The Republican journal., 1902-10-30
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

II. y. Colcord returned Thursday by boat
from trip to Bucksport.
Mrs William Blanchard and son Scott
arrived home by boat Friday.
Tuttle's studio will be opened Wednes-
day. Nov. 18th, for three days.
f. ID. Black of Belfast was registered at
the Searsport House last week.
Frank c. Dutch and sister. Mrs. Prunell
Gilkey, returned to Boston Monday.
Miss Lucy Sargent returned Saturday
from trip to New York and Boston.
Or. Flanders left by steamer City of Ban
gor Monday for his home in Melrose, Mass.
Our smelt fishermen report catching some
OF the largest smelts ever taken from the
bay.
Mrs. I. F. Williams entertained the ladies
Friday afternoon for the usual missionary
reading.
Mrs Martha Merithew has moved into
the rent formerly occupied by the Mrs,
Clifford.
There will be monthly contribution at
the congregational Church next Sunday
morning.
An auction sale of household goods will
be held Saturday at the residence of the
late MI. L. Dunbar.
Capt, Amos Nichols arrived in town Sat
nrday from very successful hunting trip
at Moosehead Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Furgerson, who
have been visiting friends in Portland, re-
turned home Saturday.
Mrs Mcdonald OF Patten, Maine, has
bought the house owned and formerly occu-
pied by Charles Sawyer.
Mrs Randall and daughter Alice left by
rail Tuesday for Seattle, Washington, where
she will. join her son, Clifton Randall.
The Misses Clifford left Tuesday for San
Jose, Cal, where they will be the guests for
the coming year Of Dr. and Mrs. Z. H.
Durgin.
The milliners in town have given notice
that they will hold openings for the display
uf fail millinery, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week.
1t speaks Well for the law abiding citizens
Of the town that partridges feel perfectly
safe to tiy through the streets Sunday, that
being close time. One was seen on Main
street last sunday, in fact, spent the morn
ing there.
On account of the storm Tuesday, steamer
Tenobscot was delayed, not leaving Boston
until midnight. She reached Belfast about
five p. m, and Went by here on her way up /;
landing her Boston freight here on her re-
turn "Wednesday afternoon.
col Charles E. James, acting as special
agent for Z. Q. department, WAS here last
week in the interests of +. T. y. regulation
boxes He informed the carriers on both
routes that in a very short time orders
would be issued and strictly enforced not
allowing them 10 place mail in any boxes
but those approved by the government.
During l,.n heavy storm Tuesday morn
in a mem bel If the Goth Maine Regiment
a-o that morning BE aWoke to find five
inches OF ,Ye~ had fallen on their camp
ground oH Arlington Heights, Va. As the
la--a1e had been left behind many of the
companies were without tents and had
camped down rolled in their blankets, a
very unpleasant situation
The deer seen on the NTortand road BY
H. y Colcord saturday calls TO mind the
Incident of the visit of Senator Burnham to
tht town in September The morning after
his speech he was being shown the points
ef interest by Mr.. ]. ". Black, when a deer
>tolled across the road and ''the Judge"
coolly waving his hand toward him re-
narked-"and there, Senator, is a deer.
our friend from New Hampshire returned
home with the impression that Waldo
county was the place to come for sport.
Searsport's record during the past year
as a resort for college men and women has
been very good one. During the summer
the following colleges aud schools had one
OF more representatives in town, at home
for a vacation or spending a few weeks
with friends West Point, " ellesley, IIar-
ward, Radcliffe, Drexel Institute, Columbia
Medical School of Technology, Colby, Adel-
phia College, Tufts Dental College, Uni
yersity of Maine, kents Hill, East Maine
Conference Seminary, Dartmouth, Bridge
water Normal School, Boston University
Boston Normal School of Physical Cul-
ture and Miss Pierce's School of Stenogra-
ply.