The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-10-19
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

OIL MT. Fierce new HOuSc III L lduhlOlt.
A E. Nickerson loaded sch. Emma W
Day with hay for Boston the past week.
W. A CoIson attended the Dewey celebra
ton i'll Boston and will be absent severa
weeks.
Mrs W H. West will leave for Fernan
dina Fla, this week, to join Capt. West il
sch. Sallie On.
a large party from here attended the reel
tai and concert given by Miss johnson al
Belfast " ednesday evening.
Mrs Llllias Nichols, Mrs. Matilda Nichols
Mrs P B. Nichols and son Albert left by
steamer Saturday for Boston.
James \. Colson VS. the last OF the Grand
Army excursionists to arrive home, reach
ing here by steamer Saturday.
Mrs. Jennie Hunter and daughter Laura
and Miss Laura Curtis have left town to be
absent during the winter months.
Mrs, C, NJ. Nichols left Saturday to meet
Capt. Nichols at Wilmington, Del. where he
recently arrived from Hong Kong.
Advices from Capt. j. B. Nichols and
wife at y okohama, recently received, report
them arrived there in good health.
Miss Annie Stevens and Miss jamie Curtis
were elected delegates to the Maine State
S. 5. Convention at Portland, from the NJ. f.
Sunday School.
Mrs. Abbe S. Merrill is spending two
weeks with her son George in Dixfeld, after
which she will 60 to Brooklyn, \. Y, for
tie winter.
Mrs. R. G. Hartutt will sail from Boston
Nov. sth on the Leyland steamer Victorian
for England, where she will spend the win
Ter with her mother
Assistant postmaster William Barney
Trundy and Frank l. Gross are absent on a
Two weeks hunting excursion in northern
Maine Moose is their objective, but they
Will take deer Oh side.
beginning Monday, Oct 10th, the fare on
ed. SeaIsport to Boston. 50 50. This rates
will be III force during the winter. Price of
state rooms is reduced to 81 and 81 80.
Capt. James B Parse of steamer Evelyn
A'NAA
Orleans The steamer was formerly on the
Porto Rlcan line, but has been chartered to
run tlis winter from New York to New Or
leans.
This, Thursday, evening at the NJ. E.
7+s-ry, there Will he an od-time harvest
supper and entertainment under The aus
p;ces OF t4e Epwortl League, Everything
Indicates \ hrst class supper and a very
interesting entertainment Supper Will be
served from to T. II. Admission 20 cts
children under u years, 10 cts.
In answer To our request to know whether
the mysterious bottle found on Uncle Sam :
reef was from a wreck or excursion party, we
have received from Bangor a communication
informing rs II was an excursion party, and
We judge from the names attached TO the
letter that the bottle came from the islands
down the bay.
CAPT. f. A Curtis, who spent eighteen
months in the hondike region, returned to
his home IN Searsport last week. Capt Cur
us says improvements are rapidly being
made, both IN methods Of transportation and
mining, and when developed no doubt the
Klondlke viii prove a great country, vat at
present 1t is not good place for people of
delicate constitutions. The captain says in
coming out he passed over portion of the
route in four hours that required from four
to six weeks TO cover when he went out.
AT the annual business meeting Of the
Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ. E. Church,
Pm, al
Mrs. Clara Evans vice president, Mrs. F. ?.
Norton, secretary and treasurer. Miss Maude
Dutch Mrs. Amasa Field, and Mrs. Lizzie
Allen were appointed an executive COM
mittee. The report of the treasurer showed
that the past year had been prosperous
one. AL demands have been met promptly
and there is nearly enough on hand to meet
all obligations to November.
DR.. E. Hopkins has sold his practice to DR.
F. w. Larrabee Of South Paris. DR.. LARA
bee is graduate of Bates College and Dart
mouth Medical school, and is highly recon.
mended as physician. He has rented the
house formerly occupied by DR.. E. H. Dur
gin, where be Will have his office Dr. Hop
klns, who gives up practice, came to Sears.
port in 1854 and has been in the constant
practice of medicine here except during the
time he was absent in the army for the past
forty-fve years, being by far the longest
period Of practice of any physician in this
town; and during that long time the doctor
has been associated in his profession with
nearly every family in town.
OBITUARY. Died in Searsport Oct s, 1899.
Margaret, widow of the late Asa Water
house, ageI s. years. mos. Mrs. Water
house was Margaret Young, and she was
born on the old Young homestead near where
she died She was one of a family of six
chlldreL-three brothers and three sisters
only one OF whom, Mrs. Royal Gilkev sur
wives. She married Asa Warehouse Sixty
years ago, by whom she had a family of
eight children, three Of whom are living
Frederick l.. OF Searsmont. and Capt. r. G
and Einora Of Searsport. Mrs Waterhouse
joined the First Congregational church OF
Searsport IN 1910, under the early ministra-
ton of Rev. Stephen Thurston and remained
consistent member until her death. The
funeral services took place Oct. 10th, and
were conducted by Rev. r. G.. Harbutt. -.
Martin F. Whitcomb died in Searsport Oct.
18th, aged rs wears, 10 DAYS. He was the