The Republican journal., 1898-02-17
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

day.
Capt E. p Nickes and wife are visiting
friends here.
Capt. Charles A. Colcord arrived by train
Tuesday evening.
Capt E. P. Nichols and wife made short
visit to friends in town this week
Miss Ada Ridley arrived last Thursday
evening by train from Maiden, Mass.
Alexander Innes went to a hospital in
Boston by steamer Penobscot Monday.
Harry Mason, who has been employed in
Boston, is at home for a short vacation.
Harry Perry, W no has been first officer of
ship r, d. Rice, is the guest of E. A. Sargent
and wife.
Ship E. B. Sutton, Capt A. L. Carver, ar
rived at Yokohama from New York Feb
10th.
Miss Jeanette B. Rice finished her term
of school at Frankfort last week and re-
turned home Monday.
James B Sweetser and wife, who have
been visiting friends in Bath and vicinity,
arrived home Saturday,
A contribution will be called for at the
Congl church next Sunday morning IN be-
half OF the Seamens Friends Society
Schooner Georgia Gilkey, Capt W R.
Gllkey, from ST. Thomas for New York, ar
rived at Delaware Breakwater Feb. 18th.
A party of fifteen rode over from Belfast
last Friday evening and took supper at the
SearsPOrt House. Mr.. Gilmore and daugh-
ter furnished music for dancing from 10 to
II.
Rev. Charles j. Whittier, general mission
AIRY for eastern Maine, is holding meetings
in this section, and it is hoped to induce him
to come here.
There will be an Endeavor sociable at the
upper conference room this, Thursday,
evening, in care of Mrs. l.. A. Colcord and
Miss Angie n. Carver. Admission five
cents.
The A. r. Hopkins Company is new cor
poratOn formed in Portland recently The
officers are: Edwin H. Nickerson, Portland,
president; Arthur R. Hopkins, Bangor,
treasurer Edwin H. Nickerson, Augustus
j. Nickerson, Searsport, and A. H. HOPKINS.
10000 paid in, par value of shares 500.
The purposes OF said corporation are to
carry on the grain, flour and feed business
and in connection Herewith to buy, sell
import, manufacture and deal in flour, corn,
wheat, grain and feed and any and all
other articles or merchandise which can be
used IN the prosecution of such business :;
also TO buy, own and sell any and all articles
which may be used in trade or commerce ;
to purchase, hold convey and lease real
TO f,,1 IL
OF such business and To acquire, lease own
or import in any way Gnder trade marks
patents, or copyrights and TO transact all
business inc dent thereto and connected
rewItn.
We copy the following from San Fran
cisco paper Of Jan. I'D
message brought BY a carrier. nj geon
from a ship at sea received in this city
yesterday afternoon The message an
nounced the good health and safety of the
Captain and crew of the American ship
Henry B. Hyde, which lied from this port
yesterday morning, When the ship put to
sea Captain C0lcord took with him X 694
pigeon belonging TIC II. G. Y orth of this
city. The bird reached its loft at 1910
Golden Gate avenue AT 3 IS o'clock IN the
AFTERNOON bearing the f. 10 wing message
written ON tissue paper and iiiclosel in an
aluminium locket attached to one OF the legs
OF the pigeon: On board the ship (Ameri-
can ship Henry i. Hyde, P. NJ Jan u,
1873 Position Of ship . minutes southwest
by south from the whistling buoy Wind
stItt breeze norUh-nUrthWest Weather. lie
and clear. officers and crew all well Love
to all our deaf ones T. p Coleo ord, Master
Taking into account the distance. the
strong adverse wind and tie fact that the
bId flew from SEA the flight considered
remarkably good one.
MASONIC. The large delegsat on of Free
Masons from here who attended the conven-
ton at Belfast last Thursday afternoon and
evening feel deeply Indebted to District
Deputy Wentworth and the brothren of
Phoenix and Timothy Chase Lodges of Bel
last for one Of the paasantest, most frater-
nal and interesting gatherings and most
cordial reception ever enjoyed by Masons of
the eighth district; and if one nay Judge by
the pleasant expressions heard or every
hand this was the unanimous sentiment of
al present. The work as exemplfied, the
manifest interest Of all, gave evidence thai
the fraternity of our section Is as fully en-
bued with the true spirit of Masonry as any
like lumber of lodges under the jurisdiction
of the Grand Lodge of Maine. The congrat.
ulations extended to the officers of Mariners
Lodge are duly appreciated by the brethren
here, particularly the handsome tribute paid
them by P. g. NJ. Hiram Chase, who pro-
nonnced their work the finest he ever Wit
messed, outside the Grand Lodge The re-
marks of the venerab Die brother giving rem
inscences of the early days OF Masonry in
Maine We're very interesting to the younger
Masons present. and specially 50 to the men,
bers of Mariner's Lodge when he gave
brief history of the formation and earlv
struggle of that lodge. The records of the
lodge, which by the courtesy Of the secre-
tary We have been allowed to peruse,
not only prove the retentive memory
of Mr.. Chase, but show that for the
first two or three years of the lodges
existence he had good reason to know for
it is frequently recorded that he with D. ID.
Washburn and delegation from Phoenix
Lodge was present, one or the o3her presld-
ing and inst1ucting the brethren of the
new lodge in the various lectures and work
of the order. This instruction, transmitted
unimpaired to the present officers of the
lodge, may have had much to do the their
excellent performance in exemp living the
work at the convention. The old records of