The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-03-30
SEARSPORT.

+. !. Gross OF Bangor was III lo"H Aueeo0y
on business.
Mrs, C. E. Adams left Saturday on bust
ness trip to Boston.
S.A. Prescott and M. H. Prescott returned
to Maiden, Mass, Friday.
The schools in town will open April Sd, after
q two weeks vacation.
David W Nichols returned Saturday from a
visit with relatives in Boston.
See card of thanks of Capt. w. N. West in
another column of The Journal.
Mrs. ]. W. Black visited Mrs. ]. H. Mont
gomery in Bucksport last week.
Mrs. o. c.. Atwood went to Boston Monday
to attend the millinery openings.i
Steamer Meteor finished discharging Thurs
day and sailed for Newport News.
Miss Eudavilla Cleaves left Monday for
Boston to attend the millinery openings.
MA, Cook will have the New York Herald
on sale at his news store after Saturday. April
LIST.
Capt. Baker of Boston was in town last
week and adjusted the compass of the steamer
Meteor.
Miss Winifred Doyle. teacher in the Nichols
school, is spending her vacation in Boston with
relatives,
Barge Boylston arrived Friday from Wey-
mouth, Mass, with 500 tons of fertilizer to the
A. A. {. Co.
Only one lone robin has put in appearance
up to date He was seen on March l4th on
Union street.
Large tiocks of crows have put in an appear
ance the past week and are enjoying the clam
flats at low water.
Edmun Emo has large stock of godhsh IN
the aouarium at his restaurant on Main street.
The fish came from Toledo, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Williams of Chelms-
ford, Mass, have been spending two weeks at
their new cottage on Norris street.
ME-. Parker, tonsorial artist, who had been
confined to his home tor the past week with
bad cold, was able to be out Monday.
Mrs. Jessie Mccullough, who spent the WIN
ter at the Cleaves house, left Thursday for
Boston, Newport and Washington, d. G..
W. R. Gilkey and son are fitting up an office
in the E. A. Baker store on Main street for the
sale of automobile supplies of all kinds.
L. W. Stockbridge is preparing to move to his
new store, in more thickly settled locality,
where he intends to increase his business.
Miss Annie G. Gilkey, teacher in kinder
garten in Bangor, is spending her vacation
with her parents, Capt. and Mrs. ". K. Gllkey
Sunday was hard one on the snow, the
thermometer registering SO above at 5 p m,
and the snow going fast Monday was still
warmer,
W. T. C. Runnells, Esq, was taken down
with the g1lp last Friday and was very sick
for two days. day he showed signs Of
improvement.
Ship Timranda, Capt. N. F. Gilkey, arrived
at Buenos Ayres March 10th, 81 days from
Boston, ard will load linseed for New York at
SIS per ton,
Steamer MillinOcket, Capt. Perry, arrived
Friday from Newport News with 1900 tons of
l. w
Sunday and sailed for Stockton.
Miss Ethel NJ. Nichols, teacher of stenog-
IaIhy in the Bangor High school, arrived
hone last Saturday on q two weeks vacation !
and left Monday to visit friends IN Boston.
W. +. Runnells of Newburyport, Mass, ar
rived MONDAY n.orni1g, called here by the ILL
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returned Tuesday his father is improving.
Mrs w p Rich entertained the Merry
Twelve at her home en- Steamboat avenue
March 23rd. Tea, cake and ice cream were
served and very pleasant afternoon was
spent,
Mrs. George Parks has rented the store re-
Gently vacated by L. W. Stockbridge in the
Staples block and will open ice cream rooms
and have home made cooking for sale the
coming summer.
The funeral of Ansel Fletcher was held at
the home of Capt. Wilson N. West, March
23d, Rev James Ainslee of the M. E. Church
officiating. The remains were placed IN the
tomb in Elmwood cemetery until spring. when
the interment will be in Stockton. He is sur
vived by his aged mother and sister. Mrs.
w. N. West, both of this town.
The Pine Tree club defeated Searsport in
game that was fast and exciting, in spite of its
one sided character, by the score of SO to Is,
in City hail. Brewer, Friday night, March oath.
Between the halves, the girls Of the H. A c. |
club won from the Junior High girls OF Old
Town by close score of to d. The score
of the first game follows:
PINE TREE 1897. sEARsPoRT (i3)
Jarvis, rf (5) Glkey
P. Gray, If, 2.......................f,V Vaughan.
DeTosleF, {, LlneHan, L |
McNamara, lg....................lg, sargent W,
Smith. re, 6.....................rg, Wilson (2) |
Referees, Trundy and Mozart. Time, IT,
minute halves.
Mrs. Sarah A. Prescott, wife of Samuel A. |
Prescott of Chestnut street, passed away |
this morning at her home after an illness OF |
two weeks, aged 81.
The deceased was born in Dixmont, Me-,
and had resided here II years. coming from
Searsport, where she had spent the greater |
mart of her life The remains will be taken !