The Republican journal., 1920-04-15
SEARSPORT.

James H. Duncan is confined to his
home by illness.
Mrs. Willard Rich left Monday for a
visit with relatives in Tewksbury, Mass
Mrs. H. G. Curtis and Mrs. W. j. Car
yer spent Wednesday in Bangor, shop
ping.
S. M. Weber left Wednesday for Bos-
ton, after spending Easter with his family
in town.
N. E. telephones have been installed in
the homes of M. F. Parker, IS IL, and
Charles Clark, 22-12.
Rev. and MIS-. N. F. Atwood returned
Tuesday from Massachusetts, where they
were called by the death of Mr.. Atwood's
father
Charles Whittier, Harold Whittum and
Clifford jackson arrived Monday from a
trip to Norfolk, Va, in the steamer Lake
Charlotte.
A delegation numbering sixteen from
Searsport and Park attended the Inter-
Church Movement Conference held last
week at the First Baptist church in Bel
fast.
Special meetings of Mariners Lodge,
F. & A. M, were held Saturday and
Monday evenings, when there was work
on one candidate. Refreshments were
served.
Herbert G, Partridge, law student at
the University of California, Berkeley,
Calf, left Monday for that city after
spending few days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Partridge.
Searsport friends have received an
nouncements of the engagement of Miss
Louine Elnora Ford and Mr.. Carl John
Malmseldt. Miss Ford is the eldest daugh-
ter of Mr., and Mrs. VIM. Ford of Mel
rose, Mass.
Miss Julia B. Sullivan and Miss Louise
Lelb of Searsport were guests at the Gov
ernor's Night reception of the Maine Cluo
held Saturday evening, April 3rd, at the
Trinity Community House in Washing
ton, D. c.
Capt George Curtis, in command of
the steamer Lake Forsby, arrived in
Hamburg recently with cargo of copper
bars. Capt. Curtis will coal up at an
English port and will sail for the States
with cargo of china clay.
knyvetta Rebekah Lodge held regular
meeting on Thursday evening, when the
degree was worked on one candidate,
Miss Helen Brown. Refreshments were
served by a committee consisting of Mrs.
Edith Towle, Mrs. Hattie Monroe, Mrs.
Bernice Vaughan, and Mrs Grace Sar-
gent.
AS premiums for having sold over 200
copies of the song, State of Maine, the
High school has received two portraits;
one of Washington and one of Lincoln;
also two books, A Calendar of Maine
Poets, and Haunts of Longfellow. The
the High school rooms, and the books
added to the school library.
The Junior League of the Methodist
church held its quarterly election of of
ficers Sunday afternoon as follows: Pres.
Edith Williams; list vice pres, Florian
Curtis; End vice, Nina Davis; Sd vice,
Burton Bailey; 4th vice, Elsie Gross; Sec,
Horace Porter; treas, Charles Gard; O..
G., Catherine Davis; l, G., Carl Sawyer;
Junior steward, Helen Curtis; pianist,
Elizabeth Sawyer.
Mrs. Sylvia S. Conary died Friday,
April 10Th, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Calvin Stinson, after an illness of
about three weeks Mrs. Conary was
born in Stoneham, Mass, but spent the
greater part of her life in Deer Isle, COM
ing to Searsport about three years ago.
She is survived by two sons and four
daughters. The remains were taken to
Deer Isle Sunday and services held at the
COndIy uOUltSLcdu ouuudy oICClho
Interment was in Deer Isle.
News has been received here of the
safe arrival in San Pedro, Calf, April
list, of the steamer Avalon, Capt. Joseph
D. Sweetser of Searsport in command.
Capt. Sweetser took the steamer, which
is new twin screw, all steel, double bot
tom passenger steamer, on her maiden
trip from New York to the West coast,
through the Canal She will be used in
passenger service between San Pedro and
Santa Catalina Island. Mrs. Sweetser
accompanied her husband on the trip,
and they will return to New York over
land.
The members of the White Elephant