The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-01-09
Searsport Locals.

land Tuesday.
Harry Blake left Tuesday on his return
trip to California.
Capt. F. 1. Pendleton left by train for New
York Wednesday.
Sch. E. l.. Warren, Capt Larrabee, arriv-
ed in Boston Monday.
W. M. Parse left by train Wednesday for
business trip to Boston.
Mrs. A. I. Whittier arrived home from
New York Friday evening.
Mrs. w. G. Nichols left by steamer Mon
day for Northampton, Mass.
Mrs. Lizzie Farnham of Salem is visiting
her sister, Mrs f. L. Whitcomb.
The number of deaths in Searsport for
1895 was thirty three; births, twenty; mar
riages, twenty.
Miss Woodward of Lisbon Falls resigned
as principal of the High School and return
ed to her l ONE Friday.
Capt. j. T. Erskine returned to New York
Monday, where his bark, the St. Lucie, is
loading for Port Natal.
Joseph ID. Sweetser, Mrs. c. G. Mcclure
ami SON Benson left by train Monday noon
to JON bark loiani, loading for Honolulu.
q. Nj. Butfum, an evangelist, has been en-
gagged by the NJ. E. Society during the week
ofplayer. he meetings are largely attended.
James B. Parse left by train Wednesday
molmng for New York, to join ship W. FL.
Conner, loading oil at that port for Shapg-
hal.
Tie officers of Freeman McGilvery Post
were publicly installed by Aid de camp E. j.
" entworth, after which an oyster stew was
served.
The damage done by the recent gale to
the steamboat wharf has been temporarily
repaired and everything put in business con-
diuon.
W. f. Grinnell is about putting in the
Furnam system Of steam heat into the Sears
port House. Geo. T. Reed of Belfast has
been engaged to do the work.
A recent large fire at West Palm Beach,
Fla, which did two hundred thousand dol
lars damage, was stopped seasonably to
save our friend, j. C. Showers store.
Friends here congratulate Mr.. Showers on
his escape.
Capt. George A. Nichols and family arriv-
ed home from New York Thursday Capt
Nichols will remain at heme and Capt J.
F. Butnam will take command of ship Alb
ner Cohurn for the voyage and left Monday
by steamer Penobscot.
In ana tn N,1ln Inr
man street, Boston, we would say that E. S.
Cyphers and j. l.. Hamilton, in the presence
of several carpenters, laid in ten hours
fourteen thousand shingles. The shingles
were laid five inches to the weather. with
two nails in each the men building their
own roof stages.
Sears Lodge I. O. O. f, elected the follow
ing officers last Friday evening: Fred NJ
Perkins, n. g.; W. S. Carleton, V. G.; C. E.
Adams, Sec. John Putnam, Treas; Trus-
tees, A. Warren, c. f. Adams, E. H. Durgn.
The officers will be publicly installed by d.
d. q. NJ. Samuel Adams and suite Friday
evening the 18th inst
The people of Searsport extend sympathy
to our Belfast friends in the loss of the
Crosby Inn, for Well know what it means
TO gazt ON the runs OF fine hotel. and but
for the generosity of Williston Grinnell.
Searsport's hotel business would be done
now III some old fashioned story and a half
house, instead of which We have hotel that
Will compare favorabiy with any found in
towns OF twice it's size.
AT the annual meeting of Penobscot En-
CINE Co, NO held Tuesday evening the fol-
lowing officers We're elected: Foreman.
Fred f. Black LIST Asst, Frank l. Gross
ina Asst, William b. Trundy; Clerk &
Treas, Fred X. Sawyer. The report of the
foreman showed there had Teen five alarms
during the year. March 18th 415 p. NJ, for
ire III the house occupied by Charles Sui
IVAN below the hotol. This was extin-
gulshed in about half an hour, doing but
slight damage. April 14th at about 10
O'Clock midnight for fire in the stable of
the Searsport House. The stable and the
Sullivan house We're totally destroyed but
by sharp work the fire was stayed in the
ell and the hotel building was saved. April
10Th at about Las A. M, for a fire in the cot
tage occupied by Frank Sargent on Steam
boat Ave. The alarm was given too late to
save the building, and as nothing else was
threatened the company was ordered back
to the engine house without wetting the
hose. Aug, 2Sth at about 10 O'Clock A. NJ,
for fire in the William G. Nichols house in
the west village. The fire was extinguished
about II O'Clock M, the house and ell being
badly damaged by both fire and water.
Sept. 10th about Is P. M, for forest fl re
near the residence of Mark Ward at the
harbor. party was raised and proceeded
to the spot without the engine. Though I'M
able to extinguish the fire they kept if from
the buildings.
NORTH SEARSPORT ITEMS.
There will be social hop in J. e. Mar
den's hall on Monday night, Jan 18th.
Quite delegation from Granite Grange
attended the County Grange at Prospect
Tuesday.
Miss Jennie Whittum of Searsport was
here last week, the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Marion Mathews.
A. K. Brown, who has been quite i'll for
the past week, is improving quite fast. DIR.
j. s. Cole of Swanville is attending him
Miss Caroline Closson of Searsport village
is teaching her third term of srhooi at THO