The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-05-12
Searsport Locals.


Peter Ward left by steamer for Boston
Saturday.
The salmon catch has been very hight the
past week.
Schooner Brunette left Tuesday hay lad
en for Boston.
Harry Mason left Monday to visit his moth
er at Argentine, Kansas.
c. 0. Sawyer & Co.. have secured the ser
vices of Fred NJ. Perkins of Penobscot.
Clement & Adams have their awnings
up, an indication that summer is approach
ing
Capt George A. Carver, of New York, al
rived Tuesday to attend the funeral of his
sister,
Many of our people regret that DR.. F. E.
Follett has decided To leave here and locate
at Rockland.
Will Smith having resigned conducter
of the mail route, Frank Jackson has ASSUME
ed the position.
Wilson \. ColSon, who has spent the Will
ter at Daytona, Florida arrived home 10y
train Monday evening.
Rev. A. j. Rael>litf, who occupied the Cen
tral street church pulpit Bangor, Sunday an
rived here by steamer Penobscot. Monday.
Z \. Sargent. al his lew place, SnnvieW
FAR is making speciality Of Brown Leg
horns H. l. having great sale of the eggs
lol ateling.
Mrs D. S. Beals Will hold ler annual
ope ing of spring millinery Friday and Sat
urday, May 18th and l4th, Trimmed bon
nets and hats specially.
f. W. Nichols will be ready for business
N his new photographic room next week.
He has engaged Mr.. f. E. Thompson, of Ev-
errtt, Mass, as AN assistant.
w. \. Smith. of Rockland, Who owns TIL.
photograph gallery here, recently occupied
hy +. y. Colson, has opened it the past week
and is having good run of business.
\ philanthropist has placed in the hands
,uartermaster Wentworth a present for each
of the veterans, who will be present at the
regular Post meeting, this (Tlursday) even
ing.
difv l.. u. Evans, of Camden, will preach
at the Congregational Church next Sunday
in exchange with Rev. Il. G. Harbutt. Collec-
ton for the Maine Missionary society in the
morning,
The Women's Temperance Alliance will
meet with Mrs. J. NJ Bnrleigh Friday after
noon at 3 O'clock Mrs. Burlington of Bel
fast will he present and important business
will he Transacted.
The Searsport Harbor Amateur Dramatic
Club Will soon give tive aughabe farces, ell
titled Precious Pickle, and Box and Cox.
Refreshments will he served after the enter
tainment. Admission 1Oc.
Capt z. Pendleton found "A bundle con-
tanning pair Of new shoes which he is de
sirous of returning to the owner. Frank
Murtiand lost horse blanket coming from
Belfast last Saturday, and will get it if left
al the Post Office.
Mrs. Mary A. Nichols, who has been in
Boston for several weeks under the treat
lnent Of DE- Bradford. a celebrated occuist.
arrived home by steamer Penolscot Sat,lr-
day We We're pleased to learn that an OPP
Grafton for the removal Of cataract was sue
cesstully performed.
Died IN Seirsport, May 5th, Lydia S. Sar-
gent widow Of the late Winthrop Sargent,
aged ST years, l month, > days. Mrs. Sar-
gent was born in Belfast in 1906, and in 1874
came to this town, where She has since re-
4 RI, f,l l
,lren of John and Hannah Patterson. Four
brothers survive her, Capt. Il. f. Patterson,
of Searsport, Austin Elerson and Mark who
reside in the west. The funeral services took
place Saturday afternoon from her late resi-
denre.
w. E. Grinnell has thoroughly renovated
the Searsport House preparatory to the sum
mer's business, which he expects will be
large. Mr. y. {. Shute has made additions
to his livery stock and carriages. Among
other things he has added a new hack, IA
twelve passenger blackboard and a nine pas
senger Bar Harbor blackboard with all the
modern Improvements back cuSl-
ions, and thorougll-brace extension, and now
has one of the best equipped stables in this
section.
The Winterport correspondent of the Wing
in attempting to give Il description of sport
at Swan Lake got way off ON time. He said
NO fish had been taken from Swan Lake u1-
Ill wlthina bout ten years. Bless your heart,
my friend, our ancestry lived out of that
pond when they first came here, and for
about twenty years parties from SearSpurt
have tished there more or less each year.
one season capturing "A, weighing about l54
pounds-am average of about three and half
pounds each-two weighing six pounds each.
SO you see You can't tell Searsport fishermen
anything about fishing in Swan Lake.
OBITUARY. Died in Searsport May 9th.
Mary E., wife of John II. Lane, aged ~ years
and 10months. Mrs. Lane was the daughter of
the late John and Elizabeth Carver, was
born i'll Searsport July 3D. 1854, and was the
third of eight rhildren four of whom sur
vive. She married John II Lane Mar DIST,
the exception of two years in Portland Mrs
Lane united with the lst Congregational
Church here March !, 1879 under the pastor
ate OF Rev. j. f. Adams, and has ever lived ii
consistent Christian life She vas an honor
AIRY member of the Christian Endeavor Socie-
tN, Secretary of the Foreign Mission Dept.
of the Womens Missionary Society and a
,l,,, IL.