The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-12-29
SEARSPORT

the guest of Ashley Littlefield.
Miss Mary Havener is spending her
Christmas vacation with relatives in
Bucksport.
S. M. Weber arrived recently from
Boston to spend the HOLIDAYS with his
family in town.
Randall Arey is at home from Monroe
and is the guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roscoe Arey.
Leslie H., tine son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lew
is Ciosson, is improving after critical
illness of pneumonia.
Searsport A. A. won from the Bangor
Independents rs to 10, in fast and inter-
game here Monday night.
James Bartholemy of Boston was in
town recently tuning the pipe organ in
the Congregational church.
Miss Ethel Monroe arrived Saturday
from Reading. Mass, to spend Christmas
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Stinson.
Miss Isabelle Closson is at home from
Pennington Normal School to spend the
holidays with her mother, Mrs. Kate
Closson.
Miss Christine Eames is at home from
Gorham Normal school to spend the holi-
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Eames.
Melvin B. Thompson has arrived from
Boston to spend Christmas with Mrs.
Thompson and Ter parents, Capt and
Mrs. A. B. Pendleton.
Miss Mamie Norm, who spent the past
few months as the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Earl P. Smith, left last Thursday
for her home in Barre, VT.
Clarence Fancy of Manchester, Conn.,,
and Herbert Howe of Charleston were in
town recently to attend the funeral ser
vices of Mrs. Ashley Littlefield.
Miss Kathryn Dow, who is teaching
domestic science at Howard Seminary,
West Bridgewater, Mass, has arrived
to spend the holidays at her home in
Searsport.
The Misses Ethel and Gertrude Lloyd
are at home from their schools in Ken
duskeag and Brewer, respectively, to
spend the Christmas vacation at their
home inSearsport.
W.R. Gilkey & Son have leased the
Phoenix House in Belfast to R. S. Rus
sell of Islesboro. Gilkey & Son run a
garage in the building and the hotel has
been managed recently by Homer Carter.
William 7 Grinnell has closed Grin
nel's Inn for the winter months and
gone to Bangor where he will be for
time the guest of his daughter, Mrs.
Frederick X. Sawyer, in Hammond
street.
At the Methodist church the pastor
spoke in the morning on Christmas, and
three children were baptised. In the
evening lecture on The Other Wise Men
by Harry Van Dyke, illustrated by Ian
tern slides, was given by the pastor.
Searsport A. A. basketball team met
the Bangor Mohawks at Union Hall
Wednesd night, Dec. 81, but in the
midst of the fourth period the lights
went off without warning, leaving the
players in the floor. Spectators and
players waited for half an hour, but the
o{F laox
score % to IL in favor of the locals. AS
there was but seven minutes more to
play, the game would in all probability
have gone to the home team. The Mo-
hawks lined up with Murray and Gal
liant, forwards; Courtney and Mccarthy,
guards and Michigan, center. Searsport's
lineup included Curtis and Jackson, for
wards; Lowell and Nickerson, guards,
and Closson, center.
Sunday morning at the Congregational
church, the pastor spoke appropriately to
the season and the anthem, The First
Christmas Morn by Newton, and the
carol anthem, 1t Came Upon the Mid
HiSui SlCdl Wy RNNNloCAS "ClC iCuuClCu
by the choir, accompanied by Miss Mil
dred Shute, organ; Miss Evelyn Greeley,
piano; and Charles Greeley, violin. The
church was prettily decorated with fes-
ICONS and star of evergreen, and small
fir trees in jardinieres on the chancel.
At 4.30 p. m, the following missionary
program was given by the Sunday school
under the direction of Mrs. Harold lie
May; Organ prelude; professional hymn
responsive reading; prayer; hymn:
prayer by the primary department; exer-
else by the juniors; hymn; recitation,
Minerva Gray; hymn; recitation, Isabelle
Frame; hymn; exercise by juniors; offer
tory; hymn, Heralds, Bring in the Ma
tions; recessional; benediction. The fol-
lowing nations were represented: China,
Joshua Curtis; Japan, Mrs. Harry Merri-
thew; India, Mrs. F. C. Whitcomb; Afri-
ca, James Lombard; Armenia, Mrs. Ell
bert Monroe; Mexico, Mrs. j. C. Lom-
bard