The Republican journal., 1919-02-20
SEARSPORT.

Mrs. Lester Dow of Prospect called on
friends in town Sunday.
Joshua Curtis is driving the Whitcomb
delivery wagon out of school hours.
A fleet of seven coal steamers was an
chored off Sears Island on Saturday.
Miss Frances Ireland is spending the
week with her parents, MIR. and Mrs. E.
A. Ireland of Veazie.
Rev. Thomas II. Martin spent We'd
nesday in Bangor attending the confer
ence of Congress tjonalist pastors held in
that city.
Edward W. Gikey has resumed his
duties at the Gilkey & Son Garage on
Water street, after severe attack of
influenza.
A neatly framed picture of President
Woodrow Wilson has been hung on the
right hand side of the entrance of the M.
E. Church.
Representative and Mrs. B. r. Colcord
and their daughter, Miss Florence, left
Tuesday for Augusta, where they Will
spend the week.
DR.. S. L. Fairchld and Edwin c. Fair
child, who were called to Allentown, Pa,
by the illness and death of their brother
Turner returned Tuesday.
One carload of stove coal arrived last
week and was delivered by the Searsport
Coal Company and a car each OF stove
and chestnut coal are due.
Preparations are being made IN the
Junior Department of the First Gong
S. S. for "Visitor's Day" and the date is
set for Sunday, March End.
Lismore Kidder is a recent arrival IN
town, having been granted his discharge
from the naval transport upon which he
has served during the past year and
half.
Walter M. Sargent arrived in town
Monday and is the guest of George S.
Sargent on the Mt. Ephraim road. Young
Sargent has served in France for over a
year,
Ernest Grinnel, recently discharged
from the service, is the guest of his SIS
ter, Mrs Frederick Sawyer of Bangor.
MIR Grinncll is the son of VIM. E. Grin
nell, former proprietor of the Sea1sport
House.
L. D. L1ttlefield and A E. Trundy are
employing crews of choppers for their
respective operations. The fine weather
and small amount of snow in the woods
make it possible to cut with comfort and
no waste stumpage.
A silver tea will be given at the home
of Mrs. Henry G. Curtis, Water street,
on Washington's birthday. AS many as
possible ere requested to appear in colo
NAL costume The affair will be for the
benefit Of the First Cong. church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Blodgett spent
Sunday in Brooks where Mrs. Blodgett
will remain during the week, the guest of
day night by automobile to attend to his
duties as cashier of the Searsport Nation
al Bank
Donald Wentworth Vaughn reached
town Friday on II days leave. This
is Private Vaughn's first release since
drafted into the service in August He
is stationed at Madison Barracks, N. l.,
Gen. Hospital No. 81, where he holds the
rank of Ward Master
Friends Of John H. Montgomery of
Bucksport will be interested to know
that he has secured a business opening at
Southwest Harbor, where he will take
possession of a drug store in the near
future. Mrs. Montgomery Jessie Black
and children will leave Bucksport in the
spring.
Last Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur Blodgett celebrated their first
wedding anniversary at their attractive
home on West Main street, entertaining
few of their friends in delightful
manner. Two tables of cards were ar
ranged. Candies were served during the
evening and at the close of the game ice
cream and cake were enjoyed The
guests were Mrs. F. E. Whitcomb, Mrs.
Melvin Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. A. S.
Trundy, J. P. Nichols, Miss Mabel Grif-
fin, Miss Harriette Erskine, Miss Florence
Colcord and MI and Mrs. D. w. Vaughn.
Tuesday evening, Feb. 25th, there will
be public 500 party in the service rooms
for the benefit of Anchor Chapter, o. E.
S. Mrs John Frame and Miss Harriette
Erskine will act as committee in charge
of the arrangements and the proceeds of
the evening will be added to the fund for
the purchase of a set of dishes for the
chapter room suppers, and other social
functions of the order. 1t had been plan
ned to give the party previous to Wash
ington's birthday, but no free evening
was available. In keeping with the orig
inal plans, costumes will be worn by as
many as can conveniently secure them.
The committee, however, wish it UNDER
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