The Republican journal., 1897-11-25
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

visiting friends in town.
School in Union district closed for two
weeks vacation Wednesday,
c. F. Gordon went to Boston by train Fri :
day and returned Tuesday evening
Ship Bangalore, Capt. A. N. Blanchard,
will load at London for New York.
Mrs. Desire Buck and daughter Albertina
left Saturday for their home in Marion, S. C.
The Searsport Cadets gave very pleasant
whist party at G. A. r. hall last Friday even
ing.
Sch. Marcelus, Capt. A. A. Larrabee,
sailed for Boston Monday with a cargo of
hay.
A. II. Lorrmer and Edward Ford left
Monday TO join bark Alice Reed at New
York.
l. G. Paine of Portland, and Mrs. Paine of
Bangor We're the guests of J. H. Lane this
week.
Mrs. j. NJ. Gilkey returned last week
from visit to her son Charles at Pleasant
view, Mo.
Mrs G. A. Nichols and family left by
steamer Nov. 22nd for Maiden, Mass, where
they will remain.
Bark EVE Reed, Capt. A. 7. Whittier. has
chartered to load general cargo at New York
for New Zealand
The young people were disappointed by
the snow on the ice, as they had only enjoy
ed two days of skating.
The ladies in the village are organizing a
whist club which will meet every two weeks
during the winter months
Capt, Alanson Ford arrived last Friday,
and will remain at home while his bark, the
Alice Reed, is loading at New York.
A tunion Thanksgiving service will be
held this evening at the M. E. church. Rev.
u. II. Fernald will deliver the address.
Sears Lodge, 1. o. o. F., will work the
second degree at a regular meeting Friday
evening, and refreshments will be served.
E. S. Cyphers has completed the house he
was at work on at Frankfort, and has secur-
ed situation in the Plerce's pattern shop.
Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Clement and Mrs.
Prudence Johnson left by train Nov. 23d for
Daytona, Fla, where they will spend the
winter.
Ship W. j. Rotch Capt. S. C. Lancaster,
put into Talcahuano Nov. 10Th on her pas
sage from New York to San Francisco, leak
ing and with cargo shifted.
The selectmen of Searsport and Stockton
Sprnps ia1 NV,
have been perambuating the line between
the two towns the past week.
Friends here of George A. Mitchell are
very much gratitied at his promotion to
chief clerk of the Eastern branch. National
Home for disabled volunteer soldiers. at
Togus.
Steamer City of Bangor will leave Boston
Friday, Nov. Goth, on the Penobsrot's time,
The Penobscot will be Withdrawn for adj
lustment of machinery before going into
winter service. The Bangor will make two
trips per week arriving here Wednesday and
Saturday from Boston, and Monday and
Thursday from Bangor
Another of the herd of deer that have
their home in this vicinity has been shot
While Herbert Blacks hired man was cbon-
ping wood on the Black road he heard the
report of a gun, and soon deer ran mast
bleeding from bad gun-shot wound. Is it
not time that some of our wardens took q
hand to enforce the law?
The committee who are assisting Mr.. J. A.
Colson in locating some of the soldiers who
enlisted in the quota of Searsport have
made the following list of those whose set
Element at the time is in doubt. 1t was
deemed best to give the list to the public
and request that any one having know ledge
OF the residence of the persons named would
communicate with j. A. Colson. Ira p
Allen, Zetham Berry, Augustus Rurgin. Otis
M. Churchill, James Clark, Weston Clark
Jesse Colson, Ezekiel r. Crockett, Freeman
I'll. Curtis, Elisha Fl. Emerson, William
Emery, Joseph E. Hartman, William II.
Mason, George F. Smart, Andrew Lufkip.
Charles Treat, Benjamin Tasker, John
Ward, John W. Winslow, Edward W.
Woods, Benjamin Haines.
NORTH SEARSPoRT ITEMS
Miss Jennie Carter returned home from
Boston last week
Miss Rena Black, who has been on the
SICK list, is improving slowly.
The Sunday school at this place is still
running, with good attendance.
F. L. Trundy and A. Stinson visited South
Branch Grange last Saturday evening
South Branch will begin a contest at their
next meeting.
The school at this place closed last Friday
after a successful term taught by Zenie
Hartshorn of Swanville. We visited the
school at the close of this and of the last
term and could see much improvement
c. o. Fernald bought the schoolhouse in
district No. 10 and has moved it to his place
for carriage house. VIM. j. Mathews
bought the old schoolhouse in district No,
9 and will take it down and use it for a
henery. What story that old house could
tell if it could speak.