The Republican journal., 1920-05-06
SEARSPORT.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Gilkey spent sew
eral DAYS in Boston last week on business.
James H. Duncan is convalesclng very
favorabIy from the surgical operation
which he underwent recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman S. Conary and
Lester Conary left the latter part OF the
week for Deer Isle in their power boat.
Mrs. Wilbur R. Blodgett left Saturday
to spend the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Barker, in Brooks
DR.. M. j. O'Neil, who was i'll town on
professional business last week, left
Tuesday for his home in Providence, R.
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Warren Gray returned to Searsport
Saturday, after having taken trip to
Norfolk, Va, and other ports in the
steamer Lake Harvey.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will meet in the service rooms on
Thursday with Mrs. James D. Nickerson
and Mrs. c. Sumner Small as hoStesses
Edson w. Fletcher, who has been for
the past two months employed at the
Norfolk, Va, plant of the Hubbard Fer
tiliZer Co., arrived home Saturday night,
Rev. n. F. Atwood arrived Tuesday
from Brewer, where he attended the an
nual conference. MIR. Atwood will be re-
tanned as pastor of the Methodist church
in Searsport for another year.
Mrs. G. Renfrew Wilson has resigned
her position as part-time operator in the
New England Telephone exchange, and
the position will be filled by Miss Cert
rude Lloyd, who will begin her duties
there Monday.
A. H. Nichols, James P. Nichols, Will
bur R. Blodgett, DR.. S. L, Fairchild, Ed
win Fairchild, Story Trundy, Capt. Amos
Nichols and Donald Russell were among
the Searsport men who spent the week.
end at Swan Lake for the fishing.
Mrs. Forrest Treat arrived in Searsport
Saturday and has opened her home in
Water st. Mrs. Treat was accompanied
to Searsport by her son Charles, of Sara
nae Lake, New York, with whom she
spent the winter.
Miss Lucy True Ross has resigned her
position as director of physical training
at the Brooklyn Y. M. C. A., Brooklyn,
N. Y, to accept position with the Bell
Telephone Co. in N. Y. city, where they
have recently opened recreation grounds.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles E. Green left
last Tuesday for Boston and Thursday
went to Buffalo, N Y. Mr.. and Mrs.
Green will each drive home to Searsport
from Buffalo, a new Buick car, for the
firm of w. R. Gilkey and Son.
Mrs. Leon White, who. with her baby
daughter Ruth, has been the guest for
some time of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
A. E. Trundy, left Saturday for Bangor.
Mr.. and Mrs. White have recently pur-
chased an attractive new home on Bou-
telle Avenue and will move in at once.
Funeral services were held at the PEN
dleton home on Prospect street Wednes-
day afternoon for Margaret Pendleton
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Melvin
B. Thompson. Rev. T. H. Martin of the
Congrega tional church spoke. and onlv
the intimate friends and relatives of the
family were present Interment was in
the family lot in the Village cemetery.
Following the regular weekly meeting
of the Congregational Ladies' Guild in
the Service Rooms Tuesday afternoon. a
delicious picnic supper was served to the
Guild members with their families. Dur
ing the evening good old fashioned sing
was enjoyed, with Prof. F. R. Sweetser
as accompanist, Those having the affair
IN charge were Mrs. Fred B. Smith, Mrs.
b. r, Colcord, Mrs Alfred Closson and
Miss Mabel Griffin. About forty were
present,
Mrs. Edward S. Calderwood of Rox-
bury, Mass, delightfully."- entertained a
number of Searsport ladies at luncheon
at her home on Warren avenue last Thurs
day. Those present included Mrs, E, D.
P. Nichols. Miss o. j. Lawrence and Miss
Harriette Erskine of Searsport, Miss
Mary Mcclure of Manchester, Conn,
Mrs. Dana Dutch of Waban. Mass, Mrs.
Joseph Curtis and Mrs. A. A. jackson of
Everett, Mass, and Mrs. Bertrand Rich
ardson of Dorchester, Mass,
After the regular meeting of Knyvetta
Lodge held Thursday evening, April 22nd,
and refreshments of sandwiches, cake
fancy cookies and hot chocolate were
served. The occasion was in honor oil
Mrs. G. Renfrew Wilson, who has held
the office of secretary of the lodge for six
years, and will leave town soon to reside
in Bridgeport, Conn. Mrs. Wilson was
presented with beautiful Nippon china
fruit dish and a cut glass bon bon dish
which she gracefully acknowledged
Preparations were kept secret from the
guest of honor and the whole affair was
a complete and happy surprise to her.