The Republican journal., 1892-03-24
Searsport Locals.

the conference room.
A. T. Clements large new stable is ap-
preaching completion.
Women's missionary meeting Friday even
ing at o'clock with Mrs. Mosman.
w. c. 7. Alliance meets with Mrs. Roul-
ston Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Glee Club wish to hire piano or Or
gan. Address c. g. Carley, Prest.
The Searsport Juniors have begun drill,
going through the evoutions without arms
Frank f. and viii Curtis saw a flock of
wild geese alight in a field on the shore road
Saturday
W. NJ Parse is rushing the clothing man
ufactory business, and is in want of good
pantaloon makers.
The warrant for school meeting in Union
District is posted, calling the meeting Tues
day evening, March 29tl.
W. +. Grinnell has a new lot of horses al
has sale stabIes-;mong them some good
,tray horses and also some good drivers.
Mlal Sargent and wife have Invitations
out inviting friends TO a celebration of the
18th anniversary OF the.r marriage. March
10Th.
IT, Western Union Telegraph wires have
been .etns badly ihe past week. Much ot
TN ne mo communication to be had
east.
S;Auel George is very sick. Peter II.
Monroe has acted the part of good Salnari-
tal and taken linn into his house where lie is
kindly cared for
Capt Joseph H. Park, who has been a
voter III Sear>port for more than a quarter Of
It century, cast his first vote at the town
meeting Monday.
The large crew employed ON the nov
steamer tor the Ninalhaven route are drv-
my work rapidly, and il is said the steamer
viii be completed ahead of the contract time.
Several recent births i'll town have not yet
been reported. The law is Very strict on
this point, allowing but six days in which to
report and requiring the doctor and parents
to see it done.
The American flag displayed at the
tirst time on the arrival of steamer Lewiston.
She discharged of the largest freights
ailtled here for some time
The lady friends OF the Glee Club present
I'd them with fine water set last week
The handsome presentation was made by
one Of the young ladies, and 1eelingly re-
sponded to by a member of the club who is
TOO dittident to have his name appear.
The election of tive constables at the an
llIlal town meeting indicates that the au-
thuritieS are determined to suppress the
nuisance Of Young men disturbing public
gatherings, and using ngentlemanly lam
guage when kindly asked tn desist, as was
done at the fair last Thursday evening.
Town MEETING. At the annual town
meeting held March list the following Off
GERS We're elected: Moderator, f. H. Park :
Clerk j. Ii. sullivan: Selectnen \. Rouls-
ton. +. W. Robbins, j. \. Colson Agent,
B. O. Sargent; Treasurer. c. c. Hamilton
Auditor, c. E. Adams Supervisor, j. w
Brock: Collector J. ii. kneeland Fire
Wards, i. O. Sargent, W. O. Barney, II. n
A~'tN''i't9 -APll'lfiittb. L itt IiISll
school, ~50O.u0: Schools ~2Jo0OO; Text
Brooks, $1,000; Support Of Poor, S2oo0.0o;
Highway, 100000, Memorial Day, 5000;
Sears Public Library, 5000.
MARINE Ship Henry i. Hyde, Capt p
Pendleton, Jr., on the passage from New
\ lurk to San Francisco was spoken 23 days
ollt Feb I'd in 3 south - west-wlch indi-
ca1es more quick work by the Hyde. Ship
State of Maine, Capt II. &. Curtis, arrived at
Queenstown March 10Th, 125 days from Ia
coma. Ship IroquoiS, Capt. +. ID. 2. Nick
els. arrived at Havre March H. 12j DAYS from
san Francisco... Ship Luzon, Capt A. L.
Carver, arrived at New York March 21 l25
days from Hong Kong -. Schooner Brunette
sailed for Sandy Point Tuesday To load hav
lor Boston. Capt. William Hichborn is to
take command of bark Beatrice Havener
Personal. Miss Rosie Closson arrived
last week from Medtield, Mass Mrs. l.. g.
Paine arrived from Hartford, Conn, last
week. +. E. Merithew, of Pittstield, is Wis
ting his aged father and mother here .
Capt. j. n. Putnam, who has been at Quebec
the past winter in charge of steamer Penta-
goe1, arrived home Saturday evening Dr.
Z. W. Gould is at Augusta in the interest of
Maine fisheries Mrs. c. c. Hamilton left
by train Wednesday morning for Brooklyn
n. w.. Among recent arrivals are Capt. G.
w. Hichborn and Capt w. A. Griffin.
Mrs. \. l.. Carver left for New York We'd
nesday to Join Capt. Carver who has recent
ly arrived from Hong Kong.
The Congregational fair, supper and en-
tertainment held last Thursday evening at
given by the society. About four hundred
people We're accommodated for supper and
still there was food and to spare. The enter
tanlnent consisted of a Mother Goose recep-
ton and the ingenius costumes improvised
for some of the Mother Goose characters
showed much ingenuity. Features of the
programme We're the ten little indians, the
pantolninne of going to London to buy a wife,
and the reception of all the characters by
Mother Goose surrounded by her maids of
honor. The gross receipts We're S127, which
will net something over 500.
y WORD WITH Mr.. MADDoCKs. Luther
Maddocks, of Boothbay, in his article in the
Portland Argus, is wrong in his statement
that haddock, hake and cod are with us all
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