The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-12-12
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

j. A. Colson is attending Probate Court
in Belfast.
Miss Jannet B. Rice returned to Bar
Harbor Saturday.
Miss Ida Weber left by steamer Monday
for Medfeld Mass.
c. o. Sawyer & Co. are making a large
display of Christmas goods.
Mrs Elmer Webster and children arrived
Monday and will occupy the Ellis house
Hugh Curtis, who has been visiting his
father here, returned to Boston Monday.
Miss jamie Curtis has gone to Bangor for
the winter, and will take course in vocal
music.
The young people had very enjoyable
whist party at the G. A. R. hall Monday
evening
Trundy is filling Merrilps mill yard with
excellent logs, and the mill is one of the
busiest places in town.
We were glad to see Brad Curtis, who
received the bad gun shot wound two weeks
ago, down town Monday.
Albert Dix and Bentley Park left by train
Wednesday morning to join steamer Path
finder at Wilmington, Del
George NJ. Curtis returned to Worcester,
Mass, Tuesday morning to resume his
studies at the academy there.
A contribution will be taken at the Congl
church next Sunday morning in behalf of
the Maine Missionary Society.
The Congregational sociable at the Sears
port House last Friday evening was largely
attended and was very enjoyable occasion.
A. Z. Nickerson has leased the hay build
ings and wharf of the Searsport Coal Co.
and will buy and ship hay from here during
the winter.
About fifty cords of spool wooG have been
hauled to the mill, and the company expect
to secure several hundred cords more dur
ing the winter.
Charles Rendell of Stockton Springs went
to Boston by steamer Monday, taking nearly
hundred barrels of apples and clans to
the Boston market
The schools in town begin next Monday
school, which will be taught by Mr.. irving
F. Burton of Corinna.
At the meeting of McGilvery Post, G. A.
r., Thursday, Dec 10th, the annual election
OF officers will be in order and Commander
Scribner desires the attendance of all the
comrades.
A fine cabinet picture of Don Robbins
the lilliputian admiral of Belfast-forty
years old, forty-tive inches high and weigh
ing forty-four pounds-is on exhibition at
the post office, with the information that
they can be bought here.
j. W. Black, agent of the B. & B. S. S. Co.,
has received advices that the steamer Pc
nobscot made harbor at Portland Monday
night on her way up and will leave Boston
at O'Clock Wednesday night, arriving here
Thursday morning, returning Thursday
afternoon.
George A. Bowen, who began harvesting
ice Monday, was obliged to suspend work
Tuesday on account of the storm, but had
a large crew at work Wednesday morning.
He is securing some of the finest ice ever
taken from the pond. 1t is foot thick and
perfectly clear.
Miss Addie B. Crockett, who arrived by
train Tuesday evening, met Mrs J. B. Parse
and Miss Halle Roulston in Portland.
They left here Monday by steamer Penob-
scot, which made a harbor at Portland, and
were among the passengers who went
through by train-Mrs. Parse to Whining
ton, Del, and Miss Roulston to Boston.
F. E. Shute, who has been paymaster's
clerk on board the U. S. steamer Concord
for the past four years, and was on board
when the Concord did such good service at
the battle of Manila, arrived home Satur-
day after an absence of three years. Mr..
Shute informs us that he has gained nearly
thirty pounds of flesh since he left the
Philippines, as they came down the Pacific
by northern passage, and cold weather
agrees with him. He has one of the beau
tiful medals voted Dewey's officers and men
by Congress, of which he is justly proud.
After furlough of several weeks Mr..
Shute will probably resume his position on
larger vessel.