The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-10-21
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Capt. A. V. N1ckelS Is IN New YORK on
business.
&c. Dutch made short visit to Bangor
this week.
Miss EVE Ford is visiting her sister at
Meriden, Conn.
Miss Hattie n. Porter has gone to Jersey
City for the winter.
E. S. Upham and wife left for their home
in Florida last week.
Daniel Sullivan is in Boston to buy his
yearly supply of stock.
Work at Mariners Lodge next Tuesday
evening in the second degree.
Capt. B. F. Colcord returned home by
steamer City of Bangor Tuesday.
George Nichols, after two weeks vaca-
tion, returned 10 Boston Saturday.
Sch. R. w. Hopkins, Capt, G, W. HIGH
horn, arrived at St. Lucia, Oct. 18th.
Capt Clifton Curtis is in New York to
meet his brother, Capt. FL. g. Curtis.
Miss Fannie E. Smith is making her an
nual visit to friends in Massachusetts.
Charles Sullivan has secured situation
as janitor Of new building in Boston.
Capt Charles A. Colcord has bought the
foundry buildings in Mechanics Hollow
Lin Sargent, who has been in Boston for
medical treatment, came home this week.
Capt c. Nj. Nichols left by train Tuesday
for New York to take command of ship A. j
Fuller.
Capt. W. r. Gilkey has gone to Boston to
take command of his schooner, the Georgia
Gilkey.
Mrs. D. S. Beals Will have fall opening
of millinery Friday and Saturday, Oct. odd
and 23d
The Congl sociabe will meet this Thurs
day evening at the residence of Mrs. j. G.
Nckes.
Mrs. Annie Fuller has spent several days
in town, the guest of Capt. and Mrs. j. n.
Putnam.
Mrs. Abbie S. Merrill has gone to Brook
Ign, New York, to spend the winter with
her daughter.
Quite number came from out of town to
attend Grinnell's auction Saturday, but the
Bark Mabel 1. Meyers, Capt. c. n Meyers,
arrived at Buenos Ayres Oct. 18th from
Bridgewater, n. S.
Mrs. A T. Whittier left for New York
Monday to join Capt. Whittier, who lately
arrived at that port.
Alexander Nichols has secured situation
in a wholesale boot and shoe store on Con-
gress street, Boston.
Capt. J. P. Butman will remain at home
for a voyage, and Capt. A. c. Colson will
command the schooner
The new foot ball has arrived and the
Union school elevens are in practice and
line up with a strong team.
Miss Lizzie Croker has accepted posi-
ion III the dress-makng department of one
of the large stores in Boston.
Miss Nj, Ida West Went to Boston Satur-
day, and after short visit to friends there
will 60 to Augusta foc the winter.
Mrs E Hopkins AID daughter Ella, Mrs E
p. Field and daughter Grace attended the
musical festival in Bangor last week.
Fred E. Whiteomb and wife returned
Tuesday from their wedding trip and will
reside in the house of L. B. Whitcomb
j. F. Bickmore has a position as night
watch1nan with the New England Telephone
construction division located in Portland.
The telephone wires became mixed up in
the high wind of Sunday, and we are not in
communication with the outside world by
telephone.
The friends of policeman James S. Orr,
who was run over and badly injured two
weeks ago, will be glad to hear he is con-
yaleSCing rapidly.
Schooner George Quincy, Capt Israel
Closson, made harhor here Tuesday, the
schooner is loaded with granite and bound
OF New York
Mrs, John B. Ames is just home from her
rip to Portland and Dixied to visit her
sons Charles and Eugene. She has shown
us photograph of hunters camp on Webb
River taken by Eugene just after the boys
had captured a large deer which is shown in
he picture
The concert by the blind students from
Hartford, Conn, Wednesday evening the
l 9th inst drew large audience, and every
one was very much pleased with the music
especially with the cornet solos by Prof
Northup, and the songs by the Pioneer Glee
Club. The company seemed very grateful
or the hospitable manner in which thew
We're entertained by citizens.
An alarm Sunday morning at eight O'Clock
was for fire in the Richard Smith homestead
near Union schoolhouse, which on account
of the terrible gale blowing at the time was
nearly total loss, though our fire depart
ment was promptly on hand and made
good fight, saving a wood shed that adioin-
ed the house. The house was occupied by
Misses Jane and Lizzie Smith, The fire
caught from the burning out of the chimney
Most of the household goods in the lower
story We're saved, but some very valuable
pictures in the upper rooms We're burned
No insurance on the buildings or furniture
OBITUARY. Mrs. Huldah Bowen, who
died here Oct. 9th was the youngest of ten
children of the late jeremiah and Elizabeth
(Colson) Simpson, and was born in Sears