The Republican journal., 1895-09-19
searsport Locals.

week.
ID. H. Devereaux has returned to his home
at Brunswick, Ga.
Sch. Geo. Quincy has sailed for Bangor to
load for Newark, N. J.
Capt. Clifton Curtis of ship Belle Of Bath
arrived home Tuesday
Williston Grinnell and Joshua Adams Of
Camden were in town Tuesday.
Blanche Ross is attending the Bellows
School for young ladies in Portland.
Capt Warren F. Mills of San Francisco
was at the Searsport House last week.
Sch. David Rivers, Capt. Chas. A. Colcord
sailed for Philadelphia last Wednesday.
Mrs. Emma D. Cocord has returned to
Bucksport and offers her house here for rent.
Capt. G. W. Hichborn will take command
of four-masted schooner now building at
Bath.
j. A. Clement, G.. c.. Mcclure and j D.
Sweetser are at Swan Lake for the remainder
of the month.
Bark Lucy A. Nichols, Capt. Charles NJ.
Nichols has chartered to at load New York
for Hong Kong.
MI. and Mrs. David Bartlett leave for
their home in Cooperstown, North Dakota,
to-day, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Gooeh Of Boston
are visiting Mrs. Gooeh's parents, MI. and
Mrs. Charles Barney.
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Mass, arrived by steamer Tuesday ami are
visiting friends in town.
john NJ. Stevens announces that he will
be unable to give sttings in his photo
graphic studio after Sept. 25th.
Capt. George A. Carver and family, who
have spent the summer at their Moose Point
cottage, return to Brooklyn to-day.
William Stairs has begun suit against the
town of Searsport for alleged injuries receiv-
ed on the highway, for the sum Of $1,000.
Mrs. George b. Jennison and daughter Of
Lowell, Mass, arrived on steamer City of
Bangor, Saturday, and is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Lucy A. Nickels.
Hiram Sawyer and wife and Amy and
Lizzie Richardson of Pressure Isle are among
those who stopped off here from the Aroos-
took excursion Sept. 10Th.
The Aroostook excursion which touched
here Monday on steamer City of Bangor
was under the management of Rev. Charles
Harbutt, and like the others which he has
planned as means OF paying off the Congl.
church debt in Presque Isle, has proved a
great success. Mr.. Harbutr will remain in
town several days.
Rev. r. G. Harbutt and family, accomrani-
ed by Rev. Charles Harbutt and wife, are
spending the week at Swan Lake. Mr.. Har-
butt will be at home Thursday evening to
attend the reading at the parsonage, and
will hold services as usual Sunday. Next
week lie will attend the State conference at
Westblook, and the following week the
county conference at Jackson.
Jacob S. Nichols, who left Searsport at the
age of ten years, after forty years absence
made a visit to his native town this week;
and it was pleasant to see him among neigh
bors and friends ensieavorlng to separate in
his mind TO which strain of the Nichols
uitCu lllis Ot lidN Ole ptlbuStN vi uilG peO-
pie he had very little remem brance, but
AMY Of the old landmarks were az familiar
to him as in his boyhood days. MIR. Nichols
is at present located at Washington, Iowa,
having charge of the station of the Rock
Island railroad there. During the war he
was a member of the 9th Iowa Calvary and
was captured on Stoneman's raid and did
seven months service in Aniersonville.
OBITUARY. Died in Searsport, Sept 1lth,
Diantla W entworth. aged "a years, i months
The deceased was the wife of Freeand A.
Wentworth was born in Belfast and was
one of nine children Of the late John and
Diantha Wentworth. Her husband, son and
two sisters-Mrs. James N. Carver and Mrs.
Belinda Wentworth-survive. She has re-
sided in Searsport the past forty years and
has been member of the Congregationalst
church the past eighteen years. About four
years ago she had paralytic shock and
since then has been in an almost helpless
condition. In all this time she has endured
her suffering with quiet Chris; ian fortitude,
believing that all was for the best.
Surrounded by kind friends she has been
ministered unto to the last. The funeral
took place Friday, Sept 18th, Rev. R. G.
Harbutt conducting the services. Died in
Searsport, Sept. 18th, Nancy F. Park, aged 80
years, ) months. Mrs. Park was the daugh-
ter of Samuel and the granddaughter of
James Nichols, and was born in Searsport
April 90 1915. She married Benjamin Pen
dleton, Feb. 2, 1887, by whom she had three
children, two of whom-Mrs. Martha A.
Erskine and Mrs. Esther NJ. Grifin-sur-
vive. Capt. Pendleton died July 20, 1851,
and she afterward married Capt. John Park,
who died Dec. g, 1878. Since then she has
made her home with her daughters. She
joined the Congregationalist church in 1852,
and lived consistent Christian life for
more than forty years. Her funeral services
took place from the residence of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Griffin, Sunday afternoon, Rev. r.
G. Harbutt officiating.
SHELDON TRUNDY. A quiet but very
pretty wedding occurred at the home of Mrs.
Laura Trundy in Searsport, Tuesday morn
ing, Sept. 18th, (the 10th anniversary of her
own wedding day. when her youngest
dau, liter, Jeanette Carleton Trundy was
married to Frank Merritt Sheldon of Somer-