The Republican journal., 1899-12-14
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Mass. Monday.
Mrs Josie Weber is spending the week
with friends in Belfast.
Our local club has drama in rehearsal OF
which we shall write more fully later.
Nomination of officers by Sears Lodge,
10. o. F, Friday evening Dec. 10TH
FIJI. Miller of Greenfield is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs E. H. Miller while in this vi
entity.
Nomen's Missionary reading with Mrs.
Roulston tomorrow, Friday afternoon al :
O'Clock,
Mrs Mary Sargent. who has been in town
several weeks returned to her home in Alton
Wednesday.
Miss Fanny E, Smith, who has been visit
ing friends IA Massachusetts,, returned home
by boat Saturday.
Our traders have begun to display their
holiday goods All the stores Will be open
evenings next week.
W. NJ. Parse continues to receive orders
for clothing and is employing large num-
Der OF pant makers
The schools in Nos l, 7, and will be-
gin the winter term Dec. 18TH and the VII
lage schools January I'd.
Several tiocks Of ducks have been seen in
the Cove lately ana some Hne ldI ones we're
secured by local gunners.
Smells are numerous and of good size, and
lots Of them are taken with hook and line
by our expert fishermen.
The following We're drawn to serve as ira
ers jurors for the January term: S. A. Pres
colt and Horace Robbins.
Sara L. Grinnell gave a party to number
Of her little friends last Thursday evening
in ple oh nj her birthday,
The Epworth League will give a meat
supper the NJ. E. vestry this. Thursday
evening at 6 O'clock. Admission Is cts.
Mrs. j. C, Nickels, daughter Blanche and
sister, Miss Thompson, left Monday for Phil
adelphia, where they will spend the winter
News was received last week of the
death in Brooklyn, \. Y of Charlie, only
son Of Capt. Charles ana Elizabeth Salvage.
The household goods Of 4. j, Crooker
went by steamer Monday, and the family
leave to-day, Thursday, for Jacksonville,
Fla.
Clement & Adams are going out of certain
lilies of holiday goods and have made very
low prices on what they have in stock of
these goods.
Quite large party are planning to 60
from here to attend a reception to be given by
Albert S. NICkersOn and wife in Swanvile
next FRIDAY.
Mrs Mary Mosman left by steamer Mon
day for Brooklyn, n. y where she will
spend tile winter with her son, Capt. Charles
Salvage and family.
Muskrats are quite numerous in the mill
stream and old hunters predict from the
J3Ick fun ia specimens taken that We are
Yet to have a cold winter.
The hgA school lass of 1900 have chosen
he c ~ u IL
Lincoln Colcord, Sec. Ethel Rice, Char
man Executive Committee. Class colors,
lavender anu white
Frank l, Gross who IS spending the clos
ing days OF the hunting season il Greenfield,
Is reported to have killed two deer One Of
them was killed within six hours after he
got to the hunting grounds
NJ. NJ. Whittum has a cow and calf Of the
large Jersey variety so popular here few
years ago. 1t is said he offers them for sale ,
if so some OF stock farmers ought to buy
them and preserve tile breed.
On the 18th anniversary of the marriage
OF Capt ana Mrs O. W Hichborn which oc-
cured Dec 1st, they We're presented by the
officers and crew Of schooner <. W Hopkins
with a beautiful solid silver ice pitcher.
Mt and Mrs A j. Nickerson entertained
friends Saturday n celebration OF the 9th
anniversary OF their marriage. Among the
notwithstanding the bad state of the roads
came from Swanvilie to be present.
The skating, which has been fine the past
week was spoiled by the water which came
on the ice Monday The Young folks are
looking anxiously for the cold snap predict
ed by Old Prob, Looping il will come in
Vime to sea- up things before the snow.
Miss Edna Nicktls and Miss Jessie Black
entertained the Christian Endeav or Sociable
last THURSDAY evening. The young ladies
a~e to be congratulated upon the taste shown
in arranging and decorating the upper con-
ference ROOM IN " hlch the sociable was held.
Cong church next Sunday morning. a COLI
trbuton for current expenses will be taken.
The Congl, soclahe will meet i'll the upper
conference room this, Thursday, evening.
All are invited by Mrs. Rouston and Mrs
A. j. Nickerson.
Some of our old miners conclude that the
lead recently struck by Isaac Wallace near
the steamboat wharf is a continuation of
the vein which G L. Merrill and company
prospected several years ago IN the east vii
lage. An assey shows the top ore to be worth
81 per ton. Considerable excitement is
caused among parties owning land adjoining
The Maine division of the league of Amer
lean heelmen propose to that the law
compelling towns to place sign boards at
the junction Of country roads is enforced ;
aud If they go about it right Will come very
near accomplishing their object, as towns
that neglect this duty, after reasonable
notice, may, under the law, be fined $50 and
with s. per month additional for each
neglected sign board. Searsport is very
fortunate in tins respect, as many of The
corners have been marked, though by recent
neglect some Of the boards have fallen down.
Freeman McGilvery Post, G. A. R., at
their annual mt citing last Thursday evening