The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-01-12
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

urday.
Eggs for the Boston market are coming in
rapidly and the price is falling.
Our farmers are improving the first sled.
ding by hauling in their wood and produce.
Ship Emily F. Whitney, Capt. a. s. Pen.
dleton, arrived at New York Jan. 9th 81
days from AMER.
W. E. Grinnell began harvesting ice for
local use Monday. 1t is about foot in
thickness and of good quality.
The following is the list of letters adver
tised in the Searsport post office Miss Har
riet Nichols Mrs. Hattie S. Nichols.
Capt A. Nj. Ross and George Billiard Of
Boston are absent on a trip to Jamaica with
view to looking after business there.
FL. B. Upham of Melrose, Mass, is making
short winter visit here, and about the mid
die of the month VIII start for Florida
j. W Brock has presented us with re-
port of the doings of the County Commits
sioners, which makes fine financial show
ing.
1t was announced last Sunday evening at
the close of the week OF prayer that the
meetings would be continued to and includ
ing " ednesGay evening.
Our representative to the legislature, A
Z. Nickerson, was very fortunate in draw
lug one of the best seats in the house, it be
ing very near the speakers desk.
The magazine issued with last Sunday s
Boston journal has several cuts showing
the position of pilot boat Columbia, from
which Ellerson Patterson was lost.
Capt. j. n, Putnam, who had his leg brok.
en- ten weeks ago, was out Monday-a re-
markable recovery considering che age OF
Capt. Putnam, seventy-three wears.
The fire department gave their annual
sociabe and clam stew Tuesday evening
The stew was made by Bowen and Trundy,
and. it goes without saying it good one.
An entertainment is in preparation and
will shortly be given at Union Hall; the
proceeds TO be devoted to Sears Public
Library. a program and date will appear
later
The following have been elected officers of
Phneas Pendeton Engine Co.: Foreman,
Geo. A. Bowen; LIST asst, Fred NJ Perkins ;
I'd asst, Chas. A. Rogers; clerk, Edison A.
Bunker.
Several members of Sears Lodge, with
ladies, accepted the invitation extended by
installation of the officers of that lodge
Wednesday evening
Baker, Carver & Morrill, of New York
have sent to numerous friends IN town a
very handsome calendar for 1899 The pct-
ure at the top is the Atlantic at sunrise,
painted by Edward Moran.
Sears Lodge, No. 80, |. o. o. F. has elected
the following officers Tor the ensuing year:
E. j. W entworth,N g.; E. A. Buker, v G. I;
q. Z. Adams, sec John Putnam, Treas. The
date of the installation has not been an
nounced yet.
Geo. l.. HammOns has the general agency
of Maine for pocket electric light, which is
a decided novelty and is proving very use
full to plumbers, policemen-in fact, to hun.
dreds OF people who are obliged to be ont in
the dark The light is good for eight thou
sand flashes, ana can be reoharged for small
sum. Mr. Hammons is meeting with good
success III its sale.
AT the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers OF the oearspOrt National Bank held at
their banking rooms Tuesday afternoon, the
following directors We're chosen for the en-
suing year: James G, Pendleton Geo. F.
Smith, Benz. f. Pendleton, Joshua B. Mich
OILS, VIM. G. Pendleton. James G. Pendle-
ton was elected president, and Clas. f.
Gordon, cashier, James A. Colson, assistant
cashier The bank has declared a semi-an-
nnal dividend of four per cent,
NEUROLOGY During the year 1898 there
were born in Searsport sixteen Twenty
nine couples were married and thirty SIX
persons died as follows:
aged yrs