The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-12-14
SEARSPORT.

Walter Sargent arrived Saturday from Lynn,
Mass.
Mrs. George Parks and children moved to
Portland Tuesday.
Capt. and Mrs. W. H. Conary left Tuesday
for visit in Boston.
Do not forget the entertainment in the M.
E. church this, Thursday. evening.
The Ladies' Aid of the Nj. E. church will not
meet again until after the holidays.
Opeechee stream is clear of ice. which is
very unusual for this season of the year.
Barge Waccamaw arrived Monday with 500
tons of fertilizer to the A. A. c. c. at Mack's
Point.
Ralph S. Meyers returned Saturday from
visit with relatives in Maiden, and Wa!tham,
Mass.
Henry W. Kneeland arrived Saturday from
Dorchester, Mass. to visit his family on Park
street.
Barge Boylston arrived FRIDAY from Wey-
mouth, Mass, with 500 tons of fertilizer to the
A. A. Z. Co.
Charles. S. Shute returned last week from
Portland, where he had been in hospital Tor
medical treatment.
Mrs. Hannah Paine arrived last week to
spend the winter with Mr.. and Mrs. George b.
Delano at Pleasant Cove.
j. Franklin Anthony, caretaker of the J. P.
Morgan estate at Bar Harbor, is visiting his
cousin, Mrs N G. Curtis, Water street.
Fred NJ Perkins and Herbert N. Colcord
have been drawn as travers jurors to serve at
the January term of the S. }. Court IN Belfast
The National Transportation barge No. 3 ar
rived Dec sth from Baltimore with 900 tons of
fertilizer to the Hubbard Co. at MacA's Point.
Barge Mannheim arrived Monday from Phila-
delphia with 1900 tons of coal 10 Ile Z. Z. d
W. Co.
The Penobscot Bay Electric Co. have moved
their Office and room to the store formerly &C.
cupied by S. M. Weber. next door tC the post
office.
E. W. Gilkey, Overland automobile dealer for
Waldo county, left Monday, Dec. 18th, for the
Overland convection in Toledo, O., five days
trip.
Miss Iona M. Nichols, teacher in the public
schools of Milo, arrived Saturday to spend the
vacation with her parents, Capt. and Mrs. Z.
M Nichols.
The Searsport House is having a fine run of
winter business. Many guests are registered
daily and good number are spending the WIN
ter at the House.
Mr.. and Mrs 0. C. Atwood are pleasantly
located at No. Summer Park. Dorchester,
Mass, where they will be pleased to meet their
friends the ground floor.
Steamer Ruth Capt, Briggs, arrived Thurs
day from Newport News with 4,70O tons of
coal to the P c. & W. Co., finished dscharging
Sunday and sailed for Norfolk.
Mrs. II. G. Peasee is visiting friends and
relatives in Boston and vicinity, having rented
Inr IN, park strjat 70 no NJ
the B. & A. r. r. at kidder's Dock.
About four inches of damp snow fell Mon
day night and covered the ground with white
blanket the second of the season, the first
coming Nov. 14th, when alb ut one foot fell
Saturday afternoon, Dec. 23d. the boys and
girls of the Junior Department of the First
Cong' Sunday school will be entertained in
the upper Conference Room from 23O to 4.3O.
Amos D. Carver is having shipped to his
summer home at Locust Point. Long Island,
N. Y, about eco pine and spruce trees to set
out on his grounds About 100 have been ship
ped.
Mrs. Beverly DuBose will close her home
here today, Thursday, and with her daughter
Edna and son Pendeton leave for Boston.
where she plans TO visit for few days before
leaving for her home in Marion, S. C.
The announcement that Harry E. Bangs,
ESQ. was to move to Belfast the last of De-
cember is erroneous, as Mr.. Bangs has no IN
tention of moving there at present. He is
still in business in Searsport and will continue
until further notice.
The Merry Twelve met with Mrs. Ernest
Grey last Thursday but owing to illness only
four of the members were presentMrs. Myron
Parker, Mrs. Frank Studley, Mrs. Shep. Shute
and Mrs Clemens. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. Frank Studley.
6. The Woman's club held delightful meeting
December 9Th at the home of Mrs s. l.. air
child Two guests were present, Mrs. Edwin
d. FairchiId and Mrs II W Kneeiand. The
hostess assisted in serving by Mrs. E, D.
Fairchild and Mrs. f. K. Sawyer.
Rev. Walter T. Hawthorne of the Belfast
Congregational church, who is to be installed
Thursday, Dec. 18th, is very pleasantly
membered in Searsport having supplied the
pulpit of the First Congregational church
while student at Bangor Theological Semi
nary.
Capt. Frank E Curtis of Searspoft. chief en-
gineer Harry K. Simpson and supercargo
George s. Mackenzie, of the American steam
er Columbian, which sunk by German
submarine off the Spanish coast on Nov, 8. ar
rived at Boston, Dec. 10Th from Gibraltar on
the steamer Canopic.
The primary grade in Union school under
the direction of the teacher, Miss Florence K.
Keene will have Christmas tree and give
short program Friday. Dec. 18th. Ali parents
and interested friends cordially invited.
A special program and Christmas tree will
be the attraction the last day of school at the
Nichols school.
Donald Hight. principal of the Searsport
high school, has announced that owing to lack
of time before Christmas for rehearsals it was
found necessary to postpone the production of
the bright little comedy, Mr.. Bob. The play
will be given after the holidays. for the pur-
pose of raising money for installing electric
lights in Union school.
At the First Congregational church last Sum-
day morning the subject of the sermon by the
pastor, Rev. Thomas H. Martin, was Prepara-
ton for Christmas, the text from Matthew l.
IS. MIR. Martin said many people were busily
preparing to celebrate Christmas by making
Christmas gifts, but the real meaning of thc
day was lost unless one had received Christ,
Gods Christmas gift to man.