The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-14
; SEARSPORT.

lower school grades Thursday.
District Supt Frederick Palladlno was
. recent visitor at the M. E. church.
Supt Edward E. Roderick has estab-
lished his family in Belfast and taken up
his duties in the Joint school district.
The ice breaker Favorite arrived at
Mack's Point Wednesday morning al
2 40 docked the steamer Ruth and cut
out the waiting barges.
The usual church services were held IN
both vestries on Sunday, and in spite OF
the heavy storm of Saturday the attend
ance was good
Dr. s. L. Fairchild returned last week
and resumed his practice. Mrs. FAIR
child and son Jay will remain Tor the
present in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. William Kerr and son, William
Jr have Joined MI Kerr in Bristol,
Conn, where they will make their home.
Mr.. Kerr has employment in munltlon
factory.
Levi Trundy, son of MIR. and Mrs. A.
E. Trundy, has completed his dental
course at Tufts College and while walt
ing his call will practice at his home.
DIR. Trundy enlisted in December.
Ephraim S. Cyphers has accepted a
position with the international Paper co.
in Groton, N. H., and left town to take
I'm his duties there. Mrs. Cyphers Will
iojn her husband in the near future.
The promised weekly shipments OF
sugar have failed to materiallze. A rumor
that barrel had arrived at the station
Friday gave F. E. Whitcomb busy al
ternoon and disappointed many house,
wives.
Tuesday, Feb. 5th, the coolest day OF
the coolest winter on record, sealed the
channel made by the ice breaker FAVOR
lite. On Monday an attempt was mace
to dynamite the ice around Macks Point
to move discharged steamer.
Donald W. Vaughan received news
Sunday of the sudden death OF his moth
er. Mrs. William Vaughan of belfast.
Mrs. Vaughan was thought to be recover
ing from long illness and plans had
been made to take her West for the bene-
fit of complete change.
Searsport yards were the birthplace OF
some of the finest ships in the merchant
fleet of thirty years ago. Gen. Pershing
has cabled that to win the fight the
American people must think ships, talk
shins-build a bridge of ships to PERISH
ing" Why not think seriously?
Here are three good reasons why lhe
kiddies should throw away their penny
banks and buy thrift stamps: Mother
cannot use them to make change with
the meat man. They go on interest when
the card is full. 1t is big thing that
even little fellow can lend his money to
Uncle Sam.
February has added almost daily con-
tributions to the sum total of snow. The
back roads are filled level with the fence
tops. Many owners of woodlots are now
unable to reach them. Even along the
shore road teams cannot safely pass
without careful calculation. Through
town only the tops of the hydrants are in
sight.
Frank E. Harding of Brewer, one OF
the three fatally injured passengers on
Feb. 9th, was well known in Searsport
and his wife, agnes Ward, was before
her marriage teacher in the Grammar
grades Among those to suffer from
bruises and shock was John H. Mont
gomery of Bucksport. He was at one time
proprietor of the Searsport Drug Store
and is frequent visitor in town.
The rapid promotions of Melvin B.
Thompson show that ability is recognize
ed and appreciated in the U. S. Navy.
MIR. Thompson left Searsport early in
July and enlisted as Sd class fireman.
On reaching Boston he was one of thirty
selected for Naval Provost Guard. After
serving for three months in this capac-
ity, he was transferred to the training
ship, L. S. S. Ohio. Shortly after his
training started he was told by the officer
in charge that he could not teach him
anything about firing and his rating
raised to LIST class fireman. After three
weeks on the Ohio he was transferred to
the U. S. n. Training Station at Nor
folk, Va. Three months later he was
again transferred A few weeks on the
U. S. S. Ozama raised his rating to Sd
assistant engineer. Naturally he is en-
thusastic over Navy life Mr. Thomp-
son is the grandson of Mrs Celia Snow
of Stockton. He was born and educated
in Boston.
The Friday meetings of the Red Cross
were of unusual interest. In response to
the request that all gauze workers make
every effort to keep the dressings free
from lint many wash dresses and aprons
were worn. Hooks were provided for
garments in the clipping room. An afghan
was displayed and greatly admired. The