The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-01
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Gard Kmball and wife have returned to
the Searsport House.
DR. F. S. Eveleth is absent on a business
trip t, Gardner, Mass
Miss Rebecca Ross returned Tuesday
morning from a short trip to Boston.
J. l. Corson is canvassing Searsport in
the interest of the Maine Bible Society.
:. Rev K. G. Harbutt was in town last week
to attend the funeral of Capt. A V. Nickels.
The monthly contribution by the Congl.
Society will be taken next Sunday morning.
Hal kneeland, who made a short visit
home this week, returned to the University
OF Maine Tuesday morning.
MI and Mrs. J. A. Clement and Mrs.
Prudence johnson arrived by train Tues
day evening from Daytona, Fla.
W. r. Miller, architect, from Lewiston
was in town Wednesday consulting with
the committee on repairs for Congl, Church.
AT meeting of the trustees of the Sears
port Savings Bank. held Monday, April
18th a dividend OF l. per cent, was declared.
Notice j, given by the ladies of tie Metho-
dist society of a baked bean supper to be
given in the yestrA Thursday evening, May
Isl.
Fred 4. SINAI = distributing a large
invoice oI fruit trees to patrons OF the r. 6.
Chase Co.,, which he sold here the past Win
let
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Friday and was delighted with the appear
auce of the town. lie had never visited
here before
Friends of Rev. H. W. Norton regret to
lose him from Searsport, but congratulate
HIM and the friends at Dover, where he has
been assigned,
Rev &. II. Hamilton, assigned by the
Easl Maine Confer enc as pastor Of the
Methodist church in Searsport, will occupy
the pulpit next Sunday.
F. j. x f. p Webb, monumental workers,
Swanville, recently put up in the village
cemetery a double tablet in memory of
Daniel and Jane Deshon.
Sears Lodge, |. O. O. f. celebrated an
niversary Sunday by attending service at
Union Hall as a body and listening to
very appropriate sermon by Rev. I. 2. VIII
liams.
Charles Woods has presented us with
strawb berry blossoms picked on his farm
April 18th When it is remembered that in
1873 the ice in Penobscot bay broke up only
len days earlier this will pass for very
early spring,
II. B. Colcord holds the blue ribbon for
big trout. He took one last Thursday from
swan Lake that weighed pounds 81 ounces.
A. II. Nichols and F, L. Shute captured
salmon weighing three and one half and
three pounds each.
Cards have been received from Mrs.
Ralph Il. Crane of Fast Orange, y Y, an
nouncing the marriage of her sister, Jessie
Frances Baker, to Harry Eugene Dow. A ril
y. 1902 The Searsport friends Of Harry
extend congratulations.
The Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip,
Belfast. VIII give an entertainment at Uu-
ion Hall Friday evening, May 9th. The EN-
tertaiument viii consist of a music ana
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be IN attendance.
Stage driver Smith has been driving so
close to schedule time recently that he hears
the clock at the post Office during his five
minutes wait strike at $50 III the morning,
and l1.%0 al midday; at : p. m. on his out
ward trip and at 80 On his return.
John T. Cannon, who recently canvassed
our village in the interests of the Maine
Register, met with unprecedented success
IN the sale of the book, as many of our
prominent men cannot do business without
the Register, which is consulted many times
daily for a thousand and one pieces of in
formation found no where else so con
yeniently arranged for ready reference.
The suggestion of one OF our old miners
that the direction of the gold quartz lead
known to run northeast and southwest
under the waters of the western barber
and through the village would bring it
across the meeting house lot, where Master
quarriman Peavey is engaged with crew
blasting for foundation and cellar under
the congregational Church, has led to no
end of discussion as to who would own it
should a valuable mine be developed on the
church lot.
\ few words experimenting the reference
last week to the death Of Capt. Albert V.
Niekels may be allowed to express apprecia-
tion of the patient self-contrOl and courage
which he showed during the five years or
so of his weary struggle with painful and
progressively fatal disease. His patience
under the trying conditions, especially of
the last painful weeks of suffering, endeared
him to the loved ones who SO devotedly and
faithfully ministered to him throughout
and was an object lesson in endurance and
uuselfShnesS to those who were witnesses
of his brave fight The writer will never
forget the calmness and nerve with which
he received the verdict from the physicians
Inns that there was no hope of cure. Capt.
Niekels was very regular attendant at the
CONGREGATIONAL Church when at home, and
was always markedly attentive listener. In
the pain and anxiety of his closing days he
found great comfort and strength in prayer
aud received gladly and cheerfully the
words of those who brought to him the COM
forting messages of religious faith. The
funeral service was largely attended. Cap
+ain Nicl-alS will he missed by his many