The Republican journal., 1899-11-02
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Ethel NJ. Nichols is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
W. P. Putnam, in Boston.
Monthly contributions at the Cong'l
church next Sunday morning.
W. K Morrison of Minneapolis called on
friends in town Tuesday afternoon.
A E. Nickerson loaded this week schooner
Emma W. Day with hay for Boston.
F. E. Curtis has gone to New York to re-
sumo his work in the electrical business
On account of sickness in Rev. H. W,
Nortons family there were no services in
the Methodist church last Sunday.
DR.. P F. Nichols of Northampton, Mass,
was in town Saturday to attend the funeral
of bis uncle Capt E. P. Nichols.
Mrs. Sarah Staples has leased house on
haywood street, Roxbury, Mass, and left
with her hous hold goods by steamer Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs j. A. Clement and Mrs.
Prudence johnson leave to-day, Thursday,
for Daytona, Fla, where they will spend the
winter.
Sch. Edward L. Warren, after dischargiug
her cargo of corn at Pike Bros. grain houses,
proceeded to Rockport to load lime for Bos-
ton, aud expects to return here with grain.
c. 0. Sawyer & Co. are very busy this fall,
as they are putting in several furnaces.
Among them is new combination of steam
and hot air for the residence of A. j. Nick
erson.
Rev. E. E. Smell of Lynn arrived here
Tuesday morning for the purpose of remov-
ing the remains of his brother, Capt George
c. Smell, to Maiden, Mass. now the home of
his mother.
Capt. Geo. A. Carver has secured the ser
vices of Leroy D. Littlefeld to manage his
Moose Point farm, which he proposes to
stock with cows, and has begun operatio rs
by extensive wire fencing.
Mrs R. G. Coombs of Santiago, MINI, is
the guest Of her sister, Mrs Fred W. Porter.
Mrs. CoOmbs' native place was Bucksport
and this is her first visit to Maine for 10
years.
Rev and Mrs. r. G. Harbutt leave Mon
day by steamer Penobscot for Boston, where
MIR. Harbutt will be absent most of the
week.
Three deer We're seen by E. E. Hartman
t. cross the Savary road near his house
Monday morning. Numerous hunters We're
OuI the vicinity during the day, but We're
unable to find anything but the tracks of the
animals
We most heartily endorse the proposition
If Dr. W G Fuller in last weeks Journal TIC
save The deer in Waldo county and it seems
to us large majority of the citizens of our
county will Join III asking the legislature at
its next session to place a close time on this
county that shall make of it game preserve
'0r this section of the State of Maine.
OBITUARY. Capt. Edward Payson Mic h.
OILS died at his home in Bucksport shortly
after noon Wednesday, after a comparative
ly brief Illness of Brigbts disease. The de
ceased was native of Searsport, where he
was born June ., 1914. the son of William
and Nancy Nichols. OF the family of eight
but two survive: Prof. B. c. Nichols of Key
West, Fla, and Mrs. Della j., wife of Daniel
- H1SAA1t'OAo "
Que of the many Searsport deep-water ship
mas tiers, famous the world over for their
ability and success, and was undoubtedly
more widely known than any of them by
reason of having printed a newspaper on
shipboard. For many years Capt. Nichols
published the Ocean Chronicle, and as his
motto announced: This is printed for pas
time only. and sent to friends as a letter ;
therefore not open to criticism. Terms, one
letter. Some of his articles in the Chroni-
Gle showed marked ability as a writer, and
We're largely copied in both marine and
other newspapers One popularity of Capt.
\. as an editor was that he never wrote his
articles, but set them up in type. In 1882
Capt Nichols compiled a family record of
one of his ancestors James Nichols, born in
Londonderry, n. II, or vicinity, in the year
1I73. In his preface to the book he says:
This partial record of the family of James
Nichols is printed at the request of several
persons, who wish for a copy. 1t was not
compiled with any intention of publication,
but for myself, as a reference to and re-
hinder of some of the older families, know
ing that few years hence it would be diff
cult if not impossible to collect all the
names and dates This shows mis- wisdom,
for even now, without this book, many
members of the older families in town would
be at loss where to look for the dates and
events therein recorded. His last shi p was
the Frank Pendleton of Searsport which he
left in 1891. In August of the same year he
removed to Bucksport, buying out the coal,
grain and general provision business of
Mark Gray, which he conducted until Oct
lst of The present year, when he was obliged
to sell out. symptoms of the disease which
proved fatal were manifest more than a year
ago. and his decline in health was steady.
although he was able to transact business
up to some three weeks before his death.
Although moved from Searsport he was
never weaned from his early associations
and always kept i'll touch with friends and
associates here by frequent visits and pleas
ant lntercourse-whichw were not less enjoy
ed by the friends he caue to see, for his kind
and generous greeting and hearty clasp of
the hand were something to look forward
to. He was a member of Mariners Lodge