The Republican journal., 1900-05-10
sEARsP0RT LOCALS"

A. f. Nickerson is loading sch. A. Hay
ford with hay for Boston.
Miss L. w. Edwards returned from bust
ness trip to Boston Tuesday.
Capt. j n. Pendleton arrived from New
York by rail Tuesday evening.
The spool mill recently received some
large orders, and more crew will be added
shortly.
Searsport Chapter conferred the Royal
Arch degree on several candidates Wednes-
day evening.
F. E. Whitcomb had his first lot of straw
berries Saturday, and now strawberry short
cake is in order for tea.
Harry Coleman, who is fishing the island
weirs this year, has taken several salmon,
and finds them running small.
Sch. Rightaway, Capt. Horace Smith, ar
rived Sunday from Perth Amboy with a
cargo of coal for The Searsport Coal Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Clement and Mrs.
Prudence johnson left Daytona, Fla, May
9Th and will arrive home to-day, Thursday.
Rev. G. G. Winslow, financial agent of the
+. NJ. {. Seminary, preached a very interest
ing sermon in the NJ. f, Church last Sunday
morning,
The household goods of Frank Decrow
have arrived and the family is expected
soon. They will occupy the Tyler Crockett
homestead.
Tax payers were agreeably surprised
when informed by the Seectmen that the
rate this year would be IA mills, one mill
less than last year.
The remains of Mrs Nellie Wilson, eldest
daughter of Robert and Ann Gilmore, who
died in Roslindale, Mass, Sunday, were
brought here for interment Wednesday
morning
On and after the 10th of May the steamers
will touch here from Boston Wednesday
and Saturday A. NJ, returning will leave
>earsport for Boston Monday and Friday at
= O'Clock p. NJ.
Mrs. f. P. Alexander of Belfast wishes to
meet the children and young people of this
place between the ages of and 20 years, in
the NJ. f. vestry, May 10Th, at p. m. All
adults interested in the training of children
in temperance and morals are invited to
meet with the young people.
Freeman McGilvery Post at its meeting
this, Thursday, evening will conclude the
arrangements for Memorial day In honor
of Col. Harry Messenger, the Confederate
Colonel, who is to deliver the Grafton, i. is
proposed TO make the exercises this year as
Impressive as possible. Suggestions will be
gladly received from any OF cur citizens in
relation 10 additions to the usual program
Fire Monday evening destroyed large
section of the casks and sheds of the New
Jersey Storage Company connected with
the Standard on Company's Constable Hook
Works, causing a property loss of 100000
The ship Josephu>. Capt, Phillip X. Gilkey,
was destroyed. She had been loading with
case Oil for Hong Kong. and the flames
spread over her So rapidly that She could
not be saved. Capt Gilkey had his wife
and daughter with him, but they We're living
ashore at the time of the fire
sunday evening, May 18th, Rev T. F.
Jones, Presiding Elder of Rock land Dist.
vi conduct the First Quarterly Meeting
service at the N. f. Church This will be
Ml, Jones first official visit to this place,
and il is hoped he may be greeted with full
house, The service will begin promptly at
Z p. m, standard, and the sacrament of the
Lords Supper will be administered at the
close of the service Monday evening Nav
l4th, the First Quarterly Conference. bust
ness meeting will be held in the vestrv of
the NJ. f. Church at : O'Clock, Presiding
Elder Jones will preside.
Penobseot Engine Go. at it regular month
ly meeting passed the following resolutions
on the death Of VIM. b. Trundy
Whereas, God in His ommpotence has re-
moved from our midst our friend and fellow
member, Past Commander William Barney
1rundy, be il
Resolved, That we, members of Penobscot
Engine I 0. NO. I, extend our heartfelt SYM
pathy 10 the bereaved family and be it
further
Resolved, That these resolutions be in
scrIbed on the records of the Company.
printed u The Republican Journal and that
copy be sent to his mother.
FRANK G. WnIrcoMB, ca
FRANK MORROW polll.
CHESTER BAILEY on
WEBSTER STAPLES. eeo.
tld home week, which is now a settled
thing, and is to come oft Aug. 9th to 18th. is
rapidly approaching us, and our people
must distinctly understand that it will not
run Itself. Some preparation must be made
by the people here at home. and from nu-
merous letters received we are well assured
that our friends abroad are more than ready
to do their share in booming the event and
are coming in great numbers Every one
must consider that he has share in the work
OF getting ready. The sureSt way to accom-
pilSh this is by organization, and it has been
proposed that our citizens in Searsport, men
and women, assemble in a mass meeting at
&. A. X. hall Thursday afternoon. MAY 18th.
Don't forget the date, and don't forget that
your absence from the meeting may be the
cause OF an invitation to some one abroad
beng missent, or not sent at ALL
oBIru AIRY. Died in Belfast Thursday.
May I'd. Joanna Sargent Morse, aged "A
years. Mrs. Morse was the daughter of the
late John Sargent and his second wife.
lharlty Low, and was the eldest of four
cLlldrel-three daughters and one son. One
OF the daughters, Margaret Logan of Phla-
delphla, with a half brother, Samuel W.
Sargent OF Searsport, are the only survivors.
Snt married Joseph Morse 80 wears ago, by
whom she had one son and two daughters.
81 whom Mrs Lizzie Cannon of Belfast and
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