The Republican journal., 1899-06-08
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

A. f.. Irundy has moved into MS new
residence.
Miss Ida West has arrived home for the
summer.
Cornelius Lane and wife of Island Falls
are in town.
Capt and Mrs. Andrew NJ Ross returned
from Boston Sunday.
81. N. Edwards and wife of Jackson We're
in town Memorial day.
w c. futile will open his studio Monday,
June 18th, for one week.
Rev. R. G. Harbutt preached at Saxon
vile, Mass, last Sunday.
There will be communion services at the
Harbor Sunday afternoon.
Miss Ella Devereaux of Ellsworth is the
guest of Maude B. Colcord.
Capt j. W. Walnut left by steamer Mon
day for short trip to Boston.
C. o. Sargent & Co. have taken the
agency for the Iver-Johnson bicycle.
Sch. Lizzie Lane, Capt. A. Closson, has
loaded lumber at Bangor for Boston.
Mrs. S. A. Prescott has opened ice crea IN
parlors at her residence on Main street,
Clara sweetser and Lillian Cyphers arriv-
edhome from Midway, Mass. Sunday.
Bert Colcord took a salmon from Swan
Lake last Friday that weighed 3 pounds.
Rev. W. w. Oger of Thomaston in
town Tuesday, the guest of Rev H. W. Nor
ton.
Mrs Hattie A. Nichols, who spent the
winter in North Berwick, is at home for the
summer,
The postponed conservation meeting of
the y. P S. c. E. will be held next Sunday
evening,
F. l Mortland recently discharged a cargo
of coal from schooner Sarah Mills, Capt.
johnson.
Lucy and Lettie Pendleton are visiting
their sister, Mrs L. C. Havner. in Worces-
ter, Mass.
Mrs Bruce and her daughter Helen will
spend the summer with Mr.. and Mrs. c.
H. Stevens.
The B. & B. S. S. Co. have been making
extensive Improvements on their wharf and
buildings here.
The County Conference of Congl churches
will be held in Belfast Thursday and Friday,
June 18th and 10Th.
Harrison, Wood & Co. of Belfast recently
set monument on Capt. a. Colcord's lot in
Elmwood Cemetery.
Sch. Nickawa of Hampden, with the
travelling shoe maker and family on board,
is at the steamboat wharf.
George L. Hamnons has a fine position
with the Advance Packing and Supply Co,
30 South Canal street, Chicago.
The following is a list of letters advertised
in the postotice: J. B. Harding, Charles P.
Hill Charles sullivan, Mary E. Wagner.
There will be Children's Day sermon at
the Congregational church next Sunday
morning. Communion services will be held
in the afternoon at $50.
A black fur cape was left in one of the
pews of the NJ E. church Tuesday evening,
May 30th The finder will leave it at post
office.
DR.. John Benjamin OF Kenduskeag will
locate in Searsport Dr. Benjamin is a
nephew of DR.. E Hopkins and comes well
recommended
G. j. Shaw took from his weirs last Fri
day night nineteen salmon, one Of which
weighed 27 lbs. He also secured a Goldfish
which weighed 10 lbs.
Miss Blanche Ross. who recently gradu-
ated from the Manual Training School in
.,,al,,
school in Pennsylvania.
Harold Smith saw three deer feeding
with the cows in the Carver pasture one
day last week. They were very tame,
allowing him to approach very near them.
Thursday evening, June 18th, the ladies
of the NJ. f. Society will hold a strawberry
festival in their vestry, or on the lawn ad-
Joining their church. A cordial invitation
Is extended to all.
Rev H. W. Norton, after attending the
graduating exercises at Bucksport Wednes-
day, went on to BANGOR to attend meeting
of the Conference be I'd of church extern
sion, of which he is a member He is ex-
pected to return home Friday.
The Quarterly Conference that was to
have been held in the NJ. E. vestry this,
Thursday, evening has been postponed. on
account of the Presiding Elder being in at
tendance upon the meeting of The Confer
ence Board of Church Extension in Bangor.
Capt D. S. Goodell, jr., has position as
third mate on the government transport
Concord, formerly the canal steamer Ari-
zona She is commanded by Capt. Ames of
Stockton Springs and will soon sail from
San Francisco for Manila with troops for
General Otis.
Next Sunday, June 18th, will be observed
as "Children's Day. at the NJ. E. church.
In the morning the pastor will preach SER
mon appropriate for the day, and in the
evening a concert will be given by the Sun
day school. The concert will begin prompt
" at P M, standard. A collection for ed
ucation will be taken at the close.
The Bath Times of recent date says This
morning Miss Janet Sargent retired from the
position of manager of the Western Union
Telegraph office in this city afte: a term of
three years, during which time she was