The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-04-07
SEARSPORT

Mr.. and Mrs Charles E. Green spent
Saturday in Bangor.
Sidney NJ. Webber of Albany, N. Y,
recently spent few days with his family
in town.
Rev. Harold LeMay returned from Ban
gor Wednesday to officlate at the funel al
of Mrs. Eliza T. Smith.
Mrs. Harold Coombs of Belfast is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
B. Smith in Church street.
Manager Green is now showing moving
pictures at Union Hall regularly twice a
week, on Monday and Thursday evenings.
Mrs. Charles Rogers and daughter
Frances were in Belfast Wednesday to
attend the funeral of Miss Addie Robin
son.
DR.. B. E. Larrabee of Islesboro was in
town Tuesday on professional business.
While here he was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Studley
Mrs. C. E. Adams we Mt to Bangor
Tuesday. She was the guest of Mrs. J.
h Duncan at the Bangor House for a
few days, returning home Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. George P. Carter, who
spent the winter at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Gould Flinton in Bangor,
returned to their home in Searsport Mon
day.
Miss Lillias Nichols of New York, who
was recently operated on for appendi-
citis. has recovered sufficiently SO as to
be able to return to her position in Pratt
Institute.
Miss Louise Dickerson Leib, director
of physical training at Glen Eden, SIAM
ford, Conn, is spending the Easter holi-
days as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Burleigh in South Berwick.
At meeting of Royal Arch Chapter
on Tuesday evening, the Chapter was
inspected by Morris l.. Slugg Of Belfast.
Ice cream and cake were served at the
close of the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Duncan and
daughter Martha, who are spending
few days in Bangor on their way home
from Asheviile, N. c., were guests in
Brooklyn, N. Y, of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
I. Whittier.
Leon White of Bangor was in town
over the week end, the guest of Mrs.
Whites parentsS Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Trundy The little son born to Mr.. and
Mrs. White Monday morning has been
named Leon White, Jr.
The following Searsport men went to
Belfast Wednesday night, the first named
five taking the Commandery degrees:
Donald w. Vaughan, DR.. s. l.. Fairchild,
Capt. G.. N. Meyers, Henry Jefferson,
Clifton l.. Foster and w. r. Blodgett.
ri odd in ho
boat.
At regular meeting of Anchor Chap
ter, o. E. S., on Monday evening the de-
grees were conferred on two candidates,
MIR. and Mrs. Charles c. Havener. Re-
freshments were served after the work,
Mr.. Mary Meyers and Mrs. Ella Sweet
ser in charge. During the social hour,
Miss Violet Meyers sang soprano solo,
The old homestead known as the Capt.
William Green Nichols place, about
mile out on the Belfast road, was burned
to the ground Saturday afternoon. 1t
had been owned and occupied since going
out of the Nichols family many years
ago, by Mrs. Nancy Merryman and her
sister, Miss Angie |. Gilmore. The loss
is estimated at 81, 900, insured for 81, 900.
A Red Letter day in the annals of the
White Elephant Auction Club was the
party given on Friday, April LIST, by Mrs.
A. B. Pendleton and Mrs. Melvin Thomp-
son at the Pendleton home in Prospect
street The affair was arranged to cele-
brate the birthday of Mrs. j. W. Black,
who has been a member of the Club since
its beginning At the close of the game
the prizes, Chinese stamps, were awarded
to Mrs Fred Burr and Mrs. II. G. Curtis.
Dainty refreshments of cake, marguerites
and tea, were served, and a feature was
the handsome birthday cake. decorated
and lighted with candles. The guest of
honor was presented with set of shell
combs set with rhinestones, and the fol-
lowing verses written for. the occasion
by Miss Harriet Roulstone we're read by
the hostess:
They call themselves "White Elephants
These maids and matrons gay,
And every week on Wednesday
They HE themselves away.
All dressed up in Sunday best
To someone's home they fly
To shuttle, deal, and play the cards
While hours glide swiftly by.
There's Mary Smith and Mary Meyers
Neither could we spare, mi
And there's Elizabeth GoodeIl
(She likes rocking chair.)