The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-08-24
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Miss FANNIE T.. Smith Is spending Ine
week at Northport.
Capt. A. T. Whittier arrived overland
from San Francisco Friday.
Rev. A. II. Thompson and wife returned
to Raymond, N. H. Monday.
George Field and wife made short call
on friends in town last week.
Mrs. Judith Hardy has rented part of
the Lebbeus Curtis residence,
Capt. and Mrs. o. G. Eaton arrived by
steamer Penobscot Sunday morning.
Miss Sadie V. Jones of Fairfield is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Biather
Sch. E. L. Warren, Capt. Israel Closson,
discharged cargo of corn and Oil this
week
Miss NJ c. Hubbard and party from
Winterport were registered at the Searsport
House.
Among the arrivals this week were Rob-
ert Hichborn, James Nichols and Alexander
Nichols.
Fred c. Park will take charge of S. L.
Crosby's branch taxldermist establishment
at Rangeley.
Mrs. j. F. Chapman of San Francisco was
the guest of Capt. Phineas Pendleton and
family last week.
Nj and Mrs Fred M. Perkins returned
Saturday from three weeks visit to their
old home in Penobscot.
Mrs. W. R. Palmer and daughter of Man
iSiti al
sisters, the Misses Ford.
Lizzie Sweeney and her friend, Florence
Atkins, of Meriden, Conn, are spending
two weeks vacation in town.
Henry Hook and wife of Harrgnton We're
in town Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Hooks brother, j. F. Bickmore.
Capt Charles Gilkey and Walter Hardy,
who have been spending several weeks in
town, returned to Missouri Saturday.
W. P. Putnam, superintendent of Jordan,
Marsh 4 Co. s boot and shoe department. is
visiting his parents, Capt j. n. Putnam.
Benjamin Walker and wife of Island
Falls, and Mrs. Amanda Small and daugh-
ter Louise Of Maiden, Mass, were in town
Monday.
The examination of pupils wishing to
enter the Searsport high school will be held
in the high school room Saturday. Sept. 9th.
at 9 AN.
Mrs. Georgia Lilleston and daughter Clara,
who have been visiting Mrs. P. L. Gilkey re-
turned to their home in Roxbury, Mass,
Wednesday.
Oliver Whitcomb found near his residence
at North Searsport last Thursday a lady's
cape, which the owner can have by CORE.
spending with him.
Mrs Crosby and daughter Clara of Dor
chester Mass, who have been at Mrs Web
ber's for several weeks, returned to their
home Wednesday.
Among those spending the week at North
port are Mrs. j. c. Dutch Mss Maud Dutch
Mrs. + Stevens, Mrs. e. A. Eames, Ethel E.
Rice. Helen Pike Harriet Erskine and Hat
Tie Patterson.
Lud G, Havner and Mahlon E. Havner of
Worcester, Mass rode from Portland on
their bicycles III ten hours, arriving at Mrs.
s.. NJ. Young's their aunt, at 10 o'clock
Sunday evening,
The Givers and Cleaners will have an
apron sale in the upper conference room
Tuesday afternoon and evening, Aug. 29th.
Ice cream and cake for sale Admission
ee. Doors open at . o'clo K
The moonlight excursion to Castine Satur-
day evening was very enjoyable occasion.
The party Of about seventy-tive attended
the frankie Carpenter entertainment and
report that Jere Grady and his talented
wife were at their best and gave a fine plav.
The school committee offer the High
school class of 1900 the choice of French for
the coming school year in place of the pre-
scrbed work in astronomy and physics.
This offer involves no diminution of the
town school book fund as the committee
will provide the text books to be used in the
study Of French.
Nahum E. Burgin has recently construct.
ed novelty in chair made entirely of silk
cotton and linen spoo' manufactured at the
spool factory of Messrs Nickerson & Bailey,
where he is employed. The chair is an imi
tation OF those of our grandfather's day, and
is made strong en- ough for use. The chair
contains 241 large nd small spools and the
design shows good deal of ingenuity.
The funeral of Capt. William Carbon took
place at the residence of his sister. Mrs.
Briggs, Sunday afternoon, Mariners Lodge,
I. 4 A. NJ, performed the Masonic burial
service at the house. The interment was at
the Harbor cemetery. Capt. Carbon COM
manded several vessels which were built at
Searsport. He retired from the sea several
years ago. and on account of illness had not
been in active business for some time be.
fore his death
One of the pleasantest affairs that has
come off in Searsport for long time was
reception and ball at Union Hall, Monday
evening, given by W. R. Cornell and G. A
Alexander of Boston, under the manage
ment of Policeman James o. Orr, who in
troduced the parties TO Searsport and ia
endeavoring to make them acq tainted with
our citizens that their stay may be as pleas
ant as possible Our young people entered
into the spirit of the occasion and a arge
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