The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-10-20
SEARSPORT LOCALS.


George L, Hammons spent Sunday in
town.
Schools were re-opened in Union district
Monday.
Mrs. j. B. Ames returned from Dixfeld
Monday.
Miss Hannah C. Colcoro is visiting friends
at Thomaston.
W. 9. futile, photographer, will be in town
until Friday.
Samuel Curtis returned to Brunswick,
Ga, Wednesday.
Stated meeting of Mariners Lodge next
Tuesday evening.
Sch, Georgia Giikey is loading ice at Ban
gor for New York.
Mrs. G. W. Colson IS visiting her at
Newhury port, Mass,
G. F. Treat and daughter Minnie are at
tending the fair at Boston.
Fannie E. Smith left by steamer Monday
for her annual visit to Boston.
Any member of the club who has lost his
key can find it at the post office.
Mrs H e Crazy and her grandson. Charlie
Barrows, are at Halowell for the winter.
Mrs. T. H. Decro and daughter Mary left
by steamer Penobscot Monday for Boston.
Mrs. H A. Webber of Beverly, Mass, is
the guest of Capt. and Mrs. j. w. Walnut.
John WisweIl and wife of Ellsworth Wis
TIED the sisters of Mrs. Wiswell the past
week.
Capt. C. n Closson, in sch. A. j. Whitney,
discharged load of lumber for Trundy this
week.
W. E. Grinnell has put in a new steam
boiler at the hotel, OF capacity enough to
heat the whole house
Mrs Viola Downes brought us ir a straw
berry picked recently that grew runners
of this years growth.
Mary Savory returned to California the
past week and viii spend the winter with
Capt j. C. Merithew and wife.
Eight delegates from the Congregational
church attended the Congregational Confer
euce il North Belfast last Week.
The Epworth League will give baked
bean supper at NJ. E. vestry this, Thursday
evening at o'clock. Admission 10 cts.
Elder Brewster of Rockland has been
holding meetings at the Advent chapel the
past week. Two converts We're baptized
Sunday afternoon.
Albert n. Carr has shown us some sweet
potatoes that his sister, Mrs. Ellen Billings,
raised in their garden. Though not fully ma
tured some of them were four or five inches
long,
The ladies of the Congregational church
will resume their missionary readings next
Friday afternoon at O'Clock at the home of
Mrs. McDougall. Book: Sheldon's I'm His
Steps" what would Jesus do?)
Dr. E. H Durgin, Mrs. Durgin, Eva and
Ruby left this week for California, where
they intend to remain during the winter
Dr. I II. McClintoek will occupy DR.. Dur
GINS house and attend his patients during
his absence. DIR. McClintock is a man of ex-
perenee and comes highly recommended.
Burglars again got in their work in Sears
port last Thursday night and We're evident
ly quite busy, if one gang committed all the
depredatious reported. The post office Was
entered by smashing in one of the back
windows and about ten dollars in silver
change taken. 4. J. NickeIson's store was
also entered by removing 1he glass in the
front door. Though MIR. Nickerson misses
nothing he says quite an amount of small
goods might he taken from the stock and not
be missed. The same nj ght Mr.. Harbutt
lost about a hundred pounds of white lead
and several gallons of OIL from the Carver
house, which he recently bought and was re-
pairing Several gardens ia the east village
Were visited and quite an amount OF vege-
tables We're carried off. 1t i5 hoped that the
thieves captured by Sheriff Norton at Pitts
field may be the parties " no We're here,
two men seen driving into Town early in the
evening answer the deslI .ption of those
caught at Pittsfi eld