The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-06-15
SEARSPORT.

W. R. Gilkey Son sold four automobiles
last week to local parties.
D. Gould of Old Town, Internal Revenue
collector, was in town Friday.
C. O. Dickey of Northport was a business
visitor in town last Thursday.
Shepard Shute has entered the employ of
the P. C. & w. Co. as tower man.
Miss L. W. Edwards and MISS B. E. Thurs
ton visited in Bangor last week.
M. A. Cook left Monday on two weeks
business trip to Belfast and Winterport.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Duncan left Monday
for two weeks trip to New Hampshire.
Miss Lewene A. Nichols arrived Sunday
from visit with friends in Brooklyn. N. Y.
Lawrence Hamilton arrived Sunday from
Boston and will spend week with his family.
J. M. Stuart and family left Saturday for
Portland. where they will reside in the future.
The primary State election will be held at
Union hail. Monday, June 18th, from IL m, to
Bpm.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W, Rich are receiving con-
CALCULATIONS on the birth, June 9Th, of son
David CO.
l. W. otockbrdge is clapboarding his store
in the eastern part of the village with steel
clapboards.
John Carlson and sons Carl and Harry left
Monday for Quincy Mass. where they have
employment
OfR lla &c
for few days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
A. L. Sweetser.
Prof. George D. Pettee, who was in town on
business, has returned to his home il Great
Darlington, Mass.
A. G. Norris arrived Tuesday from Cam
bridge, Mass, to spend two months at his
home on Norris street.
Prof F, R. Sweetser arrived Tuesday from
New London. CT, to spend the summer at the
Sweetser homestead
Henry Goodwin, engineer for the P c. & W,
Co., has rented part of the Charles A. Woods
house on Main street.
Capt. B. F. Colcord returned Tuesday from
Chicago He was delegate to the Republic
can National convention.
Harold j. Biather arrived Sunday from Dor
chester, Mass, and is guest of MIR. and Mrs.
c. A. Rogers, Black road.
Ernest Robertson left Monday for Quincy,
Mass, where he expects to get employment in
the Fore River Iron Works.
Barge Robesonia arrived Thursday from
Philadelphia with 1000 tons of coal to the P.
C. & W. Co. at Mack's Point
Capt. Amos Nichols returned Friday from
Bangor, where he had been in attendance as
grand juror in the District Court.
Mrs. Wilbur j. Carver has gone to Sebec
lake, where. with Miss Harriet BaIcolm of
Portland. she will spend few days.
Mrs. Archie Mclaughlin and daughter Eliza
beth OF Stockton Springs we're guests last
week of MIR. and Mrs. Eden Hartman.
Miss M. Ida West arrived Sunday from
Brooklyn, N. Y, to visit her parents, Capt.
and Mrs. W. H. West. on Main street.
DR., and Mrs. F. K. Sawyer and daughter
Mildred left Monday to visit friends in New
York, Providence. R, l., and Foxboro Mass.
Derby, Ct, for her summer vacation. the
guest of her parents, Capt. and Mrs. Charles
M. Nichols, Water street.
The continued showery weather of the mast
week has prevented many farmers getting
their potatoes and other vegetables planted.
The season is very backward.
Mrs, }. d. Sweetser arrived Friday from
visit with her husband, Capt. Joseph D,
Sweetser of the steamer Artisan of the Amer
can- Hawaiian line, at Philadelphia.
Capt. W. H. Goodell has taken away the
hedge in front of his residence on Main street
and replaced it by handsome steel fence,
which very much improves the looks of the
property.
Miss Grace L. Hartman while in Belfast
June Eth lost an open faced ladies watch with
pin attached Finder will please leave with
Miss Emma Hichborn at j. H. Howes dry
goods store.
TIE work of finishing up the State road in
the eastern part of the town, near the Stock
ton line, was begun last week Frank l. Mort
land of Searsport and Frank Jackson of Stock
ton Springs are in charge of the work.
Dr. and Mrs Clarence B. Hines, who had
spent several days at the Cleaves House on
Park street, left Friday in their auto to visit
friends in Bluehill. They were accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Cox of Ameshury, Mass.
A linen shower was rendered Miss Ethel E.
Rice at her home, % Jefferson avenue, last
evening by her friends in the commercial de-
partment of the Western Union Tel. Co., Bos-
ton. Miss Rice's engagement to Merrill E.
Smith of this city was announced few weeks
ago.-Chelsea, Mass, Evening Gazette.
Miss Rice has many friends in Searsport.
her former home.
DoDGE's CORNER. Mrs. Fred E. Stinson con-
tinues to improve very slowly The bunga-
low W. J. Mathews has been building for his
son-in law DR.. Charles Hills of South Natick,
is nearly completed and will be occupied by
the Hills family this summer. :. Mr. and Mrs
Herbert Black and children visited her father,
J. M. Nickerson, last Sunday. e. Mr. and Mrs.
Carter of Wakefield, Mass. have been SPEND
ing a vacation at the Webster cottage, Sun
hyside."
NORTH SEARsPoRT Fred Stinson was in
Belfast on business Thursday =. Mrs. M R.
Knowlton returned to her home in Belfast