The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-02-21
sEARspoRr LOCALS.

Tuesday by the sickness of his sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P. Dutton left by train
Tuesday for their home in West Arson.
Rev. T. P. Williams of Winslow will
supply at the Congl church next Sunday.
Capt. C. NJ. Nichols left by steamer Pc
nobscot Monday for business trip to New
York.
Mrs. J. C. Nickels and daughter Blanche
leave by train Thursday noon for New
York
Sch. Belle Bartlett arrived from Portland
Tuesday with cargo OF grain Tor flKe
Bros.
Tickets for the hospital fair to come off at
Belfast in March can be procured OF any OF
our doctors.
Miss Margaret B. Sargent desires more
attention paid to her advertisement IN
another column.
B. O. Sargent is representing Freeman
McGilvery Post at the department. Encamp-
ment in Auburn this week.
The Christian Endeavor society will have
a tive-cent soeiable in the upper conference
room Thursday evening. All are invited.
Dr.H. H. Sellers has been appointed ex-
aminer for the New York Life and the
Equitable Mutual Benefit Of Newark, n. ..
Capt. Norman Dunbar has taken COM
mand of ship Alexander Gibson, now load
ing lumber at Vancouver for Cape Town.
A week from tonight, Feb. 2Sth, freeman
McGilvery Post will hold regular meeting
and hear the report from the department
encamnment. 1t is hoped there will be a
full attendance.
Nahum Nickerson met with serious
accident Monday. He was kicked in his sloe
by horse Three ribs were broken, and
the muscle of the right arm ruptured.
He was attended by DR.. Sellers.
Rev. B. B. Merrill of Brewer preached in
his old pulpit at the Cong'l church last sun
day. During his several days stop in town ne
awaited himself of the opportunity to call
ON MANY of his old Pensioners.
We are in receipt from Fred B. Grinnell,
local agent for the Washington Irrigation
Co. at Spokane, of very handsome illustrate
ed pamphlet giving sketches OF Sunnyslde
Canal and of the farming country through
which it passes.
Post Office Inspector E. P. Boutelle is
here for the purpose of establishing Rural
Free Delivery Route, No q Our citizens
have found the system such convenience
that the patrons on route No. are much
pleased that mails are so soon to be distrlb-
uted in their section.
Several of our vessels are having severe
time in making their ports. The barkentlre
Mabel |. Meyers is reported at Bermuda IN
distress. Ship Bangalore, before reported
off Delaware Breakwater, was blown off the
coast during the recent gales and at this
writing has not arrived.
Miss Margaret B. Sargent has sold her mil
linery department to Miss Eunice Whittum.
Miss Whittum has been in Boston this winter
perfecting herself in the business, and will
be prepared for the spring trade Miss
Lucy Sargent has bought and will have
charge of the small ware business.
Prof Littlefield announces an intermission
concert to- be given by the class at its next
meeting Monday evening. Following is
the program: A solo by Miss Jane Curtis;
duet by Miss Sarah Magoon and Miss Henri
eta Ross; quartette by Mrs. n. Roulston,
Mrs. E. C. Pike, Mr. W. B. Sawyer and A.
E. Trundy.
The municipal officers having been notified
of the condition in which the roads have been
left since the last storm, it is well for the
surveyors to remember that the town is re-
sponsible for any damage that may occur
by reason of the same. The admirable
manner in which E. L. Slavery and J. W.
Smart have taken care of the roads under
their charge shows that with a little extra
exertion, notwithstanding the great amount
of snow blown in, all roads can be made
fairly passable.
The first wedding at the new home of Rev.
R. G. Harbutt in Portland was that of Cap
tain Daniel C. Nichols and Miss Ada E.
Ridley of Searsport, which took place Sat-
urday Feb. 10th, at noon. The day was
ideally fine and springlike, and the brief
wedding service was pretty and impressive.
The bride was becomingly gownedin brown
and heliotrope, and carried white and pale
blue hyacinths as wedding flowers. Ac-
companying the bride and bridegroom were
Caro- Whittier, sister of the bride; Mr.. A.
j. and Mrs. NickersOn, sister of the BRIDE
groom, all Of Searsport; Mrs. Ed. Nicker-
son and Mrs. Eugene Nickerson of Port
land. After lunch served at the parson
age, Captain and Mrs. Nichols left for Bos-
ton ell route to New York where the Captain
will take command of Ship Manuel Llaguno,
now loading there for Hong Kong. Mrs.
Nichols will make her home with her mother
in Searsport during his, absence. Captain
Nichols is one of Searsport's best known
and most successful sea captains, and the
bride one of the most highly esteemed and
beloved of Searsport's young ladies. A
wide circle of friends extend cordial con-
CALCULATIONS and good wishes.
A WONDERFUL INVENTION. For the
past few days there has been on exhibition
c. II. Monroe's factorya most wonderful
little steam engine, designed by Mr.. Mon
roe. 1t is called compound oscillating en-
CINE, and is controlled by one lever, attach
ed to a valve, the valve giving steam and
controlling the exhaust. By the slightest
for +bo