The Republican journal., 1896-05-21
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Eugene Kneeland of Boston is in town fora
few days.
Reading at Congl. parsonage this, Thurs
day, evening.
Gilkey farm.
Capt Geo Mcclure is in Boston for optl-
cal treatment.
j. NJ. Stevens will open his photosrap
studio June 18th.
A. j. Nickerson and wife left by train for
Portland Tuesday.
Stated meeting of Mariners Lodge Tues
day eN ening, May 26th
Mrs. Matilda Nichols and son Alex. ar
rived home Wednesday.
Sch. Emma w Day sailed Tuesday with
a cargo of hay for Boston
Capt. A. V. Nickels left Monday for a
business trip to New York.
Chiidren's Day will be observed at the NJ.
f. Church Sunday, June 14tn.
Mrs. II. p Carver and daughter Florence
arrived from Boston Thursday
G. V. Turgeon Of Lewiston was registered
at the Searsport House Friday.
Our sportsmen have reported good catches
of trout at Swan Lake Tile past week.
Harold Crane Of Bucksport was in town
tins week, the guest OF Bert Colcord.
Capt John W MeGilvery and wife re-
turned from A Alameda, Calf, Thursday.
Sch. Senator was loaded with hay by A.
f. Nickerson the past week for Bar Harbor,
Nekerson & Bailey have just completed
saving over six Hundred cords Of spool tim
Der.
Miss Edie CHM of Bucksport and Miss
Winnie Thompson of Trenton were in town
Friday
W. E. Grinnell has been renovatng the
Searsport House preparatory to the summer
business.
Capt. James 6. Pendleton celebrated his
seventy-tifth birthday Tuesday by dinner
party to relatives.
Cyrus True has been making extensive
improvements on the Fowler place, which
he recently purchased.
II. Mead went to Orono Saturday to at
TEND the ball game between Maine State
College and Bowdoin.
A. P. W Wentworth, who has been spending
several weeks i'll Massachusetts, returned
by steamer Sunday morning.
Mrs. James Davis left Monday for Port
land, where she will make her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Eugene Ames.
A knight Templar watch charm was lost
in the village Tuesday and the Sir Knight
will give barrel of -four to the finder
E. S. Cyphers has nearly completed the
log cabin on Mt. Waldo, which will be used
by pleasure parties visiting the mountain.
Capt w H West left for Boston Wednes-
day to joln his schooner, the Sallie ron.
E. L. Warren and wife of Bucksport We're
III town this week.
Since his survey of Half Moon Lake for a
water supply Capt. Baker has received so
much encouragement that Searsport's water
works are practically assured.
W. Il. Close OF Bangor spent Sunday in
town. Mr.. Close is the inventor of the Close
Jog bell, the tirst one Of which was placed
Mosman's ledge twenty-five years ago.
A chorus choir from the Baptist church,
Belfast, under the leadership of MIR. f. S.
Pitcher, will give ID concert in the Congl
church here May 18th See later announce
nents.
Another ball game took place Saturday
between the junior nine of Searsport and a
similar club from Belfast. The game result
ed IN a victory for Searsport, with score Of
70 to 6.
Sch. Izetta, Capt. Henry Rollins, put in
here Monday, having carried away her jib-
boom III soiuall off Searss Island. D. y.
Mitchell furnished spar and she pro-
ceeded to New ork Wednesday,
Mrs. C. w. Hopkins and daughter Ella
are attending the graduating services of the
Theological Seminary at Bangor. Among
those who graduate at this time is William
C. Adams, a nephew of Mrs. Hopkins. Mr.
Adams has been engaged to supply the
church at Steuben for the summer
Misses Washburn and Hale, the lady mis-
sionares who have held meetings in the
Congl. Westerly and at the Harbor during the
past fortnight under the auspices of the Y
7. S. c. E., left for their home Monday
They work under the direction of the Maine
Congl Missionary Society and have done
good work in various towns. The meetings,
here have done much good in quiet way,
and have been helpful to many. By their
earnestness and bright kindly manner the
ladies have commended their work and won
sincere good wishes among our people.
Memorial Day.