The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-10-27
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

spent SUNDAY Ill bOWD,
f. c. Dutch Will locate at Maiden, Mass,
and leaves to-day for that city.
c. H Monroe has connected his house
and mandatory by telephone
H A Wehber and wife of Beverly, Mass.
are spending the week in town.
A Nj Kane returned Tuesday from a
weeks visit TO friends i'll Boston.
Capt. A. T. Whittier has sold his bark, the
EVE Reed, to Philadelphia parties.
j. II. Lane expects schooner Morris and
Cliff with a cargo Of egg coal shortly
Miss Gertrude Beane of Augusta is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. P Ferguson,
Schooner Georgia Gilkey WAS lowed down
RIVER last Friday, and sailed for New York
Monday
a. E Nickerson loaded schooner E. L.
Warren with hay for the Boston market the
past week.
Mrs. n. c. Shute aud Mrs. Susan Towle
are spending several weeks with friends in
Boston and vicinity.
Mrs. G. E. Whitcomb after a short visit to
her parents, Capt. and Mrs. j. W. Putnam,
left Monday for Boston.
Any one wishing to hire an upright Mil
Ter piano for the winter can hear of one by
calling at the post sttice.
Mrs j. c. Nickels and daughter Blanche
left Wednesday and Will SPEND the winter
IN New York and Philadelphia
Bert Colcord has situation with the R
G. Dunn Co.. Boston, and left by steamer
last Thursday TO assume his duties
Tyler Crockett and wife will spend the
winter in Lynn, Mass, j g. Hammons will
occupy their home during their absence.
Capt, James McGilvery, Mrs. A T.
Whittier and Miss H c. Colcord arrived
home by steamer City Of Bangor Tuesday.
The Country School" given at the Har-
Dor schoo house Tuesday evening was well
acknowledgements or more going over
from here.
A. B. Pendleton and W. NJ. Parse have
loaned their Spanish war collection of
souvenirs to be exhibited at the Congrega-
tional museum IN Belfast this week.
The Christian Endeavor Society will give
musical at the upper conference room this,
Thursday, evening. An excellent program
fas been arranged. Admission, Is cents
I, T. Merrill and son have succeeded in
thoroughly repairing their dam so that it is
nearly water tight, and the water in the
pond IS the highest known for several years
Mr. George S. Warehouse and wife are
making short visit in town. Mr.. Water
house, who is located in Quincy, Mass, is
Asst Supt. OF the @. and B. Street Railway
Co
We We're pleased to receive call Tuesday
evening from Roy L. Fernald of Winterport,
who was a member Of the 9th Regulars and
received Slight w1dul Al tile battle of El
Caney.
Miss Laura NJ Carver has shown rs a
souvenir pamphlet Printed on board L. S. S.
Baltimore containing sketches from the
Spanish American war IN lle Philippine
Islands May tc August, 1888.
George T. Read of Belfast has just finish
ed putting IN one Of Smith 4 co.'s improved
steam heaters at the hotel, and Judging from
the first trial Mr., Grnnell will be enabled
to heat the house throughout with a small
outlay of fuel.
\. +. Mathews answers our query in re-
lation to Elias Dudley He informs us that
Mr. Dudley was the first trader in Searspurt
and came here from Castine in l7o5, occupy-
ing a log store located a little to the east
ward Of the store where A. j, Nickersou
now trades.
Letters from Caot. J. y Pendleton and
Capt. B. F. Colcord report having met F E.
Shute in Hong Kong. Mr.. Shute is paw
masters clerk on l.. S. S. Concord, and has
some rare experiences to relate regarding
his participation in Dewey's victory and the
capture of Manila.
&. +, Gordon is in receipt of a long letter
from Capt. Clifton Curtis descriptive of the
voyage Of the Searsport hlondike party on
Their lake and river trip from Skagway TO
Dawson. Capt. Curtis says he counted two
hundred and fifty boats in sight at one time.
Their method was to sail day times and
camp on the shore at night. One day
they overlook man and his wife who prov
gu 10 De George EdnltS anu VIE, VINO mad
gone from Tacoma. Mr.. Eames as former
Searsport boy-a son OF j. Harrison Eames.
The voyage proved very pleasant, the seen
cry being something grand. Capt. Curtis
and party will camp for the winter at Indian
River, sixty miles below Dawson City, where
they have built log cabin. The party are
enjoying good health.
NORTH sEARSPORT ITEMS.
Miss S. B. Thu1ston visited friends in
Belfast last week.
Lnwood Dorr of Winterport is visiting his
father, Thomas Dor1.
Mrs. Susan Towle is visiting her sister
Mrs. Foss, in Lynn, Mass
Miss Alice Dow has secured situation in
Gordons vest shop il Brooks.
Mrs. Geo. Curtis picked a handful of ripe
straw berries one day last week
Mrs. James L. Dow who has been very
Ill for the past few weeks, is improving.
Frank Dow has returned from deer hunt
in northern Maine. He succeeded in getting
one.
Mrs. R. G. Brier and Miss Maude Dutch