The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-02-25
SEARSPORT LOCALS.


A. j. Nickerson is absent on business
trip.
Capt. E. p Nichols was, in town last
week
A. E. Trundy left by train Tuesday for a
business trip to Boston.
Capt. w. R. Gilkey returned to New York
by train Monday.
Missionary collection at the Congl Church
next Sunday morning
John M. Stevens arrived home from Els
worth last Wednesday.
Mabel Trimm of Islesboro is the guest OF
her sister, Mrs. B. B. Gerry
Y. j. Pease of Boston was registered at
the Searsport House Tuesday.
Capt. Fred Warehouse of Montville is
making short visit to his mother.
Capt. l. c. Park has been confined to the
house for several days with bad cold
Capt. Edward Simonton of St. Paul
was IN town for short time last week.
F. j. Biather who has been absent on a
business trip, returned home Saturday
Bark lolani, Capt. c. c. Mcclure, sailed
Saturday from New York for Honolulu.
Capt. P r. Gilkey arrived from New
York Friday to remain while his ship is
loading.
The ladies missionary meeting will as
semole at the upper conference room Friday
afternoon.
Ship State of Maine Capt H. G. Curtis, ar
rived at Shanghai Feb. 10Th, 161 days from
New York
Seals Lodge, 1. 0. O, F.. has been invited
to visit Garfield Lodge at Winterport next
Monday evening.
G. L, Ordway Of the law firm of Dickson
& Knowles, Boston, was in town on legal
business last week.
I. I, Merrill & Sons mill yard is we'll
stocked with fine lot of logs which will
keep them busy during the spring months.
The scrapng of snow from the side walks
after the storm Tuesday by surveyor
Woods was highly appreciated by the ladies'
The annual town meeting will take place
Monday, March oth. Amy person desiring
to put an article i'll the warrant must deliv-
er it to the selectmen before the 9th inst.
Mrs. William Meyers, who has been in
Boston for several weeks attending her son
Marshall, who has been sick with typhoid
lever returned by train Saturday. She re-
ports Marshall convalescing slowly
Inspector, and department instituting and
installing officer, W. Il. c., left by train
Tuesday to attend the department encamp-
ment Of the Woman's Relief Corps at Water
willie.
Quite delegation went from here Satur-
DAY to attend the races at Swan Lake
After considerable brushing it was conclud-
ed that Fred Clifford of Stockton, with his
sorrel, showed the most speed 1t was re-
GREETED by those present that c. F. Treat had
not driven out Judge Advocate, Jr
ID W. Billings of Swanville, secretary Of
the 10th Maine Regimental Association, is
dong some GOOD work in collecting data for
the coming history of the regiment. 1t is to
be regretted that members of the regiment.
especially Of Co. X, are not more prompt in
returning the blanks sent to them to be fill
ed witt statistics in relation to the members.
NORTH SEARsPoRI ITEMS
Fred Scrihner has returned from Unity.
Jonaf Wallace of Bangor. our Russian drv
goods peddlar,was in this vicinity last week
MIR. and Mrs VIM. Merrthew We're in
Brooks last week, as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. ". l.. Mathews
Mrs Ellen Scribner is in Waldo assisting
IN taking care OF her brother-n-law, Mr.. G.
L. Wentworth, who is dangerously i'll.
Mr.. CHARLES II. BLACK HoNoRED BY THE
MAssACHu SETS HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION At
the annual meeting Of the Massachusetts
Highway Association which was held at
the Quincy House, Boston, on Tuesday Mr.
Charles IL. Black of Chelsea was elected
hrst wee president. Other Chelsea men
present We're MIR, VIM. E. McClintock of
the State Highway Commission, City En-
glneer S. M. Stubs and Mr.. Herbert n.
Dawes. Mir. Black of the charter
members Of the Massachusetts Highway AS
soclatlon, and the honor came to HIM with
out solicitation on his part. MIR. Black be
came connected with the street department.
of Chelsea in 1883, and continued with it I'M
til two Years ago, when he resigned Once
before that when he rendered his reiguation
II was refused. Mr. Black was born in
SwanVille, Me, March 2S, 1858, and came to
Chelsea in 1870. He is treasurer of the Cav
Head Clay and Brick Company and treas.
urer of the H Black ansportation Com
pany. He ~ member of the Review and
Alto Ego Clubs and of all the Masonic bod
les III Chelsea IChelsea, Mass Gazette
Feb 10
The above sketch will be interesting to
many readers Of The journal as Mr. Black
is well known in this vicinity He was born
and grew to manhood on farm between
North Searsport and Swanville.