The Republican journal., 1896-05-14
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

the Misses Ford
G. j. Shaw captured eight salmon Monday
in his Sears Island Weir.
Mrs. Jennie S. Shute of Standpoint is
visiting her father, Mr.. W. b. Sawyer.
Capt, E. P. Nichols of Bucksport visited
friends in town several days last week.
Capt. Ralph DevereauX who spent the
winter in Brunswick, Ga, is at home again.
Geo. A. Mitchell, private secretary of Gen.
Stevenson at Togus, spent Sunday in town.
Frank B. Parse has been appointed super
intendent of large ranch near Denver Col.
Mrs, E. d. Colcord is renovating her resi-
dence preparatory to occupying it for the
summer.
Ship K. R. Thomas, Capt. Cyrus G. Mich
OILS, arrived at New York May 9th, 116 days
from Hiogo.
j. A. Clement and wife and Mrs. Johnson
who spent the winter in Daytona, Fla re-
turned by train last week
Mrs, Ellen L. Leih returned from saco
last week and will occupy the Meritnew
house during the summer.
Tug Bismarck arrived here Monday to
tow sch Lizzie Lane to Bangor where she
will load lumber for New York
c. NJ. Colcord of Camden and P. E. Col
cord Of Dixteld were in town SUNDAY to at
tend the funeral of their mother.
We are pleased to announce that j. NJ.
Stevels Will reopen his photograph rooms
here and occupy them tLis summer.
f. P. Smith and wife, who have been
with the Thomas E. Shea dramatic COMPANY.
are IT home for the summer vacation
Mrs ", =. Sawyer left by steamer Penob
scot Monday and Will visit her son Harvey
and wife IN South Franlingham, Mass.
Mrs. Lucy A Nickels, who spent the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Jenni-
son, in Lowell, Mass, returned last week.
Mrs, j. c. Nickels and daughter Blanche
have returned to tAeir home for the summer.
They are accompanied by Mrs Nickels
sisters.
The degrees Will be worked on several
candidates by Sears Lodge Friday evening
Members are requested to be present Re
treatments
Capt W. IL West and daughter Ida. who
accompanied him Oh a voyage south the past
winter arrived home by steamer City of
Bangor Tuesday.
The meetings at the Congl. Conference
room under the direction of Miss Hale and
Miss Washburn viii be continued the re-
mainder OF the week
Capt, E. u, P Nickels and wife arrived bv
steamer sunday, and will remain in town
while Lis ship, the May Flint, is loading at
New York for San Francisco.
The numerous arrivals of our people who
have teen spending the winter abroad was
noticeable in the churches last Sunday by the
largely Increased congregations
Our attention has been called to t. the
fact that alth ugh the schoolhouses in town
have been supplied with American flags--or
many OF theni-tAey nc longer appear WHY?
1t seems hard sor our people to under
stand tie Present Loaf schedule. We have
two boats per week, arriving from Boston
Wednesday and Sunday and from Bangor
Monday and Friday,
Special meeting # Mariners Lodge, F. a.
A M Tuesday evening, May 1atb. E. j.
Wentworth, delegate to the Grand Lodge,
Will instruct i'll the lectures as given at tIi4
Grand Lodge. a full attendance is renuest-
ed,
Getehell Maddocks, former resident Of
searsport, was in town last week Mr.. Mad
docks left here III 1896 and has since resided
III the west. One of the most striking fea
lures hotlced by him was the quiet OF our
sh1pyards. He says that when he left
more than half dozen vessels were ON the
stocks.
A lively game of base ball was played here
in the afternoon OF Arbor Day between Sears
port anu Belfast mines. resulting in victory
Tor the home team by a score of II to q. The
local nine was made up as follows: f. E.
Whtcomb, c., F. H, Mead, p, w, B. Flint.
ID +. Il. Black, 2b., B. F. Young, 3D., E.
Porter, IS, +. f Rose, IT,, G. Porter, cf, A.
l.. Allen, rf Umpire, John NJ. Stevens.
Capt. Charles Baker, accompanied nv a
large party of our citizens, celebrated Arbor
Springs with dynamite. Ten pounds of the
explosive was placed i'll each spring and
lred by electricity Witnesses say the sight
was almost equal to the geysers as the water
was thrown more than three hundred feet
INTO the air. 1t found that the flow of
Ihe springs was not sufficient to supply the
town, and survey has been made from the
Hall Moon Pond, which is finely situated
ana mas ample water to supply a city.
NORTH sEARsPoRT ITEMS
Miss Myra 7. Scribner is at work in Bel
fast.
Geo. Partridge left last week for Boston
for medical treatment.
Mrs. L. H. Mathews is IN Dixmont visit
ing relatives and friends
Waldo Chapin has secured situation in
the shoe factory in Belfast.
Lewis Stevens of Boston visited his sister.
Mrs FL. M. Black last week.
Lorenzo Jones, Jr., of South Brooks visit
ed A. Stinson, Esq, last week.
Wallace II. Gray of Castine was in town
recently. the guest of Miss Fudavilla f,leavas