The Republican journal., 1895-10-31

Il. u. PANE OF Portland spent sunday IN
town.
Bark Edward Kidder has been condemned
at Valparaiso.
Bernard Merithew arrived home Saturday
evening by train.
Capt. Andrew NJ. Ross arrived from Hiogo
Monday evening.
Monthly contribution at Congl. church
next Sunday morning.
Capt j. G. Pendleton and wife are spend
ing several weeks at Boston.
Capt. Andrew L. Carver Of Minneapolis
arrived by train Monday evening.
Miss Sarah J. Houston left last Saturday
for Saltwater where she will spend the win
ter.
Schooner E.L.Warren has been loaded with
hay by A. E. Nickerson for the Boston mar
ket.
Mrs. James T. Erskine has gone to New
York to join her husband, who lately arriv-
ed there from Zanzibar.
Pike Bros have sold their milk business
to Charles A. Eames, who will take charge
of the route Nov. LIST.
The Searsport National Bank closes daily
at 3 O'clock ?. NJ, excepting saturday, when
it will close at noon.
Mrs. Abby S Merrill has gone to Brook
Ign, n. Y, to spend the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. K. w. Fowler.
Arrivals Mrs. E. G. Carver, Capt. W. II.
West and daughter Ida, Foss Hamilton.
Fred Z. Whtcomb, Julia b Sullivan.
capt. j n. Putnam was called to Boston
tn. past week by the illness of Wilbur Gerry
who has a severe attack of spinal trouble.
Sears Lodge, l. o. o. F., will confer the
initiatory degree on several candidates Fri
day evening Refreshments will be served.
Miss Charlotte I. Sibey will speak on
temperance in the Congregational church a
week from Sunday at the evening meeting.
The Congregational sociabe will rleet
this, Thursday, evening with Mrs. j. q.
Nickes. All are cordially invited to be
present.
Mrs Lucy A. Nickels is offering a fine
opportunity to anyone wishing steam heat
ing apparatus SHE has full outfit for a
large house which will be sold at a very low
figure.
MIR. Harbutt lodges with great APP
pre- citation the gift during his vacation, by
the young ladies of his class in the study
Of evolution, OF handsome study chair.
The Congregational society are preparing
a missionary box and all art cles contribute
=, 1aft ba nfA
MacDougall, where further information can
be obtained concerning the destination Of
the box.
Capt. Pendleton and Mate James Parse of
ship w. ii. Conner, charged with cruelty to
Cook Mcnamara We're before the U. S.
Court at Portland for three days last week,
and result of the hearing both We're dis
charged Monday, and the cases against them
mol pressed. The Portland papers devoted
great deal of space to the evidence, but it
is not worth while TO make a long story of
it. The cooks story disproved IN all
essential particulars. Before the close Of
the hearing tile Portland Press published
the following:
The chief topic of interest along the water
li'iit 0soeiush " dS inc vase VI NaIpaii tll-
dietoh OF the SNIP conner, anu the eNlfaor-
dlnarN charge ~ cruelty tnat was brought
against hlm ny Cooh Mcnamara. Inc gen.
era opihloh seehr" 20 ne that the STORY IT
Tie defence was q huch more prohable one
IMAM the story of the Complainant. Seafaflng
men who know Captain Pendleton utterly
dlscredlt the story OF the cook and declare
that the captain Is incapable OF any shcn
cruelty, AMI that hls manner and lace would
convince amy lalrmihueu man TO the con-
ufary One retired Portland sea captain
SAID that sailors Will take advantage OF the
least opportunity to make such complaints
OF the oiileers ana that they Will not scraple
10 invent all manner OF stories. He himself
mad been arrested tour OF hive times IN New
YORK. There was lawyer there who made
II ms business TO hunt up just such cases
against the officers OF ships and cause their
arrest and bother tAem INTO paying over $40
or 500 TO get rld OF nm He would send his
agent 10 every ship that arrived and this
agent would go among the sailors and ask
them II they hadn't some grievance whereby
they could bring SUIT for damages against
the officers. Tins agent would induce the
sailors to bring such complaint when they
thing otherwise OF conrs4 the LAWYER k4nr
the whole as the lions share of whatever
tn anmes was illus eeai'S s'oieh ifoii 'he cap
Once in Matanzas this captains mate slap
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