The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-02-24
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Miss Bessie Merithew of Warren is visit
ing friends in town.
Capt A. NJ. Ross is absent on business
trip to New York.
Mrs. T. Il. Howe is visiting Mr.. Howe's
mother in Providence, R. l.
A. f. Nickerson has loaded sch. Mary
Farrow with hay for Boston.
Schooner s A. Paine of Deer Isle dis
charged cargo of corn for Nickerson last
week.
Mrs. l. G, Park, who has been visiting her
son in Roxbury, Mass, returned by train
Tuesday evening.
7. T. Merrill & Son are receiving such a
quantity of logs that it looks as though they
would have to run their mill nights
j. Nj McDougal and wife went to Orono
Thursday, and after brief visit there will
go to Boston for the remainder of the winter
ANNE Collins arrived by steamer last
Thursday and IS in attendance upon her
aunt. Mrs. John Sullivan, who has been
very i'll,
Ship Reaper, Capt. o. G. Young, now on
the voyage from Philadelphia to San Fran
cisco has been sold to the Alaskan Trading
Company.
The selectmen are hard at work on the
town report and expect to have it printed in
season to hold the town meeting the second
Monday IN March.
The annual supper and entertainment of
IL. l,a III,
Hall Thursday evening, March 3D.. If
stormy the next fair night,
The Congl. sociable will be entertained al
the upper conference room this, Thursday
evening by Miss EVE Ford and Miss
.Jennette B. Rice
Some one will go on to Gloucester to iden-
tify the bodies which came ashore there and
are supposed to have come from the wreck
of the Marcellus, and bring them here for
burial.
The whist club will hold its sixth session
at G. a. K. Hall Friday evening. The
entertainers are Mrs. c. E Adams, Mrs c.
M Nichols, Mrs. W. M. Parse and Miss
Ella Hopkins.
Capt. and Mrs. C. A. Colcord and Mr..
Bacon left by train Wednesday for New
York. Capt. Colcord's schooner, the D. III.
Rivers, will be towed from New York to
Philadelphia to load coal for Cienfuegos
A novel sight was witnessed here last
week-a game of base ball on the crust
Several of our local ball players took ad-
vantage of the level condition of the field
Jr,l, a y,
Were also out, one having ridden from North
Searsport.
The Journal of last week regretted the
absence If Col. H E. Mcdonald, and the
inability of Brown & Mcdonald to contract
for the building Of large vessel wanted by
Baltimore parties. Why should not Sears
port make an effort to secure some of these
contracts, as she not only has one of the
finest master builders in Maine, but many
OF our oid ship carpenters are here, and still
know low to WELD the broad-ax.
Notwithstanding the epidemic of measles
III town and the large number of scholars
thereby deprived of the last few weeks of
the term the following pupils of the Gram
mar school We're not absent during the
term. Robert Grinnel, Ray Kneeland, aud
Ebert Monroe. Those not absent from the
intermediate school We're Florence Colcord
Gertrude Bowen, Irene Sullivan, Edward
Giikey, Herbert Havener and Rupert Col
cord.
All the members Of the Grand Army at
Searsport who attended the National En-
camrment at Louisville, Ky, in 1896 have
received letters from Harry Weissnger, who
entertained them 80 royalty at his tobacco
mandatory upon that occasion, announe-
ing that he will be present by invitation at
the Department Encamp1lent of Maine to
be holden at Lewiston today. For that
reason large delegation from Freeman Me-
Gilvery Post Will attend the encampment
and participate in his reception.
DAKIN-FoRD. Mr. George Hathaway
Dakn and Miss Mary Elizabeth Ford were
married last Monday evening at eight o'clock
10y Rev. Charles Ell. Bea Of the Moreland
Street Congregational Church. The cere-
mony took place at the home of the bride,
a West Cottage street, M Howard Legate
was best man and Miss Hannah Ford was
bridesmaid. Both bride and groom have
lived IN RoXbury for several years and if an
abundance of wedding presents is any iudca-
tlon OF popularity. they are certainly we'll
Known and esteemed in many circles After
the happy couple had became Mr. and Mrs
Dakln, and ad departed amid shower of
rice and good wishes, col alton was served
10 the guess, OF which there were about
ioO present including large number of
Searsport people. ROXbury Mass. Gazette