The Republican journal., 1896-06-18
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Capt. Andrew S. Pendleton left Saturday
for New York.
j. F. Gerrity of Bangor was in town Mon
day on business.
Louise D. Leib arrived by train Friday
evening from Saco.
Communion services at the Harbor church
next Sunday afternoon.
Henrietta Rouston of Boston is visiting
her father. n. Roulston.
Miss Blanche Ross arrived home from
Portland Tuesday evening.
A. f. Nickerson is loading schooner Sena-
tor with hay for Bar Harbor.
Capt Nathan p Carver of Boston is visit
ing his mother al the Harbor.
Mrs. Abbie S. Merrill, Who spent the
winter in Brooklyn, \, Y. is at home for the
summer.
The Waldo County Conference, held
here Tuesday and Wednesday OF this week,
was well attended.
Capt. u. S. Goodell, il, and wife made a
shcrt visit this week and left for Portland
Wednesday morning.
Capt. Charles A. Colcord, of schooner D.
II. Rivers, is making short stay IN town.
His vessel is at Portland.
Sch. Banner, Capt. Ausel Ausplund, az
rived from Bangor Friday with cargo of
lumber for a. E. Trundy,
j. H. Lane and granddaughter, accom-
panied by Miss Rosie Closson, returned from
their visit to Portland last week.
There will be a meeting Of the Memorial
Association at G a. r, Hall this, Thursday
evening. A full attendance is desired,
Capt. O c. Young of ship Reaper is MAX
ing short visit to his family here while his
ship is loading at New York for Japan
Fred S. Emery and James Coleman who
are employed by 6. J. Shaw & Son on Sears
island, discovered in one of the weirs last
week shark which when captured was
found to measure over ten feet in length and
I'VE feet aud onehalf feet in girth.
There is d lady at No. 151 Main street
Belfast, who would like home in Searsport
Any family needing assistance in housework,
family sewing etc, will do well to CORE
spond with her. Wages are not 80 much
considered as a good home. The best of
references can be given.
The Farnum Brothers will give one iof
their classic entertainments at Union Hail.
Tuesday evening, June 23d, for the benefit of
the soldiers monument. The fund is to be
he rph n u-llif
figure of a soldier to be placed on the monu-
1nent when it is moved to the new lot.
very entertaining concert was given
Children's Day at the NJ. E. church The
church was beautifully decorated with palms
and potted plants, and the exercises We're of
unusual merit and showed careful prepare
ton. The programme, entitled our "Young
Crusaders" was gwen by divisions, who
reported to their commander in business
and military manner the work proposed to
be performed by their subdivisions The
singing was also feature of the entertain
lnent.
OBITUARY. Died in Searsport June 1lth
Capt. Otis J. Colson, aged 30 wears >
months and days. Capt. Colson was born in
W!uterport, and WAS the sou of Eli and
Lorena Colson. He enlisted carly in the
war the 4Jh Name Regiment and was
transferred to tie 18th, which afterwards
consolidated with the 18th Maine Regiment.
He was discharged Sept. is, 1865, at Bangor.
After the war closed he followed the sea
commanding several coasting vessels
among them, schs. Brunette and E. L, War
ren OF Searsport, which led to his residence
here. He was d member of Mariners Lodge,
+. A M, Sears Lodge, l. Q. O. F. and Free
man MGGilvery Post, G. a. Il. His funeral
which took place at his late residence Sun
day, was largely attended by members of
all the associations to which he belonged,
and was conducted by the Odd Fellows
The intermenu was at West Winterport
Capt. Colson leaves wife, who has been an
lnVahd Tor many years, and to whose COM
fort and care he had devoted himself con-
Searsport. Prentice of Belfast and Stephen
If Rinalhaven.
For some time the question of water works
Tor Searsport has been agitated here, but
those outside the village did not think
II would benefit them and voted to pass
the article over, as was done when the
town house was built, and il was proposed
30 make 1t modern structure; and the
architectural abortion the town has done
It's business IN so many years resulted. Mr.
Sears, who donated $1,000 toward its
erection, pronounced it powder house
flor i1fa
Again, when a railroad was projected
the same element defeated it, and have
ever since mourned that our loss of if
kept out wooden mill which desired
to come, but was prevented for want of
transportation facilities. Among the sur
rounding towns which have voted for water
We notice Pittsfeld gained in estates from
1880 to 1890 S319, 325 and 143 polls; Winter
port gained S4S,717 in estate and 81 polls
while Searsport in the same time lost S135.
S31 in estate and 1888 polls. Boothbay and
North Berwick have recently voted for wa
ter works. A tinancier who was in town
the day OF our town meeting said that if
Massachusetts man We're about to locate a
mandatory which, think you, he would
chose, Winterport with its water works or
Searsport with it's beautiful scenery? Booth
bay found that village corporation was its