with her parents, Capt and Mrs.
C. M. Nichols, Water street.
The steamer Camden of the Eas tern S. S.
Co. will leave Searsport for Boston Mondays
and Thursdays and will srrive from Boston
Wednesdays and Saturdays for the winter.
the Conservatory of Music, Boston, to spend
the Christmas vacation with her parents, Capt
and Mrs. J. P. Butman, West Main street.
Schooner Northland. Capt. Saunders, finish
ed discharging Friday at the p C. & W. Co
wharf and was towed to Boston SATURDAY.
where she will go on the dry dock for recalk-
ing.
A very pretty dance was given Christmas
night in the Bay View club room, formerly the
G. A. R. hall. The hall was very deliberately
and effectively decorated with greens, reliev-
ed with red, and was most attractive, There
was good attendance, good music and good
time Punch was served by Mrs. O. C. Atwood.
Miss Violet Louise Meyers gave very en-
joyable Christmas party Saturday evening"
Dec. 18th, to number Of her young friends
The house was profusey decorated with ever
green wreaths and garlands interspersed with
holly and mistletoe, while a large Christmas
tree was the chief ornament. Music, radiop-
ticon pictures and games were enjoyed, and at
10 O'Clock supper was served at a bountifully
laden table. decorated with miniature Christ
mas tree presided over by Santa Claus him.
self as centerpiece. The place cards and
other decorations were poinsettias and holly
Vaima Weber. Edith Parse, Lila Shute, Ger
trude Wentworth. Austin Shute, Randall Arey,
Cecil Card, Clair Shute
At a very pretty Christmas party given on
Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 23d Mr.. and Mrs.
F. B. Smith announced the engagement of
their elder daughter, Miss Maude Isabel, to
Leon B. Cobbett of Sanford. The party was a
thimble affair, "to finish up Christmas gifts"
SO the host SIS said when the guests were in
vited. The engagement was complete sur
prise, at least the announcement was although
friends have suspected that it was coming
After hour of sewing the guests enjoyed a
contest of guessing refuses in which Mrs,
Renfrew Wilson won the prize. The guests
were then hidden to the dining room, which
was daintily decorated in pink and white
scheme. the cupids and hearts which were
much in evidence proclaiming the news of the
engagement. The guests were Miss Margaret
Pendleton. Miss Pronell Gilkey. Miss Kate
Dow. Miss Elsie Gilkey, Miss Mabel Mckinney,
Mrs. Frank Dexter, Mrs. Wilson, Miss Lillian
Smith. Miss Smith is graduate of Gorham
Normal. school, class of 1910, and is very sue
cessful teacher while Mr.. Goblet, who is en-
gagged in public work in Connecticut, has made
many friends on his frequent visits to Sears
port.