The Republican journal., 1885-07-16
Searsport Locals.

Monday.
Rev. j. A. Ross of Belfast, preached an able ser
mon at the Cong. church last Sunday.
Sch. Hattie Meg. Buck arrived from Boston Sat
urday and will be repaired and released.
Sharp competition in the fruit trade has brought
Strawberries down within reach of lis all.
The Havener building near the Methodist church
I has been taken down, which improves the appear
ance of that vicinity.
| Rev d. w. Hardy has received call from the
Cong. church at Bethel Maine, which he has ac-
cepted and will leave here soon.
| Mr.. VIM. a. Foster and Miss Olivia G. Burnham
of Newtonville, Mass, are spending few weeks
with Mrs Samuel Curtis ON the Belfast road.
We are indebted to Mr.. W. C. Perkins of Sandy
Point fer basket of his Strawberries of the Sharp
less variety. They were very large, ripe, and Of a
fine flavor.
The Fort Point House is now connected with us
by telephone and we are informed of the approach
of the boat down river wei as up, which is a
great public convenience.
Landlord Weeks of the American House has the
sympathy of a host of friends in Searsport and vi
cinity, and they hope TO him established again
in hotel at no distant day.
Dr. Davis was called to Ellsworth Friday morn
ing, his mother having been stricken With a severe
shock of paralysis. She remains very low rcquir-
ing tie doctors constant attendance.
Or. F. A. Davis has taken the rooms opposite his
Old quarters in the Park and Goodel block and has
fitted and furnished very cosy Office. The view
from The front and side windows is unsurpassed.
The town has recently laid IA new sidewalk on
the Mt. Ephraim road. 1t is very substantially
built and is great Improvement on the rckety
ratoctrap upon which the people on that street
had to travel.
W. d. Wciherbee is turning out some very lime
team harnesses +. A. Sargent has treated his
horse to very fine one, and John Lancaster has
set that make the Searsport Express horses look
five hundred dollars better.
James ii. Pendleton and wife, of the harbor, were
thrown from their wagon Wednesday by the shy
ing of the horse at eat which left by the side
of the road. Mr.. Pendleton had Two ribs broken
and Mrs Pendlcton was considerably injured.
The great query among our citizens who have
horses is when the Belfast bridge is going to be
lasoablc for the road around by the upper bridge
is fast becoming impossible and il is feared that
communication with Belfast will be entirely cut on
Mr. Milton f. Kicker, manager of the Maine Ben
eft Association, and Mr.. George l.. Lewis solicitor
for the same, were in town the past week organ1-
ing a board provided for in the bylaws of the COM
pany. They met with success here, and other towns
in the vicinity.
Grinnell had three horses stray from thc pasture
last Thursday night, part of the drove Of fifteen
recently purchased in Boston, They found their
way clear around by the upper bridge, and were
picked up in Belfast by j. d. Fucker who returned
them neAt day.
Forty eight persons gr' at and small, pirnirkcd
at swan Lake Monday. The weather WAS perfect
and all pronounced il great success Mr.. J. IL.
Lane has lately put another boat on the lake which
is capable Of carrying twenty persons. He has
also made improvements his cottage and
grounds.
Ten of our young ladies will go into camp At
swan Lake this week for IA few days recreation
The young men will not be allowed to come nearer
to the camp than the east side of the lake. If YOU
repent, girls, of your rash decree remember that
Mr.. Lanes boat will ferry across two !; piece
for you. 1t will have to be very cold day, sc.
1t was rather good Joke on our telephone oper
ator sunday morning when he learned of the arr
val of the boat in kockland and attempted to com
mnnicatc the information TO the American House
as usual lie rang, and rang, and rang with no
response until early traveller brought the in
formation that there was no American House now.
soon the operator was in the Belfast central Office
and fun particulars of the contagration were re
ceived.
THE Loss OF SNIP CLARIssA b. CARVER. We
have been favored with copies of letters from
Capt. Leroy Dow to Capt u. A. Carver, of New
York. iii relation to the loss of ship Carssa
b. Ca yer From the first letter, under date, Kobe
June lGth, we qroe as follows:
The collision ,ook place on the It'll inst at 1915
p. NJ, about or miles from Kobe harbor. 1t was
hne, clear, starlight night. We were on the
port tack beating into harbor, heading 5. Z. We
saw the steamers light points on our starboard
fifteen minutes before she struck. The steam
er was steering y. Il. by n. Z n, and 90.
ing from Is to IA knots the Carver ABOUT OF
knots. When the steamer nearea us she was on
our beam and supposed would of course go across
the stern of the Carver but instead she ported her
helm and tried 10 cross onr bow. | held my
course and at the moment saw the steamer had
sheered 10 cross our bow could ito nothing pre-
vent the collision. The Carvcr's bow stove i'll
and she sank i'll about 80 minutes in - fahoms Of
water The steamer was cut down about 10 feet.
She has given up her charter and will have to to
Nagas ak to repair They admit that they
light, but not in time to clear The truth is they
saw our light in ample time but thought il a
Junk and 1t did not matter much whether they run
her down not. Our light must have been visible
at least miles. 1 think you will see at once that
it was a careless, stupid piece of business. 1t is
one of the clearcst cases that ever heard of fer
the Carver-ust as clear as ii had been at an
Choir and the steamer had run me down. She
runnlnS Il race with another steamer. The ship
and cargo together have been sold for 1880. |
have GbcIled the steamer, but if don't begin suit
at once must release her. know it is poor place
to 90 to law, but with such case there can be no
doubt. There is no court here and it will have TO
be tried in lokahama, where had TO go to have
the steamer libeleG.
The second letter is from Yokohama and is in
part repetition of the foregoing. 1t also reviews
the testimony presented before Naval Court of
Inquiry at Kobe, to if the certificate of the cap
tain of the steamer should be suspended and which
Capt. Dow pronounces onesided affair.
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