The Republican journal., 1900-05-03
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Monday.
Capt L. A. Colcord and family arrived
home last week.
Capt. c. n Meyers and wife arrived
home last week.
Capt j. w. Walnut and wife returned
from Boston Tuesday.
Monthly contribution at the COngrega-
tional church next Sunday morning.
Mrs. Matilda P. Nichols was called to
Boston by the illness of he son James,
Frank Hamilton, who has been employed
in Boston, is at home for a short vacation. .
Capt. E. d. P. Nickels has leased the resi-
dence of Mrs. +. l.. Griffin for term of
years.
Rev. A. J. Rackliff of Hudson, Mass, was
in town Tuesday. He offers his place here
for sale
Mrs. ID. S. Beals will have an opening of
of spring millinery Friday and Saturday of
this week.
Capt Cyrus Noyes is an officer of O. S.
transport Thrasher, which runs from Seat
tic to Alaska.
Mrs P r. Gilkey and daughter Prunnell
left by train Saturday to join Capt Gilkey
at New York.
Chas. F. Averill, who has been first officer
of schooner d. II. Rivers, is at home for a
short vac ,ton.
Mrs. Esther Griffin made short visit in
town the past week and returned to Boston
by steamer Tuesday.
A. II. Lorrimer and Arthur Sawyer, who
have been the voyage in bark G. p Dixon,
arrived by City of Bangor Saturday
W +. Grinnell bought the whole outfit
offered for sale at the Racklitf homestead
recently, consisting of horse, carriages, har-
neSSeS, etc.
Steamer City of Bangor was delayed here
sometime on her down trip Tuesday by hay
ing her stern hawser fouled in the port pad
die wheel
Francis Webster. who was attending the
Searsport high school, has been called to
his home at Fort Point by the severe illness
of his father.
Capt. 7. P. Colcord recently sailed or
steamer Thrasher from Seattle for Cape
Nome, Alaska, where he will engage in hy-
draulic mining.
capt. Frank |. Pendleton, who has made a
voyage to Hong Kong in ship Mary L. Cush-
ing, is at home and Capt. J. n Pendleton
will resume command of the shin.
Capt. Norman Dunbar has been placed in
command of steamer which will take a
party Of miners to Cape Nome. The steam
ct will remain at the cape until October.
Numbers of our sportsmen have been
putting in time at Swan Lake since the ice
went out. They report 63 fish taken from
the lake one day in the early part of the
week
{. o. Sawyer d Co. are introducing the
twentieth century actylene gas lamp on BIZ
cycles here and they bid fair to become
very popular, as the light is almost equal IN
appearance to the head light of locomotives.
A member of the Amateur Dramatic Climb
OF Bangor, who has been here in consulta-
ton with our promoters of the drama, saws
II is proposed by the Bangor Club to give
an entertainment here in Union Hall in the
near future
schooner Louise Frances recently dis
charged cargo of grain for the Pike Bro. s
GRAIN Co. 1t is singular fact that the
name OF the schooner is the same as the
names OF the wife and daughter of the
senior partner of the Grain Company.
The tent caterpillars are developing here
IN the apple trees in great numbers. and if is
suggested by our orchardists that nov. is
the time to fight them, as it can be done tn
better advantage and will save the fruit if
to at once
Ii has been intimated that ten cent car
rage Will shortly be started here, with A
prospect OF another being added should the
business warrant it, There is no reason
why the venture should not pay as well in
Searsport as in towns of its size where three
or tour are supported
he young ladies' club here has intro
duced base ball as one of their amusements
LOT the summer. and some of the girls have
oeeoihe quite proficient in throwing the |
Dali, though it is observed that the tielders |
III making long throw still use the over
hand motion. Their pitcher and catche r
are marvelS
Landlord Neasey is putting the Searsp ort |
House in order for summer business He |
has renovated the rooms throughout and is /
preparing Tor the reception of a very large |
company this season and the indications are
mat more people are coming to Searsport |
ms season. and are intending to remain |
later, than In any season before for many
years.
WEST sEARSPORT NEWS
Mrs. r. l.. SavOry left last week for Dark
Iarbor.
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