The Republican journal., 1922-02-02
SEARSPORT

Mrs. Ernest Murphy went to Bangor
Wednesday, called there by the illness OF
Q relative.
Miss Faustina Harding was called to
Prospect Wednesday by the critical III
ness of her brother N
Mrs. D. C. Nichols returned Saturday
from Belfast, w ere she was for several
days the guest of Mrs. Leroy Palmer
The firemen will give free dance in
Union Hall on Thursday evening, Feb.
9th. Music will be furnished by Hanks
orchestra.
Miss Ethel Colcord, who cared for Mrs.
Joseph Kalloch during her recent Illness
and death, left Thursday tor her home IN
Stockton Springs.
Miss Miriam Whittier, who is teaching
school in North Stockton, was the week
end guest of her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Whittier in Bay View street.
Rev. and Mrs. Harold LeMay and son
David arrived Friday from Bangor, where
Mr.. LeMay attended Convocation Week
at the theological seminary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farnham Stone of South
Gushing and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stone
of Port CT, de were in town to attend the
funeral services of Mrs. Joseph hailoch.
Arthur Harrison, who spent the past
few months at the home of Mrs. d. M.
Nichols, left Tuesday for New York to
ship from that port in the ). >. Flori-
dian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilson of Bangor
were the guests OF MIR. and Mrs. Rentrew
loc nall cd
death of Mrs. Wilson's mother, Mrs.
Joseph Kalloch.
Mrs. Lewis Rich underwent a serious
operation at the Tspley hospital in Bel
fast, Thursday. The operation was sue
cesstul and Mrs. Rich is as comfortable
as could be expected.
Miss Mabel Noble of Stockton Springs,
who has been in the office of the Central
Maine Power Co. in Searsport for the
past year, has discontinued her work for
the remainder of the winter months.
George Clark and George Baker of
Waltham, Mass, arrived in SearsDort
Saturday, accompanying the remains OF
Mrs. Ida Field Baker of Waltham. The
remains were placed liz the receiving
tomb in Elmwood cemetery.
Captain E. L. Hichborn of Stockton
Springs was in town Friday, the guest of
Mrs. Melvina Hichborn, while his com
mapd. the four masted schooner, the
Maude L. Morey lay in the stream. after
discharRing coal. Capt. Hichborn sails
Saturday for New York to load ties for
jacksonville, Florida.
The masquerade dance given in r.
hall Saturday evening was enjoyed by
large number of dancers and spectators.
The prizes, boxes of chocolates, were
awarded to Mrs. Willard P. Rich and
Charles Moody for the best costumes.
Mrs. Rich represented an ancient dame
in peaked cap and shawl and carryinEa
staff, and Moody wore clown costume.
The special evangelistic meetings at
the Methodist church during the last two
weeks were concluded on Sunday night
Jan. 29th. Since the first the attendance
has been good, and on Tuesday evening
the various lodges of the town were in
attendance. The singing has been made
especially interesting by the leadership
and solo work of Gordon Beckett. A
part of the time the chorus has been as
sisted by an orchestra.
The annual installation Of officers of
Penobscot Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
was held on Monday evening, the install
ling officer being District Deputy Lewis
Ward OF Prospect. The following were
installed into Office for the ensuing year:
Chancellor Commander, Alton L. Small;
Vice Commander, Rev. N. F. Atwood;
PreIate, James Pottle; Master of Work,
Gordon Curtis; Master at Arms, Richard
Hendricks; Inner Guard, Amos Lane;
Outer Guard, Charles Curtis; Master of
Finance, Charles Clark; Keeper of Rec
-ords and Seals, Fred L. Perkins; Master
o. the ExchecQuer, Henry F. Partridge.
The Sesrtport high school basket ball
1 cam played their first game with an out
Of town team in Union hall, Tuesday
night. Jan. 24th, when they defeated the
Stockton Springs H. s. team, 81 to 8.
The home team has been training with G.
R Wilson % coach, and although rather
liaht they are fast, and showed excellent
team work. The attendance was good.
The summary:
Searsport t5l) Stockton t6
Porter, ri le, Mason
jackacn. II IS 81 r., Arnold 8
card. cS c, McGeorge
Hendricks. 6
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