The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-04-05
SEARSPCRT LOCALS.

week to our local agent, MIR. C. E.. Adams,
at the store of Gle ment & Adams and before
another issue will make permanent arrange.
ments.
REPUBLICAN JOURNAL PUB. Co.
G. A. Robertson of Augusta was in town
Tuesday.
Robert Nichols is spending two weeks
vacation at home.
Lucy Sargent and Margaret and Gladys
Butman, returned from Boston Saturday.
Capt. and Mrs. E. d. z. Nickels returned
Saturday from their trip to Boston and New
York.
Frank G1oss, lo has been spending the
winter III Greel field, returned home last
week.
Margaret i. Sawyer has gone to Boston
ana New York to buy her spring stock of
millinery.
Sch. Sharon discharged a cargo of spool
i'mler from Bucksport for Nickerson &
Bailey Monday,
Kate NcAes returned to Bridgewater,
lass, MoAuaS to resume her studies at
tie Normal school.
There will be a social gathering at the
Searsport House Friday evening. Mr.. Yea
sey extends an invitation for both old and
young to be present. Whist and dancing.
The Gardiner journal of recent date an
nou noes the death of Mrs. w. h. Chadwick.
Mrs Chadwick will be rene IN bered by our
older citizens as a former resident of Sears
port.
List of advertised letters in Searsport post
otiice: Mrs. NJ. M. Hayes, Mr.. John Hutch
ms Miss Linda Larrabee, Mr.. Austin dc
Donald Mrs. Nahum Nickerson, Mr. f. E.
Sanborn.
The young ladies propose to reciprecate
the many courtesies they have received at
the hands OF the young gentlemen the past
winter by giving dance at G. A. r. hall
this, Thursday, evening.
News was received here Monday announc-
ing the death at Honolulu of Annie wife of
Capt. Charles c. Mcclure. Mrs. Mcclure !
was the eldest daughter of Capt. Joseph P.
and Dolly e. Sweetser and was most es-
unable lady. The only particulars in the
message was that death resulted from ty-
ploid fever.
AT the M. E. church next Sunday evening |
there will be an Epworth League social ser
vice at 6:15, and at o'clock Rev. A S. Bis |
bee, chaplain of the Gran1 Lodge of Good |
Iemplars of Maine Will deliver a lecture |
Mr.. Bisbee is said TO be one of most fasci- |
mating speakers of the day. Come and hear |
him. cordial welcome to all.
District Deputy Charles W. Jones made !
his Official visit 10 SeaTsport Il. A. c. last |
Monday evening and witnessed the confer
ring OF the mark degree ON three candidates.
Mr.. Jones congratulated the chapter upon |
their brilliant prospects for the fnture-a re-
suit, as he said, OF the prompt and efficient
manner Ill which they went at their work.
About one hundred and twentv-four citi-
zens took supper at the Searsport House |
last Thursday Landlord Veasey spared no
pains to make the occasion very enjoyable /
After supper had been served the dining |
room was cleared. and the younger portion |
Of the company danced. The party broke |
up about midnight, all declaring 1t good |
time.
Capt. and Mrs B. F. Pendleton and their
little granddaughter, Winifred Nichols ar
rived by steamer Penobscot SATURDAY. morn
ing, bringing the remains of Mrs. Jennie
wife Of Capt. w. V. Nichols, who died in
Brooklyn, n. y, last winter. The remains
were met here by numerous friends, Who az
companed them to the Harbor, where the
body was placed in the Pendeton tomb
If ri, l,ta
Carver died in Brockton, Mass. March Goth
aged 69 years, ! months and ~ DAYS Mrs |
Carver the eldest of seven chilren OF |
the late Alexander and Hannah {Black) |
Nichols and was born in Searsport, then |
Prospect, Nov. s. 1880. She married in !
January, 1850, Capt. Carver, by whom she |
had three children - Charles, who died |
early in life, Evelyn G. Croweil, who re
sides in Brockton and with whom her motl- !
er was living at the time Of her death and |
Capt. Frank l.. Carver, living in Pasa- +
dena, Calf. Mrs. Carver was most esti- |
mabie woman. She made many voyages |
with her husband to all parts of the world. !
and was a true helpmeet to him and low |
ing mother to her children. She united with |
the Congregational church in Searsport !
eleven years ago, under the ministratons of
Rev. Il. g. Harbutt, and has ever lived |
consistent Christian life. The remains were |
brought here for burial, and the funeral took |
place from the John Carver homestead, now |
the home of Mrs. c. II. Carver and was con- |
Quoted by Rev. f. G. Harbutt. The inter-
ment was in the family lot at Elmwood Gem
etery.
John Farley, who was recently admitted to |
the eastern branch of the Soldiers Home in |
Togus, died March 10Th. Mr.. Farley was |
native of Toronto, Canada He enlisted in
the war of the rebellion at Urbana Ohio, and ,
joined Co. X, 18th Regiment from that
State and served with Gen. Sherman on his
march to the He distinguished himself
in one of the battles of that campaign by vol
unteerlng to 60 in the field at the battle of
Looko Mountain under heavy fire to res.
cue his captain who had been shot down and
lay III an exposed conditions and succeeded
with tv o others in bearing the captain from
the field, all of them escaping injury by al
most a miracle. He WAS discharged in