The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-09-28
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

ing at tne cong cnuIcu.
W. E. Grnnell and wife are visiting
friends in Harwichport, Mass.
Miss Inez Hanson is visiting her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Decro.
III. B. Upham, who spent the summer at S.
A. Stevens, returned to Melrose Monday.
Women's missionary reading with Mrs.
McDougall Friday afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. Clara Evans and Mrs. A. L. Mosman
are visiting friends III Boston and vicinity.
were brought here for interment last Satur-
day.
Mrs. q. A. Carver and daughter Elizabeth
returned to their home in Brooklyn last
week.
Mrs. Reuben Leland of Camden was in
town Tuesday the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Hopkins.
Mrs. Emily r. Young went to the Homeo
pathic hospital, Boston, last week to have
cancer removed.
Miss Margaret B. Sargent returned from
New York and Boston Tuesday with full
me of millinery.
Eliot Stevens of Brooks and Mrs. Eliza
Staples of Belfast spent Sunday with c. 81.
Stevens and wife.
Mrs. Jennie r. Roberts and dan glitter
Marion returned to their home in Somer-
VILE Mass, Friday.
Our readers will be interested in an article
on the 18th page, Sweet Singers of Sears
port" by E. B. Billings.
Mrs. Jonathan Dow and her niece, Miss
NJ abel Black, returned to their home in
Franklin Park, Ill.,. Monday,
The Searsport Dramatic Club have in re-
hearsal The Moonshiner's Daughter, which
Will be given early in October.
Charles B. Chase recently presented the
SeaTsport High school with six volumes of
Livics, Physics and English History.
Fred Morrow, after very pleasant vaca
ton spent with relatives here, returned to
Arlington, Mass, to resume his duties as
station agent there.
Miss Albertina Buck and Mrs. Simpson
and family Went tc Boston by boat Monday
and after short stay there will return to
their home in Marion, S. c.
AS the lower bridge at Belfast is closed for
repairs, the stage is obliged to go around by
the upper bridge, and the afternoon mail
viii be closed at Is until further notice.
Bert Noung's horse got cast in the stall
and broke leg, and had to be killed. 1t
was great loss to Mr.. Young, as he was
largely dependent upon the animal to get
about TO earn his living.
Capt ", E. Closson has in his possession
very valuable souvenir OF the late war
om the island Of Cuba, being one dollar
bill issued by the Spanish bank of Havana,
which has very peculiar history,
Miss Winnie Whitcomb, who has been
leading a ladies' orchestra at the new hotel
a. Naples on Sebago Lake during the sum
mer months is making short visit to her
grandparents, Capt and Mrs. J. n Putnam.
VIII Whittum received a bad fall from
his wheel III Belfast last Saturday evening.
He came up by the Phenix House and was
run into by one of two teams, who were
ished, and he was quite badly bruised.
Under the circumstances it was a miracle
that he was not killed.
"Dinah.' the pet horse belonging to Mrs.
George B. Putnam, the reader recently I'M
tied her halter knot and going through the
stable went up a flight of stairs into shed.
In the morning she was found trying to fin
ish bushel of green apples. To get her
out it was necessary to take her through the
kitchen and cut front door
OBITUARY. Mrs. Lucretia NJ. Bowen died
Sept. 10th at her home on the Swanville
road, in Searsport. She was the widow of
the late Joseph c. Bowen, who was a sol.
der in the Civil War, Goth Regiment Maine
Volunteers. She had been in poor health
for many years, resulting chiefly from the
care OF her invalid husband who never re-
covered from disabilities contracted in the
military service; and she finally succumb
ed to the last attack of dropsy and heart
failure The funeral ceremonies, Sept. Dist
were largely attended, and were most i'm
pressive and appropriate. Rev. 81. W. Nor
ton oticiated. The floral tributes were
abundant and beautiful, for which the rela-
lives return cordial thanks. Mrs. Bowen
was born in Isle au Haut Il years ago. Her
father, David Collins, was prosperous sea
captain of that island which has produced
many able business men of the Collins
name. He had eleven children, of whom
five sons still survive their deceased sister,
the subject of this sketch. In early life she
united with the Baptist church Of the is
land, and few years later resided for some
time in Belfast. She was always true to her
Christian principles a devoted wife and
mother, a kind and obliging neighbor, and
of remarkably amable and cheerful dspo-
sition. She leaves son and daughter.
the former, Elroy r Bowen, residing at the
homestead the latter Mrs. Lettie A Bray.
now living in Searsport village.
SEARsPoRTEKs BURNED OUT. The Red
lands, California. Daily Facts has the follow
ing:
The home of Mrs. Mary T. Rogers was
burned Saturday night, Sept. 2nd, every
thing the house contained was consumed bv
the flames. 1t was about o'clock when tile
fire department was called to the place on
the south side of Cotton avenue, about two
blocks vest of Orange street. But when the