The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-23
SEARSPORT.

Mrs. A. D. Morey spent the past wen
with Mrs. Lillias Nichols.
Amos D. Carver of New York was
recent business visitor in town
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Clement re-
turned from Daytona, Florida, on Satur
day
Eugene Shute, wife and daughter Of
Medford, Mass, are the guests OF MIS-
Newell Shute
F. M. Harris of Boston was passenger
on Saturdays boat and is the guest OIL D.
A. Clement at Swan Lake.
Cant. and Mrs. Daniel c. Nichols and
Robert P. Nichols left Monday for the
latter's home in Worcester,
Maurice Dolliver is in charge OF the
decoration of the M. E. Church and Union
Hall for the Memorial exercises.
Under the leadership of Austin A.
Vaughan, Warren Gray, Ernest Carr and
Ralph Closson have organized pig ciup'
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johonnet and
-sorcsster Caroline of Boston are spend
'ns their annual vace,t. at Swan Lake
for the spring fishing,
Leon Corbett Of Westheld, Mass, left
Friday, after short visit at the home Oh
n, and Mrs. F. B. Smith. Mrs. Goblet
-, a.uohter Elsie will remain in town
for the present:
Patriotic women are asked to meet on
rh,rsdav afternoon of this week at z
o'clock in Memorial Hall to ASSIST Ill
.L;no the wreaths for Decoration Day
The more workers the easier the work.
The Girls Garden and Canning Club
has been formally organized as the VIC
tory Conservation Club. Isabel frame
,,,.s elected president; Gladys Rose, wee
president and Frances Rogers, secretary
The local farmers are improving the
f,,a DAVIS and long evenings More land
,s nnder cultivation than in former years
and the good weather has given an OPP
nortunity of putting it in excellent con-
dition.
MIR and Mrs. Irving Young of Adams,
Mass. have notified friends OF the death
of their little son, Robert Walker Mr..
Young is well known in Searsport. his
mother was before her marriage, Miss
Mida Treat
Mr. and Mrs Clarence L. Gilkey spent
SUNDAY in town. Mrs. Gilkey has re-
sumed her position as teacher in the Ban
cor Kindergarten and Private Gilkey is IN
training at Fort Williams.
Cant. Sumner C. Pattee of the Medl-
cal Reserve Corps is now stationed al
GETTYSBURG, Pa. Mrs. Pattee is expected
to spend part of the summer in Sears
mort. She has been the guest OF Miss
EVELYN Peavey in Dallas, Texas, for several
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig C. Havener and
Robert P. Nichols of Worcester reached
town Sunday in the Havener car. Mr..
and Mrs. Havener will be in town for
few days preparing their garden and 9TH
cruise making their house ready for the
summer.
Mrs. Harriet Spratt of Bar Harbor has
been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Flora
N Roulstone during the past week, leav-
E:l,, for Orono where she attended
the Commencement exercises of the u
Of NJ. from which her youngest son,
johnson, was graduated.
The following item is of interest to the
manv friends of Mr.. and Mrs. +. N
Ouimby:
Iaconia. Nav IL. '1n the course OF
the program carried at the Unitarian
church this morning, service nag was
dedicated in honor of Mayberry Qulmby
son of Mr.. and Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Quinn
Nv who has enlisted in the United States
Naval Reserves and the young man wat
presented with handsome wrist watcn'
He is the first young man from the cnurcn
to enter the service"
Church services on Sunday were in the
nature of preparation for the week Of
soliciting funds for the relief OF suffer
ing. No one can plead ignorance OF tn'
purpose of the Red Cross Drive or I'M
need of giving generously in its support
In the morning the pastors delivered pa
triotic sermons and a union service wa