The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-16
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

gor this week.
Sarah Pray is visiting friends in Boston
and vicinity.
w w. Cleary Of Reading, Mass, was in
town Sunday.
F. H. Mead arrived 10y steamer Penobscot
Sunday morning.
Capt. A. NJ. Ross is absent on business
trip to New York.
Mrs. S. A. Prescott returned from Boston
Saturday by train.
ii, j. Nickerson returned Saturday from
trip to Vermont.
Mrs. Hattie A Nichols has gone to North
Berwick for the winter
Capt. j. n. Pendleton and wife arrived
here Thursday afternoon
Miss Thompson still continues her Gospel
meetings with good results.
Christmas Festival at the NJ. E. Church
Friday evening Dec. oath,
Sch. Marcellus, Capt. A. A. Larrabee,
sailed Monday with hay for Boston.
Dr. T Prescott Morey has moved to Massa-
chusetts, but will be in town tins month";
During the recent thaw our fishermen
have been making large catches of smets.
Ship A. j. Fuller, Capt. c. NJ. Nichols,
sailed from New York Dec. 9th for Honolulu.
Bark Alice Reed, Capt. A. Ford, sailed
from New York Dec. 9Th for Santos, Brazil.
Ship Gov. Robe, Capt. Amos Nichols, sail
i
Miss Angie Carver and her niece Henrietta
Gilkey are visiting friends in Beverly, Mass.
The Womens Missionary readings will be
held with Mrs. Hopkins, Friday, at 2 p. III.
Sch. Senator, Capt Hutchins, has been
loaded with hay by Nickerson for Portland
Capt. and Mrs. j. c. Merithew, accom-
panied by Mrs. Mary Slavery. left Monday
for California.
The Congregational Parish meeting is cal
led for Friday. Dec. oath, at p. M, in the
Conference Room.
LOOMS Eanes and Clement II. Stevens
have been drawn TO serve as travers jurors
tor the January term of court.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G, Smell arrived by train
Monday evening from Edgartown, Mass, to
to spend the Christmas vacation.
Clerk Sawyer of Penobscot Engine Co. has
made the fire lads happy the past week by
paying them their yearly salary.
The lesson in the Congl. Sunday school
next Sunday will be the first half of the sec
ond lesson OF the Old Testament quarterly.
Forefather's day (22nd) Will be observed
at the Congl church mex Sunday evening by
special vesper service arranged for the
occasion.
Brig H. H. Wright recently sold at Port
land for $500 to go to Alaska, was built in
Merthews yard in 1863, and was formerly
commanded by Capt. William Meyers.
Brooklyn, n Y, paper contains an ac-
count of the marriage in that city Dec. 9th
of Mr.. Vim. n. Fowler and Miss Leona
Abrams. 1t was received too late for publ
cation this week
Leander Sargent, Jr., who las been in the
wiids of Maine for several weeks, returned
Monday afternoon very much improved in
health He brought with him the antlers of
TWO deer which he shot
In the marine column will be found a re-
port Of the arrival of bark Herbert Black at
Buenos Ayres after a hard passage. The
vessel is owned and commanded by Capt. A
N. Blanchard, who was accompanied by his
wife on the voyage.
A very pretty and interesting entertain
ment is in course of preparation by the
young people of the Cong. Society, to be
given at Union Hall Christmas eve,. Dec.
24th, and TO conclude with distribution of
presents from the Christmas tree. Be sure
and reserve your presents for the tree.
LOST FOR TWENTY YEARS The sec
Rotary OF Mariners Lodge received the past
week communication from H. C. Morrill,,
New York, OF the U. S. Commissary DEPART
ment, saying: During a fire in Portland,
Oregon, 1876, picked up pocket book con-
tanning some cypher work also a Grand
Lodge diploma and several receipts, all in
the name of Flavus Treat. In moving re-
Gently | re-discovered them and would be
glad TO return them to the owner if living"
The secretary requested them to be sent
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this lodge, and will return them to Can't.
Treat, who is still on the Pacific coast, and
who will no doubt be surprised and pleased
to receive them.
NORTH SEARSPoRT ITEMS.
E. A. Matthews of Belfast spent Sunday at
his home here.
Mrs. Date Hills and daughters will leave
for Boston this week.
The winter terms of school throughout
town began Monday.
Mary Savory left Monday for California, |
where she will spend the winter.
H. B. Fernald of Belfast spent Sunday at
the homestead of C. O. Fernald.
VIM. NJ. Merrithew and Horace E. Robbins
are making repairs on their buildings
Mrs. G. o. Fernald is on the sick list. hut
at the last report was improving slowly.
Miss Freda Black left last Saturday for
Kent's Hill, where she will attend school,
Miss Matte CoIson of Searsport village
visited her mother, Mrs. Eli Colson, recent
1y.