The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-03-30
Scar SPORT LOCALS.

SdtuiboS N'NAiLS'
Bark Alice Reed, Capt. A Ford, arrived at
New York March 22d.
Harriette Erskine and Helen Pike are WIS.,
iting friends in Boston.
Monthly contribution at the Cong'l church
next Sunday morning.
L.G. Paine, treasurer of the Monson Slate
Co., spent Sunday in town.
Fred r. Sweetser of New London, Conn,
was in town for few days this week.
Desire and katherine Nickels arrived
from Bridgewate Saturday evening.
E. Slavery has put in several tons of ice,
cut from the Gould meadow, for this seasons
use
Dr. E H. Durgin has decided to locate in
California AMI has offered his house here for
sale.
Miss Margaret B. Sargent leaves to-day,
Thursday, tor Boston to buy her spring mil
linery.
Frank Whitcomb, Jr., returned last week
from Boston, W here he has been for medical
treatment
The selectmen have their books in order
ready to begin the assessment of taxes the
first OF April
Mrs. \. NJ. Ross was called to Boston
Saturday by the illness of her daughter
Blanche.
Mrs. A. T. W hitler and Miss Ada E. Rid
ley entertained friends at their new home on
Monday evening.
Capt. D. c. Nichols of ship Emily Reed is
at home while the ship is loading at New
York for Hong Kong.
Rev j. G. Fisher of Bangor preached at
the Cong'l church here Sunday morning and
at the Harbor in the afternoon.
Nickerson & Bailey have bought this win
ter nearly 400 cords of fine large birch, which
they will saw into spool timber
Hiram Bailey has given up his position on
the Boston electrics and will work in the
spool mill here the coming season,
The Endeavor Society will give picnic
supper in the upper conference rooms this,
Thursday, evening, admission 10 cents.
Members OF the last years magazine club
who have copies of any of the magazines
will please leave them with Mrs. B. f. Col
cord.
The examination of teachers appointed to
teach n Searsport W Il be held at the house
of Miss Annie Nichols Saturday, April 18th,
at > p. m.
Capt. and Mrs n. F. Gilkey and Capt
and Mrs. B. F. CoIcord entertained large
party of friends at G. A r. Hall last Friday
evening.
I. T. Merrill & Son have received in their
mill yard the last two weeks large quantities
of logs, and the supply will keep their mill
busy late into the summer.
Mrs. 2. r. G.lkey ami daughter left by
steamer Penubscot Monday TO join Capt
Gilkey at New York and will make the
voyage On ship Josephus to Hong Kong.
Mrs. Sijas Young was thrown from
sleigh by collision with another team sun
day, and had her shoulder dislocated Dr.
Flint vas called and put the shoulder in
position again.
Rev, J. Z. q. Sawyer D. d editor Of The
Northern CHRISTIAN Advocate of Syracuse, n.
Y, has been engaged 10 deliver the memorial
address here Mr.. Sawyer enlisted at Sears
sport in May, 1861, IA Company Of the 45h
Maine Regiment.
Capt. James McGlVery returned home
from his winter trip to Mexico last Wednes-
day. The captains little friends are we'll
Ja 10 !,
little party OF sleigh riders We're never seen
than that the captain took out in his big
double runner the other morning.
The Searsport ship State of Maine, Capt.,
Henry G. Curtis arrived at Boston Monday,
127 days from Manila The State of Name
is the first vessel TO arrive at Boston direct
from Manila since the destruction OF the
Spanish fleet by Admiral Dewey's warships
last May The vessels cargo is a valuable
one, consisting of 1900 bales Of hemp.
The following poem from last weeks is
sue OF The Northern Christian Advocate of
Syracus :, New York. was written by sister
of the editor of that paper, Rev. j. E. c.
Sawyer, who died in her young girlhood
many years ago, but quite 4 number of her
old schoolmates and frieno. are living in
Searsport and RockIand, and will no doubt
be interested in the poem.
TWENTY ROUNDS.
By Lucy j. Sawyer.
Long years ago a little maid
Fun fond OF fun and play,
Week after week was made to knit
Her twenty rounds day.
She loved to wander DER the hills
And hide among the hay
Twas hard to leave such scenes and knit
Her twenty rounds day.
And when the day-god brightly shone
And everything looked gay,
Twas with full many sigh she knit
Her twenty rounds day"
How quickly oft the task was DER,
And then how blthe and gay
Was she to know her "stlut" was done
Her twenty rounds" that day.
But as she tall and taller grew,
And year chased year away,
She then was thought too big" to knit
Her twenty rounds day."
Year after year has winged its course
OF flight and passed away
Since then, and she no longer knits
Her twenty rounds day"
To-day, while idly searching DER
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