The Republican journal., 1917-03-08
SEAKSPORT.

Frank Wright has moved into the Wilson A.
Colson house on Prospect street.
Howard Perry returned Saturday to Ottawa,
Canada, after a short visit in town.
Inez, the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lincoln Colcord, has been very ill in Brooklyn.
N. Y.
Barge Mingo arrived March Sd from Eliza
bethport with 1000 tons of coal to the P. c. &
. w. Co.
W. M. Seeley of Houlton was in town Sun
day en- route to Boston to attend the automo-
bile show.
Barge Cumru finished dscharging March
Sd at the p C. & W. Co, and is in the stream
ready to sail
Steamer Camden did not make landing
here Monday on account of the snow storm
and strong, easIerly wind.
Steamer Ruth. Capt. Briggs. finished dis
charging March LIST at the P. C. & W. Co. and
sailed for Newport News.
B. A. Games OF Bangor was in town Tuesday
experimenting the loading of coal at the P.
C. & W. Co. for Bangor coal dealers.
w. A. Moran of Brewer was in town Tues
day experimenting the loading of coal at the
P. C. & W. Co. for Brewer coal dealers.
Earl Smith of the Adams Dry Goods Co. of
Bangor was in town Sunday, the guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Smith, on Church
street
A food sale was held at the Searsport House
last FRIDAY aft for no Of tha
Methodist church, and under the care of Mrs
E. Z. Pike and Mrs G. W. Hichborn.
MIR. William G. Kirschbaum. Jr., acting pas
tor of the M. E. Church arrived in Searsport
Saturday and remained until Wednesday to
ot6ciate at the funeral of Mrs Wilson N. West.y
Miss Rebecca M. Ross, who has been spend
ing the winter in Taspa, Florida, with her par
ents, Capt. and Mrs. A. M. Ross, arrived in
Searsport Friday morning and is the guest of
Miss Jessie Nickerson.
Fred +. Stinson, who had been the guest of
DIR. and Mrs Charles t. Hills in South Natick.
Mass, returned home last week. Mrs. Stinson,
who has been with DR.. Hills since November,
will stay there until warmer weather.
Much anxiety is felt in regard to the of
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Carver, Clifford N. Carver,
who sailed from England last week and is due
In New York in a few days. Mr.. Carver went
to England several weeks ago, before the Ger
man submarine decree. A cable came a few
days ago saying that ne mad left England and
was on his way home.
The hosptabie nome of Mrs. j. W. Black was
again thrown open 10 the public on Friday af-
ternooE, and large and exceedingly indus
trious company gathered to work on surgical
dressings. This the second meeting. and
there were more present even than at the first
meeting. The next meeting will be on the
first Friday in April. at the home of Mrs. Black,
Clippings may be lett at the store of Clement
4 Adams,
registering bank has been very kindly
loaned by C. o. Sawyer & Co. to the Won ans
Club and placed in the Searsport Drug store,
and beside it is the following card: "Help the
wounded soldiers. This money will be used
by the Woman's Club for the benefit of sick
and wounded soldiers In case our own country
should be drawn into war, this money will be
used for our own troops"
Friends of Sidney M. Webber, formerly of
Searsport, and now in Augusta. will be inter-
ested to learn that his Augu sta store, formerly
known as the Weber Clothing Co, and the
Pierce Clothing Co, have consolidated, and
are known As the Pierce w ebber Co. The new
firm is located in the store which has been oc-
cupied by the Weber Co. Mrs Weber ard
oil MI, 70 ~
summer in Searsport.
Mrs. william Guodell was hostess for The
White Elephant Club last week Those present
were Mrs. Blee. Mrs Henrietta Young, Mrs
Henry Curtis, Miss Henrietta Gilkey, Mrs N
F. Gilkey, Mrs. E D 2. Nickels and Mrs. Fred
Burr. Miss Gilkey won the first prize, tat
ten 4bot, and Mrs Burr received the consola-
ton. tatten for handkerchief Tea, cake,
cookies, tarts and candy were served by the
hostess. Each member reported very pleas
ant afternoon.
Lewis E. Stevens of Tower City, North
Dakota who had been visiting his uncle Sum.
ner Stevens, for five weeks, left Saturday fer
Winterport and will be the guest while there
of his cousin. Charles Dryer. Mr.. Stevens
will spend little time in oearsport after he
leaves Winterport. This is his first visit to
the East for is ears. He is the son of the late
Amos Stevens of Monroe and went West to
live "a years ago. Mr.. Stevens will return to
Tower City within very short time. He has
a son and daughter.
1.-THE Old Peabody Pew" little play by
Kate Douglass Wiggin, was successfully pre-
scented last Thursday evening in the First Con-
gregational church under the auspices of the
Ladies' Guild, and through the efforts of Miss
Mabel Griffin. The church was filled with an
audience keenly appreciative of the excellent
work of the cast. many of whom have appeared
on other occasions in plays that have won them
celebrity as amateur actors. The costumes
were good and the cast letter perfect. Mrs.
G. Renfrew Wilson End Miss Annie Whittier,
sopranos, assisted in the last song. B Coo
Siloams Shady Riii.
Mrs Ricardo Fletcher West, wife of Capt
Wilson N. West died at o. m. March Sd at
her home Nichols street after long ill.,
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