The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-04-21
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

CaptiL. A. Cole I'd arrived home Tues
day.
A. j. Mitchell lost valuable COW last
week,
e. J. Shaw took from his weirs Tuesday a
thirty pound salmon.
Postmaster Sullivan, who has been quite
sick, is convaescing rapidly.
Harry Mason Will make the voyage to
Hong Kong on ship w. II. Conner,
Schooner Princess discharged a cargo of
grain this week for A, j. Nickerson.
The Congl. Sunday school recently added
number of new books to their library.
Mrs. E. Lappin and her son left by steam.
er Thursday for their home in Jersey City,
Landlord Grnnell has served dandelions
greens the earliest this season ever known
here
Miss Annie Stevens has gone to Boston to
attend the New England Conservatory OF
Music
Capt John G. Pendeton and family, who
spent the winter in Everett, Mass, arrived
home last week,
Mrs Eleanor Woodman informs she
has pansies in bloom in her garden with
snow pile close by.
Parties have leased Herbert Blacks quar-
ry and propose to operate ii having secured
large order for stone.
Margaret B. Sargent will have an opening
OF trimmed bonnets and hats Friday and
Saturday of this week.
Mrs j. NJ. Gilkey made short visit to
friends in Bangor last week, returning on
steamer City of Bangor Sunday.
Capt. Joseph H. Park has taken command
OF ship Josephus which sailed from New
York last week for Hong Kong.
George Porter, who recently enlisted in
the [. S. Marines has a fine prospect of get
ting posi- ton in one of the Flying Squad
ron.
Capt. J. T. Erskine left Thursday to take
command Of ship W. Fl. Conner at New
York Capt. F. l. Pendeton will remain a
voyage at home.
Mrs. D. S. Beals returned from Boston
Tuesday with large line of summer MILL
merry. She will have an opening next Tues
day and Wednesday.
Sch R. W. Hopkins, Capt. G. W. HIGH
born, arrived at Cienfuegos last Wednesday
but ordered to leave at once without
diseharging his cargo of coal.
Our klondike party after reaching Seattle
changed their minds about going to Cook 8
Inlet They purchased years provisions
and started for the Yukon via Chilcoot
Pass
Sch. Lizzie Lane has been chartered by A.
P Veazie & Co., Bangor to load paving at
Bucks Harbor, South Brooksvile, for New
York at So per NJ, loaded and discharged
with assistance of crew
Members of Sears Lodge and their ladies'
are in receipt of an invitation from Waldo
Lodge, Belfast, to be present at a literary
and musical entertainment to be given Tues
day evening, April 10Th, at their hall in Bel
fast.
Efforts will be made to have the cannon
the Memorial grounds properly mounted
before decoration day. To defray the ex-
pense it is proposed to give a supper on the
evening OF May 30th at Union Hall. Mem.
bers of Freeman McGilvery Post, Mariners
and Sears Lodges, have already signitied
their readiness to neir in the matter. and as
all the citizens have q u interest IN seeing the
grounds about the monument well kept, no
doubt the movement will have their aid.
NORTH SEARsPoRT ITEMS.
Mr. and Mrs. James r. Massure have re-
turned from Frankfort.
Mrs Blanche Allen of Winterport is the
guest of Mrs. o. W. Whtcomb.
Miss Winnefred Mathews has gone to
Searsport village to attend the High school.
Mrs Hattie A Wentworth, formerly of
Waldo, is visiting the family of II T. Serb
ner.
L. H. Mathews has let his farm to Debert
e Nickerson and has gone to Camden
where he mas situation in the shipyard.
Herbert Black, who is the noted OK king
of Waldo county, has of the best farms
in town and as large a stock of cattle as can
be found in Maine. His stock of cattle
sheep, lambs and swi inc would make better
show than you will see at most town fairs
He has eight jet black Holstein oxen which
grit from seven feet four inches to seven
feet eight inches eight Hereford oxen which
girt six feet and half to seven feet and a
half seven Hereford cows, one large Here.
ford bull, five yearlings and four calves, all
Hereford twenty three swine, one hundred
sheep and seventy five lambs, and some
spans of fine looking work horses. Anyone
wishing to purchase a nice yoke of oxen
would do well to give Mr.. Black a call.
COUNTY CORRE SPONDENCE,