The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-08-16
Searsport Locals.

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Searsport Locals.
Capt Benjamin c. Coson is sci iously ill.,
John II. Lane is erecting a large storehonse
near his wharf.
Capt. John G. Penlleton's horse was severely cut
in trying to jump barbed wire fence
Mr.. Seth L. Hammons has gone to Boston, and
will take several courses In music for the Cornet
Rev. J. X. Richardson Pastor pf the lst Baptist
Church East Boston is spending his vacation here.
Mr.. Amos d. Carver, book eeper for Baker,
Carver 4 Co. South St. n. Y arrived bv boat
Wednesday.
Capt. Forrest Treat and family are at home
Capt. Treat has been almost instantly at sea for
the past ten years.
\ great many of our people ard making prepare
tons to attend Camp meeting. We expect our
village will be nearly lepopulateA next week.
Mr.. Ludwig Havener, formerly of this place, is
spending the summer in town and has on exhibit
ton at the Post Office samples of his penman ship
which are very fine.
Observing a dense smoke about mile north of
the village Monday afternoon, two officers of the
fire department rode to the sce4 he and found it to
emenate from brush burning on land of H X .
kneeland.
The instrumental concert by an4atcurs mentioned
in last weeks issue will take p ace in about ten
days. The young men are fine N nsicians and Will
perform some pieces which would do credit to pro
fessionals.
All the coaches, buckboards dnd single teams
from the stable were brought Into requisitiou to
take the crowds who wished to attend the cantata
at Northport. They all ask "Whe1 he was the chorus
OF five hundred:"
The Henderson IIaZZard cOnceft took place on
Tuesday evening and was decided success. The
hall was well filed and the vocal Ind instrumental
pieces well rendered. iii he highly pleased
with the rich contralto voice of MrE. Henderson.
From the Guest:
Capt Henry Mc(iilyery has bc EN- stopping the
past week in town visiting his ffiends and
connection.
Capt Phineas Penlleton is buit ling barn on
the Old Shirley place some two mile or more from
the village.
Belfast parties have bought th4 old navy yard
wharf and have been at work up4n it for the past
week getting it ready to be removed.
Dr. b. Colson, Mr. and Mrs. Morfe, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wentworth and Mrs. Thompson w4re the speakers
at the Spiritual meeting at Smatts Grove, last
saturday and sunday.
During Camp meeting week the schooner John
and George, Capt. Freeman Gloss pm, will run be
tween this place and Northport Cam Ground, lcav-
ing here at o'clock \. NJ. and etIlrnng ut L. NJ.
FREEDOM Mr.. and Mrs. Tobi] / Billings from
Topeka, Kansas, are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Thompson. Mr. RichaFd Pearson Of
Chicago and the daughters OF Hon Josiah Drum
mond of Portland have been the guests Of Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Bellows the past week.
BROOKS. Malachi Dolif fell dow b stairs recently
at his boarding place at Sylvera l. ngs and broke
his collar bone and was otherwise badly injured.
I'D. W. Lang has sold his Jersey 4ul Beppo' to
Jones II. Gates of jackson and Jersey bull calf
"Ivan" to Colman Hall Rust is appearing on the
potatoes.
MORRILL,. The following were Installed officers
of Rescue Lodge Il. T. at their Id st meeting viz.
silas otover, W. c., Hattie Woodt urv, W. V. T.,
Josiah Pearson, W. secy, Elisha rown, Chap, /.
