The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-26
SEARSPORT.

Mrs. Y, M. Nichols was visitor IN Bangor
Friday.
Capt, A. b. Pendeton was business visitor
in Bangor last week.
B, H. Mudgett of Belfast was in town
Thursday on business.
Harold Estes U. of M, was in town Thurs
day calling on friends.
James P. Butman, Jr.. enlisted in the U. S.
Army at Bangor last week.
Miss Sadie Grover and Miss Bertha Ridley
were in Belfast last Friday.
Dr. William H. Waters of Boston at
the Searsport House Friday.
Herbert Partridge a student at the U. of M,
was in town last week for few days.
Nj. A. Cook left Monday on two-weeks'
business trip to Rockland and vicinity.
Mrs. Prudie N. Putnam. who spent the win
ter in Boston, returned home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Clement arrived Friday
from their winter home in Daytona. Fla.
George P Carter. who spent the winter in
Dorchester, Mass, arrived home last week.
mere WAS d sHdTp lbNAtuei nuoWel oAtoLody
night with lightning lasting about two hours.
Shepard Shute returned Monday from Ban
gor, where he had been visiting his uncle, C. S.
Shute
jeremiah Sweetser was in the village Friday
for the first time since January account of
Illness.
Levi Trundy of Tufts Dental School is visit
ing his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Trundy, on
Main street.
Barge Wicomico arrived Tuesday from
Philadelphia with 1000 tons of coal to the P.
c. & W. Co.
William Colson, son of Capt. and Mrs. A. B.
Coson, formerly of Searsport, has enlisted in
the U. s. Army.
Steamer Ruth, Capt Briggs, arrived Monday
from Newport News with 4,700 tons of coal to
the P. C. & ". Co,
Henry Harvey of Brooklne, Mass, has rent
ed the Phillips farm the Mortland road and
moved his family here.
Mrs. O. C. Atwood arrived Sunday from
Boston and has opened her millinery store on
MALI street IOt tHS
Carl Anderson, who spent the winter with
Capt and Mrs. W. H. West, returned to his
home in Woodlands Monday.
Capt. Frank P. Whittier of South Berwick
arrived Sunday and is the guest of his brother,
Capt, A. l. Whittier, on Union street.
Capt. and Mrs James Pendleton. who spent
the winter in Eustis. Florida, will leave Savan-
nah May sth and come direct to Searsport
Mrs. Lincoln Colcord and daughter Inez are
expected in about two weeks Mr.. Colcord
will remain in New York for the present.
DR.. Sidney B. Sargent of West Newton,
Mass, arrived Friday to visit his parents, Mr..
and Mrs E. A. Sargent, returning home Mon
day.
Harry l.. Mason, second officer of the stmr.
illinois. which was torpedoed and sunk off the
coast of England, arrived home Wednesday
from New York.
Merle Daley, for the past two years clerk at
the Searsport House, left Monday for Beacon
Falls, CT, where he has position with the
Beacon Rubber Co.
Capt. and Mrs. Amos Nichols and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Park, who spent the winter at the
True house in the village. returned to their
own home last Friday.
C. E. Monroe. local agent of the Ford Auto
mobile Co.. sold touring car last week to
John Frame, Superintendent of the P. e. & W.
Co., and runabout to George S. Sargent.
Thomas Rich. who spent the winter in Bel
fast, has returned home and opened his house
On Main street. Mrs. Annie Brown, his daugh
ter. is living with him for the summer.
Wilbur P Blodgett, assistant cashier of the
Searsport National Bank, attended the Friday
evening meeting of Primrose Chapter, o. E.
s., in Belfast. of WHICH be s member.
Cant. and Mrs Andrew M. Ross are expect
ing to come home about the last of May. Mrs.
Frederick Black and son Freddie will come
with them and probably stay through the sum-
mer.
Miss Rebecca Nj Ross has been requested to
establish a Searsport branch OF the Natiohai
League for Woman's Service, and was appoint
ed chairman of the local branch, II 1t Is estao-
lished. With her multitudinous activities, 1t
ia doubtful if it will be possible for her to
undertake this at present.
The Surgical Dressings Committee ls adding
new members daily and the meeting last rr'oay
afternoon was demonstration that the Seers-
mort women are in earnest and mean to do all
in their power to aid their country. inere
were GA workers present and the amount OF
work finished was very gratifying. About l2S
comfort pillows we're completed and are ready
to ship; fracture pillows. which are exceedingly
hard to put together properly. were we'll made
about dozen being finished. Another dimcult
thing to make nicely is the ring pillow oo'
there were twelve made during the afternoon
briusiue the number ready for shipment up to
49,
Sch. Eleanor F. Bartram. Capt. Z. N.
Movers. from Montevideo Jan. 9Th via Bar
b.does March 10th, for North Weymouth
NJ. {. nov eonsiderably overdue. being now