The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-08-13
Searsport Locals.

Henry II. Grant returned from California Friday
Mr.. Edward IIamn,, piano tuner will be in towr
next week
Arrivals Capt j. A. Carver, Mrs. Annie Carver
Peter Ward.
Joseph Palmer, of Kansas City, Is visiting his
sister Mrs. q. F. Smith.
We have been unable to get full description OF
Deer Isle from any of them.
Mr.. M. F. Kicker, manager for the Maine Benefit
association, spent Sunday here.
Rev. A. j. Rackf of Skowhegan, will preach at
the Congregational Church next Sunday.
One hundred and ten persons from here went on
the excursion by steamer katahdn Monday.
The remains of Capt. James N. Carver Jr were
buried at Smthve below Wilmington, n. c.
Sir Knights Grnnell and Putnam have been on
an excursion this week with their Commantery to
Bath.
Andrew Ii. Lorimer, who advertises change of
business, has been selling his stock of groceries at
auction.
Sch. Banner, Capt. John Closson, arrived Mon
day with a cargo of dry spool wood, the first dry
stock delivered here thi. season.
| Letters received from GcorgetownS. c. announce
the death otIIenry b. Wright, which occurred sud
denly Aug. 7th and was caused by paralysis of the
| heart
| q. L. Field was out fishing Thursday and caught
a mackere - inches long that had rubber band
around its neck just back of the gills which had
worn III 4 of an inch.
f. w. Robbins horse ran away Tuesday when
coming down Mt. Ephraim road and came near
throwing Miss Robbins, who alone i'll the
carriage, upon the curb stones in front of Sargent
X Matthews.
A telegram received here Saturday said that the
ship Phineas Prediction was burning at Manila,
and that the vessel and cargo would probably be
| total loss. The ship was commanded by Capt.
William II. Blanchard of this place.
Rev. Mr. Bowker. former chaplain of the 26th
Me. Regt. has been visiting Capt. j. c. Nickels
family. The chaplain met in this vicinity large
| number of the members of his regiment, and was
delighted, were the boys to again clasp hands
afte" y years
Business was suspended here saturday, and
memorial services were held at the Congregational
Church. Remarks We're made by Revs Smith,
Bowker, Haskell, and RackG. Freeman McGil-
very Post attended in body, ana the church was
|
The Flora Myers theater troupe are giving several
entertainments in Union Hail this week. The
plays good AMI the parts well taken by the
company. MIR. W. Purcell is fine orator, and in
his part as Enorh Arden is especially fine. The
company will play at Dcnslow Hall stockton, Fri
day and Saturday evenings.
Foss Hamilton has the banner method for un-
loading ysierious looking barrels, suddenly, and
on the whole not ungracetully. He arrived from
Belfast Friday noon with Il barrel i'll Il hay rack,
aud when his destination swung the horse
off, turned the hay rack the side, the barrel rolled
out, aud the rack rightcd, with the help of small
| boy bearing down on the corner.
Quite discussion was created by one of our
| captains making the assertion that the new ship
Frederick Billings launched at Rockport Tuesday
| was larger than from Whitcomb's corner to the
| BARRIERS shop. The usual wager Al once made
and the ship is 800 feet over ali, tape line was
bought aud the ground measured, and it
found to be 80 feet from Whitcombs store door to
the southwesterly corner of Dr. Stcphensons office,
the ship being 10 feet longer.
! CASIINE The ladies of the Orthodox society
| held Il fair IN town hall last Thursday evening.
| There We're for sale many useful and fancy arti-
| Giles, ice and cake and homemade confec-
| t:onery. They We're patronized very literally by
| both visitors and towns people. The net proceeds
amounted to nearly 500. The day Of Gen Grants
funeral was fifty observed here. The business
places were closed from to O'Clock p NJ. The
members of c. l.. Stevens Post, to the number of
D. formed in procession at their hall and marched
to the Orthodox church, the bell in the church toll
/ nrt nn A hoy ipI nto oh rich md nm
the aisle to the front pews, iirge was played by
| Prof Ernst Perabo, who is summerng here After
the usual service by the Post, singing by the choir
and prayer b. the Rev. Mr.. Cushman, address
was given by Prof. Riddle. which brief but
| earnest and touching. The benecliction was pro
nounced by the Rev. A. Z. Ives. Hon. $. l.. Mill
ken was in town Thursday and Friday of last
week, and was warmly greeted by many friends.
| The visitors have been coming rather late this
year, but it is expected that they will stay until the
| middle last of September, making the season
about the usual length. Each boat during the past
week has brought goodly number, and we have
nearly a complement. f. G. Woodward, of
| Leadville, Col, formerly Of Damarscotta and Miss
Annie L. Whiting, daughter of Mrs. 5. H. Whiting
were married at her home Thursday, the
Rev. Mr.. Locke officiating Mr.. W. for
|
signed her position teacher of tue grammar
school last fall. She was general fasorte with
parents and children. The welded pair starred on
the afternoon boat They will spend short time
in Damarscotta and then proceed to Lea,iville....
| w. G. Phiibrook Esq. and wife Of Waterve
arrived in town ON Satul day, and are visiting his
father. Hon. l.. G. Philbrook Mr.. Z. Is principal
| of the high school in Walerve.
| WlNTErroRr. Capt. Besture Babbage, whose
| sickness was reported few weeks Since, died
Tuesday of last week. The funeral services
held at his late residence on Thursday afternoon.
He old ana well known sea captain, having
been master of a vessel for than forty years.
| He devoted husband and father and Kind
neighhor, upright and honorable in his dealings
and enjoyed the esteem and confidence of those
who knew him best. He leaves a wife and one son
and one daughter to mourn his loss...M Mrs. c. NJ.
| Chase and Mrs. A. f. Treat have been very sick
but both are getting BETTER. Memorial services
for Gen. Grant were held at the &. A. X. Hall by
the Warren Post and the w. r. c. on Saturday af-
| ternoon. The hall was appropriately decorated
and draped and the services were very sol
emn and impressive. Mrs Alexander and Miss
Bckuell of Belfast will give an entertainment at
Cnion Hall on Thursday evening of this Week.
On Friday morning last the house and farm build
ings of Mr.. Walton Downes, of Whites Corner,
were harmed. The fire was discovered about one
O'Clock 1t broke out in the barn and the flames
spread SO rapidly that in very short time house,
ell, barn and outbuidings We're totally destroyed
with nearly all their contents. There were in the
barn 3 COWS, horse. twenty five tons OF hay and
various farming tools A small part of the furni-
ture saved from the front part of the house,
but everything else was lost. The buildings were
all new, having been built only about three years.
The loss estimated at about 81 900, and was in
sured for only small amount. Mr.. Downes thinks
the barn set on fire by tramps. 1t Is an un
usually hard case and Mr. and Mrs. noWnes have
the sincere sympathy Of all their friends. Mrs
Joseph Brown of this place, has been visiting her
father, Mr. George l.. Uosmer, and other friends
at Deer Isle. The IIanoverian Family will give
an entertainment in Union Hall Tuesday evening
Aug lS They are great favorites here and as they
have recently added to their company should have
full house. Hon. Fred Atwood is to erect
| building 40X70 at Maplewood Park, Bangor, where
he will exhibit agricultural implements of every
description during the New England Fair. Mr.. Al
woods exhibit will be of the greatest interest to
The farmers and of the best of the entire fair
Among the late arrivals in town are Mr. Willis
Rowe and Miss Carrie Haley.
BROOKS. Hayng is mostly finished and the
next thing In order will be to harvest the grain