The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-06-02
SEARSpORT LOCALS.


home the past week.
Blanche Ross arrived home from Boston,
by steamer Penobscot Sunday.
F II. Mead, who is teaching the high
school at Eliot, was in town Memorial day.
The report that bark EVE Reed had
been put under the English flag was incor-
rect.
Rev. j. f. Adams of Bangor delivered the
Memorial sermon at the Congl. church Sun
day.
Our local fishermen are taking good
strings OF trout from the neighboring
streams.
Andrew Lorrimer who has been first
ttfoer Of lark Alice Reed, arrived home
last week.
Henry Edwards and wife of jackson are
the guests this week OF his sister, Miss L.
W. Edwards.
j. H. Lane. accompanied by bis grand
daughter, Lizzie Paine. aud Rosa Closson are
visiting friends in Portland.
. Capt. aud Mrs. " m. Meyers and Mr.. and
Mis-. j NJ. MeDougall returned Wednesday
from visits N Massachusetts,.
Eugene Kneeland arrived last week from
New York, and IS much improved in health
He Will remain at home ior a time.
Hon. John Leighton and Mrs. o. L. Farm
ham Of Salem, Mass, arrived by Wednes-
day 5 boat and will reside at tie Harbor
1t is seldom that our people have the priv
ilege Of attending il their own town so fine
a concert and dramatic entertainment as
was given by Tie Belfast Band and Dramat-
ic Company at I Mon Hail on Tuesday even
ing The band was al its best, and the drama
was presented IN a manner that would have
done credit to professionals Although only
half days notice WIS given a very good
audience was present and the performers
seemed well pleased with their reception.
Efforts Will be made to have the band come
over and give several concerts during the
summer months.
On account OF the rain the exercises Me
mortal day were mewhat interferred with.
The veterans formed at G. a. +. Hall at l
o'clock D. N. and marched to the Congl.
church, which had been finely decorated for
the occasion. After the usual Grand Army
services, Hon. Edward Wiggin of Presque
Isle delivered an address which was atten.
lively listened to by the large audience
present. The committee which had been
chosen to see that the cannon on the Memo
rial grounds were properly mounted attend
ed to their duties Saturday and temporary
mounts were improvised and the lot very
much improved in looks.
BARELY ESCAPED HORRIBLE DEATH A
family named Colson living in Searsport on
the back road from Belfast, near the town
line, had a narrow escape from horrible
deaths by burning last Friday morning.
The family consists of three mem bers-one
brother and Two sisters, all past middle life
Horace, Melvina and Susan. Early Fri
day morning they We're aroused by a smell
of smoke and found their house in flames.
They got ont in their night clothes and
aroused their nearest neighbors, and also
tried to save some effects from the house.
IL trying TO get to where their valuabes
We're all We're more OF less burned. Susan
was severely burned about the head and
shoulders aud has since been confined to hel
bed a critical condition Horace had his
HAIR and beard burned off, and his face
scorched TO a blister. His wounds are very
painful, but ar not considered dangerous.
Melvina's hair was burned, but her wounds
We're much less severe than those of the
others. The house was totally destroyed
with all its contents, not a thing being saw
ed. The loss = estimated at upwards of
500, with no insurance. Their friends and
neghbors have contributed money, provis-
ions and clothing, and will cut frame and
put up house for the family. Mr.. Colson
and his sisters wish through The journal to
say; Thank you and God bless you. to every
indiv dual who SO nobly responded to our
need for aid.
NORTH SEARsPoRT ITEMS.
Eden HarriD IN is at work stone cutting
at Nit. Waldo.
The much needed rain has arrived and the
farmers are rejoicing.
Miss Burden Of Prospect W as Il town last
week visiting Lena George.
Mrs. NJ. h. Mathews and cousin Mr.. Allen
of Dixmont Centre We're in town last week
Mrs. Lowe of Winterport has been in
town of late visiting her son, r. B. Lowe.
Ed. Jackson Of Albion, formerly of this
town, has enlisted and left Augusta last
week for Tampa, Florida.
Mr.. Wallace Gray and Earl Marden of
Swanville have leased Blacks quarry on
Bog Hill and have large crew of men in
their employ.
John Hutchins when returning from
Brooks one evening last week saw a large
wild animal by the roadside quite near the
town house in Swanville.