The Republican journal., 1884-08-07
Searsport Locals.
TIE Hotel is nearly full of boarders.


c. f. Adams has Il desirable house to rent
Rev. b. b. Merrill of Brewer was in town last
week
W. 0. & C. Barney have orders for several fur.
naces.
Robert Porter Jr. has gone to Montana to engage
in business.
Postmaster Sheldon and family have been rusti-
eating at Swan Lake
Rev A. j. Racklin of Skowhegan preached at
/ the Cong. Church last Sunday.
j. E. Wentworth has charge of the mason work
on the Roberts block at Stockton.
Messrs. Sheldon & Gordon have bought a lot at
/ Swan Lake adjoining Mr.. Lanes
/ Dr. NJ. l.. Magoon was severely injured last week
by being thrown from his wagon at Troy
/ Frank G. Nickes has bought the grocery stock Of
j. savary Il Son and Will continue the business at
| the old stand.
| Harvey Sawyer killed hen recently and by the
contents Of her gizzard one might imagine she was
| intending to go into the small ware business as
nine buttons of assorted styles and sizes were
| found therein.
Among The arrivals the past week are John NJ
/
James n Pendeton, Will Palmer, l.. c. Havener,
Mrs. j. Fred Nckels and Mrs Geo. A. Carver,
| Capt. W ). Crowell, Mrs. Desire Buck, w. MEG.
Buck Georgia Carver.
| loon caught in Treats weir by Charles Woods
/ and ANel Williams was placed in the lower pond
1 just below the bridge and attracted crowds, who
seemed never 70 tire watching him dive and dodge
/ across the pond to avoid the dogs that took turns
| going in al ter him.
| Fred b. smith. who is general fayorite, rcceiv-
cd Il large number Of presents on his twenty first
| birthday, Aug. 9TH and among them 800 govern
ment bond presented by his father, who has also
taken him into partnership and placed over their
store door beautiful sign reading Geo. F. smith Il
| son.
/ j. Il. Harsh ESD, president of the Creston
National Bank and of the Creston Loan and Trust
co. Iowa. With his family are guests at the Sears
port House. This company does large business
in making loans secured by mortgage on improved
farms in Iowa, ii very safe and profitable kind of
investment.
\ Congratulations are not only in order for Ed.
Warren and wife ON the birth of their son, but we
feel that our old friend Abner Warren, grandfather
Of the child, merits mention, and as for the little
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fortune than to grow up a copy of his grandsire in
all things.
\ caucus of the republicans Of this place for the
selection of delegates to attend the county conven-
ton at Belfast Aug 18th was held at the Town
/ House Saturday evening The following the list
of delegates chosen; Samuel Mortlmd, Levi Trun
dy. Alfred Stinson, II. ~ Edwards, Chas. f. Smith,
j. +. Btckmore.
y cable message was received here Monday
announcing that the ship Matilda, Capt. John
! Merriman, bound from Australia to Hong Kong,
was ashore in the China sea and that $4,000
WIS wanted for salvage. The owners Immediately
cabicd to abandon the ship as that sum more
than She was worth.
a telegram received by Mr.. Il. l.. Merrill
Wednesday July 30lh, stating that the mill owned
by the Scarsport spool and Block Co. ut Rowland
was burned that morning at O'Clock. Mr.. NJ erri
took the Thursday morning boat for Rowland and
found it clean burn, with all the machinery
sioting OF shingle machine, rotary machine, plan
er, spool saws, chuck arbors for preparing spool
blocks etc. 1t was supposed to BE incendiary. The
loss is about Sj,OoH.
/ Our advice to the Base Bail nine that prtc tice
was what they needed being Needed Il perceptible
/
their game with picked nine from Belfast made
up with good sprinkling of Belfast7 best talent,
including three of the first nine who retired from
the field vanquished by the Searsport team. The
game was umpircd BY Mr.. f. 4. Edwards OF Sears
port who gave perfect satisfaction. The score was
Scarsport 81 Belfast 10.
| \ number of our citizens at the west end OF the
village saw saturday evening between and o.
] .l...
Mt Desert and said it electric light of great
magnitude. The news spread and sunday evening
a great many wendell their way to the high ground
t, witness the novel sight, and one gentleman and
his lady said to have walked several miles find
il higher elevation than any near the village, and
with night glasses in hand they waited for the l.
Elimination, but nothing appeared, and it was sup
posed on account of the brancy of the moon it
was postponed for Il darker night. Monday evening
news catne that the summit House on Green Mount
ain was totally destroyed by fire about 5 O'Clock
Saturday evening. This was the great electric
light seen here, and it probably will not be visible
again in these parts for some years to come
lsLEsBoRO. \ Mr.. Dodge who was born
Seven Hundred Acre Island, and who went west
about 10 years ago, has returned home and is now
at The island with his aged mother He has spent
most Of his time in Oregon and California.
MoNTvIILE. Most of the farmers have finished
haying and report about two thirds much last
year. few put it as low As one half ...Dr. Shaw
and family have returned to their home in Lowell.
Mrs. Turner Berry of Portland is Visiting at
her fathers, Mr. Madison Whitten... Most of the
schools have closed, with good results. Mr.. }. w.
Clement has been visiting his friends in town, but
has returned to his place of business. ...tev. Mr..
burlington preached at Centre Montyillc last sun
day afternoon
BROOKS. Farmers are nearly done having. If
there hat been full crop it would have been very
'liscouraging work. As it is there is good deal of
damaged hay Amos Hatch bought quite guam
titY Of wool in this town last week Reynolds and
Bailey at South Brooks have also been buying, but
prices are low, and the sum total received is UNI
satisfactory. The reduction Of the duties on farm
products means something to the farmers of Waldo
county Frank Jeison and wife lost their little
boy last week, sam Randall who purchased the
Lang farm" has been pronounced insane and
sent to the insane hospital. Mrs. Caro- W. Bais-
dell nee Penney, is now with her little boy, visit
lnS her old home in Brooks. We AL remember her
As first class school teacher Frank Forbes is at
home from Bates. Cora Forbes is spending the
summer at the farm. ..l,ev. Mr. Drew of Hamp-
den spoke at the Davis school house in jackson
last sunday forenoon, and in the afternoon Friend
Joseph Pratt, whom all the old residents OF this
vicinity remember, spoke at the same place..
There is talk Of starting tack factory lit Brooks.
Set il going gentlemen. These small industries are
OF great benefit to our country towns. Charles
f.. Peavey WAS thrown from carriage and badly
injured iast Monday evening 1.-The Good Ten
plar lodge Is prospecting. 1t is expected that
Gen. Neal Dow, the father of prohibition, VIII
speak at Union church in this place Thursday eve
ming Aug. 18th. There will probably he large
audience in attendance it may be the only op-
portunity in the life of many to see the man whose
name Is familiar to every English speaking people
the world M. j. Dow of this town is de-
voting considerable time to work for the amend.
mcnt in Waldo county. lie has also several en-
gagemcnts to speak outside of the county during
the present month";