The Republican journal., 1897-09-23
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Crockett's.
Fred Sawyer has gone to Boston to seek
employment
Capt. A. B. Colson arrived by train Tues
day evening,
Capt. D. S. Goodell is absent on business
trip to Boston.
Miss Mabel Turner of Bangor is visiting
Mrs. W. E. Grinnell.
Photographer futile will open his studio
here, this, Thursday
Mrs. Alice Smith arrived home from a
visit to Dixtield Monday
Jeanette A Rice is attending the Stat
Normal school at Castine.
Herbert Staples, wife and two children
returned to Philadelphia Friday.
Harriet Marie Erskine visited her sister
Fastnet at Bucksport last week.
Can't. Clifton Curtis left Friday to place
his son in a private school at Boston.
Mrs Desire Buck and daughter Albertna
arrived by steamer Penobscot Sunday.
Edward X. Cunningham and wife left
Thursday Tor their home at Berlin, Wiscon-
sin,
Mr. E. S Cpham and Obie Treat, who
spert the season here, returned home FRI
day.
Capt. Nelson Smart is spending the week
with his son, II. \. Smart, in Medford,
Mass.
Sch. Marcelus, Capt. Larrabee, lumber
laden from Bangor. sailed from here Monday
for Boston,
Charles Treat and Lin Sargent have just
returned from two weeks camping trip to
Teddy pond.
Capt B. F. Colcord has gone to New York
TO surerintend the discharging of schooner
Georgia Gilkey.
Capt John Averill and Arthur Sawyer
after a nine weeks fishing trip arrived Tues
day with a full fare.
Mss Jennie Turner, who has been the
gust of her cousin Capt, Clifton Curtis Left
for her home Tuesday.
A gold luarter as found near the tennis
court recently. The owner will find it in the
3. x B. S S, Co $ Office.
More than three hundred people have left
here within the past four weeks, and now is
the winter Of our discomfort.
Edward Blake of Swanville la, bought
the Larrabee farm, formerly the Porter
place, and will reside there.
Henry Partridge, wife and sister of Will
mantle arrived by steamer Monday and will
spend several weeks in town.
Emma. who have been voyage with Capt.
Hichborn, returned home this week
Rev H. G. Harbutt and large delegation
from here are attending the State Congrega-
tional Convention in Belfast this week.
The Congregational society is preparing
for a harvest supper and entertainment, the
date Of which will be announced later.
j. F, Bickmore has shown us pumpkin
growing II his garden planted July LIST that
girt- four feet and four inches. That is
some pumpkins
There are 11G scholars in attendance at
the schools in Union district. A dozen or
more come from the Harbor to attend the
High school,
Capt. William NJ. Topper was allied home
To Brunswick, Ga, by strike of the EN-
ployees of the Metropolitan S. S. Co.. of
which he IS superintendent.
Fred NJ. Harris of Boston, accompanied by
ms sons, Warren and Walter, students from
Harvard. arrived Wednesday and after
visit TO friends here will try the fish in Swan
Lake
Nelson Eanes of New York city and son
Wilberforce are visiting LOOMS Eames.
The son IS librarian of the Lenox Library,
New York He has the genealogy of the
Eames family back to their English ances-
tors.
Mrs. t, L. Emerson received notice last
week of the death of her brother, Simon R.
Lufkn at Worcester, Mass, and of the death
Of her daughter Mrs. Jennie Skinner at
Medford, Mass. Mrs. Emerson left at once
by train.
J, A. Clement, F. E. Whtcomb, w. B,
Trundy and F. Z. Curtis are the lake and
will be joined by j. Fl. Sullivan, E. A Buker
and several others. Frank Gross is high
line at this writing, having taken three trout
that averaged three pounds.
Elder VIM. P. Israel of Portsmouth, N H..
will give course Of lectures from his illus
trated chart, from Paradise Lost to Para
disc Restored" at the Advent Chanel.
Searsport beginning Saturday evening,
Sept. 25th. All are invited
Beginning Monday Sept. Goth, the steamers
of the Boston & Bangor Steamship Co. will
make four trips each way, touching at Sears
port from Boston Tuesday, Wednesday, Fri
day and Saturday, and from Bangor Mon
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
E. B. Billings of Lynn, Mass, who came
TO Waterville to attend the reunion of the
End Maine Cavalry, spent Sunday in town.
Mr.. Billings left here thirty-one years ago,
but has always kept in touch with his old
associates, visiting Searsport occasionally
Upon the least mention of those he knew in
the old days he always has some reminis-
cence connected with them.
NORTH SEARSPORT ITEMS.
Mrs. Harriet Reed returned to Belfast last
week.