The Republican journal., 1901-02-07
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Rev. r. G. Harbutt left for his new
home in Deering last Saturday.
DR.. E. Hopkins has been confined to
the house several weeks with grip and
malaria, but is now convalescing slowly.
Mrs. John B. Ames was called to Pitts
field last Friday on account of the seri-
Gus illness of her son, Charles H. Ames.
Ship Bangalore, Capt. A. N. Blanch-
ard, arrived at Delaware Breakwater
Feb 9th, from Kahului for New York.
Mrs. George Delano informs us that
her grandmother, Mrs. Eliza Pinkham
who resides in Milbridge, Me-, is 1O6
years old and has lived in three centu-
ries.,
MI. Ira Darlington of Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary preached at the Con-
gregational church last Sunday and
Rev. Z. z. Williams of Winslow will
supply next Sunday.
Mrs. n. W. Littlefeld organized his
singing class in the Methodist vestry
Monday evening, but on account OF the
bad weather only portion of the sub
scribers were able to be present.
There are very few cases of grip in
town, although many are absent from
their places of business on account OF
colds. Among them are c. H. Monroe
and n. C. Shute
We are indebted to Joseph c. Hard
ing for copy of the Exeter, n. H.,
Newsletter of Feb. 1sts giving an &C
count of the exercises commemorative
of one hundred years of Masonry in
Exeter.
The Bucksport correspondent of the
Bangor Daily News writes that Miss
Maude Nichols of the Pond street In
termediate school entertained at her
home recently the A class, who go into
the grammar school next spring term.
The evening was one of much enjoy
ment to both teacher and pupils.
The Boston Globe of Feb. sth con-
tains portrait of Miss Addie B. Crock
EFT of the Harbor school, and the fol-
lowing verses:
DAUGHTER OF A SOLDIER.
viii you kindly print these verses,
We are writing juSt for fun,
About our 'sHar Dor School Marin"
And her trip to Washington.
She's in the voting contest,
Addie Crockett is her name;
She's the daughter of a soldier,
From Waldo county, Maine.
Now we ask the brave old soldiers,
And friends from every State,
To send in their votes to Addie
Before it is too late.
The storm which set in Monday after
noon at 6 o'clock was the severest of
the winter. and all communication
with the outside world was cut off ex-
cept 10y telephone and telegraph. The
few items which appear in this depart
ment were sent to The Journal office
by telephone. About Is inches of snow
had fallen up to Wednesday morning,
10 inches of which fell between and S
o'clock Monday evening There were
no sessions of the village schools Tues
day or Wednesday. The morning stage
from Stockton Springs Monday did not
arrive until II o'clock. 1t is estimated
that the breaking of the roads will cost
the town $500. Several of our citizens
were unable to get their storm doors
open Tuesday morning on account of
the snow drifts, and were obliged to
climb out of the windows.
When the new Venezuelan gunboat
Restaurdor, formerly George J. Gould's
yacht ATLANTA, dropped down New
the other day there were three Maine
men on board. The Restauador cost
Mr. Gould three hundred thousand dol
lars in 1888. She was built by the
Cramps of Philadelphia. The Vene-
Zuelan government bought her for s125,-
900 and has mounted five modern Bridge
port guns on her deck. The captain is
jeremiah Merithew of Warren, Me-,
sailor who has figured in many stirring
scenes. He is native of Searsport
and was first officer Of the United
States transport Mcclellan, bearing
himself right CALAMITY during the re-
cent Spanish war. Capt. Merithew's
wife is now at Warren where she has
relatives and friends. She will stay
there till her husband returns from
South America. The captain entertain
ed party of friends in the cabin while
the boat was going down to Sandy Hook
on her first trip as a warship. Among
them were J. Otis Smith, New York
newspaper man, formerly of Lewiston,
and E. L. Post, who spends his summers
in Maine and whose wife was Miss Eos
ter, an Auburn girl. While Captain
Merithew served refreshments Mr.
Post told Maine hunting story. 1t
immensely interested the Venezuelan
Consul-General, Senior E. Gonzalez Es-
teves, who was one of the party The
story was how Post and Frank Cain of
Lewiston shot three deer in the noun
tains near Moosehead, and two of them,
though killed Instantly, had no bull
let holes in their skins. 1t was after
wards found that they had been shot
in the mouth, while standing facing the
hunters.
Jerry is Searsport boy and is we'll
remembered by many in his native
town.
NORTH sEARSPoRT ITEMS.
Mrs lanes w Smart ic uI,ito i'll