The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13
Searsp 1T Locals.

Boston.
Dr. T. Prescott Morey arrived Tuesday
evening.
Monday.
Miss Ella A Hopkins is visiting friends
in Augusta.
Manly Foote succeeded in capturing the
Shaker doctors diamond ring.
Mrs S. A. Prescott, who has been ill for
some time, is slowly improving,
w. c. T. Hamilton of Minneapolis and c..
C. Hamilton OF Boston are in town.
Sears Lodge, l. o. O. F., will confer sew
eral degrees Friday evening. Banquet.
Ada E. Ridley, who has been absent sever
Al months, returned by train Friday even
ing.
There is prospect of securing the Baptist
choir of Belfast for a concert to take place
soon.
Capt. and Mrs. B. F. Colcord went to
Bucksport Monday to visit Mrs. E. d. Col
cord.
Tie Methodist socable will meet this,
Thursday evening with Mrs. Abram Went
worth.
j. &. Edwards, who recently died at Sa-
lem, Mass, was IA brother of Mrs. K. Z. Pat
terson OF this town.
The Searsport National Bank secured for
its customers five thousand dollars of the
government bonds
Edwin Staples returned Monday to Bucks
port, where he is taking the course in the
E. Nj. c. Seminary.
The Methodist society will hold their an
nual supper and entertainment Tuesday
evening, Feb. 18th
Geo. Y. Turgeon made short business
trip to Auburn last week in the interest of
Nichols, Monroe 4 Co.
Hugh Il. Nichols left by train Thursday
morning to join ship Abner Coburp loading
at New York for japan.
Ship Henry B. HYDE Capt. Phineas Pen
dleton, arrived at Liverpool Feb. 9th, 100
days from San Francisco
a leap year whist party was given at G.
A. r. Hail. Tuesday evening. A very en-
joyable evening was reported
Capt. G. f. Carver will command the steel
ship Charles r. Flint, recently bought and
repaired ny Flint & Co. of New York
j. W. Black, who has been at the Boothbv
Surgical Hospital, Boston, for treatment re-
turned by steamer Saturday much improved.
Geo. I. Read of Belfast has completed the
work of introducing steam heating apparatus
into the Searsport House, and the system
gives excellent satisfaction
The readings at the Union school rooms
every Friday evening, conducted by Super
visor of Schools Runnells, will no doubt
prove OF great benefit to the scholars.
Next Sunday being the nearest date to
Lincolns birthdays collection will be taken
III the morning at the Congl. church in be-
hail OF the American Missionary society.
Holders of the Northwestern debenture
bonds here have received dividends of ten
per cent. amounting to about $500 Those
holding the railroad series We're not includ-
ed in the Dividend
Rev. o. II. fernald, ID d., will deliver a
lecture al Masonic Hall on Masonry next
Tuesday evening. Members of Mariners
and PeNnal Lodges are invited to be pres
eut.
Sch. SaIie ron. Capt. q. B. Wheeler, ar
1IVed at New York, Feb. 9th, from Apalaclli-
cola. Capt W. II. West Will leave next
week To again take command of the schoon-
er. He vii he accompanied by his daughter
Ida.
Rev o, H. FernaId has been holding a Sc
RES OF Gospe! meetings i'll this village, aid
ca ny KEY. j. NJ Butfum, the evangelist,
with MAJ ktd success. One hundred peni-
tents have been to the altar for PRAYERS and
"'iitfs STOOD ur Tor the same purpose. The
place has not been so shaken IN wears. Mr..
Buftum Is mighty man of God
family of former Searsporters, who de-
serve success if diligence in business war
rants it, is E. d. Black and sons. located at
the corners OF Main and Emmerson streets
Meirose, Mass. James c. and his father
have bought the Lowell stock and are keen
ing first class grocery and market in the
Gates store, While Charles E. and John H.
are employed by Mrs. S. Q. Eldridge in her
grocery across the way. Thus ali are at
work within "a stones throw of each other
and by their upright dealings have secured
the esteem and respect of the large commu-
nifty by which they are surrounded and from
whom they command fair share of patron
age.
Among the arrivals at the Searsport House
the past week We're the following: Frank
I. Crows Portland; b. W. Flint, Belfast ;
C. e. Whtcomb, Monroe; J. A. Vickery.
Bangor; r. Phibrook New York; j. 4.
Mitchell, RockIand; Henry Fazen, New
York; Jas. U. kellogg, Boston Charles A.
Lynch, Bangor; Geo. Perkins, Bangor; F. E.
Burns, Portland; G. p. Lombard, Belfast
NJ S. French Boston c. o. Sibey, Bangor !;
l.. S. Wheeler, Thomaston; G. X. Cannon.
Boston; NJ F. Huxley, Bangor; w. S. Da-
wilson, Bangor II. A. Williams, Bangor; ]
A. Chadwick, Boston; Geo. " Turgeon.
Auburn; o. G. Getchell, Bangor: F. J. Cav
ting, Brewer; H. H. Percival, Boston; Thos.
j. DennlSon, Boston.
Col. l.. ID. Carver and the large delegation
from Rock Land and vicinity going to the 29th
Annual Encampment of the Department of
Maine, q. A. r. at Bangor in the Colonels
interest as candidate for Commander, have
secured steamer Catherine and with band
on board will leave Rockland Monday the
18th inst at u 30, reaching Buckspcrt in time
to take the train for Bangor arriving the
same evening. They will take On board the
delegates along the bay and river, who, it is
said, unanimously favor the Colonel for De-
nd \