The Republican journal., 1899-02-23
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

steamer Thursday.
Ship Gov. Robie Capt B. F. Colcord. ar
rived at New York Feb. Goth.
Frank F. Gross shot fox in the field near
his fathers house Wednesday,
The selectmen have closed their books pre-
paratory to issuing their annual report.
Clement & Adams will for the next two
weeks make some low prices on dry goods.
W. e. futile Will open his Photographic
rooms for one week, beginning tins, Thurs
day, noon.
Ship May Flint Capt. E. d. P. Nickels,
arrived at New York Feb. Goth from Hiogo
via Barbados,
Louise d Field no has been visiting DR..
.. H Fe1nald and wife in Dexter, arrived
home Monday.
Fastnet E1skine closed her school in Or
land last week and returned home by
steamer Monday.
Sidney Sargent, Andrew Allen and Irving
Pendleton are expected home Friday from
hent's Hill for the spring vacation.
Inc NlSldSltut SGlOODtT seen uTlll1S III
the ice several days last week, suddenly dis
appeared and no one seems to know her
fate.
Tie annual supper and entertainment of
the NJ. (. society VIII take place this, Thurs
day, evening. Supper at =; entertainment
atS
The iulted States mail and Lancaster's
express are now run on wheels, the recent
VAIN spell having spoiled the sleighing on
the shore road,
Capt. a. S. Pendeton left last week to
join ms ship, the Emily F, Whitney, at New
York. Mrs. Pendleton and daughter will
remain at home tins voyage.
George Fisher, messenger to the House of
Representatives,, visited his daughter, Mrs.
Eugene Hathaway, Sunday, taking the train
Tor Augusta MONDAY morning.
The wide open doors of the stores during
the day, and sounds of the harmonica on
our slreels III the early evening Tuesday
we've harblngers of spring that there W as no
denying
The town meeting will take place Monday,
March 18th. Those desiring to vote are re-
quested to see TO 1t that their names are on
the check list, which is hung Tor inspection
at the post office,
E. D. Maddocks, historian of the 26th Me.
Regt, " as III town Tuesday in the interests
OF his ork. He informs that the his
tory VIII be ready for distribution at the re-
union ot the regiment 10 Ellsworth next
August.
There are acres and acres of the shore
around SEARS Island on which nothing but
dead clans can be found. The CLANS are
killed by the anchor ice freezing to the bot
tom and sitting them. il is said more
clans are killed in this way than are taken
With the hoe, twice over.
News was received Tuesday of the death or
Capt Henry 7. Lancaster Of bark Sachem
on the voyage from New York to Hong
Kong. Capt. Lancaster was accompanied
by ms VIII. A large circle of friends here
deeply mourn the death of Capt. Lancaster,
aud sympathize with the widow IN her deep
attlIcugI.
The large delegation from Freeman Me
GiveIy Fast returned from the G. \. r.
department encampment winners, as they
We're a UNIT ior ex.-Gov. Eobie, who was
elected department commander The ap-
poiuiment of Z. G. SWEET of Portland as
assistant Adjutant General seems to meet
with the appreciation Of the veterans all
over the State.
The small poX scare IN WatervilIe re-
minds US that it is only few years since
Searsport was undergoing d ike affection.
We remember then how business was NOV
ing on il the village Just as it was won't to
move, while wild and most ridiculous sto-
ries We're being circulated all over the coun.
try of the great suffering among the inhabi-
tants by reason Of the dread disease, whe n
in fact there was less than half dozen iso-
lated cases mostly mid cases OF varioloid.
The supper and entertainment given by
the Congl. society last week was not so
largely attended on account of the bad trav-
cling as III former years, tue usual good
time was enjoyed by those present.
About t~o hundred and seventy-fve supper
tickets were sold. The tables were loaded
as usual With the best the market affords.
All We're Dountfully supplied and enough
was left to give dinner to a hundred and
fifty next day. The committee wish to ex
tend thanks to all who assisted The re-
ceipts were SOL.
NORTH SEARSPoRT ITEMS.
Mrs. Ida Cole Of Prospect is in the employ
of Herbert Black as housekeeper
Mr., Fred Lowe of Winterport is in town
frequently the guest of Miss Evelyn Moody.
Quite number of our people attended the
funeral OF Mrs. Frank Cunningham in
Swanville last Saturday.
j. f. Marden of Burnham, formerly of this
town, was called here last W eek to attend
the funeral of his niece, Mrs. Frank Gun
ningham.
Mrs. H. T. Scribner is called away the
most OF her time attending the sick. She IS
now taking care of Mrs. Almira Nickerson
of Swanville.
Mr. Warren Nichols of SwanvIle, who
has been Il the employ of j. E. Marden of
this place, left this week for Boston where
he will learn the undertaking business.