The Republican journal., 1918-11-07
SEARSPORT.


War Savings Stamps are growing II
value. Better get few more.
Mrs. BENZ. Howe of Milo was the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Frank c. Whitcomb
last week.
Mrs. E. w. Gilkey sprained her ankle
Thursday and is confined to her home or
Water street
Mrs. Thomas Wagner of South Boston
has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Ernest Robertson.
Richard Swift of Thomaston was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph kailoch
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred B. Smith have re-
ceived news that their son, Harold +.
Smith has sailed for France.
Miss Josephine Howell, trained nurse,
who has been attending Mrs. Royal Mon
roe, left Thursday for Rockland.
Pyam Gilkey of Boston arrived in
Searsport Saturday for short vacation,
leaving for Boston again Monday.
Clifton L. Foster arrived Saturday for
a ten days visit after which he will JOIN
his steamer, the Lake Ennis, in Boston.
Mrs. Frederick Sawyer and daughter
Mildred of Bangor were the guests OF
Mrs. Abbie Sawyer Wednesday of last
week.
Funeral services for Cecil w. Worces-
ter were held from the Methodist church
Friday at 9 a. m, Rev. N. F. Atwood
officiating.
DR.. Edward S. Calderwood of Roxbury,
Mass, arrived Saturday for brief vaca-
ton, and is the guest of Capt and Mrs.
Henry Curtis on Water street.
MIR. and Mis-. Sidney Treat of Boston
are the guests of Capt. and Mrs. Forest
Treat Captain Treat who suffered
paralytlc shock recently is somewhat i'm
proved.
Rev. Charles Harbutt of Portland was
in town Friday, having accompanied the
remains of Miss Alice Park to Park, for
burial there. While in town he was the
guest of Capt and Mrs. B. F. Colcord.
On account of illness among pupils IN
the northern part of the town and at
Park, the town schools will not be open
ed until next week, when it is hoped that
health conditions may be such that all
pupils may attend.
Services were held in the churches in
town Sunday. At the First Congrega-
tional church the subject of the morning
sermon was "The Many Mansions, -
John 14th, End verse. The Sacrament OF
the Lords Supper was administered at
4.3O p. m. No evening service was held.
Wednesday evening prayer meeting will
held as usual in the vestry,
Friends of James P. Erskine will be
pleased to learn of his recent promotion
from the rank of captain to that of major
in the U. S. Army. Major Ersklne en-
tered the service with the rank of cap
tain and at the time of his entering the
service, was successful physician and
surgeon in New York City, specializing
in nose, ear and throat. He graduated
from Wesleyan University, Middletown,
Conn, and later. from the College OF
Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia Uni
versity He sailed from New York for
France with the New York Hospital Unit,
August 18th, 1917, and his headquarters
since that time have been the U. S. A.
Base Hospital, No. 9, at Chateau Roux.
He has made number of trips for obser-
walton at visiting hospitals in Paris and
in England, and has also been to the
front on observation trips, having had
the most interesting experiences. He
entered the service with the rank of cap
tain, and in August was promoted to
major. He is the only son of Mrs.
Martha Erskine of this town, and a
brother of Miss Harriet Erskine
The death of Mrs. Florence Cleaves
occurred at her home on Monday, Oct
18th, after an illness of many months
during which she was devotedly cared
for by her daughter, Mrs. Clifton L. Eos.
ter. Mrs. Cleaves was born in Stockton
June 10, 1860, the daughter of Frederick