The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-10-03
sEARsP0RT LOCALS.

Mrs. Jennie Hunter is in Boston to select
goods for her new store.
Piam L. Gilkey of Rochester, N. H., is IN
town for short vacation.
Mrs. j. G. Pendleton is attending the
Musical Convention at Bangor.
DR.. E. Hopkins and daughter made visit
to friends in Carmel this week.
Mrs. D. S. Beals left by steamer Monday
for Boston to buy her fall stock.
Frank C. Dutch and his friend, w. X.
Dennis, are spending a few weeks in town.
There will be meeting Of Freeman Nc
Gilvery Post this, Thursday, evening, Oct.
.3rd.
DR.. Lebbeus Curtis of Augusta, Ca, is
visiting here after an absence of fourteen
years.
Searsport Chapter, r. A. c., will confer
degrees on several candidates next Monday
evening.
Hon. n. F. Norton of South Penobscot
visited his son at the NJ Z. parsonage few
.ys recently.
We are pleased to learn that Philips
Williams is rapidly convalescing from
typhoid fever.
The Ladies Missionary Society of the NJ.
E. church will meet with Mrs. j. B
Sweetser Tuesday, Oct. Sth.
Capt W. R. Gilkey left last week for
Philadelphia to take command again OF his
schooner, the Georgia Gilkey.
Don't forget the harvest supper at the
NJ. E. vestry tonight, Thursday. A good
time is promised all who attend.
Miss Edna Nickels, who has been in Bos-
ton for several weeks, returned home by
steamer City of Rockland Sunday.
Miss Eunice Whttum and Miss Lucy
Sargent are in Boston to buy their fall
stock of millinery and small wares.
Mrs. Carey and Mrs. Will Sawyer of
Somerville, Mass, have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. W. B. Sawyer the past week.
Rev. T. P. Williams gave notice Sunday
that he would meet all the children of the
parish at the Conference Room Saturday
afternoon at O'Clock.
Master Clifford Nickels Carver celebrated
his tenth birthday Monday afternoon by
giving party to his young friends at the
residence of his grandmother, Mrs. j. c.
NickelS.
Searsport was well represented at the
Sunday School convention at Belfast last
week. The delegates elected from the diff
ferent schools and workers and friends to
ba IF in, OF and
report most interesting and profitable
time.
Capt. II. E. Sellers, Quartermaster Gener-
al of the Department of Maine G. A. r., has
some very pleasant incidents to relate of his
recent visit TO the National Encampment,
Cleveland 1t was evident in the parade
that Maine sustained her old reputation of
being well to the front.
The fishing season closed at Swan Lake
Monday night. Among the best catches of
this season are those of the veteran fisher
man, j. A. Clement, who still owns and oc-
pies the Pioneer cottage at the lake, and
he seldom occupies it alone. We were the
recipients of one of the fine lake trout,
weighing about two and half pounds, that
he caught early this week for which we are
duly grateful.
One of our amateur sportsmen, whose
abode is now in Boston, made the mistake
of his life while out hunting Tuesday. Ser
ing a large hornets nest through the under
brush he mistook it for partridge, anG
after firing both barrels he crawled up to
pick up his game. He soon become satisfied
he had made a centre shot, for the occu
pants of the nest, reSenting the disturbance
were out with their war paint on and soon
drove him to cover.
A very pleasant home wedding came of
Wednesday morning at the residence O
Mr.. and Mrs. b. O. Sargent when theil
daughter, Miss Margaret B., was united il
marriage to Capt. James B. Parse. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. R. G. Harbutt
only the immediate families being present
The rooms were beautifully decorated will
evergreen and flowers. The presents were
numerous. Among them was beauti
full solid silver ladle presented by The
Christian Endeavor Society, of which Mrs
Parse is prominent member. After {
most enjoyable wedding breakfast the part!
left by train for a trip to Moosehead Lake
Capt. Parse is shortly to take command o
steamer Pathfinder, of the Porto Rico line
recently launched at Philadelphia.
The fine American clipper ship 1rOquoiS
1897 tons register, arrived in New Yorl
Sept. 50th from San Francisco dismaste(
and with considerable damage about he
d. ks, caused by hurricane squall in thu
North Atlantic on Sept. g. in n. lat. 80
W. long. 90. At 6 A. NJ. the ship was Strucl
by a squall from east-north-east, which Car
ried away the miZzen-mast 90 feet from
the deck. The falling spars carried ava,
the maintOpmast-head, the spars and rig
ging came tumbling down on deck, smash
ing the port life boat, the port side and raj
of the after house and doing cOnsiderabl,
damage about the decks. None of thu
crew was injured. The vessel proceeded
All went well until Sept. Goth, in lat. SO
long. Y, when the ship ran into a hurricane
from south to northeast. Capt. Thompson
lost main lower topsail and staysail thi
time.
Ship IroQnois was built in Boston TO-
Capt A. V. Nickels, who commanded he
several years.
NORTH SEARsPoRT I"EMs.
Edward Murray has returned to his hom'