The Republican journal., 1885-06-11
Searsport Locals.

Sch. Earle is undergoing extensive repairs.
Capt. David Nickes will take command of ship
Belle of Bath.
Treat and Dow took over half a ton of salmon
last Thursday.
Lettie Pendleton was run over Wednesday but
not seriously hurt.
Mrs J. B. NIudgett, of Townsend, Mass, is visit
ing Mr.. E. S. Wormell.
Sch, Brunette, Capt Wilson West, arrived sun
day with cargo of coal for Lane.
Ed. Sargent is meeting a want long felt here by
keeping on hand supply of very nice straw for
filling beds.
Capt. John Closson in sch. Banner arrived Fri
day with lumber for Trundy and timber for the s.
5. 4 b. Co.
Among the arrivals this week are Capt. J. f.
Peterson, Fred Gilkey. Mrs George w. Hammons
and Miss Bell Grant
Captains A. L. Carver and o. &. Eaton took a
trip to Rockport this week to the big ship now
building at that place.
1t speaks well for Searsport that all the dec
orations have all been allowed TO remain Oh or
about the monument grounds.
Andrew Allen was obliged to leave the brig Amy
A. Lane at Philadelphia AMI come home as he has
very bad hand caused by erysipelas.
hr. d. 5. simpson paid short visit to friendslin
town last MIR. Simpson is engaged with his
son in the lumber and mill business in Nicaragua.
MIR. Cyrus True's new yacht, the Tourist, has
been successfully launched and is a very handsome
craft. 4 fun description of her VIII be given next
week.
Oar grocers now order goods from Portland
through the telephone. Mr.. l.. y. Dow has also
sold salmon i'll Augusta, Lewiston, WatcrvlIc and
Bangor through the phone.
Ne one can help noticing the great improvement
il The road between Capt. X. +. Patterson's and
Capt. E. l.. Grinin's. Mr., Reuben Dyer is the
surveyor In that district and has done good job d
y team loaded with empty egg boxes belonging
to johnson Shaw Of sandy Point, ran through
town Saturday and stampeied the horses hitched
along the street. but ali were fortunately rescued
without damage.
Rev. {. =. Halves left Tuesday for Clifton
springs, New York, where he will be treated for
his general health. lie will be absent several
weeks. His pulpit will be supplied nest SUNDAY
by Rev. B. Il. Merrill, of Brewer
Loss OF The SHIP CLARIssA b. CARVER. j..
ii Lane received the following despatch Monday.
Gable from Hiogo. English steamer sunk Carver.
All saved. Notify insurance, abaudoned''. The
Clari>sa 3. Carver was built here III SO and was
a line ship of ll40 tons burthcn. she WAS com
mandeI hy Capt. Leroy Dow and was partially
insured. The press despatch does not mention The
injury to the Carver. It reads
Hiogo, Japan, June :. The British steamer
tIlan0rgan- hire from London and the American
snip Clarissa +. Carver Capt Dow, from New
York, both at this port, have been in collision The
steamer is leaking
HOUSE ROBBED ~ BIRGIAHs. Last sunday
the residence of Mir Samuel Chase on the shore
road was broken into during his absence and TWEEN
ty dollars in money taken. The burglars came
from Belfast in boat and Of chem told per-
sons living in the vicinity that he was a nephew Of
Mr.. Chase and had come over 70 make him visit
An entrance effected by breaking the lock from
the outside door. After gaining admttance the
house was ransacked and me Oh gentleman :
strong box discovered and li.htenei OF the above
amount, Several weeks ago the same house was
entered and fifteen dollars taken. The young men
are known but it is Sail Mr.. Chase will not prose
cutc.
tBllIA AIRY. Capt John small dlcd June th
aged - years and six months. A Snort time ago
Capt. small received It slight wound ON the n.lnd,
by slrikinEit against hard substance, and erv,ip-
ets set in causing his death in a very few days
His wife, who was stricken with paralys several
weeks ago, died Tuesday morning. aged eighty
years. This is an unprecei entcd event in sears
port--never having occurred within the .IemoIy Of
the Oldest inhabitant. Capt. Small wa, born Jany
lst 1903 at Deer Isle Nc, the Of job Small
and Catherine Banks, and the second Of thirteen
children. He of the oldest coaster captains
and years ago ran packet between Searsport and
Boston. He was hale and hearty until n week be
fore his DEATH and when seventy years OLD pilot
ed vessel from Boston to Bangor. He had taken
the Republican Journal for over forty years. Mrs.
Small was the daughter of John Mason and Jem
ma Niekerson ana was born at North Scar-port,
June tn, 1909. She was the fo urh child OF Il fam
lily of fourteen. Her death was caused by para
lytie shock received early in April They were
married Dec sd 1921 over sixty years ago, had
eight children and survived al but two OF them
Mrs. ). }. Morehead, of Boston and Mrs NJ F.
Bailey of Bath The double funeral win take place
this, Thursday, after from their late residence
Relatives and friends invited. The deceased
were N embers Of the LIST Congl. church. A peculi-
incident was the fact that Captain small died on
his wite's eightieth birthday.