The Republican journal., 1920-11-11
SEARSPORT.

Mrs Harold Cook has returned from a
visit with relatives in Sullivan.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Renfrew Wilson
motored to Rockland Sunday for the day.
Mrs. E. u. P Nickels left Monday for
Everett, Mass, where she will be the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Curtis.
Austin X. Vaughan and Miss Eliza beth
kittredge Of Belfast were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Donald W. Vaughan last Sun
day.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will meet this Thursday after
noon with Mrs j. R. Davis in Mortland
road.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Nj. Sargent and Mr..
and Mrs. W. Nj. Parse motored to Bath
Sunday to spend the weekend with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Curtis have closed
their home on West Main street for the
season and left Friday by auto for Ever
EFT, Mass,
Miss Mabel Griffin has closed her home
III West Main street and will spend the
winter as the guest of Capt. and Mrs. B.
F. Colcord.
F. A. Gilbert and family, who occupied
the Albert Nickels house in East Main
street through the summer, left last week
for their home in Hampden.
Aregular meeting of Knyvetta Rebekah
Lodge will be held Thursday evening,
Nov. 11th All members of the degree
staff are urged to be present for rehearsal.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin C. Haskell and
Mrs. Beulah Pickering of Deer Isle called
on Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Duncan Monday,
en- route from Camden to Deer Isle by
auto.
Mrs. Harold Coombs returned to her
home in Belfast Saturday after spending
a month as the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred B. Smith, on Church
street.
Miss Alice Walker has closed her COT
tage, "Whitecap," on Pleasant Point Tor
the season, and left last week for her
home in Bangor, after spending few
DAYS at Brookside. Miss Walker motored
to Searsport Tuesday to vote.
Miss Florence Colcord left Monday for
Milwaukee, Wis, where she will be 1or
several weeks the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mortimer L. Stevens. During her alb
sence the NJ E. telephone exchange will
be IN charge of Mrs G. R. Wilson.
The Red Cross membership renewal
drive starts today, Nov. 18th. There
will be no house-to- house canvass this
wear. but those who wish to renew MEM
bership, or become new members, are
asked to leave their money at the Z. 4.
Adams store, where buttons and receipts
may be obtained.
Sessions of the Junior department of
the Congregational Sunday school were
resumed last Sunday. The class OF young
girls has been reorganized, with Mrs.
Fred Smith as teacher. Officers have
been elected as follows: Pres, Frances
Rogers; treas, Annie Rogers; sec., Rllla
Whitcomb. Parents are reminded that
Sunday school has been resumed, and re-
hearsals for Thanksgiving have begun.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday
afternoon for jeremiah w. Sweetser, who
died at his home on the county road Sat-
urday noon at the age of 70 years. Elder
Davis officiated. jeremiah Sweetser was
born in Searsport in 1850, the son OF
Peter and Lucy Sweetser of Searsport.
For many years he followed the sea,
later engaging in the painters trade.
Several years ago he married Miss Ida
Weber, who survives him. He had bee n
in poor health for some time before his
death. Practically all of his life W as
spent in Searsport, and he is survived by
his widow and by four brothers, James
B., John w., Alexander, and Augustus
L. Sweetser. all of Searsport.
The members of the White Elepha mt
Auction Club were jointly entertained on
Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. E. D. P.
Nickels and Mrs Joseph Curtis at the
home of Mrs. Nickels in West Main St.
Four tables were filled for the game, and