The Republican journal., 1917-09-27
SEARSPORT.

Eli O. Colson is very much improved
at the Waldo County Hospital.
Roswell W. Allen of Buffalo, N. Y,
was business visitor in town Monday
Capt. c. N. Meyers is the guest of F. c.
Kane at his cottage at Swan Lake for q
week.
Steamer Ruth, Capt. Briggs, finished
discharging Saturday and sailed for New
port News.
Donald Vaughan has gone to house
keeping in the Whittier house on Reser-
voir street.
Barge Oak Hill arrived Friday from
Philadelphia with 1900 tons of coal to
the P. C. & W. Co.
Barge Coaldale arrived Friday from
Philadelphia with 1900 tons of coal to
the P. C. & W. Co.
Austin C. Shute left Saturday for Bos-
ton, where he has a position in the Bos-
ton Betting company.
Barge Boylston arrived Saturday from
Weymouth, Mass, with 900 tons of fer
tilizer to the A. A. c. Co.
Cecil Card who has been visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Gard, re-
turned to Topsham Monday.
Mr., and Mrs. L. c. Havener who spent
the week in town, returned to Worcester,
Mass, Saturday in their auto.
J. A. Clement is spending a. week at
his cottage at Swan Lake, having as his
guest Fred M. Harris of Boston.
Mrs, Ellen D. Lieb left Wednesday Tor
North Berwick, where she will spend the
winter with Mr.. and Mrs. j, w. Burleigh.
Miss Louise D. Lieb left Wednesday
for Forest Glen, Md, where she is a
teacher in the National Park Seminary.
Fred c. Kane arrived Thursday from
Boston and is spending two weeks at his
cottage at Swan Lake, for the fall fishing.
The many friends in Searsport were
sorry to hear of the death in Belfast OF
Harry E. Bangs, ESQ.,, Judge of Probate
for Waldo county.
Mrs. C. N. Meyers left Monday accom-
panied by her daughter Violet, for Brew
ster, Mass, where Miss Meyers is stu
dent in Pines Seminary.
Mrs Ralph Upper and two children,
who have been spending the summer at
the Searsport House, returned to Jack
sonville, Fla, Saturday.
Arthur E. Colson is attending the Su-
preme Judicial Court at Belfast as grand
Juror and Capt W. N. West and jacob
Games as traverse jurors.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. MacDougal will
leave this week for their home in New
ton Center, Mass, after spending the
summer at Mrs A. 7. Shute's.
Schooner Betsy Ross, Capt. James B.
Parse, now receiving the finishing touches
at Seattle, Wash, will receive s93 pei
1000 feet on lumber to Australia.
Mrs. G. A. Robertson and daughter
Josephine, who have been visiting Miss
Mabel E. Griffin for the past month, re-
turned to their home in Augusta, Satur
day.
Several Searsport mariners went t.
Thomaston, Thursday, to the~ launching
of the four-masted schooner In Wash
burns shipyard, but the schooner refused
to go.
Mrs. Scott Blanchard left Monday TO
her home in Brooklyn, New York, afte
stay of several weeks in town. Sh
was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. c
M Nichols for a months visit.
Mrs. Nancy j., widow of Capt. An
drew ]. Kimball, died at the home of he
daughter, Mrs. johnson, in Lowell, Mass.
Sept. goth, aged IA years. The remain
arrived Tuesday and interment was Il
the family lot in the Gordon Cemetery.
We are indebted to William F. Run
nells, a former Searsport boy now mem
her of the Massachusetts Legislature, TO
a copy of Practical Politics, week..
Journal of American Statecratt. MI
Runnells has served two terms froI
Newburyport and has decided not to &C
cept another term. :.
The farm buildings on Sears Islam
were totally destroyed by fire Monda
afternoon. The fire caught from gaso
lene engine while threshing grain in tn
barn. This building was the summe
home of the Sears family until 1852, whe
a new house was built by the late DAME
Deshon which they occupied while the
owned the property and was burned Dec
%, 1898.
The former Searsport Auxiliary-at
Large has now become the Searspor
Branch of the Waldo County Chapter
This means no change in the work tina
is being done and gives the organization
the advantage of retaining one-half Q
the membership fees that may be paid i
by any who wish to become annual mem
bers of the American Red Cross Tn