The Republican journal., 1883-09-13
Searspo.t Locals.

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| cruise.
Rev. d. w. Hardy supplied the Congregational
| church last Sunday.
NV. Havener was taken to the insane asylum at
Augusta Monday morning.
Mrs. Jasper Nichols has sold her no use to Capt.
| Phineas Pendleton for $l2OO
schrs. VIM Butnam and Hattie L. Curtis have
arrived with coal forJ. II. Lane.
Members of Post McGilvery and their ladies had
| picnic on Swan Lake, Wednesday,
Mr. b. O.. Sargent has been quite sick for the last
three weeks, but is improving slowly.
Searsport has as good facilities for storing
and shipping hay any town on the coast.
Capt. A. d. Field, who has been IN command of
bark Edward kidder, arrived from Liverpool
| Friday.
Rev. J. E. Adams and family, who have been
spending the summer here returned to Bangor
Wednesday.
Rev. Edwin Smith and wife came by steamer
| Tuesday to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs.
Nancy Dyer.
\ cable message announces that the ship ''Phin-
cas- Pendleton" has arrived at Nagasaki, Japan,
leaking badly.
Our band revived for one night, and played
several pieces from the balcony of the hotel Saur-
day evening.
a message from Astoria, Oregon, states that the
bark c. d. Bryant struck on the bar while going
in to that port and was leaking badly.
Several took advantage of the low rates by rail
road 10 the Aroostook. and went to Bangor to
join the excursion which left there Sept. 9th.
Mr.. j. W. Black has secured a large petition for
the Telephone Office to be located at his place of
business The right place and the right man.
Several persons are using the mineral water from
spring on the farm of Mrs John c. Blanchard at
the harbor 1t is said to equal the celebrated
| Poland water.
The building erected by Mr.. j. II. Lane near his
wharf is 34lsx6S feet and 22. feet post. 1t will
hold over two hundred tons of hay, and is built in
very solid and substantial manner.
our Post Master has received the new postal
notes, but they do not with very ready SALE as
! they are payable to bearer The public prefer thc
American Express cos money orders which are
secured against loss.
! On account Of the very low tides the schr. VIM
Butnam could not get into her berth, and part of
| her cargo of coal had to be lightered. y small
| appropriation from the government for dredging
would give Us plenty of water at wharyes.
Mr.. George W. Hammons left Tuesday morning
to Join the Belfast Encampment of Odd Fellows
which has gone on 4 pilgrimage to st. John. Mr..
5. A. Prescott has charge of the searsport and
| Belfast Express in the absence of Nh Hammons,
The Waldo County Educational Society will
meet at Searsport Friday and Saturday, October
26th and 27th. All who are interested in the cause
of education are requested to meet with them.
Able speakers from abroad will participate In the
| exercises.
| The ship Phineas Pendleton, Capt. William
Blanchard, was due at Angler about the time the
volcanic cruptions took place in that vicinity. The
| owners are somewhat anxious, as many Of the
| lighthouses have been swept away and the coast
| in many places entirely obliterated
We have had only one fire, that of the Treat
house on Feb. 18th last, Since Aug. 3d l6s1-over
two years age, pretty good record. In the gen
! eral order of things we cannot expect always to
| escape and ii bchooves our citizens to be very
! careful during these dry windy days as a blaze
| started now in certain localities in town would
! make clean sweep.
Mrs Sarah j. II. Mayo, wife of the late Col.
| Gideon Mayo, of Orono who died recently at the
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place was the youngest daughter of the late
Joseph Houston and the youngest Of eight children.
The family came Of good OLD Scotch Irish stock,
were among the earliest settlers Of Belfast and
have been prominent in the history of the place
great many villages the size Of Searsport and
even smaller, have town clocks With a little
eNcrtion and not very large cost one might be
put up in the Methodist church. Why not agitate
the matter the coming winter, and 1t would
benefit the public in general, both societies might
unite and have fair, the proceeds to 60 for this
purpose? 1t would also be Il fine opportunity for
the dramatic club to play for good object.
The home of Mrs Sarah II. Pendleton was the
scene of very pleasant festivities last Wednesday
evening, occasoncd by wedding reception given
to Mr.. Clifton A. Pendleton and bride who arrived
that morning from Boston for brief visit at the
old home The house tastefully decorated
with flowers, and with music and refreshments
the evening passed quickly away. The guests to
the number of forty more left about ten O'Clock
wishing much joy and happy future to the newly
| married pair.
The renodcling of Capt. j. G. Nickels house is
nearly completed and notwithstanding Searsports
reputation for fine residences it is one of the most
| beautiful In town. The design and outside paint
ing IN the Queen Anne style of architecture, is new
here and the situation being the most slightly in
our village makes this one of Searsports land
marks. The care with which every detail for con
venience has been looked after in the construction
proves that Capt. Nickels has learned by observa-
ton in his extended travels to combine comfort
with beauty of design, and the taste of Mrs.
Aiekels is manifest in the elegance of the appoint
ments of many of the The work has been
performed in a manner that does credit to the
builders, Messrs. Cyphcrs & Park. The house is
three stories, the style of roof forming the third
story, and is treble plastcred throughout The
cellar is large and airy, with cement floor, and
tains six and two cisterns one holding over
5000 gallons. The house is heated with of the
Barny furnaces and there are fire places in nearly
| all the The front entry floor and all the
hearths are laid IN tile. The DINING room floor is
laid in birch and walnut The house is supplied
throughout with hot and cold water. The front
door is composed of French glass in colors and
contains 100 lights in different shapes and
shades. Several of the windows are boriered with
the same Taken all in all the house is a model of
elegance, convenience and comfort
FREEDOM. Mr.. Horace tyler, of this town, aged
about % years committed suicide on Wednesday Of
last week. Last spring he sold his farm for g. 800
To be given up i'll October. As the time drew near
for the delivery of the place he grew Respondent
and wanted to repurchase the farm This he could
have done at advance of $500 which would in
clude the crops. His friends had watched him
closely of late they feared something might hap
pen. Mr. Tyler strayed away Wednesday evening
| and when found hanging by the neck from a
tree in the orchard dead with his knees upon the
ground and his hands upon the fence. He leaves
"A wife.
SEARsMoNT. Forest fires have been raging on
the property of Edward Packard Charles Farrar
W. 5. Cox aud Llewellyn Lincoln. Last Sunday
the inhabitants turned out and fought the flames all
day. The fires under control George
Dyer has built new slaughter house. Arson
Gilmore has built house, which is nearly
ready for occupancy. james Barker is now in
| Boston buying stock for his carriage business
He has some first class carriages hand which
\ will be sold at bargain. Ed. Bicknell and fam
i ily of Lawrence, Mass have been visiting JAS
/ Rarkar,s Orrin sSmalrs horse ran away last