The Republican journal., 1922-02-23
SEARSPORT

Anchor Chapter, o. E. s., held regu-
lar meeting Monday evening, Feb 18th.
Mrs. |. H. Havener and Mrs. Alfred
Closson were in Bans or Wednesday on
shopping trip.
Mrs. Leslie Grindle with her infant son,
S umner, has returned from the Waldo
County hospital.
MRS. w. I. C. Rum e lis, who suffered
serious i'll turn Nc nday evening, is some
what improved.
Steamer Ripoaenus arrived Thursday
from Norfolk, Va, with coal tor the
Great Northern Paper Co.
Mrs. A. 7. Whittier left Wednesday
for a visit with Capt. and Mrs. Frank
Whittier in North Berwick.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
Susan Morrell on Steamboat Avenue.
The Congregational Ladies' Guild met
on Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Walter Towers with good attend
ance.
Mrs. Lewis Rich has returned to her
home in Searsport after undergoing
surgical operation at the Tapley hospital
in Belfast.
Mrs. James H. Duncan substituted for
Miss Runnells in the high school Thurs
day and Friday on account of the illness
of Mrs W. T. C. RunneIls.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church has resumed its regular weekly
meetings and will be held this, Thursday,
at the parsonage.
DR.. and Mrs. Levi Trundy of PresQue
Isle are receiving congratulations on the
birth of a daughter, Elizabeth Kathleen,
on Wednesday, Feb. 18th.
Mrs. Amos Nichols, who has been a
medical patient at the Waldo County
Hospital for the past few weeks, has re-
turned to her home in Searsport.
The restaurant business in Main street
owned by Edmund Emo and conducted for
the past year by Reed Lowell, has been
purchased by Clifton L. Foster, who took
possession last Saturday.
There will be a regular meeting OF
9nyvetta Rebekah Lodge, No. 325, on
rsday evening, Feb. 2Sd, when the
degree will be conferred on candidate.
All members who can are asked to fur
nish cake or doughnuts.
The Wide Awake class of the M. E.
Sunday school, Miss Ethel Anderson,
teacher, gave successful valentine soci-
able in the church vestry Monday even
ing. Valentine games and stunts were
enjoyed and there was valentine mail
box.
Wednesdays storm was the worst OF
the winter, thus far. Up to this time,
the roads have been in splendid condition
for travelling, both for automobiles and
runners. Now they are badly drlfted
and jitney service between Belfast and
Stockton is discontinued for the present.
Mrs. A. j. Nickerson of this town, who
underwent serious surgical operation at
the Union Protestant Hospital in Balti-
more, Nd, on Jan. 7th, has returned to
her winter home in Tampa, Fla, where
abe will spend the remainder of he win
ter months. Mrs. Nickerson is making a
good recovery, and is already able to be
about the house and to take short auto
mobile rides.
The basketball game which was scedul-
ed to be played in Union Hall, Searsport,
Wednesday evening between the Sears
port A. A. team and Hampden Profession
sls was called off on account of the ina
pility of the visiting team to get through
in the storm. The men started but were
obliged to turn back the roads were SO
badly drifted. AS it was not known until
after o'clock that the team would not
get here, q good sized crowd collected at
the hall.
In . recent Republican Journal,
prize Plymouth Rock hen, is reported as
laying IN egg weighing four ounces, and
measuring 8 inches by IA inches in
circumference. Judge j. H. Sullivan of
this town has something to saw on the
subject of hen fruit He has hen which
has just produced an egg weighing five
ounces, and measuring 8 by 6 IL inches.
The hen is a barred Plymouth Rock from
the University of Name strain, and dur
ing the past year has laid fourteen of
these extra SIZE eggs.
The members Of the Woman's Club were
entertained on Friday afternoon by Mrs.
!. H. Havcner, at her home in Elm street
The affair was pleasantly social and dainty
Refreshments of sandwiches. cake. mac
aroons and tea were served, Mrs. S M.
Weber assisting the hostess. Those
present were Mrs. Wilbur r. Blodeett.
Mrs. Sidney NJ. Weber, Mrs. E. W. Gil
key, Mrs. Harold LeMay, Mrs. Edison
Fletcher, Mrs. James H Duncan, Mrs
Donald w. Vaughan, Mrs. Story Trundy.
Miss Faustina Harding, Miss Florence
CoIcord.
OAK HILL, Swanville.