The Republican journal., 1919-07-17
SOLD BY w. A. HALL, BELFAST

| poured by Mrs. Nichols and sandwiches
| and cake served. The additional guests
were Mrs. Frederick F. Black, Miss Re
becca Ross, Miss Mary Field, Miss Jessie
Nickerson and Miss Harriet Roulstone
Fitz Blanchard and family of Boston
drove from Thoma ston to this town July
18th for the purpose of visiting various
points of interest connected with the
Blanchard genealogy. Mr.. Blanchard is
the great grandson of S hepard Blanchard
the builder of the Blanchard homestead
recently destroyed, and the grandson Of
Alfred Blanchard, original owner of the
Elms now occupied by Capt W. R. Gil
key, through whose courtesy he was
shown the house. j. H. Sullivan, town
historian, was especially helpful in fur
nishing information of interest to the
visitors.
An alarm of ire was sounded at 1.30
| Sunday morning for blaze in the barn
of the S. Nj. Weber residence Phineas
| NAi01StOl llouSSI Oh Aldll StlCCIy NlSSoN-
cred by the occupants of a car returning
from Belfast. The buildings in this sec
| ton are among the finest in town and
| citizens, as well as tiremen, responded
promptly, hoping to prevent the fire
spreading to the neighboring houses.
The trouble was soon discovered to have
originated in an automobile. The car, a
Chevrolet, was DESTROYED A few tim
bers above it were burning; otherwise
! but little damage was done to the barn.
The last meeting of the season was held
at the O. f. S. chapter rooms on Monday
evening and the degrees of the order
worked upon one candidate. The meeting
was well attended, several guests Of the
! occasion were from other chapters Miss
Florence Colcord was assisted by Mrs. O.
G. Atwood, Mrs. A. S. Trundy and MIS-.
q. r. Wilson in serving ice cream and
cakes, On Monday evening next the
members of the chapter and their fami-
lies will hold picnic and clam bake on
the Dyer shore at six. The committee in
charge is made up of Mrs. c. N. Meyer,
w. M. Parse and J. H. Duncan
The death of Clifton Whittum occurred
at his home in Mt Ephraim street, Tues
day, June oath, after an illness of sever
al months Mr.. Whttum was born in
Searsport III December, 1912, the son of
Rnfuc md f.
tie was one of seven brothers, all of
whom died before him. His great grand
mother was Sybil Staples, sister to Bet
sy Staples, the mother of Senator Eugene
Hale Of Ellsworth, His boyhood was
spent IN Searsport and when barely 10
years OF age he enlisted in Co. 1, 4th
Maine Regiment. He was taken prison.
er at the Battle of Gettysburg and served
IN Libby prison for about ninety days
lie was one of the seven Civil w ar veter-
ans LETT III Searsport, those living now
oelng James Sweetser, j. E. Wentworth.s
l.. M Sargent, Alfred Stinson, H. I.
Scrlbner and John Ames. After the war
ne was employed for time in box fac
tory IN Hudson, Mass. Later he worked
IN the shipyards of Searsport and later
still was employed for number of years
IN the grain and grocery store of the late
A. D. Nickerson. He served for eleven
years on the Board of Selectmen of the
toWE. He married for his first wife.
MISS Eliza Field by whom he had five
q aughters, all of whom are living After
the death of his first wife, he married
MIS- Whittum of Waltham, Mass, who
survives him He was high up in Mason
~ having been a member of Mariners
odge Tor many years. He was a good
citizen, kind neighbor, an indulgent
father, and will be deeply missed in the
town where most of his life was spent.
besides his wife he leaves five daughters;
MIS- VIM Getchell of Augusta, Mrs Ell
mer Hodeson of Allston, Mass; Mrs. r
Z. Larrabee of Lakeview; Mrs. Frank
Studley of Searsport; and Mrs. Marion
hughes OF Belfast. Full Masonic funeral
services were held from the Methodist
| church, Rev. N. F. Atwood officiating.
n N. Porter was in charge of arrange
ments, and lnteIment was in the vii
la &C cemetery.