The Republican journal., 1917-07-05

Mrs. Nellie Brown arrived Sunday from
Waltham, Mass, and will spend her vaca-
ton with Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Whittum
on the Mount Ephraim road.
Capt. Oscar G. Eaton of Boston, In
spector for the Boston Insurance Com
pany, was in town Friday and Saturday,
the guest of his sister, Mrs. Cora E. Dow.
James F. Spellman of Bangor, wharf
builder, has crew of men putting an ad-
dition to the Hubbard company's wharf
at Mack's Point. 1t will be extended 100
feet.
i. DR.. S. L. Fairchild left last Thursday
night for Allenwood, Penn, where he will
join Mrs. Fairchild and his son Jay. After
two weeks visit he will return to Sears
port.
r Mrs. William Curtis Miss Elizabeth
Havener) and daughter Elizabeth arriv-
ed last Friday morning. They are the
guests of Mrs. Curtis mother, Mrs. Lud
c. Havener.
Steamer Ruth, Capt. Briggs, arrived
Saturday from Newport News with 4, 700
Mack's Point, finished discharging Mon
day and sailed for Norfolk.
The Ladies' Guild met with Mrs. An
drew M. Ross last Thursday afternoon,
there being about twenty ladies present.
The day was a beautiful one and the
afternoon was spent on the hospitable
piazza.
Bark Fooing Socey, which was sunk off
the coast of France last week, by Ger
man submarine, was once commanded by
the late Capt Charles C. Mcclure, while
owned in Boston by Charles Brewer &
Co., in the Honolulu trade.
= We are indebted to Mr.. Charles B.
Deshon, who is spending the summer
with Mr.. and Mrs. Amos D. Carver at
their summer home at Locust Valley,
Long Island, N. Y, for a copy of the
Philadelphia Public Ledger, containing an
article on the 'fPrice-Fixing Power" by
Lincoln Colcord, Staff correspondent of
the Public Ledger.
Mrs. Livona Williams, her mother, and
Mrs. E. w. Gilkey and Miss Edith Will
liams left last week for Islesboro. Mrs
Williams and her mother have been
spending the winter, as usual, in Sears
port, and plan to return again next win
ter. Little Miss Edith will spend the
summer with her grandmother in Isles |
boro and Mrs Gilkey will return to Sears
port the first of the week.
Searsport's Red Cross fund is growing |
even now, and 'bits' are still coming in.
The amount is almost up to ST 900 now,
and the allotment was but $3.50. Remem-
Der it is not too late to give now and |
money may be turned in to the Searsport |
National Bank. At the Red Cross bene-
fit Wednesday evening, June 9th, which |
was pushed by Hon. B. F. Colcord, the
money cleared and turned in to the treas
urer was over Sis.
The Uta Camp Fire Girls had clam
bake last Thursday evening and it was
one of their jolliest occasions Each girl
had finger in the pie, and prepared some
part of the supper. After the supper they
held their ceremonial meeting, which was
impressive, inasmuch as the
big shore fire lent charm and dignity to
the rites. Aspectator might have thought
a real Indian camp was pitched on the
shore. The Camp Fire Girls and their
guardian were picturesque and the occa-
sion one long to be remembered. Next
Friday afternoon the Camp Fire Girls will
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their lunches and staying for the day.
An old land mark is gone. A fire Sunday
at II a. m. destroyed the house of Sum-
ner A. Stevens, with ell, stable and all
his household goods. Mr.. Stevens, his
Roscoe N. Porter and Mrs.
Porter were at church when the fire
broke out, Mrs. Stevens being alone in
the house. The cause of the fire is IN
known, but is supposed to have caught
from an oil stove. The buildings were in
sured for 81, 500 which will not cover the
loss by several hundred dollars. The
house was built prior to 1900 by Robert
Sargent, who sold the property to Capt.
Phillip Gilkey, Sr., of Islesboro in 1920,
who lived there until he sold to Capt.
Phineas Pendleton, End. twas next sold
to Edward Y. Gilmore. Mr.. Stevens
purchased the property in 1888. 1t was
run as first class summer boarding
house for Boston and New York guests
for many years until Mrs. Stevens health |
failed The members of both families
lost all of their clothing but what they !
wore ON Sunday. The water pressure
was poor and the buildings burned rapid
ly.