The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-01-31
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

DR.. F. S. Eveleth has returned from a
professional visit to Boston.
Mrs. Henry Carr and family, who have
been visiting friends in Boston, returned by
steamer Saturday.
Eugene Kneeland, who has been visiting
his parents here, returned Wednesday to bis
home in Presque Isle.
Miss Maude B. Colcord, who is spending
the winter in Bangor, made short visit to
friends here the past week.
Miss Eunice Whittum arrived home Tues
day evening after quite stay in Boston and
weeks visit with her sisters in Augusta
The arrival from Portland of a Castine
schooner with cargo of flour, feed and
grain for Pike Brothers is daily expected
E. S. Pitcher has placed in the Office at the
Searsport House fine music box that plays
most beautiful tunes when fed with pennies.
1t announced by the committee that there
will be preaching at the Congl. church next
Sunday The monthly contribution will
be taken.
A large party of Grand Army comrades
and their wives from Searsport and Swan
vile gave Woodbridge Ellis a surprise party
on his birthday, Jan. 30th.
Capt c. F. Carver and wife, who have
been visiting G. 0. Sawyer and wife, went
to Belfast Monday for a brief stay before
returning to their home in Camden.
Friends of Capt. VIM. 81. West will be
glad to learn that he is rapidly recovering
from the surgical operation recently per-
formed on him at the Homeopathic hospital,
Boston.
The Womans Foreign Missionary Society
of the NJ. E. church will hold its next regu-
lar meeting Tuesday, P. NJ, Feb. 9Th, with
Mrs Cardie West. A full attendance of
the members is desired.
Rev. H. W. Norton very courteously omit
ted the morning service at the NJ. E. church
last Sunday, and with his people joined in a
union meeting at the COngl. church in honor
of the farewell sermon by Rev. R. G Harbutt.
Freeman McGilvery Post will hold an in
teresting meeting this, Thursday, evening
There will be the reading of general orders,
with possibly muster service. All comrades
who have not received the annual counter
sign will do well to be present.
News was received here this week of the
death of Robert Wilson Towle at Minneapo-
lis. Mr.. Towle was formerly a resident of
Searsport and was for many years in the
clothing business here. His remains will
be brought here in the spring for burial.
Steamer Evelyn, Capt. J. B. Parse, has
been chartered to run between New York
and Porto Rico but as some time will elapse
before the charter goes into effect the steam
er is making two trips between Halifax and
New York and is now about ready to sail
from Halifax
The NickersOn-Baiey Co. are making
things lively in Mechanics Hollow They
are receiving new orders for Spools and are
buying, and are ready to pay cash. for 600
cords OF spool wood. They also want to
buy 1000 cords of kiln wood and as they
pay the highest cash price, wood is coming
in rapidly.
A most mysterious thing happened to
Leander NJ. Sargent one day recently at the
train in Belfast. His team was sent to
meet him and when they came to get in a
large black robe, which the driver was pos
tive was in the seat when he got out of the
sleigh, was missing, notwithstanding the
fact that the driver had been holding the
horses all the time
Nh \. W. Lttletield of Bangor will be in
town Monday evening, Feb 4th, to organ
lze and begin the singing school that has
been talked of during the last two weeks.
The committee having the matter in charge
have secured pupils enough to warrant the
undertaking All who have subscribed,
and all who are Interested and wish to as
SYST III the enterprise, are requested to meet
IN the yestry of the NJ. E. church on that
evening at O'Clock, standard time 1t is
desired that children between 10 and Is
years of age be urged to attend. Both be-
glnners and advanced pupils will be care
fully looked after by Mr. Littlefeld.
AS the struggle for votes becomes tiercer
III the teachers contest in the Globe we de-
sire to say to the Searsport friends in Ros- !
- '>-N 'tS4iAioJ ~ 10 WI lLIPol LOT Tile
interests of Miss Addie B. Crockett that the
votes for her be brought to the front at once |
The list shows there are 1856 people, former
residents of Searsport, within a dozen
miles OF the State house, Boston. Now. |
friends, did it ever occur to YOU what a |
score Of votes from each would mean in |
the contest? Sentiment is not what commits
now. AS Uncle Bill Larrabee said of a |
school meeting, when he was running for
agent; "Boys, want to tell you it is all pref |
ty enough to stand around out in the school |
house yard and tell me how glad you are ] |
have consented to run for agent but when |
it comes to the test / want you to distinctly
understand it is votes that are going to
count" And it is so in Miss Crockett's |
case
Rev. R. G. Harbutt, during the past fifteen
years pastor of the LIST Congl church here.
and who will leave this week to take charge |
of the Free COngl church at Deering. was
rendered farewell reception last Friday |
evening at the conference rooms by his |
parishioners The room was very tastefu!ly |
decorated and a good sized gathering was
present. The program comprised poem |
composed and read by Miss Marion Whit |
tum, singing and recitations by the children. |