The Republican journal., 1898-07-14
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Albert NJ. Name TOOK "Trip up river last
Thursday.
Capt. E. P. Nichols of Bucksport was in
town Wednesday.
Miss NJ. Ida West returned home by train
Tuesday evening.
Mrs Ida Baker of Boston is at her fathers
MIR. George Fields
Mrs. L. L. Paine of Bangor was the guest
of J II. Lane this week.
Mrs G. A. Robertson and daughter are the
guests of Mrs. f. l. Griffin,
Mrs. Harry Curtis of Spokane is the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. E. Dunbar
Miss Grace E. Field returned from a short
visit to Bucksport Saturday.
Miss Mary Barlow and Miss Edith Good
man at the Searsport House.
j Hervey Carr went to Bangor Thursday
To join schooner Georgia Gilkey.
Albert Morrison is spending Ills vacation
with Mr.. and Mrs LOOMS Eames,
Considerable fault is found by the fast
driving just at dusk Oh our streets.
Capt. W. n West returned Thursday
rom trip in schooner Lizzie Lane,
Miss Nellie Donley of watham Mass, is
spending ten days vacation in town.
Captain A. b Colson. on account of his
health, will remain at home voyage.
Henry Fowler OF Brooklyn, \. Y, is Wis
ting his grandmother, Mrs A s. Merrill.
Capt William H. Park is visiting his
daughter Mrs. Ferd H. Pendleton in Bos-
ton.
Alfred Ford of Iy nu made short visit IN
town, returning by steamer Penobscot Mon
day.
The yachting party returned home Tues
day evening with about a thousand pounds
of fish.
Schooner Georgia Gilkey was in the harbor
Saturday, ice loaded from Bangor for Wash
ington, D, C.
Mrs. Robert W Gilmore and Mrs Amy
Soule are occupying the Whitcomb cottage
at Swan Lake.
Miss Hattie NJ. Porter, who spent the win
er in Jersey City, is at home for the remain
der of the season.
The Presidents request for national thanks
giving was duly observed at both churches
here last Sunday.
Bertram Richardson, accompanied by his
friend, Miss Sullivan, went to Bangor last
week returning Saturday.
Mrs. G, a. Carver and daughter Lizzie, ac-
companied by Miss Hart of Brooklyn, n. Y,
are'occupylng Moose Point cottage.
The Belfast Band concerts have become so
popular here that Shute has decided to run
his blackboard every Friday evening and
will leave the hotel at 40
Rev. K. G. Harbutt has purchased the
place owned by the late Henry B. Carver
and IS making Improvements with the in
tention of using it for d summer residence
Miss Lucy Manter of Philadelphia, Mabel
and Florence Robinson of Watha1n, F. Inez
Lucas Of Plymouth, HannaL and Luessa
Ford and MilIy Ford Of P ,stou are occupy
ng Mrs. Ford's cottage on the shore road.
Oar citizens who are interested ii United
States history, feei deeply Indebted to DR.. E.
Hopkins for the Introduction of Jamesou's
Dictionary Of Ulitd States History. He
has made an unprecedented sale of the
work, which fer is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
methodical arrangement makes very fine
book of reference
Miss Mary Savery, who accompanied
Capt, and Mrs. J. c. Merithew to their
home in California last winter, returned
home Sunday She reports Capt MerltIew
very much improved III health and brings
greetings from other Searsport people IN
that vicinity. We We're particularly pleased
at the greeting sent US by Capt. Norman
Dunbar.
FROM BELFAST To SEABsPoRT VIA STAGE
One OF our young men gives very amusing
account OF trip home from Belfast in the
Stockton stage tbs week. He was at the
depot on the arrival of the train 1t seems
one lady had engaged ansportation previ-
ously, SO when the train brought i'll three
ladies and one gel 5leman, making total of
SIX, things began TO look rather dubious as
the carriage itself accommodates three be-
sides the driver and the solitary horse an
peared scarcely able to pull the mail. The
gen lenan who arrived in the train took one
-NoA az uHo NOui'l-bt passengers and the
conveyance and started for the livery stable
Alter "a protracted discussion one of the
ladies' made up hec mind to go in search of
the gentleman and the stage with the re-
naming three Passengers started for
High street, where the lady was located
VINO engaged her passage in advance
While going up Main street the driver was
accosted by young man who requested
him to call at Cltford's restaurant for A pas-
senger for Stockton, but the driver kent his
eyes straight to the front and only waved
his whip a little more energetically After
considerable difficulty the house was found
and in short time the lady appeared and
decided to go. She was placed in the back
seat and the team dove merrily away. AS
it passed the Phoenix House one of our mort
Iy sea captains, wei ghing something under
three hundred rushed out bare headed and
inquired if there was room for a passenger
He was told emphatically that there was no
accommodation. No further incident occnr-
red until at the Curtis house when on be-
holding their country's flag framed against
the sunset sky the passengers arose in one