The Republican journal., 1898-02-10
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Capt j. I. Easkine and wife arrived from
New York by steamer Saturday. Capt. Frs
kline Will remain at home for a few months.
Our tanners aid wood haulers have been
engaged the past W eek in breaking out their
weed ro ads and very little wood has come
in.
Edna Nckels entertained the Juvenile
whist club at home last Friday evening and
all unite N pronouncing 1t an enjoyable
evening.
The whist club at G, A. r. hall will be en-
tertained next Friday evening by Mrs l.. II.
Colcord, Mrs B +, Colcord. Miss Angie
Carver and Miss EVE Ford
The Congl. society Will meet this, Thurs
day, evening at the Upper Conference room.
Mrs. A. L. Whittier and Miss o. j. Lawrence
are The reception con mittee.
Quite an interest is manifested here
among the Masonic fraternity in the Dis
trict COM enton to be held at Belfast this,
Thursday, afternoon and evening.
Tie ladies Of the Congl. society have or
gained for the purpose of securing the sum
Of S40o ion repairs on the church, and nearly
one fourth Of the amount has been raised.
Friends OF tie society, both at home and
abroad it is hoped, viii give literally to so
conmtndahle al object. Miss O. j. Law
renee, treasurer will receive contributions
We are in receipt from c. A Mathews,
chief clerk III the ticket department of the
Northern Pacific L. r., at St Paul, fine
folder recently made by himself, entitled
The Key TO the Klondike,' giving in ad-
ditlon to valuable information fine map of
Alaska with cuts of various scenes along
the route.
Eaton Brothers during the month Of Jan
uary received one hundred dollars from the
eggs laid by the three hundred hens they
have wintered. The breed they propagate is
the celebrated Eaton Light Brahmas, a
strain they have been twelve years in per-
fecting. For several years in the early
months OF spring they have been unable to
fill orders.
Capt. Israel Closson was very fortunate in
finding his schooner, the George Quincy,
that was carried ont by the ice in Long
Cove by the late gale, safe and in the hands
OF crew from islesboro, who seeing her
off Gilkeys harbor went aboard cleared up
decks, got the anchor, and had everything
in good order 10 turn over to the captain
when he arriy Cd with a crew from Sears
port. The schooner was sailed into the har-
she remains at present.
A deep interest has been taken the past
week TO learn every detail from the missing
schooner Marceilus, but with very unsatis-
factory results up TO the present time. 1t
was hoped that as the name of the schooner
was known to be painted and cut in five
different places on the vessel, and there
were many marked peculiarities about her.
that she would he easy to identify if among
the WRECKS on Gaze Ann. Her foretopmast
Is known 10 be very peculiar, being painted
white from The truck two teet down. blu4
from there To The backstay, and scraped
bright the rest OF the way to the cross-tret-.
lie malnmast was spliced just below the
cross-trees. The schooner had on board
freight for A. S Nickerson, c. o. SAWYER &
Co, f, H Curtis and others in Sears
port. 1t seems ii she had foundered thar
some Of these goods would have washed
ashore Capt. Larrabee is we'll known.
He is for1y-tve years of age, height
SIX feet and one half lnch light COM
plexlon, blue eyes, shert ligh5 hair, light
has Il i
arrows III India ink on his lett forearm, a
silver ring on his little finger Charles E.
Nelson, cook, aged Ghirty-two, height i've
ieet, seven inches, hight complexion, has
scar on right side of neck and name in India
ink on left forearm and a full dressed
woman on right forearm They could not
have been among the bodies picked up with
out some know ledge of the fact reaching
friends here, as at The request Of the Mason
&c and Odd Fellows lodges lere, of which
Capt. Larrabee was a member c. c. Ham
ilton Of Boston went To Gloucester last Fri
day and has been in communication with
parties from there ever since. Capt. Turner,
Who returned from Gloucester Tuesday
evening, reports that the wreck of the Mar
cellus was found underneath the Holmes.
1t is hoped that some of the bodies NAV be
found in the wreckage. [See report in other
columns. Ed. Jurnal
NORTH SEARSPoRT ITEMS
E. W. Seavey is hauled up with erysipe.
las in bis face
James l.. Dew is on sick list, We wish
him speedy recovery.
Mrs. Elias Moore is having quite hard
spell of sickness. DR.. Erskine is attending
her.
No school at our village for three days
last week. The teacher was snow-bound al
Swanville
The masked ball at the Grange hall was
postponed until Feb. 10th on account of the
snow storm.
Edward Mathews was in Bangor visiting
friends and was caught in the ste rm and has
not yet returned.
Sumner Green is at home for A few days
He lost most of his clothing in the fire al
the boarding house, Mt Waldo.
The assessments in the Patrons A. F
Co, for the year 1887 We're one dollar on
thousand. How is that, Bro. Changers?
7 he storm last week was the worst for
many years at thus place. 1T took our whole