The Republican journal., 1901-02-14
sEARsPORr LOCALS.

The winter term of school closes this week.
John Davis is recovering from a severe
case of the grip.
Very few commercial travellers are visit
ing us these days.
Postmaster Black has received samples OF
the new rural free. delivery boxes.
H. Macmillan of Rondout, N. Y, was the
guest of Capt. c. c. Mcclure Sunday.
Breaking roads has been about all the
business carried on here the past week.
margaret B. Sargent notifies all persons
indebted to her that they must settle on or
before Feb. 9th.
Mrs. Zilphia Doane, who ha4 been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs W. E. Grinnell, left
BY train Monday for Portsmouth, n. Ii.
News was received here last week of the
death of Miss Betsey Staples at Somerville,
Mass. Her remains will be brought here
for burial.
The friends rallied to the support of Miss
Addie B. Crockett to the very last, and it
required a large corps of assistants to mark
the ballots that came in so rapidly the last
few days of the contest.
Our estimate last week that it would cost
the town $500 for breaking roads was not
more than half large enough, as the contlnu-
ed high winds fill in the snow as fast as
it is Shovelled out.
On account of the condition of the travel
ing the exchange between Rev. G. E. Edgett
of Belfast and Rev. II. w. Norton of this
place did not occur Sunday, Feb. 10th, but
will next Sunday, Feb. 18th A cordial in
vitation is extended to all
The patrons of rural free delivery route
No. l are proud of their carrier, who in
addition to making his route OF twenty
miles one day ON snow shoes has been obllg-
ed to leave his horse on two other days III
making his rounds, but got there just the
same.
On account of the illness of Rev. I. P.
Williams of Winslow he was unable to
preach at the Congl church last Sunday and
there was no service. He will supply at
later date Arrangements are being made
for Rev. B B. Merrill OF Brewer to supply
a Sunday in the near future.
All people taking books from the Public
Library are requested to observe more care
fully the rule in regard to the time books
shall be kept out. Books must be returned
to the Library at the end of two weeks. On
no account are they to be circulated outside
of the Library ROOM With this care books
are less liable to be lost.
The campfire planned by Freeman Nc
Gilvery Post was prevented by the big
storm, but as soon as the roads in the coun-
try are passable it is proposed to renew the
arrangement and have one of the old-fash
toned smoke-talks and sociables at the Post
rooms Comrades, keep this in mind and
be ready to respond to the next call
Rev r. G. IIarbutt requests us to say that
on account of the limited time in which he
had to arrange his business and move his
furniture he was prevented from calling on
numerous friends whom he had planned to
see He hopes to return in short time,
when he will avail himself of the opportun-
ity to make the calls planned. His address
is No. 263 Stevens Avenue, Woodfords.
Notwithstanding the severity of the
weather Feb. 18th the "New Century sing
ing class was organized with 81 present.
At the second meeting, Feb. 11th, 56 were
in attendance, and the success of the enter
prise is assured without any doubt. Mr..
Littlefeld has already won the confidence
of both young and old who have attended
the sessions A more extended report of
the work under his instruction may be
looked for in these columns later.
Fannie n, wife of Capt. r. G. Waterhouse,
died at their home in Cambridge, Me-, Feb.
9th Her remains were brought here Tues
day and the funeral took place at the resi-
dence of her sister, Mrs. Jane Mcclure.
Mrs. Waterhouse was the youngest of seven
children of the late Alexander and Hannah
(Black) Nichols. She was born in Sears
port, April %, 1916. Of her brothers and
sisters three survive, Capt. Joshua B. Mich
OILS and Mrs. Jane Mcclure of Searsport,
and Mrs. Ann Gilmore of Chelsea, Mass.
She married Capt. r. G. Waterhouse, by
whom she had four children, all of whom
are living For many years Capt. Water
house was engaged in the China cOasting
trade and they made their home in Hong
Kong Mrs. Waterhouse was of a very
amable disposition and surrounded herself
with many friends wherever she was.