The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-03-04
SearspOrt Locals.

Searsport Locals.
These zero days have been hard on the coal
piles.
Fred Chase has been visiting Dr. p. r. Nichols
this week.
No western mails were received here from Fri.
day until Tuesday afternoon
Frank G. Nichols froze his nose Monday while
delivering orders from his store.
The spool mill shut down Monday for cleaning
boiler and making monthly repairs.
Our sea captains report the lowest barometer
Friday ever known in this latitude.
Several storm stayed travellers were at the Sears,
port House Friday, Saturday and Sunday
John Putnam is making up about six hundred
yards of duck for ship j. G.. Potter, Capt. II. G.
Curtis.
Owing to the extreme cold weather sunday the
Cong. society held their services in the Y. NJ C. A.
rooms.
The telephone bell was kept ringing Turing the
late storm answering inquiries in regard to trains.
boats and stages.
The yapor the bay Monday held on all day,
and the thermometer marked below zero in the
middle of the day.
James Fclka is canvassing the county for the
steam cooker made by a. T. Quimby and is meet
ing with good success.
Dry hard wood is very scarce in this market, as
the roads have been in such condition that none
could be hauled in.
A list OF the freight saved from the Cambridge
has been received ana includes several pieces be
longing to traders here.
Mr.. H. 5 Hobbs who has been organizing Labor
Leagues in Maine, visited Scarsport last Thursday
in the interests of the order
The scholars of the harbor district presented
their teacher, W. F. Bmnens. Il very beautiful
writing desk at the close of the winter term.
One of our weather prophets has solved the
mysteries of the late storms. 1t is the total eclipse
of the sun to occur to morrow, March 5tn.
Iinrman Clay, of the Western Union uotwith-
standing the intense cold and bad travelling, was
looking after wires in this vicinity Tuesday
Fred Allen who attended the primary school in
the Pendleton district taught By Mrs. Perkins, re
ceiyed the first prize for rank of scholarship.
Many of our traders have closed their stores
evenings the past week, dcclning it economy as
the price of oil used would exceed the profits.
Quite Belfast party got loft at stockton, where
they went to attend drama aud hop, ana have
been strnging alou., home via. Searsport most all
this week
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storm Much credit is due the driven. q w Wood.
as he only lost two trims
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what was going on in the outside world We did
! not forget to sympathize with our city pcirhbors
who were plodtling along in darkness :nd ,loubtas
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