The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-06-27
SEARSPORT.


James H. Duncan returned Friday after
spending a week in Haverhill, Mass
Miss Iona Nichols, teacher in the Milo
public schools, reached town June 18th.
Miss Alice Blanchard of Portland is a
guest at the Thurston homestead on Elm
street.
Miss Harriet NJ Erskine is substituting
fol- Miss Mary Inman at the New Eng
land Telephone office.
Mrs Nehemiah Roulstone of Boston is
the guest of Mrs. Flora N. Roulstone and
daughter, Miss Harriet.
Miss Violet Meyers returned Thursday
from Brewster, Mass, where she is at
tending the Sea Pine school.
Mrs. Frank Bell and family are occu-
pying the attractive bungalow, which
they have built at the foot of Navy street
Herbert N Colcord has completed a
course at the School of Navigation in
Rockland and is subject to call for marine
service.
Mrs. F. A. Curtis, Mrs. Henry Knee
land and daughter Phyllis of Dorchester,
Mass, have opened their summer home
on Park street
Miss Ethel Nichols, instructor in the
commercial department of the Bangor
High school, is the guest of her parents,
Capt and Mrs. Charles Nichols.
Daniel Devereux of Jacksonville, Flori-
e3a, reached town last week and will &C.
cupy rooms at his house on the Belfast
road, leased to Edwin C. Fairchild
Miss Sally Dow, principal of the Gar
land High school, has completed her
school year and will spend her vacation
with her mother, Mrs, Leroy Dow.
Miss Henrietta Gregory is the guest of
Mrs. Donald Vaughn. Miss Gregory
graduated from the Searsport High school
last year and is studying in Boston.
Miss Lucy Ross will spend a months
vacation with her parents, Capt and
position with the Central Brooklyn Y.
NJ. G. A.
Mrs Lincoln N Colcord and daughter
Inez are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID.
Carver of Locust Valley, Long Island
They will spend the month of July in
Searsport.
Miss Valma Weber reached town Sat-
urday and will spend her vacation with
her mother, Mrs 5. M. Weber During
the past week Miss Weber was the guest
of Mis-. Vivian Mlliken, second daughter
of Governor Millken.
MIR and Mrs John Blanchard reached
town safely after most interesting auto
mobile trip from Palatka, Florida. Three
L.. NJ j
Mrs Blanchard are opening their house
at the harbor after two years absence
Sunday, June Both, will be observed as
ChilCren's Day in the CongI church
The morning service will follow the usual
order and at its close there will be an OPP
portunity of christening infants and
young children At lis patriotic ex-
ercise of song and recitation will be given
by the Junior Department in the church.
There will be brief address by the pas
tor and service flag will be dedicated.
An offering for the benefit of the Sunday
school will be received morning and even
ing.
Miss Mabel Griffin was informally at
home to friends on Tuesday, June 18th, in
honor of her guest, Mrs. Edwin Griffin of
Canton, Mass Needlework was in order.
Many of the guests had recently arrived
for the summer and the afternoon was
one of friendly greetings At 4.3O the
hostess was assisted by Miss Erskine and
little Ruth Griffin in serving tea, war
sandwiches and cakes. Others present
were: Mrs S. L. Fairchild, Mrs E. c.
Fairchild, Mrs. O. C. Atwood, Mrs. Leon
Corbett, Mrs. J. H. Duncan, Mrs F. C.
Whitcomb, Mrs. Maurice Gross, Misses
Lucy Sargent, Henrietta Gilkey, Margaret
Pendleton, Iona Nichols, Ethel Nichols,
Louise Leib, Lillian Runnells, and Flor
ence Colcord
The presentation of the portrait of the
late Associate Justice Jonathan Garland
Dickerson to the Knox Bar Association
by Mrs. Ellen Leb and Mrs. John Bur-
leigh of South Berwick is of interest to
Searsport people. Judge Dickerson was
born in New Chester, N. H., in 1813 and
was graduated from Waterville college in
1886. He was admitted to the bar in
1889. His first location was in Searsport
(then Prospect where he remained until
l845. In 1912 he was a member of the
Legislature from Prospect He married
as his second wife the daughter of Jere-
miah Merithew of Searsport. In 1915
Belfast became his home. In 1862 he was
appointed Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Judicial Court and remained in
office until his death
Mrs. Frederick Sawyer of Bangor shares
the following extracts from letters from
her brother, Private Flint Grinnell, with
journal readers:
At the Western Front, France.
Dear Sara. In almost every letter
mention moving This is no exception,
we are going back to the front in few
days. To reach here we biked nearly 100
miles. Each night we were billeted in
the barns of some village and, enjoyed
the rest in the straw Am quite used to
sleeping with horses, cattle, chickens,
etc, and it is nothing unusual to wake in
the night to brush off the rats and mice.
Our spare time is spent in hunting our
shirts for 'cooties." They are engaging
com pany and make ideal pets. . Back
after sixteen days at the front 1t was
pretty quiet until last Sunday, then the
Germans opened upon our position, firing
three, six and twelve inch shells, which,
believe me, made some holes. Three of
our dugouts were hit and one completely
destroyed. Think an offensive will start
soon. Bill is fine and comes back from
his rest tonight. After four days of
the stiffest hiking ever hope to put in,
we landed here and since then have been
on the jump day and night. The days
are spent fixing up around our position