The Republican journal., 1888-02-02
EearspOrt Locals.

The monthly collection will be taken at the NJ.
+. church next Sunday.
John Putnam and crew at work sails fer
ship Henrietta now Mt New York.
l Captain James c. Gilmore will leave soon for
New York to take command of ship Henrietta.
Ship GOV. Robie Capt. W II. Blanchard, arrived
t at New York, Monday, 81 days from Shanghai.
A. NJ. Bennett while here secured the services
of Miles Towers and Nathaniel Ladd work for the
Chicago Beef Co. at Jersey City.
The }. O. J. Club will hold their regular month
ly meeting Tuesday evening, Feb It'll. Members
will please take notice, as business of importance
will he transacted.
Some of our older citizens are predicting cold
February from the fact that the last Friday in Jan
uary-the ruling day for the ut month-the Their
momotcr stood 10 below with Il strong north wind.
A party from stockton will take a sleigh ride to
Scarsport next saturday afternoon, with supper at
Grinnel's, and dance ate A. r. Hall. Gilmorc's
orchestra will be In attendance, and our Searsport
dancers cordially invited to join tie stockt, n
friends IN IL social evening
Miss Emma Mortland will begin term of priv-
ate school in Union district high school room Mon
day, Feb. 9th. Miss Mortland has made a fire re
| PutttoH ds tcdtHcl, anu VIII no doubt receive
liberal patronage, as she Is heartily endorsed hy
all who have had children under her tuition
Dearborn, the lightning SAW Glor, is again with
Us for short. Stay. He says in his advertisement
The cheapest, quickest and best saw rep:iIercyer
III the state And after watching his work, We
have concluded to more than endorse his state
lheht and make ii New England. He is located at
the arehway store, nexttp The post office.
We, with the rest Of New England, have about
all the show 10 the square inch desire, though
frtm reports We are lot so well favored in that
spcct the western part OF the State. The storin
however, has developed the fact that road ma
chimes make Iine winter brcakeis-osroriallv fora
winter Ike this. We suggest a trial of them hv
our SUI eNors.
Mis- Amanda Mathews taught an excellent
| tenn e school iii district Ne. :. The following
| pupils were not absent OR tardy during the term:
Clara Ward, Clifton Ward, Edgar Wand, RAY
! mont Ward, Ii attic Feikcr, Kate Kneeland Hal
| kncelant. Bonnie Mudgett, Bert MGdget. Webster
staples, Ruth staples those not absent, but tar,lv
Frank Woodman, Harry Randall and Belr Nee
| land.
The ladies of the Cong society VIII give their
annual supper and sale at Union hail Thursday
/ Feb. e3l. The articles for the sale will copsis.
| largely of ap rons and bags Each lady of the so
| ciety is expected to furnish one of these articles
| This organization is doing 4 grand work. They
| have already the past year expended for church
| purposes $lG7 and hope to raise an equal amount
| tho present year. Their entertainments are al
| ways ilberaliy paronized and their patrons are
always sure of receiving an equivalent for their
money.
| Capt James J. Perry died Monday evening aged
| "a years. Capt Perry followed the sea for many
| years. Among the vessels he has commanded are
| sch Geneva, brig Benz. Carver brig e. C. Colson.
| bark 5. +. kingsbury, brig Emma l.. Hall, bark
| Clara +. M:Givery and bark Josephine. He was
| genial, open-l hearted outspokcn man and made
many friends wherever lie went He leaves two
| sons and a daughter to mourn his loss He was
| for many years member of Mariners Lodge F.
| A. NJ, and will be buried with Masonic honors
| this Thursday afternoon at o'clock r. NJ from
| his late residence
The delegates to the convention of the Woman's
| Relief Corps at Lewiston bad quite an eAnc,icucc
| and are loud in praise OF the treatment they re.
