The Republican journal., 1899-10-05
SEARSPORT LOCALS.


ing the musical convention.
Mrs D. S. Beals is in Boston this week
buying her fall stock of millinery.
Joseph w Webber of Beverly, Mass, is
the guest of Capt. j. w. Walnut.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Grinnell returned
home from Harwchport, Mass, Saturday.
Capt. and Mrs. f. D. P. Nickels left for
New York Monday to witness the yacht
races.
Numbers of deer have been seen in this
vicinity the past week, but none have been
shot
Maurice Deliver has situation with the
dry goods house of the Walker, Stetson Co.
Boston.
The ladies' missionary reading will meet
with Mrs. Mel ougal, Friday afternoon at
O'Clock.
Mrs. A. j. Basford of Portland and Mrs
S. A Small of San Francisco are visiting at
A. J Biath ers.
Miss Eff Clark has charge of the West
ern Union Telegraph office during the absence
u the Misses Ford.
j. W Black was in New York during the
Dewey celebration, and spent Sunday with
his son at West Point.
Capt, n. Parse went to the Bangor hospi-
tai, " ednesday, for medical treatment. He
was accompanied by DR.. Hopkins.
The Waldo County Conference OF Congre
gational churches will meet with the church
at Standpoint Tuesday Oct 10th.
Capt Joseph II. Park, who has been i'll
with typhoid fever, at the hospital in New
burg, n Y, is onvalescing rapidly.
Mrs Nellie Randall, who has been resid.
ing in Stockton for several years, has leased
the D @, Nichols house in the west village
Fred Park who has had charge of branch
of Crosby S taxidermist business in Range
ley. spent a few days in town last week, re-
turning to Bangor Monday.
The fishermen have all returned from
Swan Lake and report fair catch this year
Bert Colcord was high line, having taken in
Two weeks fourteen salmon and trout that
weighed from two to i've pounds each.
a peculiar accident happened last week tc
Matte Colson, who is employed at Mrs. j. NJ
McDougall's. While Miss Colson was engag
ed in killing flies with wire fly killer, SHE
struck harder blow than she intended
which resulted in a broken wrist.
Mrs, Edmund Ames, during fl of INSANITY
Sunday saturated her clothing with kerosene
and deliberately set herself on fire. When
The flames were eXtinguished by her friends
IL wss found She was terribly burned, and
Ler recovery is considered doubtful
Tile sesrsport Amateur Dramatic Clut
Viii give tl- popular drama entitled The
MoonsLlners Daughter" at Union Hall Fri
day evening Oct 18th, with the following
cast Of Characters:
Dave Martin, mountain moonshiner,
A NJ. Kant
Herbert Wilson, once a society man, now &
revenue officer, + K SAWYER
jim Blake. another nloonshiner,
W. B Trundy
Dick Carpenter, young revenue captain,
+. {. Whitcomt
Gerald Murphy, born in one country, raised
III another w X. Staples
Mary Martin, Dawes wife, Martha j. Ross
Henrietta l.. Ross
Nellie Blake ,Iims daughter,
Eunice e. Whittum
The funeral services of Elizabeth NJ
Smith, who died Sept. 29th, took place Sun
day afternoon and We're conducted by Rev
Il. G. Harbutt. Miss Smith was the tiaugh
ter OF the late Richard and Hannah Smith
and was born in this town-where she spen,
al Of her ife-in 1910. OF the family Of
seven, only her brother, benjamin C. Smith
survives. Miss Smith was quite noted as an
artist. She helped paint two panoramas OF
the late civil war, enc of which went tC
Sweden. he other was taken to South
America by her brother Benjamin and
Others from here. Her work was very
rapid IN this line, Her paintings of flowers
were very fine, and We're said to be true tC
nature. A great many of her pieces, as well
"a those Of her late sister Dolly, were de-
stroyed when the old homestead was burned
two years ago.
NORTH sEARSPORT ITEMS
Madison Bennett W i'll soon move with hi.
family to Belfast.
J l.. Dow is in poor health, but we hope
to see him out soon.
Mr.. Sewell Black of Florida visited a
Fred Blacks last week
Ezra Patch and wife of South Brooks Wis
tied at A. Stnson's recently.
Capt. Geo. A Flowers is confined to tn
house with spralned ankle.
Joseph Richards made US a short cal
while here TO ate nd his mothers funeral
Stephen Lttlefield and wife of Plymouth
Wis. and Joel Lane and wife visited A
Stinson last week.
1t is not safe to go out into the wood.
since the law is off from deer Better hous
your young stock and colts.
WEST SEARSPORT NEWS
Mrs. Nelson Nickersou visited friends i,
Brooks last Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. f. II. Hoag and son Langle,
OF Belfast were III town Sunday.
Messrs. John Hogan, George. Leavitt an,
VIII Leary of East Belfast are camping a
Owls Retreat.
Mrs. Edmund Ames was badly burned
last Sunday. Her clothes in some wa
caught fire, and We're nearly burned fron
her body. IL is thought that she canno
recover.
w. Fl NickersOn, who resides inst owe