The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-01-24
Searsport Locals.


week
Mr.. William F. Black IS seriously i'll with pneu
monia.
The steamers are very irregular in making thei
trips this winter.
Capt. E. ID. Blanchard left by train for New Yorl
Monday morning.
Hard wood is selling in this market at "a 90 PEI
cord, kiln wood at $3.50.
wouldn't it be good idea for the young ladie
| to get up a leap year ball?
Nearly two hundred arrivals at the Searspor
House the past two weeks.
Miss Simonton extends thanks to all who assist
ed in the cantata. See card.
Phin Griffin has the measles and was obliged t.
leave his school at Bucksport.
Another entertainment for the benefit of tn,
clock will be started very soon.
Sch, Empire is laying on for a cargo of hay, ant
will probably be loaded this week.
Three hundred copies of the Journal were dis
tributed from our Post Office last week.
An Old lady eighty -four years of age who resides
in this village is cutting her third set of teeth
of ship Henrietta, arrived here Friday evening
/ Mrs. Morse will speak at the Porter school house
in Searsport, Sunday, Jan. eth, at 1890 O'Clock.
young child of Freeman Cosson was severely
burned Tuesday by falling upon a very hot stove.
Williston Grnnell has been in Knox county the
past week. looking after his business in that section
Mrs. George Hammons is visiting her relatives
in fI. l,nJ,,
never let linn go away again
J. W. Black, our local ice dealer, is laying in his
stock for home consumption. About POO tons are
required to supply this village.
Work on the moulds for the schooner for Capt.
VIM. West Will be commenced at once George
Merrill will be the master builder
The officers of Mariners Lodge +. Il \. NJ. were
installed Friday evening, by District Deputy ;. &.
Liulefel'l, OF stockton, assisted by j, NJ. Grant.
William Lalrabee hauled to market Saturday
with a pair of horses, a load of wood which meas
ured seventeen feet-or two and onc-eighth cords.
There is prospect of large centre board schoon-
er being built here Some business enterprise
will have to be started or there will he another
exodus from town next spring.
The kim wood fleet had Il hard passage from
Rockland last week Immense quantities of ice
we've encountered, but they succeeded in making a
harbor without any serious disaster.
The Cambridge landed the searsport passengers
at Belfast, Tuesday, As it thought there might
he difficulty in touching here account of the ice,
but she reached the wharf without any trouble,
VIM. L. Easily has given several of his select
readings i'll town during the pas; fortnight and our
people We're very much delighted with his efforts.
The rendering of the Bells, "Vagabond,' "Charge
of the Light Brigade &c, were especially fine.
There has been on the clam banks Large
quantities hauled away and sold by parties
from adjoining towns, which we believe contrary
to the statutes. If this continues many years longer
there win be danger of a clam famine in this sec
ton.
Gen j. A. Hall will deliver lecture . the Cong.
church, Tuesday evening Jan. 29ih. Gen. Hall is
well known in this vicinity and those who avail
themselves of the opportunity to hear him will be
richly paid. His lecture is entitled Camp Fire of
lSGl.
An old way farcr, cight-siN years Old who had
walked from Caribou, Aroostook county, passed
through here last Thursday, bound for Waldoboro,
where he formerly resided. He was in penniless
condition, but found friends ana BROTHERS here
who made him up purse, and sent him on his way
rejoicing.
1t looks as though may have IN ice embargo
this winter. Last week the bay was frozen nearly
across, and the steamer down river Thursday came
through ice in the tarbor four OF five inches thick.
The heavy wind of Friday broke it up, and we had
clear water again, but & few more cold nights may
close it up until spring
The "IIaymakers' and "Blue Bell' scene from
Red Riding Hood given at Union Hall Thursday
evening Jan, Eth, the hit of the season. The
large sale of reserved seats previous TO the enter
taiMment betokened a good house, but no one ex-
pected to see the crowd which began to pour into
the hall us the ticket ofc was opened. At
eight O'Clock the hall was completely packed with
evening was of medley character and opened
with piano solo by Miss Simonton, followed by
songs by DR.. ID. \. Beccher, Miss Emma Pond and
Miss Nellie Blaisdell. The Blue Bells and Fairies
who had been under the training of Miss Pond for
several weeks then introduced and presented
the scene from Red Riding Hood 10 perfection
The little ones, some of whom were scarcely three
years old, looked like fairies indeed, and when the
tablean, it was like peep of fairy land in earnest
1t was certainly one of the most beautiful sights
ever seen stage. The second part consisted
of selections from the "IIaymakers," and those
taking the parts also trained under the Iii
rection of Miss Pond. The selection given began
by noises from behind the scenes representing a
farm yard i'll the early morning There was the
loud crow of the chanticleer, the cackling of the
hon of IA
The farmer is aroused from his slumbers and takes
up the song Away TO the Meadows" and marshals
his forces for the hay fields. And by the Way if
the young men could work at hay making III
earnest with many beautiful young ladies it
would be but mere pastime, and they might leave
their usual vacations and betake themselves to the
hay fields. THE hour of is here" and the
laborers with their lunch baskets are soon seated
on the new mown hay and the noon meal is partak-
en- with hearty relish after the hard work of the
morning i'll moving and spreading the grass. Re
freshed now with vigor new, the rakes and forks
are taken, and the hay is soon in good condition
for the night and the tired haymakers wend their
way towards "IIome sweet Home" Prof. Easily
kindly volunteered to read two selections between
the acts which received with hearty encores.
Miss Nellie Blaisdeli, of Bangor, never sang here
before, but she captivated her hearers with her
rich voice and easy manner the stage, and viii
be sure of Il hearty welcome should She ever visit
our town again. Too much credit cannot be given
Miss Simonton for the able manner in which She
managed this entertainment, which was better
patronized and received more words of commend
alton than anything which has been in hail for
years. Miss Emma Pond, of Boston, has few
equals teacher of these choruses, and all
speak in the highest praise of her abilities as AN
organizer. There. was not single hitch in the
entire programme. The proceeds OF the evening
We're over one hundred dollars, and after all the
bills paid fifty four dollars were placed to the
credit of the town clock.
SANDY POINT. Capt. }. p. Showers while at st.
Thomas received letter from his wife which was
mailed eight years ago, and one from his daughter
two years Old. MIR. and Mrs. L. Hall are visit
ing friends i'll Sargentvle and vicinity. Mr. and
Mrs. S. !. Staples of South Ryegate, Vermont are
last week at the house of Robert French The next
meeting will be January 3lst, at f. A. MaXfeld's.
..There is considerable sickness here this winter
1t is especially noticeable among the school chill
dren.
LIBERTY. horse belonging to Alexander
Boynton had his leg broken in the stable of S. T.