The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-11-23
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

SEANoEONA LOSALN1s
Geo. P. Carter returned from Boston Sat-
nrday.
Hattie Porter of Augusta is visiting friends
in town.
Lora Cyphers left by train last week for
North Berwick.
Miss Ida West has gone to Maiden, Mass,
for the winter.
Albert Dix has moved into the H. Por-
ter house on steamboat avenue
DR.. E. Hopkins returned from a short
business trip to Bangor Monday.
Mrs. George W. Moore of Presque Isle is
visiting her brother, j. H Eames.
Capt. j. W. Walnut made short visit to
Boston last week, returning by steamer
Tuesday.
George S. Sargent has been employed for
several weeks on the court house extension
at Belfast.
Sch. E. L. Warren arrived Tuesday with
a cargo of corn and other merchandise for
our traders.
Harry Robinson and Arthur Sargent left
this week for California, where they have
employment.
A telegram was received here Monday an
bouncing the death of Mrs. James NJ McDou-
gall in Boston.
Loomis Ea mes recently sent 1000 pounds
OF wool at one shipment to Ezra Whitney &
Co, Rocklana.
Miss Edith B. Pendleton will spend the
winter with her sister, Mrs. W. X. Morrison,
of Minneapolis.
Mrs. A. V, Nickels, who has been visiting
friends in Boston and vicinity, returned by
steamer Tuesday,
Several Of our young men, with ladies', at
tended the barn dance at stockton Springs
Tuesday evening.
The woman's missionary meeting, an
nounced for Friday in the Cong conference
room, will not be held.
Work in the initiatory degree in S ears
Lodge l. o. .. F.. next Friday evening. Re-
freshments will be served,
Messrs. Nickerson & Bailey have some
good orders for spools, and the mill has as
sumed lively appearance.
Capt E. D. P. Nckels was called to New
York Monday by the serious illness of his
brother, Capt. j Fred Nickels
DR.. Il. H Sellers has been appointed ex-
aiming physician here for the New York
Mutual and Equity Insurance Company.
The remains of Addison Warren, who died
at the Insane Asylum, Augusta, Sunday
were brought here for interment Tuesday.
Sunday, Dec, Sd, the usual monthly con-
tributioA will be taken at the Congl church,
and communion service will be held in the
afternoon
j. W. Black desires US to say that he can
give few more chances to comrf des of the
18th Maine Regt. to secure one of the regi-
mental histories-if the orders are sent at
once.
There Will be no preaching services at
tfe Congregational church or at the Har-
Dor next Sunday. MT. Harbutt will visit
bis brother in Portland,and elsewhere. Sun
DAY school will be held as usual, and the
F.ndeavor meeting from to p. m
Portland papers lately received report
the marriage Of Mir j. NJ. Lamson, Jr, and
Miss Alice B Grant, both OF Portland. Miss
Grant was formerly of this place and will be
remembered by the young people here, hav.
ing moved to Portland with her parents in
1854,
f f. Whitcomb has growing in his store
several tropical fruit trees. Among them is
a banana plant which measures s feet S
inches in height, stalk at the bottom %
inches IN diameter, length OF leaves feet
inches, width Of leaves Is inches; grown
since the last of May. A tomato tree, a
native of Southern California, which has
grown feet inches since the first of June
This tree bears fruit the size of an egg, re-
sembles and tastes like a tomato. One fig
tree. bearing fruit this year, which blighted.
Three orange trees, two with fruit at the
present time. One guava tree one tea plant,
one lemon tree and one pine apple plant
all growing we'll. Are there any parties in
Maine who can duplicate this lot?