The Republican journal., 1901-10-10
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

ton Monday evening.
Capt. A. T. Whittier arrived by train from
New York Monday evening.
Many of our citizens are making visits to
Boston to attend the Food Fair.
Capt Henry G. Curtis of Brunswick, Ca,
is spending few weeks in town.
Congratulations are in order to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank P. Decro. 1t is daughter.
A telegram received Tuesday announced
the death of Maurice P. Colson at Bath.
Lucy Sargent and Eunice Whittum have
returned from Boston with their fall stock.
Miss Maud B. Colcord returned Tuesday
from visit to the Misses Plummer of Cam
den.
n. c. Shute and wife left by steamer City
of Rockland Monday for visit to friends in
Boston.
Miss Ellen Mosman arrived Tuesday even
ing and will remain in town during the
winter.
The studio of W. c. Tuttle Il Son will be
open Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 10th
and 18th.
The Royal Arch degree will be conferred
on several candidates by Searsport Chapter
this, Thursday, evening
The remains of Lucy Knowlton, former
resident of Searsport, were brought here
for interment Monday.
Mrs. Annie W. Fuller, Mrs. Chrissy Whit
comb and daughter, after a vacation of two
weeks, returned to Boston Monday.
W. NJ Cookson of Washington, D. C.
route inspector of Rural Free Delivery, is in
town inspecting routes Nos. and 2.
Capt Charles H. Gilkey arrived from
Missouri last week and will shortly take
possession of the David Towleplace.
The fad to use two one-cent Pan-American
stamps on letters must shortly cease for the
reason they are not to be on sale after Oct.
31st.
\ large amount of apples, potatoes and
vegetables are shipped from the landing
here. Good prices are received, especially
for the apples.
Unclaimed letters in the post Office are:
Mrs Hattie n. johnson, Mrs. E. j. Nicker-
son, Mrs. Stanley Roberts and Mrs. D. j.
Nichols.
When Capt and Mrs Charles Gilkey left
here about twenty years ago they took a
lamp chimney with them which they used
constantly. They brought it back with
them and are using it still.
Rev. I. P. Williams will be absent for the
next two weeks, and there will be no preach
ing services at the Congregational church
for the next two Sundays. Sunday school
and Christian Endeavor meetings as usual.
Charles F. Hill was arraigned Tuesday
for an assault on William E. Clossen. The
testimony showed the assault to be of an
aggravated nature. He was fined twenty
dollars and costs, which he paid and was
discharged after being put under bonds to
keep the peace for one year.
Specimen of the cards issued to patrons
of rural free delivery service who fail to
furnish suitable box in which to receive
their mail:
Sir: Patrons of rural free delivery routes
are expected to provide secure, weather
proof mail boxes, placed conveniently near
the highway that the carrier can reach them
to deposit and collect mail without dis
mounting.
Rural carriers are not required to leave
Their routes to deliver mail to houses not on
the MAIN road, except in the case of regis
tered letters or registered packages and
Pension letters.
New boxes must be selected from list of
II approved by the Department.
You must supply suitable box within a
service will be withdrawn from your prem
ises.
By order of the First Assistant Post
master General. w. NJ COOKSON,
Route Inspector.
Patrons on both routes here are reported
complying very generally with all the re-
quirements of the government in regard to
the rural free delivery mail boxes
From Bath Independent of Oct. 5th At
the Mckinley Memorial service Sept 10Th
Councilman Warren I'll. Carr was taken
suddenly i'll and with difficulty reached his
home on Washington street. A doctor was
quickly called and his condition found to be
so bad that Mrs Carr was summoned from
Nova Scotia where she was visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Spratt. Arriving
home, Mrs. Carr being herself a nurse of
experience, discovered alarming symptoms,
on account of which a consultation of doc
tors was held, the disease pronounced men,
lngltlS and course of treatment outlined to
her. Notwithstanding the efforts of nurse
and doctor he gradually failed until Oct lst,
when he quietly passed away. Mr. Carr
was born in Searsport, Me-, Aug "a, 1854
Coming to Bath early in life he soon attract
ed the attention of the public by his genius
as mechanic and inventor, being the
author of several inventions that brought
to him broad reputation as man of great
originality. Among his friends he was ever
cordial and jovial, in his family kind and
lndulgent, and in his public.service energet-
ic, whole hearted and brave in defense of
what he believed to be for the best interests
of his beloved city. To his widow his death
seems specially sad since they had been
married but few months and had Just be-
gun to enjoy the fruits of his past labors in
their pretty new home; his loss is also an
especially hard blow to his daughter since
from the time of her mothers death she has
learned to lean heavily upon him for guild
ance and support. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. O. w. Folsom of