The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-05-03
SeaFspOFt Locals,

searsport Locals.
Capt J. c. Nichols is making trip to Philadel-
phia.
One Of the lowest tides here Saturday ever
known.
Sch. Brunette was loaded with hay last week for
Boston by A. E. Nickerson.
Capt. W. g. Nichols arrived home from New
York Friday evening by train.
DR. p. p Nichols who has been wrestling two
we eks with the measles is able to be out.
J. W. Black attended the annual meeting of the
Grand Lodge of Masons at Portland this week
Capt. e. w. Ilichborn is making Il short visit in
town, while his brig the II. c. Sibley is loading at
Boston.
James Pattee recently bought the Carlton colt
here. We congratulate him on having secured one
of the best family horses in this county
C.. z. Graves of Portland will be in town about
the middle of the month. Orders for piano or
organ tuning repairs, can be left at Clement 4
Adams.
Capt. T.. d. Blanchard purchased while in town
of Z. c. Hamilton the celebrated horse, known as
Bob which formerly owned by Capt. A. l..
Carver.
Arrivals Mr.. and Mrs. James McDougal Capt
W. 5. Crowel and wife, Capt. Charles Colcor,l and
wife, James Donley. W. Grnncl, Mrs. Matte
Eaton and son.
The funeral services of Parker j. Eaton, who
died at Somervillc, Mass, April oath took place
Friday afternoon at the residence of his father,
Mr.. Eliphalet Eaton.
Rev. r. G. Harbutt has been giving some inter
esting Sunday evening talks at the Cong. church
fol the past three or four weeks Last Sunday
evening the singing was special feature of the
exercises.
w. Grnnell received Tuesday by train another
large invoice OF horses, His stock on hand, num-
berng between forty and fifty horses, will be sold
or exchanged within the next two weeks-if Grin
nell strikes his usual gait.
Ahner Warren, chairman of the committee, as
sisted by the ladies of the NJ. E. societ y has been
engaged the past week in thoroughly rcnovating
and repairing the parsonage. Rev. n La Marsh
| takes possession this week.
An alarm of fire last Thursday was from grass in
the field south of Charles Pray's home, which was
thereby endangered, and an alarm was rung. The
department was promptly on hand but was stop
ped on the way to the fire. their services not being
| required.
I 1t is said there was a stranger in our town this
week IA little the worse for tange foot. lie tried
hard to get his stock repenisheti, but the nearest
to be procured, after nquring at every store, was
cider vinegar, with which he had his bottle filled
Prohibition is not failure in this place
| Seine broke and entered the Grinnell farm
| barn on the shore road recently. Nothing is miss.
ed, and it is presumed some tramp went In for q
nights lodging. He was quite mcthodcal, and it
is presumed quite large, he took out four panes
of glass with the sash between and laid the glass
carefully down by the side Of the building. Grin
nell thinks he took too much panes
ROUGH ON THE RATS. A correspondent sends
us the following note, written and signed hy a
Searsport girl nd put under the floor as note of
| warning:
| Dear Mr. Rats and family: We find it impossible
| to put up with your presence any longer. You
disturb sltmbers and we are not able to fill the
numerous mouths AMI think you had better leave.
10 take my advice, dear rats and mice. or we shall
he tempted to set the cat YOU. Up TO MIR. Grant s
they have plenty to eat and should advise you to
20 there.
Jesse Weber met with severe accident Sunday
afternoon. With others he was near the old Mark
| Colcord mill dam, and in attempting to step down
| upon rock in the side of the dam it gave wav,
precipitatins him into the water. In his fall he
broke his leg at the thigh, and would have been
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over two salmon in the boat one day last week,
and in attempting to climb the ladder at the steam
boat wharf with the box of salmon on his shoul
der, he missed his footing and went over back
wards some rirls ON the wharf raised IN outcrr
but as soon as Charles got To the surf,c. he ,iat
hro1lght salmon nj, th,t ,yov Fortunately tho box
| WAS securely nailed and the fish were saved
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