The Republican journal., 1901-09-19
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

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Miss Nina Adams of Lowell, Mass, is
the guest of Nelson P. Staples.
Mrs. F. F. Whitcomb and son Frank left
by train Tuesday morning for Boston.
Miss Nan Colcord, who is teaching at
Prospect Ferry, spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. Walter Hodgkins of Cambridgeport,
Mass, is visiting at Mrs J. c. Dutch's.
N. c. Shute, who has been visiting friends
at Deer Isle, returned Tuesday evening.
Prof Dennison wife and daughter Theo-
dora arrived by train Saturday evening.
George Putnam of Everett, Mass, was
registered at the Searsport House Tuesday.
James P. Nichols returned to Boston Fri
weeks.
Capt. Charles c. Mcclure has gone to
Seattle to take command of ship Fort
George.
j. A. Clement, Capt Amos Nichols and
Bert Colcord are at Swan Lake for the fall
fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos D. Carver of Brook
Ign, n. Y, are the guests of Mrs. J. c.
Nickels.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ. Spencer of Winter
port visited day at the NJ. E. parsonage
last week.
On account of the accident to steamer City
OF Rockland there will be no Sunday boat
from Boston,
Mrs, Charles Gardner of Chicago spent
Sunday i1t town, the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
L. NJ. Sargent.
Phillip richardson, who has spent his
vacation in town left Wednesday morning
for Waterville.
Miss Edith Williams returned to Water
vile this week to resume her studies at
Colby University.
II. W. Norton and wife were in attend.
ance upon the re-dedication at Brooks on
Friday the 18th inst.
Bert and Ed. Cunningham, who have not
been here for several years, made call on
friends here Tuesday.
But for the rain the delegations from here
would have been the largest that ever at.
tended the Monroe fair.
Lincoln Colcord will leave to-day, Thurs
day, for Oldtown to enter the fall class at
the University of Maine
Searsport Chapter, R. A. NJ, will work
the mark degree Monday evening and re-
freshments will be served.
Mrs. Jennie Hunter has rented the Whit
comb store, next door to the post office, an6
will open millinery store.
Fred W. Hersey of the Boston & Maine
K. r., Boston, spent few days in town the
guest of Mr., and Mrs L. NJ Sargent.
Miss Mary Waterman and maid, who
nave been summering at the Searsport
House, have returned to jersey CITY.
Rev. O. W. Peterson of Standpoint viii
occupy the Congregational pulpit here next
Sunday in exchange with the pastor.
Capt. \. F. Gilkey in the four-masted
schooner Edith L. Allen, arrived at Phila
delphia the 18th inst. from Turks Island.
Fred Kane, who has been spending two
weeks vacation here, left Tuesday to resume
his position in the surface road in Boston.
Sidney Treat has been commissioned A
branch pilot at Boston, and is the youngest
IN the service being but twenty-six wears
old
An adjourned parish meeting of the Con
9regational society will take place at
O'Clock, this, Thursday, afternoon at thu
church.
Mrs. Hausling and daughter Edith, wht
have spent the summer at Mrs. Leib's, re-
turned to their home in Brooklyn bv trai,
Tuesday.
Rev. T. P. Williams delivered very able
address at the COngl. church Sunday morn
ing on the assassination of Presiden
Mckinley.
Miss EVE Ford, who has had charge OF
the Western Union Telegraph office a
Squirrel Island, returned home by rail Tues
day evening.
DR.. G. II. Jennison, who was among til,
passengers who returned on account O.
the accident to steamer City of Rockland
left by train Tuesday morning for Lowell.
Capt. Charles II. Gilkey, who has resided
IN northern Missouri for twenty years, ha
bought the Susan Towle place on Mt. Eph
rain avenue, and will return here to reside
We are pleased to learn of the appoint
ment OF Charles Treat as freight clerk OF
the steamer Homer Ramsdell of the Centre
Hudson S. S. Co., plying between New
York and Newburgh.
Many of those who were obliged to be out
Tuesday evening had to resort to thei
lanterns to find their way about town
Disseminating the street lamps on the frs
sign of a moon is not just the thing. Can't
there be a better service?
On her down trip Monday Steamer City
OF Rockland in swinging clear of the whar
here parted her hawser, which by reason OF
the undertow became entangled in her star
board wheel and as she was obliged t,
steam ahead to prevent going ashore i
bc came twisted around the shaft in sucl
manner to cause serious damage final,
breaking the eccentric and the steame
became helpless. She was anchored an(
purser Hanscom and engineer Hathor1
came ashore in a boat and telephoned for
tug which arrived about six O'Clock and TIN
steamer was tOWed to Belfast In the mean