The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-02-15
SEAkSPORT.

Hon. B. F. Colcord was in Augusta last week
on business.
Charles Littlefield of Monroe was in town
Saturday on business.
William Daley of Rockland was business
visitor in town Friday.
J. H. Sullivan has been confined to his home
for few days with severe cold.
Capt. D. C. Nichols attended the food and
automobile show in Bangor last week.
F. E. Cole of the oearsport Water Co., from
Boston, was in town Monday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Whitcomb attended the
food and automobile show in Bangor last week.
Barge Herndon arrived Thursday from Phil
adelphia with 5000 tons of coal to the P. C. &
W. Co.
Barge Robesonia arrived Thursday from
Perth Amboy with 1000 tons of coal to the T.
C. & W. Co.
Ii was "a below Monday morning and very
still The boat came in in tn. afternoon and
found no Ice.
Mrs. F. W. Burr has been confined to her
home with the grip for the past week, but is
now improving.
Chesley Mathews continues to hold his own.
although confined to the bed. Hereunder P.
Sweetser is caring for him.
John F. N. Park. who came here to attend
the funeral of his father, Capt. j. f. N. Park,
returned to New YORK city last week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Glkey, Mis-. Charles E,
Adams and Mr.. and Mrs. james H. Duncan at
tended the Bangor automobile show Feb 7lh
Mis- Ethel M. Nichols. teacher in the Bangor
High school, spent Sunday with her parents,
Capt. and Mrs. c. Nj. Nichols on Water street.
Searsport II years of age Feb 18th, hav.
ing been Incorporated In lS45. Andrew Leach,
Shepard Blanchard and Otis Black were the
board of selectmen,
Mrs J. F. N. Park has closed her home at
Park and went last week to Hartford, Ct =,
where she will spend the winter with her
daughter. Mrs. Mandley.
Wilbur p. Blodgett, formerly of the Waldo
Trust Company, Belfast, will take the place of
James A. Colson in the Searsport National
thirteen years, and resigned because of ill
health.
News has been received here of the death
in Campello, Mass, of Mrs. Agnes Park
Holmberg. wife of DR.. L. G. Nj. Holmberg
She was SO years old. the adopted daughter of
town before her marriage.
Searsport A. A. defeated University of Maine
College Of Law, "A to SO in fast, clean and ex-
citing game here last Friday night The sum-
mary:
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Wilson, C. Observation-Disclosures, Eames, 2
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Referee, Trundy.
The White Elephant Auction Club held de.
lighrful meeting with Mrs. H. e. Curtis W ed
nesday afternoon. Feb. 7th The members
present were: Mrs. E D. P. Nickels. Mrs.
Blee, Mrs. Henrietta Young. Mrs. William
Goodell, Mrs. ]. W. Black and Miss Henrietta
Gilkey. Miss Henrietta Gikey was the winner
of the first elephant, a crocheted dolly, and
Mrs. E. D. P, Nckels won the BOBBY At43O
the hostess served cafe mousse and cocoanut
cream pie.
/ & The Searsport high school girls basketball
team went to Bangor last Friday afternoon to
play the Bangor Y. W. C. A, and were accom-
panied by Mrs. Sumner c. Pattee as chaperone,
and Donald Hight. principal of the High school,
as referee. The game was called at 8 o'clock
in the Y. W. c. A. gymnasium and was in three
ten minute periods. At the end of the first the
score stood to o. and at the close of the second
13 to in favor of Bangor and the finish saw
the Bangor team with 10 to Searsport's
Cards we're received Feb. 9th announcing the
marriage Of George Marlboro Colson and Mrs,
Maude Mary Cassin. The marriage occurred
in Brooklyn. N. Y, on Jan. 23d. Mr.. Colson is
the eldest son of Capt. and Mrs. Albert B.
Colson of Brooklyn, the latter formerly Miss
caroline G. Packard of Searsport and sister
of Mrs. Henrietta Young of this town. Mr..
Colson, with his sister jeanette and brothers,
Albert W. and Nichols Colson. have visited
Searsport for many summers since they were
children. Mr.. and Mrs. CoIson have the best
of wishes for the future from their friends.
JAMES A. CoLsoN RETIREs. James A. Colson
left, Feb. 9th for the National Home for Union
Veterans vt Togus. He has been i'll for some