The Republican journal., 1885-08-27
Searsport Locals.

Many of our citizens are spending the week at
Northport.
John NJ Norris of Milford Mass. is spending his
| vacation here.
Capt. j. A. Carver has placed street lamp
near his residence.
Recent arrivals.-Amos Carver, Col. L. d. Carver
! L. ID. Havencr, f. X. Small.
Mr. j. F. Kidder, of Melrosc, Mass, is in town
| looking for mich cows.
H. E. Blethen and wife of Dexter were at the
Searsport house Monday.
Alexander Perkins of Norwood, Mass, a former
resident, is making short visit in town.
James II. Donley fell from ladder last week
and broke small bone in his right foot.
Sch. Abatross discharged cargo of lumber
! this week for william kilberts new house.
/ Mr.. Albert F. Sweetser left Wednesday morning
for Bethel where he has been engaged to teach in
| the Gould Academy.
| l.. A. Colcord, LIST officer Of ship Sea Witch,
commanded by Capt. Drew Of Boston journal
fame, is at home for short time.
Mr. Edward Harmon piano tuner from Boston, Is |
in town aud is prepared to do all kinds of work on
pianos at short notice
Master Bennett with gang is at work on steam |
boat wharf making needed repairs, intends re- !
piling and recovering the entire wharf.
Joel left for the westward Saturday. but finding
business duh in his line returned Tuesday. He |
says "hc guesses he will stay by Old Searsport |
little while longer"
Capt. A. g. Cosson has taken command of sch |
Avon, in place of Capt. J. q. Park resigned. Capt
Nicholas Parse will succeed Capt. Closson in the
command of sch. Empire.
Ell. Sargentis horse broke through steamboat |
wharf Sunday morning, and w.s badly injured. |
1t was at first feared one hind leg was broken
but it proves to be a very bad strain.
The ladies of Freeman Mctiiivery Relief Corps
entertained the members OF the Post at their hall
Tuesday evening, After partaking Of ice cream
the evening spent in social converse.
1t reported in the Journal last week that C. |
W. Vaughn, bridge builder, was in Belfast. We |
would suggest that negotiations he at opened
with him for bridge between Belfast and Sears- /
port.
The Cong. Sunday school had their annual ex- |
/ curson down the harbor Friday. Touching at |
| Northport two hours were spent on shore. |
All who participated pronounce 1t one of the events
of the season.
The Post of the q. A. r. will take their third an
nual excursion and picnic to Swan Lake Wednes- |
day Thursday of next week. The bill of fare |
will consist of clans from the coast and from
the interior Ii is hoped that all the comrades and
members Of the Relief Corps will be present.
Charles Smith informs us that last Wednesday |
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Nellie lluimby narrowly escaped drowning in the
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NINALHAvEN. Steamer Pioneer made an excur- |
sion Wednesday from this place to Northport ana
return Friday the steamer carried orr local ORA
matte company to Camden where they PLAYED the |
Octoroon.. Steamer Queen City made an excursion
from Winterport to this place last week some of
our shore fishermen are doing We'll Sch David
O-ier, at one setting of the travis las. week. got
sixty tubs of fish,. Mr. II, T. Carver is having his
store raised and Mr. Crandal is putting his back on
line, making decided Improvements. sen. Ab-
ble > Walker has loaded stone Tor W an state ami
Navy buildings at Washington; sch. Charlie VIII
lie, stone for New York ..Mr. ID. H. Glii'len, our
new postmaster, does not expect to take charge Of
the office until the beginning of The new quarter,
oct. lst.,. William Lane, a steNeuore, while at
WORK In the hold of sch George Prescott, on tues
Gay, fractured MS rlght arm by stone Whlch ne
| was slowing.
| Troy. John Berry has bought the Eugene Win
gate place at Eaat Troy..... Ed McCauslip is sell
inc nursery stock for j. l.. Merrick to be set next
| spring He is a good salesman and Mr. Merrick
will furnish good stock His sales last spring
| amounted to Sl5,0U0 He is one of Troys young
/ men VINO did not go west for change to make
money but went to work at home. Farmers have
harvested most of their grain and good yield is
expected. 1.-The busiest place In town for the past
month has been the blueberry bog Miss Carrie
Bryant is at home on a visit from Lowell Mass.
Every body is talking about the great fair at Bangor
and there vii! be grand rush for Bangor next
! weck.'.'M Mt George SeaNey ana Wile are visiting
at MS la'her s. fiias oeaVey from Auoulh' MIS-
hale mitchell Is so lar improved as 10 ne ape 10
ii"e '"' Ple"9'n' way ''.'''ilS' h'hiei 7"'" VIM
mas neoh connie" 10 the mousse ior some Time Is OUT
'f'i"'
/ BURNHAM. 4 match game of base bali between
the Twitchell Corner nine and the Burnham Village
nine played on the lattcr's grounds Saturday
afternoon, resulting i'll victory for the Village
nine i'll score of II to s. match game is to be
played between the above named clubs at Twtch-
Ell Corner next Saturday afternoon when the
1wltchcll Corner boys feel sure they can reverse
the above record....A party of four young men
from Clinton with young Sayward of this place
were capszed IN sail boat ON the lake Sunday,
about fifty rods from the shore and in 10 feet of
water Three of the party were unable to swim
and would have been drowned but for the assis-
lance rendered by SayWard, who got them safely
to shore, and then swan back to the boat unship-
ped the mast, threw out the ballast and brought
her in. He showed great pluck and endurance
=. Charles Gilmore and Orrin Harrington have
taken 300 lob of Mr. |. G.. Libby 1t consists of
blowing, removing stone walls and lowering the
bed of brook etc.. Rufus Gilmore has newly
painted his store which has very much improved
its looks
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