The Republican journal., 1922-11-23
SEARSPORT


Barge Spring with coal for the B. and
A. railroad from Philadelphia, is at the
dock.
James Lombard and Irving Rich arrived
Monday from a motor trip to Boston and
vicinity.
Steamer Elizabeth arrived Sunday from
Norfolk, Va. with coal for the B. and A.
railroad.
Steamer Harvey Brown arrived Sunday
from Baltimore. Md. with coal for the B.
and A. railroad.
Schooner Bean arrived Sunday from
Norfolk, Va. with coal for the Great
Northern Paper Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence L. Gilkey and
son Ralph OF Bangor spent the weekend
with relatives in town.
Mrs. Martha Coombs and daughter
Miss Zoa Coombs of Islesboro, are the
guests of Mrs. Livona William.
Herbert r. Dyer left last Wednesds!
for Ripogenus, where he has position
with the Great Northern Paper Co.
Steamer Ripogenus finished dischargins
coal for the Great Northern Paper Co.
Saturday, and sailed for Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. A. j. Nickerton, Miss Jessie Mic.
kerson and Miss Myra Herrick left las
week for Tampa, Fla, to spend the win
ter.
Lewis Rich and Alton jackson shot q
deer recently in the vicinity of Ralph
Sargent's place on the back road to Bel
fast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashby Nash are receiving
congratulations on the birth of daugh-
ter, Audrey Clara, in Tewksbury, Mass,
Nov. End.
Miss Ruth Burr of Washington, D. c.,
was the guest last week of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frei Burr. Miss Burr lett
Thursday to visit relatives in Brewer.
Donald Vaughn, Harry McCaslin, Earl
Cunningham and Lester Conary returned
Thursday from a hunting trip In the vie
cinity of Patten. Conary was the fortu-
nate one, getting deer.
Mrs. Melvin B. Thompson left Thursday
for Boston, where she will join her hus-
band. Mrs. Thompson will return later
in the week driving a new sedan for Gil
key & Son, and if MIR. Thompson's leave
permits, he will accompany her to Sears
port.
Miss Rebecca M. Ross left Friday for
New York, where she will spend a few
days as the guest of her sister, Mrs. An
drew W. Allen, before leaving for Tam
pa, Florida, to spend the winter with her
parents, Capt. and Mrs. Andrew McGil-
very Ross.
The Wide Awake class of the Metho-
dist Sunday school with their 'teacher,
Miss Ethel Anderson, enjoyed a sociable
in the church vestry last Saturday al
$50 D. m. for the children of the Sunday
school of II or under.
District Deputy Grand Master G. Rem
frew Wilson of Searsport installed th'
officers of Excelsior Lodge, F. and A
NJ, of Northport on Saturday evening
D. D. G. M. Wilson was assisted by A
s. Trundy as marshal. The grand officer
were accompanied to Northport by Josepl
Kalloch and Joshua Curtis.
Knyvetta Rebekah lodge gave yer,
successful public supper in the lowe
lod re rooms on Thursday evening. Abou
rs people were served, and the menu in
cluded beans, brown bread, pickles, col
meats, salads. rolls, cakes, coffee, etc
The affair was given under the direction
of Mrs. Lila Nickerson and good size
sum was cleared for the lodge.
Funeral services for John Clifford
Showers, who died at his homein Wes
Palm Beach, Florida, November lst
were held from the West Palm Beacl
Congregational church on Monday. Nov
5th at p. m. and the throngs who file,
the church bore evidence to the numbe
of friends he possessed. The altar ant
coffin were literally banked with flowers
The Rev. C. H. Pettibone. close frie n,
of Mr.. Showers, took as his text, Know
Ye not that there is . prince and grea
man fallen this day in Israeli A shor
committal service was held at Woodlan'
cemetery.
The members of the White Elephan
Bridge club were very pleasantly enter
tained ON Friday afternoon by Mrs. Corr
E. Dow at her home in West Main street
Four tables were in play, and the hishes
score was made by Mrs. N. F. Gilkey
who received a . prize telephone pad
The consolation, measure. went to Mrs
J. w. Black. Mrs. A. B. PendIeton az
sisted the hostess in serving cake and tea
Other guests besides those mentioned
we're Mn. Fred Burr. Ara A. z. Trun dy