The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-10-04
SEARSPoRT LOCALS.

position in Medford, Mass
Miss Maude ana Julia Brown returned
from visit to Boston Sunday
Irving Pendleton has gone to New York
to enter Tufts Dental College.
Mrs. Flora Flanders of Rockland is visit
ing her father, F W. Porter.
Mrs Susan Bunker returned from visit
to friends in Brewer Monday.
Miss Margaret B. Sargent left for Boston
Friday TO buy her stock of fall millinery
Peter Monroe and wife left by steamer
Penobscot Monday to visit friends in New
York
Mrs, Fanny Palmer and daughters return
ed TO their home in Manchester, Conn,
Friday.
Will Dix, who made the voyage TO China
IN ship William H. Conner, arrived home
last week.
sch. Lizzie Lane made a harbor here last
Fritay, lumber laden, from Bangor for
New York
Benjamin MIDGET, Who has leased the
days the past y eek.
Mrs. Margaret Logan after a four weeks
stay with friends here, returned to her
home in Philadelphia Friday.
Frank Morrow was taken TO the hospital
at Bangor by steamer Penobscot Wednss-
day morning for medical treatment.
Mrs. Ellen Wales of Lynn, Mass, who
has been visiting her brother. Chas. F.
Fowler, returned to her home Monday.
The milk dealers advanced the price of
milk twenty per cent. Oct. list, The price
now is six cents per quart instead of five.
T, 7. Merrill Il Son are making extensive
repairs to the front Of their mill The work
is being done in a very substantial manner.
Some of the veterans are making prepara-
tons to meet with the Waldo County Vet
cram Association at Brooks to-day, Thurs
DAY
Master j. c. Dutch has been engaged to
superintend a crew in the construction of a
steamer at Port Clyde and viii begin work
al once.
The thinkers are still plentiful in the bay,
though of small size Catches as high as
two and three hundred at a tide are re-
ported.
DR.. F ". Larrahee has bought from c o.
sawyer * o. the stable at the head of Bay
NsewsIreet, and has employed John Stewart
ri Belfast to move it TO his lot.
Nur fishermen at Swan Lake have not
heen as successful m taking trout this year
as in former seasons. Experts claim that
this is due to the prevailing warm weather
The regular weekly meetings of the Grand
Aru} Post have been resumed and it is
intended to make them as Interesting as last
year, when comrades come seven and eight
mules to be present
John kaae, who has been visiting his
father and mother, has gone to Boston, and
alter Il weeks stay there viii return to
Chicago to resume his position as night
clerk at the Mccoy hotel
Dr. f. Hopkins, wife and daughter, re-
turned from a visit to friends in Carmel
Monday The doctor says he never drove
on the road when it was 50 pleasant as on
the homeward trip. There was no dust, no
mud, and the weather was everything that
could be desired
t. l. >avorl, who has taken contract to
clear the land bought by the Lelands on a
small island west of lslesboro, came near
being lost while transporting the grain and
implements required by his teams. The
boat >wamped and they lost everything,
considering themselves fortunate in escap-
ing with their lives.
We have been shown a CURIOSITY in the
way Of an apple picked from a tree in the
James y. Colson orchard. 1t is six apples
growing from one stem, all joined in SINH
lar manner to the Siamese twins The
curiosity has been examined by scores of
our citizens and no one has been found to
give a reason for this curious growth.
Sears Lodge, |. @. O. F., gave very inter-
esting reception at their regular meeting
last Friday evening in honor of Past Grand
John Kane, now OF Columbia Lodge, Chica-
20. Mr.. Kane was one of the original char
ter members of Sears Lodge, was the first
warden OF the lodge, and filled the position
with great credit to himself and the lodge.
The fall conference of the Waldo County
Congregational churches viii meet with the
church here next Tuesday. There will be
only one day session with meetings morn
ing. afternoon and evening. Mrs James G.
Pendleton. Mrs. B. O. Sargent, Mrs Frank
Colcord, Mrs. Harbutt, Miss Janet Rice
amt Miss Fastnet Erskine are the commit
tee on entertainment
Warren Carr of Bath, while spending a
vacation here, took stroll around the west
ern shore and finding beer bottle on the
beach he took d slip Of paper from his
pocket and wrote a little note, requesting
the finder to notify him, giving the address
of his home in Bath Within less than a
week he received an account that the bottle
had been picked up on Long Island. across
the bay near Gilkey harbor light, by Harold
Maker, who gave as his address Medfeld.
Mass, and who had been spending the sum-
mer at Islesboro.
0BITU AIRY. Letters were received here
Sept. 21st announcing the death of Melvna,
wife of VIM. r. Porter, at West Side, Santa
Clara Co., California. Mrs. Porter was the
only child of the late Capt. John Pendleton,