The Republican journal., 1901-12-19

Sch. Helen is to load edgings for Rock
land.
Miss Alice Kane has gone to Boston for
the winter.
Missionary reading Friday afternoon
with Mrs. A. j. NickersOn.
Sch, Belle Bartlett has discharged cargo
of grain for Pixies Grain Co.
Givers and Cleaners will meet Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. j. T. Erskine.
Mrs. Loomis Eames, who has been visit
ing friends in Boston and vicinity, returned
home Thursday.
Herbert Colcord, who has been employed
at c. c. Homer's store in Bucksport, return
ed home Monday.
Mrs. Lillias L. Nichols left Monday by
steamer for Northampton, Mass, to visit
her son, DR.. P. ?. Nichols.
Frank Smart went to Boston last week,
hoping to secure a situation which is
partially promised him there.
The annual parish meeting of the Congre-
gational society will be held at the Confer
ence room next Saturday at Up. m.
The contribution which was to have been
taken last Sunday morning in behalf of the
Maine Missionary Society was postponed
SUNDAY
morning.
One of the happiest men in town is Geo.
A. Bowen, who has secured his seasons ice,
completing the job late Saturday afternoon
just before the storm that broke up all the
ice in the pond.
Miss Lavinia A. Whitcomb, assisted by
Mr.. c. n. Allen, recently gave the second of
Mr.. Wilder's series of pupils recitals at
355 BoylSton street, Boston. The affair
passed off very successfully.
Next Sunday evening at Union service
at the Congregational church the Oratorio-
Cantata entitled the Prophet of Nazareth
will be given by a large chorus under the
direction of Rev. 7. P. Williams.
The recent storm has, to the present
writing, served us about as badly in rela-
tlon to the mails as did the great snow
storm last February. No mails except local
have been received since Saturday night
After keeping several passengers in
suspense Saturday night by information
that the steamer would remain over at Bel
last, she quietly passed up by here Sun
day morning. We don't know whose duty
it is, but it seems as though some one in
authority should inform the agent when
the boat is to pass our landing.
The New Yorker in speaking of theatres
and their stars mentions the play of Eben
Holden at the Savoy, New York, in which
our townsman, X; ?. Smith, is assigned the
part of the blind fiddler, ''Nick Goodall," !"
and says his rendition of the part is worthy
his violin certainly speaks for him at times
very elOQuently. Next week we shall tell
how "Dick" got deceived in studying char
acter of blind paper vender.
The high sea running Sunday caused by
the strong southeaster created some excite
ment along the Wharves. Two sch0oners at
NickersOn's wharf-one loaded with grain
for Pike, the other light-were held with
considerable difficulty. At the steamboat
wharf agent Black with a crew got up barri-
cades in front of the doors of the freight
rooms and piled fifty bags of spools which
were stored there on temporary stages,
thereby saving them. The roads and bridges
undermined-and will require extensive re-
pairs.
OBITUARY. Died in Searsport Dec 14th,
Capt. Nelson Smart, aged 80 years, 2 months
and 3 days. Capt. Smart was the son of
Jonathan and Mehitable (Woodward) Smart
and was born in Swanville Oct. II, 1921.
His parents moved to Searsport and occu-
pied the MOSman house, which stood Just
west of the GOOdell block. When eleven
coaster, and followed the sea for many
years. His father was soldier in the war
of 1872, and is mentioned in ga Reminis-
cence of An Old Soldier" written by Joseph
Marden, extracts from which were publish
ed in the Searsport news several years ago.
Capt. Smart was the last survivor of
large family of children. He married
Marian Curtis, who died Sept. 4, 1884 OF
their four children three survive: Charles
L., who is night watchman at the Searsport
National Bank Henry Nelson, who re-
sides in MedfOrd, Mass. and Lizzie Allen,
with whom her father made his home in
Searsport. Capt. Smayt commanded sew
their day; among them the schooners Ma
jestic, Mexican, Corjnthian, William But
man and brig Benjamin Carver. The
Mexican in her day was noted packet run
ming between PenSbScOt bay and Boston,
and had record for speed almost equaling
the best steamboat time. Capt. Smart was
very highly esteemed by all, was honorable
in all his dealings; kind neighbor. and
ever ready to give helping hand. He
and retained his membership until his
death. The lodge attended at his funeral
and performed the masonic burial service
The funeral was conducted by Rev. II. W.
Norton. The interment was in the Gordon
Cemetery. -. Mrs. Rachel J. Knowles, who
Willis Downs, Dec. 18th, was born in Jack
son April "a, 1929 She was the wife of
Darius S. Knowles, who with his brothers,
William and Benjamin, were members of
Co. l. 4th Regt. Maine Infantry. Darius
was killed instantly as the three were in
line. on the railroad at the battle of Fair
Oaks. just after his brother was killed
on the flank and swinging his gun around
he rested it over the shoulder of his dead
brother and with the line fired 90 rapidly