The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-25
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Edward Ford arrived home by train Tues
day.
L.G. Paine of Portland spent Sunday in
town.
During the good hauling quite quantity
OF wood has come in.
James Nickels is at the Bangor Hospital
for medical treatment.
Miss Ida West, after an absence of several
weeks, is at home for short visit.
We have had all kinds of weather the past
week-rainy, cloudy, thawing, freezing,
ending IN the ruin of the fine sleighing.
Friends of Fred Whitcomb were pleased to
see him in attendance at the installation ex-
cises both Tuesday and Friday evenings.
Geo P Carter left Wednesday morning
for Boston, where he has situation with
the Thomas Plant Shoe Co. at Jamaica
Plains.
The Whist Club will have two more meet
ings of this series III the next Two weeks
and there is talking of eXte ending the games
through February.
Home week is an assured fact. The
meeting of the Pine Tree Club at Boston has
settled it, 1t will probably come off the last
full week i'll August.
W. Grinnell has completed harvesting ice
for next seasons consumption. The ice is
about a foot thick and so clear that a news
paper can be read through 1t.
nl.,ls l.; fr;o
last week by appearing at home after an
absence Of ten years. Capt, Nichols is pilot
on one Of the steamers plying between Seat
tie and Skagway
q. F. Smith has copy OF the weekly
Messenger, printed in Boston, Oct. I, 1914
giving fuil account of Perry's victory on
Lake Champlain in that memorable engage
anent when he said, We have met the enc
my and be is ours.
The installation of the officers at Sears
Lodge and Charles A. Murch encampment,
|. o. o. F. came off last Friday evening,
followed by social dance. The installation
ceremonies were performed by District Dep
uty Nealey of Monroe Tor the subordinate
lodge and by District Deputy high Priest
f. II. Haney of Belfast for the encampment.
More than two hundred were present and
general good time was enjoyed.
2 An invitation was extended to r. S. Grant,
who resides at Stony Creek, Conn, and
still holds his membership with the Mariners
Lodge, to be present at the installation cere-
monies Tuesday. Mr.. Grant unable to
come, but in letter to the secretary says if he
had got the invitation one day sooner. to allow
time for transportation, he would have sent
barrel of Stony Greek oysters as his dona-
ton to the banquet. No doubt next year
the secretary will be in time to secure the
oysters,
Capt Alanson Ford has autograph let
ter written by a. Lincoln to Hon. Michael
Hahn, Governor of Louisiana. Following is
a verbatim copy
Private EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WASHINGTON March Is, 1864,
Hon. MICHAEL HAHN.
My dear SRI congratulate you on hav-
ing fixed your name IN history as the first
free-State Governor of Louisiana Now you
about to have a convention which among
other things will probably define the eiec-
rive franchise. | barely suggest for your
private consideration whether some OF the
coored people may lot be let HAS, for IN
stance, the very intelligent, and especially
those who have fought CALAMITY III
ranks. They would probably help in some
trying times to come to keep the jewel of
liberty within the family of freedom, But
this is only suggestion, not to the public,
but to you alone
Yours truly,
A LINCOLN.
One of the most successful and enj yable
installation services ever held in Searsport
off here Tuesday evening, when
Mariners Lodge, f. and A. NJ. and Sears
port ROYAL Arch Chapter, We're publicly
installed, the Blue Lodge by District
Deputy G M S. A. Parker, assisted by W.
G. Libby acting as Marshal. A bountiful
collation. was served at o'clock to about
two hundred The Chapter was then open
ed and District Deputy Grand High Priest
C. E. Meservev OF Rockland, assisted by
Oscar Hills of Northport as Grand Marshal
and Rev. H. w Norton as chaplain pro
ceeded to install the officers of the Chapter
as follows: II. ?, l.. w. Wentworth X
j. E Wentworth; s.. W. B. Sawyer;
Treas: B. O. Sargent; Sec, W. NJ. Parse; e.
II, Clifton Whlttum; p S., w. A. Colson;
Chap, } A Colson; r A. G., Mial Sargent;
M. 7. V, f. M. Perkins M. S. V l.. NJ.
Sargent; NJ F. V, f. j. Bailey; Sentinel,
John Murphy. An Interesting program was
given consisting OF remarks, readings, reel
tations and singing.
WEST sEARSP0RT NEWS.
Miss Hattie Thomas has employment in
Belfast
Seth Moore in Bangor on business the
first of the week.
There will be a lyceum at the Smart school
house next Friday night.
Quite number i'll this vicinity are sick
with the whooping cough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Leonard of Waldo