The Republican journal., 1922-12-14
SEARSPOR1

Mr.. and Mrs Stanley halloch ano
Josenb Kalloch spent Thanksgiving with
relatives in Thomaston.
Mrs. E. D. P Nichols left Monday
boat for Everett, Mass, where she "iil
spend the winter with relatives.
Julian Cross Of Boston was the guest Of
his aunts, Mrs Julia Wen tworth and Miss
Mabel Eames, n Water St. over the holi-
day
Pyam GiIkey lie # Sunday for Bangor
enroute for Boston, after spending the
holiday and week end with his family IL
town
Cecil Paine, Miss Virginia Paine and
Philip Paine Of Bath motored to Searsport
Thursday to spend the day as guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Parse.
Miss Freda Burton, a student in Sears
mort High School, left for her home IN
Sebec Saturday to remain while the
schools are closed on account of scarlet
fever.
Capt. Clifton Curtis who has been the
guest of his sister, Mrs. L. d T: Nlchois,
and his brother, Capt. Henry u. Curtis,
for the past few months left Monday ior
his home in San Francisco
Schools. churches, the moving picture
theatre, and all places where people con-
qreeate are closed this week In the nope
of preventing an epidemic of scarlet fever
there being cases of the disease IN the
family of Leon Trundy, on the Black
Mr.. and Mrs. James II. Duncan have
closed their home in Church Street Tor
the winter, and with their daughter Mar
tha, left Saturday to spend the winter
months at The Manor, Asheville, North
Caroline Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan and Miss
Duncan have spent several seasons at the
southern resort.
| M. A. Cook has sold his business IN
Main st. to Frank Flanders of this town,
Mr.. Cook moved to Belfast about year
ago to take up photography, purchasing
| the studio formerly occupied by Hall the
photographer. The Searsport business
was carried on by Mrs. Cook and the en-
tire stock has been sold to Mr.. Flanders
including the newspaper and magazine
stand.
Miss Georgia sFord entertained the
members of the White Elephant Bridge
Club on Friday at her home in Bay View
St. Four tables were arranged for the
game, the first prize, box of talcum
powder, went to Mrs. Cora Dow, Mrs. E.
! D. P. Nichols won the consultation, ball
of crochet cotton in cases. Tea and cakes
were served. The guests included Mrs.
Joseph Sweetser, Mrs. B. F. Colcord, Mrs.
j. w. Black, Mrs. Fred B. Smith, Mrs.
/ A. E. Trundy, Mrs. N. F. Gilkey. Mrs.
William Goodell. Mrs. Down, Mrs. Nj
chols, Mrs. A. B. Pendleton, Mrs Melvin
B. Thompson, Mrs. c. N. Meyers, Miss
0. j. Lawrence.
road. The public supper to have been given
( in the Congregational vestry on Wednes-
| day evening of this week has been post
poned, and no meeting of the Ladies'
Guild will be held this week. 1t 10 most
important that parents keep their children
confined to their own homes or yards, as
much as possible, during danger of conta-
gion, thereby lessenine the possibility of
exposure from any child who has already
contracted the disease, but has not as yet
come down with it. Scarlet fever is one
of the most dreaded of conta aions diseas-
es forsseveral reasons, and it is spread in
| two ways, either from the breath of a sick
person, or from germs from the scales
/ thrown off after the patient has reached
the ''peelina" stage. The germs live for
years, and too much care cannot be taken