The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-02-03
sEARspoRT LOCALS.


fBv Telephone to The Journal
All other means of communication being
cut off our Searsport correspondent was
obliged to report by telephone.
Mrs B. o. Sargent is visiting friends in
Boston.
Mrs NJ. L. Sears arrived home by train
Saturday evening.
Bark Alice Reed arrived at Santos Jan.
18th from New York.
W NJ Parse is absent this week on a
business "trip to Boston.
Miss Ella Devereaux left for her home in
Ellsworth by steamer Saturday.
Bark Harvard, L. A. Colcord, arrived at
Santos Jan, oath, 43 days from New York.
The thermometer registered during several
days the past week from 20 to % below zero.
Capt. Clifton Curtis and son arrived home
by train last Wednesday evening from Bos-
ton.
Samuel Adams D. D. G. NJ, will make his
Official visit to Sears Lodge, 1. O. o. F., to-
morrow, Friday, evening
Several large cases Of yarn were landed
here last week by the steamer for the knit
ting factory at Standpoint.
Capt James Butman has bou CHIT an inter-
est il ship Abner Coburn and will take COM
mand on her arrival at New York from
Hong Kong.
Only three or four places of business We're
happened before ia the memory of our old
est Inhabitant.
Miss Anna Stevens, who has been attend
ing the n. (. Conservatory of Music, Boston,
during the fall and winter, arrived home by
steamer Saturday.
The agent Of the b. & B. S. S. Co. reports
that the Two largest consignees at this land
ing during 1897 were c. O. Sawyer & Co. of
Searsport and j. Nj. Ames Co of Stockton
Springs.
Sch. George Quincy which was anchored
in Long Cove broke adrift Tuesday night
and went out with the ice. She is reported
as off Gilkey's harbor, and is supposed to
have brought up by her anchors
The 9TH assembly of the Ladies Whist
Club, which occurred last Friday evening
proved to be the most enjoyable of the
series, as well as the largest attended. Seven
tables were f lied and the play lasted until
late hour
The worst storm Of many seasons occurred
here Tuesday. Snow began falling Monday
morning and continued all day. During the
night the wind increased TO a hurricane
and genuine blizzard prevailed Tuesday
The roads We're badly blocked, and it is es-
tlmated that The expense to the town of
breaking out will be from $500 to 81 900
We have had no communication with the
outside world except by wire since Monday
night.
District Deputy Grand NJ ster E j Went
worth informs US that all arrangements have
been made for the convention of the Ma
sonic bodies of the Sth district, to be held at
Belfast, Thursday afternoon and evening.
Feb, l0th. King David Lodge of Lincoln
Vile VIII exemplify the entered apprentice
degree, beginning at p. m, to be follow
ed by the fellow craft degree by Excel
slor Lodge OF Northport Mariners Lodge
OF Searsport will work the Master Mason's
degree in the evening.
We are in receipt OF a copy OF the Chicago
Opinion Of Jan. it'll, giving an account OF
tile wedding OF the editor, Hon. Cassus G.
Roberts and Miss Margaret Bennett, which
took place at the church OF the Epiphany,
Ashland avenue, Adams street, al 7 o'clock
Wednesday evening, Jan. 5th. More than
800 ladi : and gentlemen witnessed the cere-
mony, after which about thirty relatives
and friends repaired to the lone OF the
brides mother, where s1pper was served
The house was beautifully decorated with
festoons Of evergreen, holly and mistletoe