The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-04-03
SEARSPORT.

Numerous mild cases of chicken pox
are reported among the children.
Mr.. and Mrs James H. Duncan and
daughter spent Tuesday in Bangor.
Dr. Levi Trundy has returned from
Presque Isle, where he has been visitor
Donald Russell has accepted osition
with the Penobscot Bay Electric Com
pany.
Rev. William Vaughan of Belfast spent
the early part of the week in town, as
slsting his son Donald Vaughn in opening
his house.
The Practitioners Glass of the Nj. E.
church was pleasantly entertained by
Miss Mabel Lindsay at her home on the
Shore Road, Tuesday evening.
The ice is out of Opeechee Stream and
the water very high. A. E. Trundy &
Son are saving the logs collected near
the bridge-taking advantage of the fine
water power.
Second selectman Myron F. Parker
announces that the barbershop will be
closed every Thursday afternoon in order
to enable him to attend to his duties in
the selectmen's room.
-Four consecutive days of rain and sleet
reduced the roads to the worst possible
condition. 1t is the general belief that
the frost is well out and the mud will not
last beyond the middle of April.
For many years it has been the custom
o. the selectmen to open their office for
business on Saturday afternoon. In fu-
ture the room will be opened on Thursday
instead Of Saturday. Please note the
change.
Funeral services of Mrs Hiram Grant
were held at her late home on Navy
street last Friday afternoon. The re-
mains were placed in the receiving tomb
and removed Saturday for burial at Cape
Jellison.
On this, Thursday, evening a bentit
card party will be given in the Service
Rooms under the management of Anchor
Chapter O. +. S. The admission will be
twenty-five cents as on the former occa-
sio1s, which have proved SO enjoyable
The game will be 500.
The drive for clothing for refugees re-
turning to their homes in devastated
Belgium and France closed Monday. IN
like the former appeals it yielded but
little material for town Of this size
Possibly the stormy weather prevented
some from bringing in their offerings
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Homer Morse and fam
lily left Saturday for Bangor, where they
will make their home. Nh anc Mrs.
Morse have been residents of Searsport
for the past three years and their daugh-
tiers Blanche and Pauline have been act
i've members of the First Cong'l S. S. and
Kanetota Group.
The Utu Camp Fire Girls Of the M. E.
church held their March ceremonial at
the home of their Guardian, Mrs E. W
Gilkey, on Monday evening. A pleasing
musical program was carried out by the
members. A piano duet by Elizabeth
Sawyer and Edith Williams of the Blue
Group was a popular number.
Donald W. Vaughn reached home on
Friday, dismissed from service, and has
resumed his position as proprietor of the
Searsport Drug Store, which in his alb
sence has been carried on by Mrs.
Vaughn, assisted by Austin X. Vaughn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn will open their
house on Reservoir street at once. Ar
rangements are being made for the re-
moval of the drug business to the store
in the Goodell block vacated by Miss l..
w Edwards.
On Sunday evening Rev. Thomas Mar
tin delivered lecture on Palestine for
the benefit of the young people of the
Sunday school. Because of the storm
most of the younger children were unable
to be present. Mrs B. F. Colcord's class
of Junior Boys attended with their usual
enthusiasm and the Junior Girls and
teachers of the department were all pres
ent. Two selections were sung by the
girls accompanied by Miss Frame.
The remains of Harold F. Smith reach
ed town Thursday from Queenstown, Ire
land, where he was stationed for mer-
chant marine service at the time of his
death in October. Funeral services were
held at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs Fred B. Smith of Church street, on
Friday. Rev. Thomas H. Martin spoke
in a sympathetic manner to the relatives
and friends of the young man who were
present The floral tributes were numer-
GUS and beautiful. Interment was made
in the village cemetery. Several mem
bers of Company F of Belfast attended
in uniform, honoring their deceased COM
rade.
Mrs Melvin B. Thompson has been ap-
pointed as Town Chairman of the Won .
ans Committee for the Victory Loan.
She will be assisted by the following:
Miss Roulstone, general publicity; solicit