The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-06-12
SEARSPORT.

All the schools in town close Friday
June 10th, for the summer vacation.
The Cong'l Guild will meet this, Thurs
day, at the home of Miss Frances E
Smith.
Mrs. Newell Shute has opened he1
home on Water Street after spending tn,
winter in Boston.
Walter M. Sargent has obtained po-
sition with the Penobscot Bay Electric
Company in Belfast.
Mrs. Charles Colcord and guest, Mrs
Butler of Danbury, CT, have opened the
Colcord homestead for the season.
The offering Sunday morning, June Is,
at the First CONGREGATIONAL church is for
Foreign Missions. The apportionment is
S37
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Whitcomb spent
Sunday at Swan Lake, accompanied by
their daughter, Orilla, and Miss Dorothy
Bell.
AT the meeting of the Searsport Royal
Arch Chapter held June 4th, three can
didates from Stockton received the M.
NJ. degree.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Upper Whittier
of Brooklyn, N. Y, announce the birth
of daughter, Lois Porter Whittier, born
June 3rd.
Five members of King Solomon's
Council from his town attended a spe-
clal meeting of the Council at Belfast,
on June 3rd.
George Calderwood, son of Dr. and
Mrs. Edward Calderwood of Roxbury,
Mass, is the guest of his aunt, Mrs. E.
D. ?. Nickels,
Miss Lucy True Ross arrived bv boat in
Belfast Thursday morning, and is the
guest of her parents, Capt. and Mrs. An
drew M, Ross.
A petition requesting the extension of
tie B. & A. f. r. to the village was cir
culated on Monday and signed by the
business people.
Miss Margaret Butman, teacher of pi-
ano at Brandon College, arrived Thurs
day and will spend the summer with her
parents, Capt. and Mrs j. P. Butman.
Mrs. B. F. Colcord and Mrs. James II.
Duncan represented the first Congrega-
tional as delegates at the County Confer
ence held at the Second Church, on
Tuesday, June 10th.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kneeland and
daughter Phyllis have returned to their
home in Dorchester, after a brief visit
on the Mt. Ephraim road.
Rev. Willard Palmer, Assistant Supt.
of the Missionary Society of Maine, was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs James H. D I'M
can while in town for the purpose of at
tending the County Conference.
Mrs Henry McCaslin returned Friday
from Brookline, where she has spent the
past month. She was accompanied by
her son, Harry, a recent arrival from
France after years active service.
Thelma, little daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Curtis, was taken to Belfast
on Wednesday of last week for x Ray
examination, having sustained fracture
of one of her legs by falling under the
wheels of heavily loaded dray.
Mrs. Rachel Pendleton, who spent the
winter with Mrs. Mortimer Stevens in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, arrived by boat
Saturday, accompanied by Mrs. Stevens,
who will remain several weeks before
returning. Mrs Pendleton will remain
all summer.
The alarm of fire rung in at ten-thirt y
Thursday brought out the people return
ing from the movies in short order; but
word of call out" sent them quickly HON {
again. A slight blaze in the wood sh ed
of the M. E. parsonage had occa sion ed
the disturbance and fortunately resulte
in no damage.
At the First Cong'l church last Sunday
morning two infants were christened
Charles Albert Rogers, Jr., son of M T
and Mrs. C. A. Rogers, and Adelaide
Jacqueline Houghton, daughter of Mrs
Adelaide Studley Houehton. Decora
tons for the occasion were arran aed b.
the Kanetota Girls.