The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-09-23
SEARSPORT.

Mrs. Ethel Monroe left Saturday fol
Boston.
Fred Harris OF Boston spent the week
end at Swan Lake.
Mrs. B. F. Colcord has been confined OF
her home by illness for the past week
Twelve members of the Maine Press
Association were entertained on Friday
at Grinnelps Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Rich and Miss
Beatrice Rich left Saturday by auto for
Tewksbury, Mass.
Mrs. Julia Wentworth and Miss Mabel
Eames of Cohasset, Mass, are spending
two weeks in town.
Miss Desire Nickels left Monday for
Boston. She was accompanied by Mrs.
Christiana Whitcomb.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Stinson and
daughter Virginia spent the week end
with relatives in Camden.
Miss Isabel Frame left Tuesday for
Pittsfield, where she will enter Maine
Central Institute as student.
Mrs. S. R. Boulivant of West Newton,
Mass, was the guest last week of Mrs.
Melina Field and Miss Mary Field.
Captain George Curtis of the steamer
Fernalda, is the guest of his parents,
Capt and Mrs. H. G. Curtis, for few
days.
Mrs Charles Gibson, who spent the
summer at the Blanchard house in West
Main street, has returned to her home in
Bangor.
MIR. and Mrs. George Pettee, Miss
Frances Pettee and Allen Pettee left
Thursday by auto for their home in
Sharon, Mass.
Mrs. John Bradshaw of Pawtucket,
R. l., and Mrs. Hortense Williams of
Waterville, were recent guests of Mrs.
Henry Partridge.
Miss Edith Thurston left Monday for
Newton Center, Mass, where she Will
spend the winter at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M. McDougall.
Capt. and Mrs Scott Blanchard, their
son Scott, and Mrs. Blanchard's mother,
Mrs. Charles Nichols, left Sunday, Sept.
18th, for Brooklyn, N. Y.
Miss Eliza Averill, book-keeper for c.
o. Sawyer & Co., is taking two weeks
week for trip to northern Maine.
Flint Grinnell, who has been for two
weeks the guest OF his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs, VIM. Grinnell at the Grinneli Inn,
returned to Brown University, Provi-
dence, R. l., Saturday.
Friends of Mrs. Prudy Putnam SYM
pathize with her in the recent loss of her
pet driving horse, Baby. The mare was
of pedigreed stock and was most highly
priced by her owner.
Mrs. A. B. Smith, the Misses Lucille,
Thelma and Lyndell Smith, and Mrs.
Smiths mother, Mrs. Robinson, all of
whom spent the summer at the Smith
cottage on Pleasant Point, returned to
their home in Brewer last week.
Funeral services were held on Thursday
at 3 P. M. at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Buck for jeanette Eleanor
Mortland, three months old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mortland Rev. 7.
Il Martin of the Congregational Church
officiate1 and interment was in Elmwood
Cemetery.
Maynard Robbins of Deer Isle aud Miss
Beatrice Stinson Of this town were aul-
city married on Saturday evening at 8
O'Clock at the Methodist parsonage.
Rev. N. F. Atwood performed the cere-
mony, using the single ring service.
They were unattended. The young
couple will reside through the winter at
the home of the BRIDES parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Stinson.
Election passed off smoothly in town,
the majority being strongly Republican.
Of these voters a large number were
women, who assumed their new privilege
with dignity and ease. The first two
women to vote were Mrs. j. w. Black
and Mrs. C. E. Adams. Mrs. Black has
the honor of being the oldest lady voter
in town. One elderly lady who is a
cripple made the effort to be present at
the polls, coming in an anto.
Those who were in town to attend the
funeral services for Mrs Eliza Smith,
were Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn Farrar and
Burton H. Smith of Peru, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Smith and Mrs. Mary Merrithew
of Searsmont, Mr.. and Mrs B. H. Merri-
thew of Lowell, Mass, Mrs. Ralph
Thompson, Miss Una Smith, Raymond
Smith and D. E. Richards of Milo, Mrs.
John Bradshaw and Mrs. Hortense Will
Jams of Providence, R. l., and Miss
Grace Richards of Bangor
The monthly Ceremonial of the Kane
tota Campfire Group was held in the up
per Congregational vestry on Saturday
evening, Sept. 18th. The rank of Fire.
maker was conferred on Thelma Smith
and Edna DuBose and that of Wood gath
erer on Lyndell Smith. The local wild
Hover contest ended, II girls receiving
the special symbol hand painted by Mrs,
Lincoln Colcord. The three girls identi-
flying the largest number of flowers were
Annie and Frances Rogers and Martha
Duncan.
The old folks dance at Grinnells Inn
on Thursday evening was a jolly affair,
and was well attended in spite of unfav-
orable weather. A few played cards, but
nearly everyone danced, the old time
contra and square dances being greatly
enjoyed. Old time music was furnished
by Charles Greeley and VIM. Grinnell,
Jr., violins, and Miss Harriet Roulstone,
piano. A M. Kane called off. At mid
night supper was served, the menu in.
GLIDING clam chowder, doughnuts, coffee,
cake, ice cream, etc. It is hoped the
affair may be repeated in the near future
The remains of Mrs. Mary Porter Biz ok
former resident of Searsport, arrived il