The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-11-28
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Mrs. Susan Bunker is visiting her son in
Bar Harbor.
Lincoln Colcord is spending a short vaca-
tion at home.
Monthly collection at the Congl. church
next Sunday morning.
Capt, and Mrs. A. V. Nickels returned
from Boston last week.
A E. Trundy is still adding to his crew of
lumbermen at the point.
The schools in town closed last Friday
for two weeks vacation.
A. L. Denison and wife left Monday for
their home in Monmouth.
Geo. NJ. Curtis is at home from Worcester
Academy for Thanksgiving.
Mrs j. c. Nickels and daughter Blanche
leave this week for the winter.
Harry Dow left by train Tuesday morn
ing to go as second officer of the new steam
er Pathfinder.
Mrs. Andrew Pendleton and daughter
Will leave this week to join Capt Pendleton
in San Francisco.
Capt. and Mrs. A. T. Whittier and Mrs.
Ridley have taken rooms at Mrs j. E. Web
ber's for the winter
The receipts from the Cantata given a
short time ago were devoted to the Congl,
church repair fund
capt. Albert B. Colson of schooner GLADYS
arrived from New York last week and
spent few days at home.
Rev I. p. Williams went to Winslow
Monday to attend the funeral service of one
OF his former Pensioners
The singing school will be changed next
week from Tuesday to Thursday evening.
Everybody invited to come.
Next Sunday, Rev. D. E. French of
Hampden will preach at the Congl. church
IN exchange with the pastor
Lancaster Berry have added to their
stage line new and improved covered
sleigh, which is automatically warmed
Winter. weather arrived earlier this wear
than usual. 1t has been very rare thing
to have sleighing the middle of November.
The communion service at Congl. the church
will be changed from the first Sunday in
December to the first Sunday in January.
One of the highest tides known here for
long time was that of Saturday. The
wharves were nearly covered all along the
shore
Many of our people missed their daily
paper by the late mail Tuesday night.
Driver Smith, however, made up nearly a
half hour
Harold F. Norton returned from South
Penobscot last Saturday. Dec Sd he will
enter the East Maine Conference Seminary.
Bucksport
+. e. Pike has moved into the John W.
SweetSer house, and the rent formerly oc
cupled by him has been taken by Henry
Partridge.
A union service will be held Thank sgiy
ing evening at the Congregational church.
Rev. D. E. French of Hampden will deliver
the address.
James P. Nichols leaves Friday for Los
Angeles, Calf, where he will associate
himself with George Nichols in the fruit
preserving business.
Brad. Curtis, who received the bad gun
shot wound, noted last week, is rapidly i'm
proving, and the doctor hopes the use of
the limb will not be impaired in the least.
Victor Sargent, who was in the 18th Mass.
Regt. at the Philippines, is visiting friends
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has situation in the Internal Revenue
Department.
On account of the storm Monday the
meeting of the ladies of the Congl society
was postponed to next Monday afternoon at
P. NJ at the conference room. A full at
tendance is requested.
1t was an odd thing that the news of the
fire in her husbands store in Belfast should
be sent from the Sargent district in Sears
port, but such was the case. Miss Aida
Sargent having been informed from the
village of the fact at once called I'D
Mrs. r. H. Howes by telephone, thus giving
her the first intelligence of the fire.
Some thirty Rural Free Delivery routes
AebfO 1OCCAuly pCCH uloCOutluuou Ill ldluo,
many of them by reason of patrons neglect
ing to provide themselves with regulation
boxes. There is a rumor that some of the
routes in this vicinity, recently inspected,
are liable to be reported unless patrons
within reasonable time provide boxes
co nveniently located, and of suitable design
to meet the demand.
The result of the extra services recent Y
held in the NJ. E. church-Miss Nellie d.
Thompson, Evangelist, assisting-has been
greatly quickened membership, ten back
sliders reclaimed, and eight, at least, clear
cases of conversion. These taking their
places as workers in the vineyard of the
Lord increase the working force of both
societies and the social meetings are now
seasons of greater profit.
While looking faithfully after the home
interests, the ladies and friends of the M.
E. Society have been doing work of char
table nature for those outside, as is evil
denced by the two boxes containing 38 cans
of corn and jellies recently sent to the
"Deaconess Home" in Boston, and the $40
in cash sent to the 6" Little Wanderers
Home" Boston. to assist in procuring q
rnksgiving dinner for the 100 little waits
1T t vat institution. such work blesses
both those who give and those who receive.