The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-03-29
SEARSPORT.


Mrs. Cora E. Dow arrived Friday from Bos
ton.
The schools in town will open Monday
April End, after a two weeks vacation.
Miss Iona M. Nichols, teacher in the Milo
schools, is spending her vacation in Bangor
A. E. Trundy & Son now have plenty OF
water and are running their mill on full time
Archer Gilkey of Boston spent Sunday with
his m other. Mrs. N. F. Gikey, on Main street
The Woman's Club will be entertained at the
home of Mrs. James H. Duncan Friday after
noon.
Charles Sambrook and family left March
22nd for Boston, where they will reside in the
future.
Barge Exeter arrived March 2ad from Phil
adelphia with 5000 tons of coal to the P. c. &
W. Co.
Miss Kate Dow returned to the University
OF Maine Monday after a short vacation at
home.
Charles M. Stewart Of Bangor was in town
Friday on business for the c. P. R. r. at
Mack's Point.
Shepard Shute went to Bangor Monday,
called there by the serious illness of his uncle,
Charles S. Shute.
Steamer Ruth, Capt. Briggs, finished dis
charging Friday at the P. c. & W. Co. and
sailed for Norfolk.
John Kelley, who has been employed at the
Coe- Mortimer plant in Belfast for the winter,
returned home Monday.
Miss Ethel M. Nichols teacher in the Ban
gor High school, is spending her vacation In
Boston and New York.
Mrs. Charles Colcord, whose winter home is
in Danbury, Conn. writes that she will come to
Searsport early in June.
Capt James Parse, who has been confined to
the house for ten days with severe cold. is
once more out of doors.
George S. Sargent is whitening and making
other repairs on the chambers of the E. D.
Black store on Main street.
meeting of the Carver Memorial Library
Association will be held at the Library Satur-
day March 3lst at O'Clock p. m.
Miss Beatrice Rich and Miss Lillian Hamilton
have. returned from South Orrington. when
they were the guests of Mrs. Clifford.
Hon. B, Frank Colcord went to Portland
Monday TO attend the meeting of the Commit
tee on Public Safety. of which he is member.
Charles Porter, who has been at work for A.
E, Trundy & Son at their mill. has been con-
fined to his home for two weeks with strain
in his back.
Ross Davis launched his power boat last Sat-
urday and named her the Raymond B. Her
engine will be installed as soon it arrives
from the west
LID, Littlefeld has large amount of stave
wood at his mill yard in Mechanics Hollow,
and large crew is at work saving slaves and
headings for the fertilizer plants at Mack s
Point
Hairy L. Mason, third officer of the steamer
Illinois, sunk off the English coast by Ger
man submarine, is expected to sail for home
on the American liner St. Louis from Liver
pool on her return trip.
LAUNDERING operations on Sears Island have
been suspended for the winter. About 500
cords of white birch has been cut and shipped
to Sebois for spool wood, and a large amount OF
timber is ready for shipment.
The Merry Twelve held very enjoyable
meeting at the home of Mrs. Shepard Shute
March 22nd, There were II present: Mrs
Ernest Gray, Mrs. Myron F. Parker, Mrs
Clyde Bagley. Mrs. George TowIe. Mrs. Henry
Partridge, Mrs Ross Davis, Mrs. John Murphy,
Mrs. Willard Rich, Mrs. Albert Cunningham
and Mrs. Chester Clarke. Refreshments
were S. rived
Bangor Y. W. c. A. girls proved too fast and
more experienced than the Searsport High
girls and won, 13 to 2. before a large crowd in
Union Hall, last Friday night. The summary
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Miss Frazee rf z U.... .........Miss Lloyd
Miss Schlichting l..............c Miss Shute
Miss Greenstein Id l.. ri Miss Ridley
Miss Rice RIB -.............,....H MISS Gray
Miss Williams rb
Referee Trundy.
A parish meeting was held at the Congrega
tional conference room Wednesday afternoon
MarCl Zlet, lOllOWluS Iuo pLoySA oSAsASSs Ahs
pastor, Rev. Thomas H. Martin, was elected
chairman and James H. Duncan elected secre
tary. It was voted to purchase outright thu
piano which was placed several days ago in thu
church. and the money to be raised by subscrip
ton. The committee chosen to arrange To-
this subscription is as follows: Mrs. Charle
E. Adams. Miss Rebecca Ross, Capt. B. Franz
Colcord, Capt. Joseph Sweetser and Capt
Amos Nichols.
The Minstrel show to be given Friday night
March 30th, for the purpose Of raising funds
to repair Union Hall. promises to be the hit Of
the eoaaon Tho hovs have been doing good