The Republican journal., 1916-06-29
SOLD BY w. A. HALL, BELFAST

Mrs. Beverly Du Bose and son arrived Sat-
urday from North Carolina and will spend the
summer in the Pendeton homestead on West
Main street.
Mrs. A. B. Colson and son Nichols of Brook
Ign, N. Y, were in town last week to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Mary M. Packard, Mrs.
Colson's mother.
Miss Annie Buck who has been teaching in
the public schools in Fort Fairfield. is spending
George Buck. at Park.
Miss Caroline Adams, daughter of Freder-
lex W. Adams, cashier of the Merchants
National Bank of Bangor, is a guest of Mrs
j. D. Sweetser on Howard street.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Packard and daughter,
Miss Mary M. Packard of Setec Lake, were in
town last week to attend the funeral of MIR.
Packard's mother, Mrs. Mary M. Packard.
The change OF time Inc B. & A. railroad
went into effect, June 26th. Trains leave
Searsport at $50 a. m. and 800 p. M, and ar
rive from Bangor at $50 a. m. and els p m.
Steamer Ruth, Capt. Briggs, arrived June
coal to the P. C. & W. Co. at Mack's Point, fin
ished discharging June 9th and sailed for
Newport News.
Roscoe N Porter has flock of white wyan-
dotte hens and one of the biddies has been
laying a double yolk egg for sometime every
third day. Last Sunday she capped the climax
by laying an egg 81 inches by y inches with
three full developed yolks.
Sunday morning, July End, will be observed
as Chidren's Sunday at the First Congrega-
school are requested to meet at the vestry to
attend this service in body.
Mrs. Cora E. Dow and daughter, Miss Kate
Dow, who attended the graduation exercises
at Smiths college, Northampton, Mass, where
Miss Sallie Dow graduated, returned home
Sunday, accompanied by Miss Dow.
Horace G. Peaslee, one of the best known
citizens of Park, passed away Monday morn
ing, June 26th, at o'clock after an illness of
several months of internal troubles, aged 81
wears. He is survived by his widow and one
brother, Merrill H. Peaslee of Park.
M A Cook, agent for the Peerless Casualty
Co. of Keene. N. H., made big showing for
the company week before last, by writing one
half of the business written for Maine during
the week, as he was told by the State manag-
er, H. P. Warren, last Saturday. Mr.. Cook has
now been appointed district manager of this
district, which is from Bangor to Rockland,
with power to appoint agents, and would like
a good agent at Stockton Springs.
DopGE's CORNER. Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Black of Chelsea, Mass, spent the weekend
If Swanville, guests of Mrs. T. D. Nickerson
and daughter Harriette. 80. Three young men
from the north part of the town-Leon
Blake, Frank Stairs and Raymond Cross, have
employment ON one of the steamers of the
Eastern S. S. corporation. Mrs. Nancy Dorr
Is very sick, and as she is quite aged there
is not much hope of her recovery. Mr.. and
Mrs Edward A. Mathews and family mctored
from their home in Union to spend Sunday
with their parents. MIR. and Mrs. w. J. Math-
ews...... Mrs. Fred E. Stinson continues to i'm
prove and hopes. with someone to care for her,
to go to her camp IN July,
Odd Fellows of Belfast, Searsport Monroe,
Unity and Bucksport gathered in the lodge
room of Sears Lodge, in Searsport, Friday
evening, June 23rd, and witnessed the working
of the second degree by Unity lodge. Hon.
John E. Bunker, secretary of State, and grand
master of the Odd Fellows of Maine. attended
the meeting in his official capacity and was
much pleased with the large gathering and the
excellent work of the degree team. At the
close of the degree work Mr.. Bunker address
ed the body in way which should add stimu-
lus to the future work of the lodges attending
| had so efficiently carried out the work of the
evening Never before had there been larger
gathering of Odd Fellows in Searsport or a