f. Hatch Treas, Chester Patterson NI Millie Cush-
man, |. g., Orrin Nash, Q. g. Ten new members
initiated last Quarter,
LIBERTY. young man by the hame of James
Thorndyke, better known as jim mic Armer, of
Montyille, who has recently become Insane escaped
from his keepers sunday morning. and has not
been found at this date. When fouhd if living he
will be taken to the asylum at Augu Liberty
has again been cursed with another of the cheap
law suits that to call out all the idle men
and small boys for miles around. This time they
sWarned down upon from South FrecOm--a
place where they bottle up wrath against each
other, the temple OF justice this llage acting as
a kind of safety valve, to enabld them to let of
steam three four times 4 year. This time it was
for the larceny of Old clock, of Tile value fifty
cents. The respondents were four lin number and
they were motley set, viz: Il drunken old man. a
female town paupcr, an imbecile Young man, ana a
painted Jezebel. The complainant wis an amazon of
a woman, who has the reputation of being very
much married having had eleven nj Isbands, seven
of whom are now living, she had the lungs of Cab
rel and Il voice like the croak of h raven, which
she kept ever using, in and out of place, to the
detriment of good order in the court. SO much SO
that his honor Judge Dyer oriereIl the sheriff to
remove her from the court roonl. The sheriff
undertook to execute this order of 1.-The court; but
found she had 50 much ayoirlupots that he was
unable to start her from the seat He was obliged to
call Il stalwart fellow sitting neat to give him Il
lift, and together they got her her feet and the
sheriff gave her the for the dobr. But Il new
complication arose, the attorney In behalf of the
state says "you have removed my c lent and can
not proceed with this trial wlthB ut her" The
woman refused to come back, ami it looked at one
time as though they would have I'd use the same
means TO get her back that they did to get her out
but after much persuasion she o4sented to come
back amt the trial terminated by the acquittal
of the parties and scoring from thirty to fifty
dollars more for the tax payers of Waldo county.
j. W. knowton for State, Walt Hhssey of Albion
for rcspondents..... b. +. ClOugh and family of
Boston are visiting at DR.. j. w. ClPugh's VIM.
Aver and wife left for their home h Amira, n y,
Monday. George Fitield ami wife of Man
chester,ar at Mrs. Fitieds fathers r. II Gilmans.
....E. S. Hunt, Henry Hunt and wife and George
Hill are visiting the Hunts of this DOWN.
WINTERpORr Fairfield Cole filled all of his
barns and stacks about 80 tons of hay. Luther
Fredericks and Edgar Cole have h Invested Il large
lot of hay in fine order. MIR. VIM. Harvey of the
North Wayne Tool Co., spent last Sunday here as
guest of +. Atwood. The company manufacture
large quantities of tools for Mr. A L. q. Childs,
of New Braintree, Mass, in town last week.
Mr.. Childs thinks Atwood's Plow dulky invaluable
He exhibits the Suky at the pro mnent fairs.
Ephraim Brtgdon, of Freedom, Richard Davis, of
Long Plain, Mass, and II. c. Arnbld, of Houlton,
in town last week; all specially to see Mr.
Atwood of whom they make ar4 de purchases.
Mr.. Dunton at the Commercial IIohse has Il house
full of summer boarders. Fred Atwood, Willis
Roberts, clerk for John Atwood 4 Co., Boston, and
Byron Atwood, of Concord, n. H., are spending a
few weeks in town IS. W. Coffreh clerk for Fred
Atwood, is away on vacation, and will visit Bos
ton Portland, White Mountains and fitchbnrgh
Mass. II. o. Snow dug l20 hills of Beauty of
Hebron potatoes which yielded ;It The rate of $50
bushels to the acre. .Areys coal Is being deliver
ed. Hon. E. NJ. Stillwel was in town last week.
and placed AZ black bass in MaEsh River, near
James CampDells. DR.. SWEET is very busy....T
A. Snow is distributing some artistic fans to his
customers. Capt. f. A. Mansfield has returned
from his trip down the bay....D[ ii. Smith, Supt
of \. Y and Maine Paving Co., is pushing work ut
the mountanMany went to NOrthport last Thurs
day j. w. Carleton has largo crops. Capt.
Rich and Mr. j. Curtis Lane have large lot of fine
hay. Capt Clark having finishel haying, has re
sumed command of the Meadow Belle, and is ready