The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-04-20
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Mass, Tuesday.
Mrs. NJ. S. Sears of Boston is the guest of
MIR. and Mrs. E. Dunbar.
Hattie Erskine and Helen Pike are at
home from their Boston trip.
Miss Hope Curtis arrived home by steamer
City of Bangor Tuesday morning.
Sch. E. l.. Warren sailed Tuesday for
Rockland to load lime for New York.
Capt. n. F. Gikey has gone to Ba fillmore
to resume command of bark C. P. Dixon
Margaret B. Sargent will have a millinery
spring opening Thursday and Friday of this
week.
Rev II. W. Norton aud wife and Miss
Hannah C. Colcord are attending the NJ E.
conference in Rockland.
Quite a delegation was in the woods Sun
day hunting for the first May flower, and 1t
is said several persons found it.
The first bicycle was out on Monday
The dry streets through the village have
since brought out quite a number.
The contribution at the CongI church
next Sunday morning will be in behalf of
the Name State Bible Society.
Capt. J. T. Erskine left by train Saturday
for New York to Join ship W Fl. Conner ;,
which is loa ling Tor Hong Kong.
". B. Sawyer has received large invoice
Of cypress Lumber and is making up sever al
OF those tine cisterns for which he is famous
apt. b. F. Pendleton and wife arrived
their residence at the Harbor for the sum
mtr.
An interesting interview with Miss Hope
Curtis, daughter of Capt Henry g. Curtis of
the ship State of Maine, is published on the
9TH page
There viii be no preaching service at the
M. E. church next Sunday. TIE Sunday
school and Epworth League services will be
held usual.
CapJs. John q. and Phineas Pendleton
left for Boston on steamer City of Bangor
Tuesday and will make short visit to
friends there
Rev Il. g, Harbutt preached a temperance
sermon last Sunday morning which is pro-
nounced by many who heard it the best ever
delivered here.
sch Banner has been sold TO Sheubel Rich
OF Belfast and after extensive repairs will be
used IN the granite business between Viual-
haven anG the main land.
Cap5 H g. Curtis has sent home another
lot Of the golden pheasants from China. They
will be liberated aud allowed to accompan Y
those already here,
Our fishermen have nearly all completed
their weirs and q. j. Shaw has caught
several salmon. The first taken. nearly 4
week age, weighed y lbs
W. M. Parse returned home Tuesday. He
was accompanied by Gerald Jersey. who
COME down for an extended visit to his
grandparents Mr., and Mrs L. NJ Sargent
The lunerA services Of Josephine Ca bag
han We're hed Tuesday afternoon. Rev. II.
"a ilasbutt oflciat.ng. Among the floral
offerings Was d pillow of lilies and cut
flowers presented 10y her sehoolmates
Information has been received bv letter
that Capt. Henry 7 Lancaster died of
drepsy Fell 1871 anIw4S buried at sea. Mrs.
Laneastti VIII return home from Hon q
Kong Ia. San Francisco.
The ART gallery at the NJ. E. Church satur-
day evening called out d large audience.
Seventy eight pictures We're on exhibition.
many oftuem Of orr people IN their Younger
days. Miss Maude Dutch won the prize bv
nam-nr forty eight of the pictures
Frank Z. Curtis shot large wild goose in
the vicinity OF kanes pont Frank proved
himself an enthusiastic sportsman. for nor.
wltA-tauiing he broke through the ICE and
sank more tnan breast high he kept his pow
der dry and Succeeded in capturing his
game.
Edward l. stckney sent another of the
big pines from the Pike lot to Belfast Mon
day 1t Will be used for bowsprit for The.
schooner Flora Condon. Mr.. StIeknev is
showing olr farmers how much better 1t is
To utilize Jhis big timber than to allow il TO
rot i'll the ground, AZ has been the custom
here
DIR. f Z Durgin writes from West Sid e.
California, under date of April 9th that the
reports as % his movements, location. etc.
IN tins column have been incorrect. He
says Mrs Durgln has derived much beneti t
from the California climate, and that he ex :
poets to resume his practice in Searsport at
an early date Ed. Journal.
The alarm of fire last Monday afternoon
was caused by SCOT burning in the pipe and
chimney, of the Crockett house, now occu-
pied by Mrs. Kate Brier. The fire was
extinguished without the use of the eng ines.
but they We're promptly at hand, and n OF
wlthstanding the terrible gale blowing
would have doubtless confined the fl re where
1t originated, is their usual custom.
James B. Parse has been promoted to the
command of steamer Evelyn. now carving
the mails between New York and Porto
Rico. Friends here extend congratn ations
to Capt. Parse for the position he has Sc
cured by d strict attention to business and
reliance on his own merits Cyrus G. Nich-
OILS and Joseph f. Nichols go out as first and
second officers, ma king Searsport trio it is
hard to beat in their line.
Our item recently in relation to the six
dollar continental bin has reminded several