The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-11-29
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

in Boston and vicinity.
w. f. Grinnell returned from business
trip to Boston Saturday.
Miss Ella A. Hopkins returned from her
visit to Bangor Tuesday.
Mrs. Fred W. Adams and son Stanley of
Bangor are the guests of Mrs. Hopkins.
Miss Edith Pendleton will spend the
winter with her sister, Mrs. Jackson, in
Everett, Mass.
Fred Sawyer left by steamer City of Ban
gor Tuesday for two weeks visit to his
brothers in Boston.
Miss Maud Colcord returned from visit
to Bucksport Tuesday. She was accompanied
BY Miss Maud Nichols.
Monthly contributions at the Congl. church
next Sunday morning. Communion services
at $50 in the afternoon.
Sch, Caroline kreichner, Capt. Charles
CloSson, lumber laden from Bangor for
Rockland, put in here for a harbor Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos d. Carver and son
Clifford of New York will spend Thanks
giving in town, the guests of Mrs. J. C.
Nickels
Mr.. L. S. Upham returned from Florida
last week on account of the critical condi-
ton of his brother, Mr.. Henry B. Upham,
who has been very low for several weeks.
Remember the Union Thanksgiving SER
vice at the NJ. f. church tonight, Thursday,
at O'Clock. Rev. S. A. Bender, Principal
of the E. NJ. c. Seminary, Bucksport, will
give the Thanksgiving sermon.
There was an error in the obituary of
Mrs. Ferguson as printed last week. Mrs.
Eliza Jones, who was included among the
living sisters, had predeceased Mrs. Fergu-
son. The error was due to the misunder-
standing of telephone message.
A very pleasant evening was spent Fri
day, November 23d, by a number OF former
Searsport young people at the winter home
of Mrs. Esther NJ. Griffin, 80 haywood
street, Roxbury, Mass. The occasion was
in honor of Mrs. Grifin's niece, Miss Fast
net Erskine, whose engagement to Mr.
Dana NJ. Dutch was announced.
The Boston Herald of recent date has a
sketch, with illustrations, describing the
home of Otis Barker, a Scituate farmer, in a
house built on board the pilot boat Column
bia, which was wrecked near that place Nov
81, 1898. This is of interest to Searsport
readers from the fact that EilerSon Patter-
son, who was born here, was an officer on
board, and lost his life at the time the pilot
boat was wrecked.
Mr.. Frank A. Colcord and family have
the sympathy of the entire community in
the sudden death of his daughter, Evalina,
which occurred Tuesday morning. Since
her severe illness two years ago she has
enjoyed fair health, and it has only been
few weeks since the disease which resulted
in her death again manifested itself. She
was able to be about the village to within a
few days of her death. She was a young
lady Of very amiable disposition, and was
much beloved by her associates.
The Brockton, Mass. papers of last week
mentioned the work of two cool thieves
who robbed Brockton homes in broad day
light. Their first work was done in the
residence of Fire Chief Harry Marston
whose wife is Mrs. Annie Carver Marston,
formerly of this place, where in iewelry,
coins, and cash OF the present day they Sc
cured about S264 worth of valuables Mrs
Marston left her home at 80 O'Clock to 90
to the Womans Club. Between that time
and , O'Clock the work was done at her
house. She had taken Off her rings. as it
happened, before leaving home, and they. of
course, were stolen with the rest of the yalu
abes.
Mr.. j. Eugene Gilmore, who has been in
town for the past week, returned to Boston
Tuesday, where he will spend the winter
with his sister, Mrs. a. J. Mckinney. Mr..
Gilmore is superintendent of one of the
Nlctorla Canning Campany's establish
ments, which is situated on Skena River,
6j miles above Victoria and almost up to
the Alaska boundary. His description of
the methods of catching the fish and the
process of canning is very interesting He
says that when the fish are plentiful he has
seen 10000 on their wharf at one time. Mr.
Gilmore still has tender feeling for the
Old town in which he spent his boyhood
days and always comes here when on visit
east. Before returning to the Pacific coast
in the spring he will make another short
visit here, which will be in the line of a
little business which he left unfinished this
time.
Searsport Royal Arch Chapter was in
spected by Grand High Priest W. S. Hink-
ley Monday evening. After work in the
Royal Arch degree the companions repaired
to the dining room and partook of an oyster
supper served by caterer Murphy. Not
withstanding the bad storm and terrible
travelling more than half the membership
OF the Chapter were present. The COM
panions feel highly honored that the Grand
High Priest selected Searsport Chapter for
his official visit; in fact, there is most cor
dial feeling of fraternal interest existing
between the Grand High Priest and the
companions of this Chapter, which has be-
come strongly cemented during the several
visits of companion Hinkley to the organi-
cation and institution of the Chapter. The
meeting Monday evening was one of the
pleasantest it has ever been our privilege to
attend, and there is no question but that
through the kind offices of the Grand High
Priest that Searsport Chapter has been
started in a manner that assures it's healthy
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