The Republican journal., 1916-12-21
SEARSPORT.

Miss Florence Keene left Monday for her
home in Belfast.
Mrs. H. D. Curtis returned Saturday from
brief stay in Bangor.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Clark attended the
funeral of Selden Clark in Prospect Monday.
Steamer Floridan, Capt. Joseph F. Nichols.
arrived at New York Dec. 10th from Genoa,
Italy.
Mrs. N. F. Gilkey and daughter, Miss Hen
rietta Gilkey, were in Bangor Monday, shop
ping.
Barge Spring arrived Monday from Phila-
Geiphla with 5000 tons of coal to the P. Z. &
W. Co.
Capt. Wilson G. Kneeland of Somerville,
Mass, was registered at the Searsport House
Sunday.
Mrs. Henry E. Partridge. who has been con-
fined to her home with bad cold, is now i'm
proving.
Miss Maude Slavery has gone to New York
City to spend Christmas with her aunt. Mrs.
A, P Stevens.
Mrs. Abbie Dix has returned from three
weeks visit with her mother, Mrs. N. j. Kim
ball, in Lowell Mass,
Donald C. Hight, Principal of the High
school, left Monday to spend the vacation at
his home in Athens, Maine.
George M. Curtis left Monday for New York
after visit with his parents, CAPT. and Mrs.
henry G. Curtis, Water street.
Mrs. Clifton Whittum and grandson, Daniel
Brown, left Thursday for Waltham, Mass, to
spend Christmas with relatives.
NJ A. Cook, who had been confined to his
home Tor the past two weeks by Illness was
at his place of business Monday.
Steamer Camden made her last trip for the
winter Sunday the Pepobscot river having
been closed to navigation Sunday.
Edward W. Gilkey. Overland automobile
dealer for Waldo county, returned Sunday
from the Overland convention in Toledo. Ohio.
All schools in town closed Friday for two
weeks recess, and the out of town teachers,
have gone to their homes to spend Christmas,
Leroy D. Littefelo has his mill in Nj echanics
Hollow nearly ready for saving barrel slaves
and headings for the fertilizer plants at Macks
Point
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln R. Colcord and daugh-
ter Inez left Tuesday for New York city,
having closed their house on Main street for
the winter
Master James Lombard, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Chester Lombard, has been confined to the
rheumatism.
Mrs. Sarah P. Staples is spending few days
at the Searsport House before going to Win
throp, Mass, to spend the winter with her SOD,
Edmond B. Staples,
Miss Eliza E. Averll, clerk in the post office
is confined to her home with bad cold, and
Miss Mildred E. ohute is substituting for her
in the post Office.
A large flock of wild geese passed over the
village Tuesday afternoon about 4 80 o'clock,
flying in southwesterly direction Those
who saw them thought there were over 100
birds in the flock.
The two trips per week for the steamers of
the Eastern Steamship Co. went into effect
arriving from Boston Wednesday and Satur-
day and leaving for Boston Monday and Thurs
Gay.
Capt. Frank E. Curtis, formerly of the
steamer Columbian. sunk off the coast OF
spain, Nov. 8th, by German submarine, has
taken command of the steamer Mnnesotan of
the American Hawaiian line and sailed from
Boston Tuesday for New York.
The worst blizzard for many years set in
Friday night and continued all day Saturday
with a howling northeast gale. Business was
suspended. mails delayed and roads were i'm
passable until Sunday, the thermometer reg
istering "a above during the storm. The Bos-
ton boat arriving from Boston Sunday morning
and the Camden from Bucksport went out
Sunday for Boston.
Mrs. Henrietta Young was hostess for the
Friday club last week, and in spite of the low
temperature eleven members were present:
Mrs. Amos Nichols, Mrs. W. IL. Goodell, Mrs.
Joseph Sweetser, Mrs. Nathan Gilkey, Mrs.
Cora Dow, Mrs. James Parse, Mrs. William
Parse. There was but one guest, Mrs. A B.
Pendleton. After jolly hour with sewing,
tea and cakes were served by Mrs. Young as
sisted by her daughters, Mrs. Wilbur ]. Carver
and Miss Evelyn Young,
There is to be an entertainment in the upper
conference room for the children of the Junior
department of the First Congregational church
on the Saturday before Christmas. Dec. %,
from 23O to 430. 1t is to be Christmas
party. the children will play games. tell stories
and have all sorts of fun. Santa Claus will not
be present, the jolly old gentleman is very
busy preparing for Christmas eve. The host
esses are to be Mrs. James II. Duncan, and
Mise Harriet Erskine assisted by the Kanetota
Camp Fire girls.
Bangor Y. NJ. C. A. won from Searsport A. A
in very fast and exciting game here last Fri
day night, az to %. The Bangor boys got the
ump on the locals the start. the tally
stnndng SO to at the end of the first half.
SearspOrt came back strong in the second peri
3D. and made more points tn an the visitors in
that half The Bangor boys made good i'm
preston. playing a clean game Throughout.
The summary
b. Y. ii. C. A. (49). s a A. (25)
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Dingman IF 8. ..-...H Rich
Id Sargent