The Republican journal., 1888-11-01
searsport Locals.

DIR. J. H. sylvester of Castine was in tow, ,,i
week.
Melvin Whittnm arrived HON. from Pressure Isl,
Saturday.
Amos Dow left last week to go third officer n
ship Lucy A. Nickels.
crew of carpenters have been making renair
on the Methodist parsonage
! Rev C. l.. Haskell is in town and will occur,
the Methodist pulpit next Sunday
Mrs B. {. Smith and daughter Mamie have been
visiting Il. p. Smith at Boston.
James L. Woodward, proprietor of the What
| Cheer House, Riverside, r. L., was in town Wed
nesday
| Miss Fannie +. Smith, who has spent severa
weeks In Boston and vicinity, arrived home Ia Il
| saturday.
| Capt. George knoA has been placed in comman,
| OF sch. Brunette, Capt. James Waterhouse having
! resigned.
Mr.. Williston tirinncll has secured the service,
of Charles ii. Crosby, of Belfast to take charge
of the Searsport House.
| Mr.. Isaac Closson of Lincoln has baryained for
4. 5. Wormels residence. MIR. and Mrs Woimcli
will soon leave for the south
schooncrs Lemuel Hopkins and William Bntnam
lumhcr laden from Bangor were in port this week
and sailed Tuesday for New York and Quincy,
Mass.
Fred Whitcomb picked ripe raspbclries from
the vines of Mr.. McDou gal the last day of Octo-
Der. The vines where the berries obtained
sun enough to ripen with
Capt. Phineas Pendleton, of searsp,rt, is in the
city, the guest of James Dunning, ESQ. lie is one
OF the oldest shipmasters In New England and
enjoys the best OF health Bangor Whig Oct. &c.
J. $ Ferguson, who is attending the Maine
State College at orono, was in town tbs week lie
has been engaged to teach in Sari.s, Aroostook
Co. and will leave for there Thursday.
Mrs. William NJ. Upper, who has been spend
ing the summer with her father, LEFT for Br,lns-
wick Ca. Monday. Capt. Devcreaux contcnpltrs
spending the winter with her and will leave in !,
few weeks.
II. *. Chadwick, whom our older citizens VIII
remember in business here twenty wears ago, cane
among Us again this week and has opened ready
made clothing store in the Merthew building next
to the postoilicc.
Capt. +. r. Nichols sends us copies of an extra
Of the Ocean Chronicle printed on the voyage from
L. = ,
days passage Capt. L. p. is expected Eomc soon
and the ship will be commanded by his brother
Capt. W. G. Nichols, who left for New YORK Mon
day.
Mrs f. w Gordon had a birthday last SATURDAY.
her cightieth, and FOR aged a woman is remark
ably clear in intellect. 1t is pleasure to hear her
talk of the days long ago, as her memory is filed
with "reminiscences of events with which the older
inhabitants of Searsport and Belfast were connect
cd, and She has not lost interest in later events
hut delights read and listen to the reading OF
the weekly papers.
After the inspection of Freeman Mctsilvery Re
lief Corps by Mrs. inzctta A. Small of lewiston
Junior Vice President of the National and Pres-
dent of the Department of Maine W. X. C.. last
Tuesday evening, the comrades gave a reception to
the distinguished visitor and the ladies of Corps :
An impromptn entertainment was gotten up, cola
ton served, and the remainder Of the evening occu-
pied with remarks by Mrs. Small and members Of
both corps and post concluding with the presenta
ton to Mrs. small of a beautiful basket Of cut
loWerS. The evenings exercises very pleas
ant and the inspecting officer reports the corps
well up IN its work of fraternity, charity and
loyalty
Col. John :, Lockwood, of Boston, sent j. "
BLACK one Of Darius Cobbs picture, which has
been presented to the Post t. A. Il. here, and now
alorns the walls of their beautiful hall. This is a
very simple picture, only rough whitc-washcd
door, the door of a shed or barn ana hanging
against it an army cap, faded and elouchci, iii
ialdated hayersack, and Il c.lnteen with its cloth
covering gone and spots Of rust gathered on its
battered tin surface. But these have a world OF
meaning to the veterans, and when presented to
the Post, with the reading of the poem written by
Capt. Jack Crawford the present was received by
the comrades with hearty applause.
HOMES AT SEA. The general impression among
landsmen is that captains and seamcn hook upon
ship simply ao means of livelihood and of getting
from one port to another While this may be tlue
with large proportion OF sailors, nevertheless
there are some interesting and delightful eXccp-
tinns to what may he considered a general rule.
There are captains commanding splendid sailing
ships making long voyages TO remote parts of TIN,
world, whose only home is their ships They hav.
their wives and children on board ;tnt! all of the
household duties, education and cultivation of
tastes 60 ON just if they We're on shore. The
ship is their home and their world, and has the
great advantage of changing Its location without
losing It's attractions and power as home. Every
port visited affords fresh and agreeable, Soca and
intellectual aitlition with mankind i'll an never
ending variety, enhanced by continual change
Of scenery amt climate.
One Of the happiest Of these sea homes is that OF
our friend Can't f. + Nichols OF the good shin
Frank Pendcton, which makes many Il long vOv-
age. The Captain has his home ut sea well as
land, and his wife and daughters always accumpa-
ny him IN his voyages arouad half the word.
The cabin and sttierooms are charmng!y com
Portable and bear thousand evidences of the
presence OF woman : hand. There is "A well select
ed library, piano and queer enough, midget ot
a newspaper which l. set up, printed and publish
ed by the captain -cumpositor-etiitor who wile-
away many pleasant hour in his work. Thus
does he surround himself on the houndlrsS deep
with all the sweet and gentle influences OF home,
and yet perform AL the ariunu- duties Of = cont