The Republican journal., 1900-11-08
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Henry Alger OF South Framlngnam, Mass,
is visiting friends in town.
Capt c. c. Mcclure is spending two weeks
in the woods near Willimantic
Evangelist WEIGH is holding series of
meetings in the Advent chapel
Mrs. 1. n Hartman has gone to Boston
to spend the winter with her son.
Capt. ID. S. Goodell returned from visit
to Dr. F. A. Davis and wife Friday
Geo. T. Read is putting Quincy heater
into the residence of Mrs. J. c. Nickels.
News was received here Saturday of the
death of Fred L. Warehouse in Mont
vile.
Capt. II. F. Sellers went to Bangor Tues
day to cast his vote for Mckinley and Roose-
veit.
DIR. F. S. Eveleth is taking two weeks
clinical course at the Homeopathic hospital,
Boston.
Schooner f. L. Warren, Capt. Israel Clos
son, sailed, lumber laden, for Boston Tues
day morning
Goodell for a fine photograph of the trans
port Hancock.
Peter Monroe and wife, who have been
visiting friends in Jersey City, returned by
steamer Saturday.
Mrs. Minnie Billiard of Melrose High
lands, Mass, is here settling the business
of the John Carr estate.
Geo. f. Merrill, who has been in Massa-
repairs, returned Tuesday.
Pike Bros. Grain Co. expect another load
of corn daily, and it is coming none too
quick. as they are already short.
Capt. Sewall Lancaster, wife and daugh-
ter, arrived from Boston, Tuesday, just in
season for Capt. Lancaster to vote.
Maurice Woods will have charge of
Eugene Hathaway's barber shop while he is
absent on a three weeks trip, hunting.
Chas. E. Averill, LIST officer of schooner D.
II. Rivers, is at home for a short vacation
while the schooner is loading at Portland
Don't forget the NJ f. society's supper,
which takes place this, Thursday, evening,
from $50 to $50, with an entertainment to
follow.
Patrons of the telephone we're much
pleased with the service rendered them
Tuesday night in getting the returns from
the election.
Captains W. v and Amos Nichols, who
have been absent ON a hunting trip in north
ern Maine, returned home Monday evening
They secured one deer.
John b. Ames has bought the Moves
field east of their residence, and will move
his black smith shop there, giving him fine
location on Main street.
our mail free delivery route is giving
great satisfaction, and when the new boxes
arrive it will he one of the most thoroughly
equipped routes in Maine
+. $ Upham and wife left Monday by
steamer penobscot, and after d short stop
in Saugus, Mass, will return to their Win
ter home at Weirs Lake, Florida.
W. Fred Ellis, who recently bought the
Capt \. d.. Colcord place, is remodeling
and rebuilding the house, which was par
TALLY destroyed by fire year ago
As the polls closed promptly at four clock
Tuesday afternoon several of our citizens
missed the opportunity of voting for Nc
kinley by being few minutes late.
c. F. Ilill has a crew from Belfast raising
and moving his house on Mt. Ephraim ave
nue.. He purposes to move it back about -
feet from the street and raise it one story
Willard " httum, who has been employed
al Perkins mill, Bucksport, met with a
severe accident last week. \ thumb was
crushed in a heavy machine he was run
ming.
Everett i. Curtis, who spent the summer
here, returned to his home in Goldburg,
Idaho, last week. lie was accompanied by
his sister, Mrs. F. d. p. Nickels, as far as
Boston, where she will remain during the
winter.
Mr. and Mrs ]. A. Clement and Mrs.
Prudence johnson leave to-day, Thursday,
for Daytona, Florida Mrs. johnson is 81
years Old, and the trip might be considered
quite an undertaking for her, but she is en-
joying good health and stands the journey
much better than some women half as old
This will be the fourth time Mrs. johnson
has made the trip.
Thirty members of Searsport Lodge, |. 0.
o. F., visited Monroe Lodge Friday evening
and witnessed work in the second degree,
which was performed by Garfield Lodge of
Winterport, and of the third degree per
formed by Monroe Lodge. The boys were
much gratitied with their reception and will
never be satisfied until they can reciprocate
by having the two lodges visit SearSport.
7. R. Howe, at his rabbitry on the back
road, has probably the finest collection of
Belgian hares in Eastern Maine, as he has
some of the finest blooded stock breeders
ever introduced into this State. His bucks,
Fershodia and Banbury Boy, are two of the
best specimens ever brought into the State.
He has one litter of seven, two weeks old,
and one litter of five, two months old, in
addition to his old stock. All are of good
color and marks and will no doubt bring
high prices as breeders, as they are all from
the best imported stock. He recently sent
Dir. W. L. West of Belfast two fine does
and a buck.
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