The Republican journal., 1915-12-09
SEARsPORT.

SEARSPORT.
lyMrs. A. G. Closson left Saturday for New
York.
George Murphy left Monday on a business
to Boston.
MA. Clarkileft last week on business trip
to Bangor and Dexter.
Antonio Croce left Monday on a hunting
trip and will be be located at Gray's Camps in
Patten.
James D. Stevens has resumed his position
as assistant at the Eastern Steamship Co. pier
for the winter.
Omar Cunningham and family moved last
Saturday to Rochester. N. H.. where they
will reside in the future.
Mrs. o. C. Atwood announces Christmas
sale of millinery and fancy goods. beginning
Saturday and continuing until Christmas.
Maurice S. Dolliver has decorated several
business houses in town for the Christmas hol-
idays and the work was done in very artistic
manner.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Matthews of North
Searsport are visiting in Massachusetts and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Seeley are in Connecti-
cut caring for her aged father, who is quite
feeble.
Miss Carbon will be Eat home" to the friends
of both societies in the Conference room from
8 to D. m, saturday, Dec. 18th. A silver tea
will be served for the benefit of the Guild of
the Congregational church. All are cordially
invited to be present. with their lends.
The First and Second Congl pulpits were
occupied last Sunday by Prof. Calvin M. Clark
of Bangor. While in town Prof Clark was the
guest OF Mr.. and J. H. Duncan. Next Sunday
a student,..of the Theological Seminary will
speak. The offering will be for Cong'l Sunday
school society.
Mrs Alexene L., eldest daughter of the late
Capt. Daniel S. and Mary (Grant) Goodell of
Searsport, and widow of Harvey d. Hadlock.
ESQ, died in Boston Nov. Goth. The funeral
services were held at her late home in Rox-
bury Mass, Nov 18th. and burial was in the
family lot in Bucksport Dec LIST. She is sur
vived by son and daughter; by one brother.
Capt. W. H, Goodell of Searsport,and one s,s-
ter, Mrs Susan B., wife of DR.. F. A. Davis of
Boston.
Mrs. Angie NJ, wife of Capt. Charles ID.
Gikey. passed away Friday evening, Dec. 3d.
after long illness of heart trouble. She Vas
the daughter of William and Florene (Gilkey)
Kimball and was born in Isesboro, July %.
1856. She married Capt Gilkey Al years ago
and three children were born to then. of whom
but one survives, Robert c. Gilkey Of Nevada,
Mo- She was most estimable woman and
leaves large circle of friends to mourn their
loss The funeral services were held at her
late home Monday, Rev. James Ainslee Of the
NJ. E. church officiating. The bearers were
Capt. j. P. Butman, Capt. Amos Nichols, Capt.
Wilfred " Nichols and Mial Sargent. Inter-
ment was in the family lot in the Gordon Gem
etery.
The Silver Tea given by Mrs. Joseph D.
Sweetser at her home on Howard street was
the first of number of these social occasions
planned by members of the Congregational
Guild. From 8 to the attractive parlors of
the Sweetser home were well filled with guests.
Conversation, needlework and a delightful
Edison concert were enjoyed, Tea and
variety of fancy cakes were served in the
dining room, Mrs. Chester L. Bailey and Mrs.
Edison W. Fletcher, assisted by the Misses
Evelyn Young and Bernice McCaslin, presiding
at the dsintily appointed table. Six dollars in
silver resulted from the pleasantly spent after
noon. On Saturday next Miss OIila Carbon
will entertain il similar manner in the social
room of the vestry from until 5. A
cordial invitation is extended