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

Miss Elizabeth Nickels OF Hebron Is
the guest of her father, David Nlckeis'
Don't forget that dollar shoe sale al the
n;nsmore Store next Thursday morning
A sociable was held at the M. =. vestrS
IN Monday evening for the benefit OF 'he
church.
Funeral services of the late Jonathan
g Nickerson were held at his home on
Sunday.
Mrs, William Curtis and daughter Betty
Of Everett, Mass, are in town -or 'he
season.
Mrs William Shofey and daughter
Eleanor Of Bath are visiting MIR. and MIS-
William Parse.
EP Smith of Bangor is spending
4vo weeks vacation with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Smith.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs George
Colson of Brooklyn, N. Y, has peeh
named George Penrose.
Charles Sambrook will act as 1anltor Oh
the First Cong'l church, beginning MS
work in that capacity this week.
Joseph and John are the names selected
for the twin sons of Mr.. and MIS- hoson
Fletcher, born on Wednesday OF last
week.
Miss Faustina Harding, who has 1or
several weeks been the guest OF MIS- E.
W. Gilkey, has returned to her home III
Prospect.
Mrs Nehemiah Roulstone returned
Monday to her home in Dorchester aftef
spendine two weeks as the guest OF MIS-
Flora Roulstone.
Can't. Harry Perry is at home after an
absence of two years. During this time
he has engaged in coastwise trade between
New York and Port Arthur.
DIR. and Mrs A. X. Jackson and daugh-
ter, Miss Evelyn Jackson OF Everett
Mass, have opened their summer nome
for the months of July and August.
Roscoe N. Porter and family have
moved into their new home under process
of construction on the site of the Sumner
Stevens place destroyed by fire in july,
1917
Col and Mrs. Harold Mari Mildred
Bowen) and son, Harold, Jr., have ar
rived in town from Fort Sill, Oklahoma,
and are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bowen.
Mrs. Ruth Bruce is employed in Bel
fast. During her absence, Mrs. Clement
Stevens will make her home with Mr..
and Mrs.. James Stevens on Steamboat
avenue.
Capt. Albert N. Blanchard and family
of Brooklyn, N. Y, have arrived in town,
making the trip in their Locomobile car
J. M. Eames will act as chauffeur during
the summer.
Capt Amos Nichols has resigned as
Postmaster of the Searsport office, be-
cause of i'll health Capt. Nichols has
served the public in this capacity since
Nav, 1914. Announcement of his sue
cessor has not been made public.
A large Italian flag, the property of
Antonio Croce, is displayed on Main
street. Mr.. Croce is a citizen of the
United States and deeply interested in
the Allied cause for which many of his
relatives and friends are fighting.
Summer is the time when many are
buying books. Why not pass them on to
the soldiers when you have read them?
Each training camp and hospital has its
library for the benefit of the men. Do
not make this scrap heap for undesirable
volumes Send the sort of thing the men
will enjoy. Miss Elsie Gilkey will receive
the books and guarantee their prompt
shipment.
5000 in War Saving Stamps is the
amount pledged upon the 148 cards made
out and returned to the local committee.
The sum apportioned this town was
$31, 600. July 5th closed the time allotted
for pledging this amount. Stamps are
on sale at the Post Office, Bank, Sears
port Drug store and the residence of j.
H. Duncan on Church street. If you are
buying stamps and have not the w. S. S.
window card to show that you are sup
porting the Government in this way, ask
for one and place it where it can be seen.
Announcement was made at Union Hall
on Thursday night that, 'Searsport is
threatened with ship-yard" Promo
tiers of the proposition have spent the
past week in town viewing possible To-
cations for a yard. Since the demand
for larger merchant marine fleet, the
towns people have wondered why his
tory could not repeat itself and Sears
port again build her part of the worlds
tonnage. This first public announcement
of possible revival of the industry for
which the town was once famous was
greeted with noisy demonstration in
its favor Two sites are approved by the
agents, one on the line of the B. & A. r.