The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-10-26
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

W. +, GTlnnell made business "Trip 70
Manchester, n. H, last week.
Mss Anna NJ. Young has opened a ten
cent store next door to the post office.
Miss Ada E. Ridley has gone to Maiden
Mas. and will be absent several months.
Capt W. NJ. Upper and d. H. Devereaux
of Brunswick Ga, We're in town Ii At week.
Capt O. c. Young is at home and will re-
man for the winter to recuperate his health
Fanny E. Smith left by steamer Monday
f,r a few weeks visit with friends in Boston
News was received here last Thursday Of
tie death of Ada F.. wife of Prince Colcord,
III DIxfed.
" omen's mont, " missionary meeting in
The upper conference room tomorrow, FRI
day, afternoon.
Searsport Chapter, f. \. NJ. will confer
tie Royal Arch degree on several candidates
next Saturday evening.
Sch. Edward L. Warren has discharged
cargo of coru for Nickerson aud is chartered
to load lime at Rockport for Boston.
Mrs, Edmund j. Ames, reported two
weeks ago as severely burned, died from
the effects last Saturday, and was buried
Oct. sd.
Rev L. 6. Harbutt will be from home
next Tuesday and Wednesday in attendance
at the State Conference of Cong'l churches
i'll Auburn.
Annie Stevens and Louise Field have
gone to Portland as delegates from the NJ. E.
church to the State Sunday school conven-
non in that city.
Capt c. NJ Nichols and Amos Dow after
short visit at home. left Monday to join
sllp A j. Fuller, which is loading oil at
New Y ork for Hlogo, Japan.
Capt. joseph H. Park arrived home from
he hospital al Newt burg, n. Y. last week.
Although looking somewhat thin, he is
rapidly recovering from his illness
There Will be a Christian Endeavor soci-
able IL the upper conference room to-mor-
row, Friday, evening with Miss Edna Nick
els and Miss Jessie Black as hostesses
I tiers received from Frank o. shute on
ard [. S. 5. Concord at the Philippines
announce his promotion to be paymaster's
Jerk also that lie may be expected home
tor a Through during the winter.
Seoerai cases Of what appears to be scarlet
fever Lave developed in town the past week
ami the board Of health as a precautionary
alsaSlr-, Lag closed the village schools for d
Tine,
Andre" Alien who played on the Kent's
f,s1 4 IL, 7
High winning IL a score Of u to d, the
hrst time he Bangor team has been beaten
rtis year, stopped at home over Sunday on
is return 10 school.
Adyites. from Our two mighty hunters in
tie w:lds OF Maine seem TO be "agin" their
coming home loaded with the game they
sought; bur the satisfied air with which one
of them writes would indicate there IS other
same in that vicinity on which there is no
Close time.
e. L. Merrill x Co. of Dixreld are prepar-
ing to light their spool mill by electricity
winch VIII enable them to run full time dur
ing tie winter months. They are to pun in
their own plant. The firm has recently add
Two automatic roughing machines to the
,lulpmtnt OF Its mills, has also built Vel V
l2rge drying shed for piling the squares after
saving ana made other Improvements about
the property Industrial Journal.
Rev. Edward E. Small of Lynn. formerly
II SearspoIt, will give his lecture on astrou-
omy, illustrated by some sixty views Of the
heavens, n the CongI church Thursday
evening, Nov, "a. AS the tickets are placed
al the small sum Of l. cts for adults. chill
Jren 10 cents, no doubt large audience will
avail themselves of the opportunity to hear
Ills instructive lecture.
Those WHO are obliged to remain in Sears
port during the long, cold winter which is
approaching are beginning to look about for
some amusement, and among other things
IL Is suggested that our dramatic club, which
hGs given us several fine dramatic treats,
would do well to look up the comedy drama
Down East written by our friend, Justin
Adams, who made such a hit here several
s. LIS ago in the Count of Mount Cristo.
OBITUARY. Died in Searsport, Oct 10Th,
Lydia E Biather, aged IS years, ) mos. Mrs.
Biather was the daughter of the late Capt
George and Elizabeth (Edwards) Knight
aud was born i'll Searsport, where she has
lived nearly all her life. She married
Andrew j Bather early in life, and by HIM
had one son Fred j., whose son, Harold E.
was the apple of her eye and to whom she
devoted much of her time since he was left
motherless. She was a woman with ne of
the klndest of hearts, good peighbOr,
loving wife and devoted mother. Mrs
Biather had been great sufferer from rheu-
Inatlsm for many Years, but bore up with
great fortitude and an indomltabie will.
Her hus band and son and her niece Miss