| ceiyed at the hands of Conductor Anderson and
the railroad officials connected with his train The
delegates, Mrs. Cynthia Hopkins Mrs Orilia Whit
comb, Mrs Helen stephen and Mrs Abbie : Mer
rlll, left home Thursday morning before & O'Clock
arriving III Lewiston ABOUT three O'Clock Friday,
afternoon, having been "A hours the train, and
the most of them started without breakfast. All
went smoothly until within 4 mile of Greene ,he
train struck a drift about half mile long and be
came stalled i'll the middle of it. The conductor
and train hands untiring in their efforts in
behalf of the passengers of whom there were one
| hundred and ten. The inhabitants in the vicinity
were leyied upon for provisions. Coffee was made
thn il, I.nl-n
for drinking purposes and every convenience was
afforded in the ctboose for the morning BATH The
ladies speak in high terms Of the conduct of all On
the train. Not Il word Was spokcn l., any
during the tedious wait. The time was wied
away until long after midnight by salvation Army
| and other songs. After the train arrived at the
Lewiston depot the passengers met in one of tie
| waiting rooms and passed vote of thanks to
! Conductor Anderson and his assistants for their
generous treatment and efforts in behalf of the
snow bound travellers.
The antiquarian supper and entertainment Tues. |
day for the benefit of sears Library, notwhst;nd
ing the bad travelling, called ont Il full house |
Although little deception was used in regard
the Bangor Gcc Club there was a good deal of
truth in the advertisement. for the grotesuue fir
ures on the curtain DID come from Bangor, though |
lit N'i'tH; tdtcS ana Hd1!tiS were local. Inc |
figures of the Club represented family of six
persons. The voices were supplied 10y Dr. Horn /
as father, Miss Blethen as the old, fat mother,
Mrs II. &. Curtis the older daughter, Collie |
Curicy as the older son, Mrs. Ida Adams a. the
little girl and Miss Miile Sllute as the wfistline
boy. The programme a good one. Opening !
With the "Dd 0akcn bucket" it was repletc with
fine selections from the minstrel songs of other
! DAVIS McSSrs CarIrv Field nd Mprithpyy in tuai.
| jubilee song with banjo accompaniment given
an encore aud accompanied by Mr.. sawyer rem |
| dercd the chant entitled The three little kittens
which provcda great hit, Miss Name smith in her |
violin solo was fine as was evinced by the rapturous
applause, calling her before tie curtain where she
made the sweetest little old fashioned curtsev, |
! which was received with another round of an |
plause Miss Lizzie Lane played fine accom- |
| panlmcnt throughout, which added materially 10
the melody. hountifu supply of provisions |
was as usual, donated and the antiquarian make
up OF the walters was the finest ever seen here. |
An ancient reminder, at the supper was one of
the lim little Misses going about among the tables
with SHUTTERS and tray to trim the candle wicks. A
feaure at the opening the grand march of the /
walters and attendants seats in the front part of
the hall, where in the closing piece they arose and
| Joined the club and entire audience in singing |
"Auld Lang Syne.' The entertainment Melted |
about fifty dollars. The affair does credit to the |
orignators, Mrs. Caro- Whittier and Miss Ada Rid
ley, who deserve the thanks of the reading public
who paronize the library.
| SEAHsMONT. J. +. Mcdowell, o. l.. Fuller, |
| Alexander Cooper and Austin Mariner have been
| drawn as jurymcn 10 attend the L. :. Court at
| Portland next wcek....At the last meeting of
Scarsmont Lodge \. O. L. W. the following officers
were elected NJ. W., j. W. Farrar: F., /. u.
| Dyer; o., j. g. Knight Recorder L. A. Jones:
r., II. f. Holmes; r., l.. Lincoln; g., j. W. Pear
| son; /. W, c. f. Morse; o. W., A. T. Toothaker.
| L. {. Poor representative to the Grand Lodge.
| The officers will be installed Monday eve. Feb. 6
| by Dr. +. A. Porter of Liberty The worst snow
storm FOR many years commenced last Thursday.
1t continued through day and into the night. The
| next day the wind blew and blocked the roads SO
! badly that we got TO mail from Thursday morn
ing till Sunday night. 1t is tho light that Is inches
| of snow fell.
CAsrlNE. The severe weather reported in dit
ferent localities did not slight us. Our streets are
seldom seen in worse condition, being elect,ally