The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-01-31
SEARSPORT.

Mr.. and Mrs. James n. duncan spent
Monday and Tuesday in Bangor.
A carload<of chestnut coal consigned to
the Searsport Coal Co. was delivered last
week.
Miss Mabel Griffin has returned to
Searsport after spending several weeks
in Canton, Mass, and Augusta, Maine
Summer residents of this locality will
he interested to learn that a solid ice
field extends from this shore to Castine.
Mrs E. D. P Nickels and Mrs Edward
Calderwood are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lincoln R. Cocord of Washington, ID. Z.
Mrs. Melvina Hichborn will spend the
remainder of the winter in Brunswick,
Georgia, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
William. Upper
Miss Lucy Sargent accompanied by her
niece, Miss Edith Parse left Friday tor
New York, where the latter will enter
school. The Parse home will be reopened
in June.
The huge pile of waste edgings IN the
Littlefield mill yard is doing its bit TO-
ward relieving the fuel shortage. On
Saturday dozens of children were at work
hauling all that their sleds would carry.
Express will now arrive in town IN the
morning and leave in the afternoon. An
express messenger from the Bangor END
of the route will be in charge In place OF
the Searsport agent appointed last week.
A second change of time on the b. d
A. R. r. went into effect on Monday
Trains now arrive in Searsport at sOo a.
m. and 600 p. m. Trains leave Sears
port at ITO a. m. and 800 p. m. Inns
change is much appreciated since 1t brings
the morning mail in at an early hour ana
connects with the incoming night trains
from the West.
Limited shipments of sugar have been
received and placed on sale by local gro
GERS Notifications from the sugar REIN
cries state that only the Cuban crop Will
be available during the coming year and
that at no time will the supply be normal.
Weekly shipments are promised Each
consumer will therefore receive only
small package at time.
At Joint meeting of the Belfast and
Searsport school boards, Edward E. Rod
erick of South Crrington was elected
superintendent of the district. MIR. Rod
erick comes highly recommended by the
State Supt. He is graduate OF Oska-
loosa College, where he received both
the B. A. and A. M. degrees He will
take up his duties early in February
At the regular meeting of Mariners
Lodge F. & A. M the following officers
were elected to serve during the ensuing
year: W. NJ, George Renfrew Wilson !;
S. W, Thomas H. Martin j. w. Joseph
Kallock; S. D., Alfred S. Trundy; Sec,
James P Nichols; Treas, James H. Dun
can. Other officers will be appointed by
the Worshipful Master. The installation
will be a private affair held at the next
stated meeting.
Mrs. Ella S. Deliver has received word
that her brother Col. Edwin Simonton
who recently received severe injuries, is
resting comfortably. Col. Simonton in
crossing a street in Washington where he
i nj CT hyr
a heavy motor express truck. He was
taken at once to an emergency hospital
for first aid treatment. An XRay eX-
animation revealed that in addition to
MANY painful minor injuries he had sus-
tanned a fractured hip Col. Simonton
was a former Searsport man, but has
made his home for many years IN Mime
sofa.
George Dean, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Le-
roy d. Littletield, met with a serious &C
cident Saturday. While riding on the
snow plough with little playmate, his
hand was caught between the side OF the
plough and telephone pole and badly
crushed. The accident occurred on the
county road and George was taken to
the Eames farm, where it was found that
two fingers were mutilated. With cour-
age and wisdom quite beyond his years,
the little boy directed the appliance of
touIniquet which checked the bleeding
until he reached Belfast. At the Tapley
hospital it was found necessary to am
putate one finger below the second Joint.
On Thursday evening the officers elect
of Knyvetta Rebekah Lodge were install
ed by the following officers from Monroe:
D. D. P, Alice N Palmer; Marshal, Susie
White; D. G. W, Bertha Nealey; D. G. S.,
Helen Cooper; D. G. T., Theo Dickey; D.
G. c., Mamie Curtis; D. G. G., Laura
Palmer; organist, Emma Haley. The
officers installed were: N. G., Olive
Trundy; V. G., Lucy Towers; Treas,
Winifred Partridge; Sec, EVE Wilson;
R. S. N G., Lila Blee; L. S. N. G., Emma
Davis Chaplain, Grace Whittum; Con-
ductor, Lavonia Williams; Warder, Euda-
villa Cleaves; R. S. V. G., Lucia Carr;
L. S.V G., Bernice Vaughn; Inside Guard
ian, Louise Fletcher; Outside Guardian,
Georpe SARGENT Sumner was served at