The Republican journal., 1900-01-11
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

hdiIy bQW Is SituuluS d CWO WcchS va
cation at home.
W. E. Grinnell and wife are spending the
week in Boston and vicinity.
W. A. Colson recently slaughtered a
spring pig that weighed 435 pounds.
A delegation of Masons went to Stockton
Wednesday evening to visit Pownal Lodge.
Levi D. Cook of Brewer has been putting
the pianos in tune about town the past week.
Congregational Ladies' Missionary reading
with Mrs. Roulston tomorrow, Friday, after
noon.
Fred Palmer, who is on the jury at Belfast,
drove over last week and made call on F.
j. Bailey and wife.
Fred E. Whitcomb, who has been confined
to the house for several weeks, was out Tues
day, and is looking much improved.
Sears Lodge and c. A Murch Encamp-
ment l. o. o. F., will probably install their
officers Friday evening, Jan 10Th
W. E. Grinnell had crew one day last
week scraplng the snow from the ice fields
preparatory to harvesting his local ice.
b'ohehO anu 0IdCt w hltbuuI ltlb lOT
Berlin, N. H., last Friday Miss Grace is to
take first second and third grade training
for teaching.
Some very large catches of smelts have
been made at the docks the past week. M.
+. Wentworth took over fifty pounds with
hook and line one night recently.
The union meetings will be held for the
remainder of the week in the Congregational
Conference room. Sunday evening there
there Will be union service ID the Congre-
gational church.
telegram was received Tuesday an
nouncing the death of Mrs. Wllfred V. Mich
us at Brooklyn, n. Y. The sympathy of
the whole community goes out TO Capt.
Nichols, and the father and mother of Mrs
Nicholf, Capt. B. F. Pendleton and wife.
Home Coming Week, next summer, 30 far
as Searsport is concerned, is assured
TACT; for the deep interest OF her sons and
daughters can mean nothing else. Every one
consulted has at once volunteered assistance
and proposed new methods for booming the
celebration
Miss Cochrane one of the lady missionaries
associated with the week of prayer services,
lost an umbrella in Belfast last Friday even.
ing, somewhere between the railroad station
and the bridge hill, or. between Main street
and that point. 1t has her initials The
hinder may communicate with Searsport
post Office
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Searsport National Bank held at
their banking rooms Tuesday afternoon,
James g. Peudletou, Geo. F. Smith, VIM.
@. Pendleton, James P. Butnam and Chas
F. Gordon We're elected directors James
u. Pendeton was chosen president, Clas. f.
Gordon, cashier, and Alexander II. Nichols,
assistant cashier.
Freeman McGilvery Post, No 80 has re-
newed It's age and starts out for the new year
with flying colors. Past Dept. Inspector,
Il. E. Sellers, publicly Installed the officers
of the post last Thursday evening. The in
stallauon services We're nJers persed with
music, reading and Rotations, followed by
collation. Deep regret manifested by
the members of the Post when it WAS au-
nounced that the Eeief Corps had decided
TO surrender it's charter. Although assured
that lhe ladies would still! continue to work
for the best interests OF the Post, the veter-
ans could not help fegretting that they feel
called upon to dis band DIS an organization.
At the annual meeting of Mariners
Lodge +. and A. M, held Thursday even
ing, the following officers elected for
the ensuing year j. E. Wentworth, " NJ. ;
+. NJ. Perkins, S. W q. a. w hlttum, j W.
A. &. Ferguson, Treas, g. E. Adams, Sec
W. W. Vest, S. D.. w. a. Colson j. u l..
Nj. Sargent W. NJ. Parse, q. o. Sawyer,
Finance Committee. 1t was voted to have
public Installation jointly with the Chap,
ter and that invitation be extended TO
the widows wives of absent members, and
all Masons in town also voted 10 have a
picnic supper at $50 P. NJ The committee
have the matter under consideration and
may decide to have sociable in the after
noon, installation of the officers of Mariners
Lodge at o'clock, supper following, and in
stailation OF the officers of the Chapter in the
evening.
Penobscot Engine Co celebrated last Sat
urday what almost her semi-centennial,
and in way that did herself great credit
For some months it has been known some
thing was wrong with the internal arrange
nents Of the old tub, and last week the lnu
nicipa officers employed G. FL. Monroe to
give her thorough overhauiing. He found
everything in order except the packing and
setting up of the air chamber, which he at
tended to thoroughly, and on trial the old
tub responded like herself, thro wing solid
stream and beating her former record
which was ia feet horizontal play by sew
eral feet, The boys are very much elated,
and several of the old members are again
joining the company. Supplied as our fire
department now is with two perfect work
ing engines can defy any blaze that may
start in the village.
NORTH SEARSPORT ITEMS.
Asher Moody has returned from Milf
nocket.
FL. f. Robbins is in Belfast serving as
iuryman.
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