The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-09-02
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Searsport House.
Aszubia Decrow left last Saturday for
Worcester, Mass.
H B. Casen of Roxbury, Mass, is the
guest of A A. Gilmore.
Capt. C. c. Park has sold valuable horse
to r. G. Hardy of Boston.
Mrs. W. K Morrison left for her home in
Minneapolis last Thursday.
Hiram Bailey has secured position on
the West End electrics, Boston.
L. C. Havener and family will leave to-
day for their home in Worcester, Mass.
George W. Marks loaded schooner Prin-
cess with brick for Boston the past week.
c. E. Disco, cashier of the Manchester, n.
H, National Bank, spent Sunday in town.
Grace L. Nichols of Bucksport was i'll
town last week, the guest of Maud B. Col
cord.
Albert n. Carr picked up row boat this
week and holds it subject to the order of the
owner.
Benjamin w. Carter and wife of Milford
Mass. Were registered at the Searsport House
Saturday.
Henry z. Richards has gone to Dixfield
where he has employment in the Merrill
spool mill.
Mrs Flossie Fairbrother and Mrs. C. F.
Emma Sweetser.
The schools in Union school building be-
gin Monday, Sept. Goth. All other schools in
town Monday, Sept. 18th.
Mrs. G. n. Carver, accompanied by her
grandson, Ralph Crowell, return to Brock
ton by steamer this afternoon.
A. D. Mowry and r. w. Emerson of Bos-
ton spent last week in town, leaving Satur-
Gay on steamer City Of Bangor.
A watch was found last week at North
port Camp Ground. The loser will find it
by corresponding with box No. II Searsport
I The monthly collection will be called for
at the Congregational church next Sunday
morning. Communion service in the after
noon.
oSAidhLCI 4IOduC VI -NauNLt ~. IL
sheriff of Hillsboro County, made short
visit to his sister, Mrs. W E. Grinnell, this
Week.
Robert ?. Nichols, after a weeks visit to
hls aunt, Mrs. Eugene P. Carver, in Boston,
Will 90 to Worcester, Mass, to attend the
academy there.
This, Thursday, evening Miss Charlotte
Thorndike Sibey will give her lecture,
"Over Palestine Hills on Horseback at the
Cong. church. Admission 20 cents. Lecture
10 begin at o'clock.
All scholars who have not been examined,
wishing to attend the High school the COM
ing term. are requested to meet the superin-
teudent at the High school room on Thurs
day, Sept, 9th, at one o'clock. for examina-
ton.
One of our progressive farmers, Osman E.
Curtis, informs us that for the past fifteen
years he has experimental with his potatoes,
and finds that if the tops are pulled Just be-
fore the rust strikes them it prevents their
rottng,
The selectmen of Cherrytield have decreed
tbat all telegraph and telephone polls with
i'll The village limits must be painted and no
signs or advertisements shall be placed on
them or on buildings. Why not make the
same law in Searsport?
Among the arrivals this week are Henry
Dow, Elmer Hammons, James Nichols,
Frank Kneeland, William Sweeney, Frank
w. Colcord and wife, NJ. H. Prescott, Fl. H.
Grant, Fred Gilkey. Geo. Plummer, Miss F.
Macrae, Miss Nettie F. Gray, Miss Middle
ton.
The Odd Fellows OF Sears Lodge, with
their families and invited guests, will have
a claln-bake at Mosman's Park next Satur-
day afternoon. Each member is requested
TO bring a basket of vlands to supply him.
self and invited friends. The bake will be
served about $50 p. IN.
The Givers and Cleaners sale last Tues
day afternoon and evening, notwthsta nding
the bad weather, was great success. The
SUN Of SAB was taken. We are informed by
the committee that the fund will be distrib-
uted among the worthy poor in our vicinity.
A NEW KLoNDIKE. Arthur D. Ridley,
grandson of Nathaniel Ridley, found on the
farm OF his grandfather, the past week, in
dications that gold exists there. He pro-
cured some specimens Of copper and iron
pyrites that have been pronounced by an old
miner as rare specimens. An ASSAY made
by our local chemist of one of the pieces
shows the presence of gold in varying GUAM
titles
AT the Christian Endeavor meeting last
Sunday evening paper was read, written
by Miss Annie Nichols. descriptive of her
trip and attendance as delegate from here to
the National convention at San Francisco.
The paper was replete with incidents, anus
ing and otherwise, of the Journey and the
great meetings as she saw them. The paper
Is too valuable to be suppressed and we sug-
gest that it be printed in some State of Maine
paper.
BASE BALL. The ball game which took
place Tuesday afternoon at Mosman Park
between Belfast and Searsport was one of
the most interesting as we'll as one of the
most gentlemanly ever played on our
grounds. 1t was with pride that We saw
our boys stand up before Billy Dilworth the
champion pitcher of the State of Maine, for
twelve hits, while their opponents only Sc
cured eight off Curtis, our local pitcher and
though the game resulted, as we expected, in
defeat, the score of 6 to II showed that our