The Republican journal., 1885-01-15
searsport Locals.

Dr. j. A. Beecher has located in Boston and has
an Office at 1894 Washington St.
Samuel P. Morrow lst officer of ship A. J. Full
er, returned to New York Tuesday.
The ladies of the Cong. sociable will meet this
evening with Mrs. +. b. Sheldon.
Steamer katahdin left here Tuesday for Boston
at the usual hour of ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
There were eighty skaters at the rink Saturday
evening. Music will be furnished now every
week.
Capt. T. p Colcord left for New York Monday
to join his ship which will be ready for the last
of the month.
Miss Henrietta Nickels left by train Monday
morning for New York where she will spend
several months.
Dr. F. A. Davis and DR.. p. 2. Nichols represent
ed Searsport at the Knights Templar Bail at Bel
fast, Jan. Sth
}. A. Clement has been appointed by the Gov
ernor a warden to enforce the laws relating to
game and fisheries.
Bark Aberdeen built in this place in the year
1856 for the late Capt James Rice, was lost Bar
negat Jan. 9th.
Nearly seven hundred of the 1923 inhabitants of
this town taken by the census of 1850 are at sea
have moved to other places.
Capt. Phineas Penlleton has been quite sick for
several weeks, and left for Boston Tuesday where
he will receive medical treatment.
George f. Smith left by train Saturday for
Lowell, Mass, where he will attend the wedding
of his nephew Rev. A. IL. Thompson.
One of the haFpiest persons we have met is our
political friend Fred Ellis. He says the Christmas
Eft presented ~ his wife worth all those Civ
en- in Waldo County. 1t was a ten pound boy.
W Grinnell has sold the past week fine pair of
horses to Joshua Adams OF Camden also to Math
ews Bros, Belfast, fine horse which is half
brother OF the celebrated trotter "WatChnaker."
j. " Black began cutting ice for local use Tues
day 1t is about ten inches thick aad of very fine
quality He has facilities for harry, sting zen
Thousand tons, and is Reads to receive orders for
shipment.
Letters received from MIR j, a. CI,m, ut say
they are luNuratng i'll Fiprd, on rp Tomatoes,
lettuce, sc. and oranges "a fts r,rts per .undlrd.
We poor northcr.ers are even 'iriIl,,s vi ,n, cold
comfort of a sleigh ride
At the annual meeting OF Inc Stockholders of the
Searsport National Eanh, held at their banking
room Jan. l3th the following directors were elect
ed for ensuing year; J. u Pendlclon, J. Z. Nckels
y. b Ferguson, J. II. Lane, Il, +. Pendleton
The storm Monday was very severe here, and
several of the kiln wood schooners which were at
the docks loaded were severely damaged. The
waves beat with such force against the steamboat
wharf that the spray was thrown over the top of
the baggage house, and i'll the Me1ihew dock the
huge rollers striking it with such force would
cause tie water to fly twenty-five feet i'll the air
Capt Jere g. Park of the ill fated ship Alert was
In town last week, and removed his household
goods to West Harwich, Mass. where he will re
side We are sorry to lose so genial citizen, but
what is our )ss is the "Cape folks" gain. BY the
way, we noticed in last weeks issue the account of
the loss of the ship, and the healing had it "a
Stockton Captains story of pers at sea- Capt.
Parks home has been in this town, not Stockton.
Two of our sea captains who started out for a
drive one day last week met with a mishap, fer
tunately before they had fairly cleared from the
stable yard. One of the hind wheels crushed down
completely. Their experience remin Is us of Il story
one Of our marine friends used to tell of two young
sailor men who started out for lark, and having
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their return. when one remarked: "Joe. | tell You
there is something the matter with this carriage"
The other replied "Zeke, the carriage is al right
the trouble is with you" But tell you it isn't all
right. She never would pound if there want
something wrong aft" At last they met man who
said "Why, gentlemen, you will spoil your hind
axle" Pulling up they aghed and found one of
the hind wheels off, whereupon Zeke said "There
joe told you there something the matter with
this carriage"
The Ladies Relief Corps publicly installed Off
GERS last Thursday evening 1t has been our pleas
ure and privilege to witness the installation service
OF very many organizations, but We never witness
ed one where the whole society appeared so deter
mined the ceremony should prove success and
where such interest was manifest OF course the
exercises were of high order and every thing was
done with due decorum and to the letter of the law
Mrs. As NTH Dutch was installing officer She
presided with great dignity and administered the
oaths of Office anG various charges with the ease
and grace OF an cid hand at the business, and we
were surprised when informed that this was her
first attempt at any thing of the kind. Mrs. Manser
who acted as Marshal, moved with the precision
of veteran and no grenedier guard ever came
up to q superior officer with a prettier mill
tary salute than she in presenting the several OFF
squarer angles than she in her various evolutons
about the han. The officers evidently Understood
their part and each responded in a manner plainly
showing that judcious selections had been made to
fill each and every station. After the installation
in various games and a general socitble Members
the Post present no had installed their
prior to the Ladies and had gone through the eNer
cises in a haphaznrd sort of way without much
preparation somewhat chtgrined and tried in
various ways to explain it. One comratie said "Oh
you wait until next year, Wen show you" But,
gentlemen, remember the Relief Corps will be an
old organization then. 1t is a new one now We
can only say-loOk well to your aurels, Comrades
IsLEsBoRo. The store of Herbert Do ge, situat
e., near the Union Hall destroyed by fire on
saturday evening last. Insured.
FREEDOM The 7th spring term al the Academy,
will open Mon'lay. March %. and tinue ten
weeks uud, the instruction of Prince L Luce.
MONTvILLE. The wife and daughter a. Rtv. c
PiTlhgton have returned from "a rAt, i r,t Visit
among relatives in Arou-Iook. Tuu ,uu- Attr
attended the ST john seminary al rr,.-gie Isle
This her first itrn....N 90 I.l-,. d., ,rtrli
that q. f. Morse is ~ IL ID, Io,. .,I A.. in. to
negotiate for slnalt lti'u t.ui cntrr.... Mrs.
Hannah Mears ucd on thr SIR inst H-,d IS Wears
She has been helpless sufferer tor mdny Years.
For the past year She has been unable to iced her
self The funeral took pace sunday Rev. c. Pur.
ingtOn otlici ting. On the Sth inst Mrs PAY son
died of paralysis, at the residence of her son IL.
l.. Pay son. The funeral took place Saturday, ser
vices by Rev. T. b. Gregory of Belfast. The
little girl wife of Charles Davis has Il boy baby.
Tie difference between the mother and child Is
about IL years Herbert Ryan and wife have
lately helped to keep up the population of Mont
Vile
SEARsMoNT. Mr.. Herbert Cobb returns to Mid.
dleton, Conn. sometime this week. Mr.. Charles
Gum returns to Jafery, n. H., where he is EN-
ployed in the shoe knife manufacturing shops...
Mr. a. III. Clements has his shop nearly completed.
He will use the ground floor himself for black
smith shop One half of the second floor will be
used by Allie Thayer for barber shop the other
half by kingsbury Dckey for custom boot and
shoe mandatory. Owing to the bad travelling
the officers elect of Invictus Grange were not in
stalled last Wednesday evening. Mr.. Hunt, who
was to oflciate, could not get here Those present
enjoyed themselves. The invited guests were en-