The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-11-04
SEARSPORT.

of Bar Harbor was in town Friday.
Mr., and Mrs. George Sweetser and son Mer-
rill of Derby spent Sunday in town.
The Searsport school teachers attended the
teachers convention in Bangor last week.
DIR. and Mrs. B. E. Larrabee and son OF
Js,esboro visited relatives in town last week.
The regular meeting of Anchor Chapter. "
T. s.. will be held next Monday evening, Nov.
9Th.
Henry Davis moved his family to Derby
Monday, where he has employment as oiack-
smith.
Mrs. Susan A. Carr arrived Saturday from
Haverhill. Mass ard will spend the winter in
town.
Miss Lucy Monaghan of Ellsworth is guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Emo on Steamboat
avenue.
Frank Games Of Stoughton. Mass arrived
Monday to attend the funeral OF Mrs. A. T.
Nickerson.
!. F. Spellman of Bangor has crew OF
man at work on the wharf of the Eastern
Steamship Co.
Ouite a number Of our citizens went to BAN
COR last week to attend, 1.-THE Birth OF Ma
ton" at the Bijou.
Mr.. and MIS-. Edmun Emo. who have been
visiting in Boston and vicinity the past WV
weeks, returned home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loomis Eames were IN Swan
vile the past week, called there by the illness
and death of Mrs A. E. Nickerson.
Miss l.. w, Edwards returned last week
from a business trip to Boston and visit
with relatives in bingham, Mass
Smells are caught by local fishermen in large
quantities along the water 'front.' some Oh 'he
high liners getting 20 pounds at tide.
Capt. and Mrs. Forest w. Treat LETT Monoay
morning by auto for Searsmont to speno tne
v;nter with Mr. and Mrs. Moses Fowler.
Cant. and Mrs. Harry F. Hichborn of Brook
lyn. N, Y, were guests last week OF capt. anu
Mrs. Joseph D. Sweetser on Howard street.
Hollis E. Orr of Roxbury, Mass, arrived
Tuesday to spend short vacation IN partridge
hunting, which he enjoyed in his boyhooo
days in Searsport,
Parties who removed the trespass signs from
private property on Norris street are liable TO
be called on to pay damages IL the Signs are
not returned and replaced.
Steamer Meteor, Capt Burranger, arrived
Oct. 2sth from Newport News with s,7O0 tons
of coal to the ?. C. & W. Co., finished dis
nd Sailpd
Thursday and Friday evenings gave US two
genuine October thunder showers. The ram
was light Thursday and quite heavy Friday,
but the lightning on both nights was quite
vivid.
Robert J. Sullivan, who is on the American
line steamship st. Paul, plying between New
York and Liverpool, was promoted to chief
uuartermaster of the steamship before her
sailing for Liverpool Oct Both.
Miss Ethel M. Nichols, who attended the
teachers convention IN Bangor, spent Friday
night with her mother, Mrs. c. M. Nichols on
Water street, returning Saturday to Water
vile, Maine, where she is a teacher IN the
public schools.
The many friends in town of Capt. Andrew J.
Colcord of the steamer Ancon, who had been
in hospital at Colon for several weeks with
a nervous breakdown, were pleased to hear
that he is slowly improving, has arrived at
New YORK, land is in sanitarium for treatment.
Last Thursday night was gentlemen's
night at Knyvetta Rebekah Lodge. Re-
freshments were served at the close of the
regular meeting after which Five Hundred"
and Bridge" were played in the dining room,
rehearsal is called for tonight. Thursday,
and all members are requested to be present.
The remains of Mrs. Julia NJ, widow of
Edward Getchell, who died in Berwick, Oct
30th, arrived here Tuesday and were inferred
in the village cemetery beside the remains of
her first husband, Thomas J. Marshall. She
was the daughter of the late Josiah and Han
nah Temple Bickmore of Searsport and is sur
vived by one sister, Mrs. Helen Hook of Har-
rington.
John E.Shennett and E. E. Cardell, engineers
of the New England Insurance Exchange,
were in town last week making an investiga-
ton of the water department, fire depart
ment, fire alarm system, building ordinances
and streets. This investigation will be re-
ported to the Boston office of the Exchange
and the rating of this town for fire insurance
companies belonging to the Exchange will
thus be determined.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES. Members
of the First Cong'l Church and Parish are re.
minded that church services will be resumed
next Sunday. The pulpit will be occupied upon
this occasion by Rev. Willard Curtis of East
Millnocket Following the morning service
the Rally Day exercises of the Adult and Ju-
venile Departments of the Sunday school will
be held. A large attendance is desired, to
stimulate interest in the work of the school.
Rally Day buttons have been distributed by
the older members of the school and post card
invitations by the children. The exercises will
not be long. Those remaining will be given
an opportunity to see something of the work
in the different classes. A cordial invita-
ton is given by the superintendent of both
departments to those not already members of
some school to enroll at this time. Mr., Curtis
will also be present at the evening services.
Please bear il mind these notices, all of which
are vital to the future welfare of the church.