The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-12-15


Palmer in Belfast.
Mr.. Andrew j. Colcoro of New York,
recently spent the week end with his
father, Mr.. Frank A. Colcord, who is in
failing health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Colcord and
daughter lnez have returned from visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Amos d. Carver in
Locust Valley, L. I.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church announces its annual Christmas
sale which will be held in the church YES.
try Thursday, Dec. 18th, from to p.
m. AS usual, large assortment of use
full and fancy articles, home made candy,
cooked food, ETC., will be offered for sale,
and the committee has secured an at
tractive collection of the new bags,
which will make excellent Christmas
gifts. Those who are in doubt about
their Christmas gifts will do we'll to have
this sale in mind,
The Wide Awake Glass of the Metho-
dist Sunday school, Miss Anderson,
teacher, held a very successful sociable
IN the church vestry Tuesday evening,
Dec. 9th. Unique prizes were awarded
Tor the various contests, and light re-
treshments were served. Rev. N. F. At
wood announces series of special Sun
day evening services through the month
OF December, Lectures, illustrated with
lantern slides, will be given, the subject
for next Sunday night being The Lost
Christ, founded on Henry Van Dykes
book, The Lost Boy.
Sealsport friends have received cards
announcing the marriage in Fairfield,
Ohio, Nov. 30th, of Allen Pettee of New
York and Miss Helen Marion Starr of
Fairfield. Mr.. Pettee is the son of MIR.
and Mrs. George Pettee of Sharon,
Mass, owners and proprietors of the Col
lege Club Tea Rooms On the Shore Road.
The groom has eften spent summers
here, his parents having been summer
residents for many years. The groom is
employed by the Edison Electric CO. of
New YORK, and the young couple will
make their home in that city.
Il is generally known, though no public
announcement has yet been made, that
the amount of money for the purchase of
the Mossman property, to be converted
into town park, has been raised, and all
( though legal proceedings have not as yet
been completed, the deal is certainty.
! The next movement in the line of COM
munlty improvement is scheme for the
maintaining of district nurse in Sears
port. The benefits to be derived from such
an institution, are obvious, and hardly
need discussion. The idea has already
been brought up in the Women's Club for
| discussion, and will be taken up more
/ generally later, 1t is confidently believed
! by those who have the welfare of the
town at heart, that ways and means will
/ be provided for such step.
| John Kelly of this town was found
dead at his home Wednesday at about 1
p. m. He lived alone, and had not been
j seen since Sunday night. Judge John
Il. Sullivan and George Sargent. neigh
bors, seeing no signs of life at Kelly's
! house. went in early Wednesday after
noon. The house smeled strongly OF
smo e, and partly burned mattress was
found on the bed in the lower room.
! The body of Kelly was found in the up
per room, lying On couch and covered
with bed clothing. The physician called
thought that death occurred Sunday
night, and was probably caused by suffo-
cation from smoke. John Kelly had
lived in Searsport about Is years, having
! moved here from Frankfort. He was
born in Frankfort, March 16, 1866 the
son of James F. and Kate Mccormack
Kelly. He is survived by a brother
James Kelly OF Belfast, and by one sis
| ter, who lives in Milbrldge He hao
be n employed for the past five years by
, the B. & A. Railroad, and was always al
| industrious man. Funeral services viii
be held Friday at 10 a. IN. from th'
Methodist chnrch, Rev. N. F. Atwood
officiating. Interment will be in the vii
! lage cemetery.