The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-15
SEARSPORT LOCALS.


Geo. A. Mitchell and wife are spending
few days in town.
Cyrus Nichols, first officer of steamer
Ajax, spent Sunday in town.
Frank H. Park has bought the f. S.
Cyphers place in the east village.
Miss Desire NickelS returned to Everett,
Mass, Monday to resume teaching.
Amos Dow, first officer of steamer
Hawaiian, is at home for a short visit.
Harry Mason, who has been absent in the
West several years, returned home last
week.
Fred Nichols, rural mail carrier, is
occupying the Carleton house in the east
village,
Rev. G, H. Hamilton will deliver the
May 18th.
Capt. Charles NJ Nichols and wife arriv-
ed from New York by steamer City of Ban
sor Sunday.
Capt. Andrew L. Carver returned by rail
Tuesday evening from d short business trip
to Portland.
Capt. and Mrs. Geo. W. Iichborn arrived
on steamer City OF Bango' rom Boston
Yesterday for visit.
Every man and woman who cares to per
form any kind Of labor can find employ
ment in Searsport now.
The hens are laying we'll now Forty cases
Of eggs were shipped from here by steamer
City Of Bangor Monday.
A roll containing plans and specifications
for building were found Tuesday and
We're left at the post office.
Mrs, Lydia Dinsmore has arrived and
VIII shortly open her restaurant, which she
ran so successfully last season.
Miss Ethel Philbrck, who has been the
guest OF Miss Deborah Williams, returned
to her home in Waterville Tuesday.
Geo, f. Marks has rented the Capt. Peleg
+. Nichols homestead and will furnish
rooms and board for summer visitors.
Mrs. II. H. McGilvery and Miss Edna
Nickels, who spent the winter at West
Palm Beach, Fla, arrived home last week.
Mrs Jennie Hunter left for Boston by
Tuesdays steamer She will return Friday
with all the new ideas in summer millinery.
L. {. Pike and wife will shortly remove
to their farm al Park for the summer. The
daughters will probably board in the viii
lage.
Rev &. H. Hamilton arrived last Satur-
day and preached his first sermon at
union service held in the NJ E. church Sun
day
Unclaimed letters in the Searsport office:
John +. Colburn, James l.. Bean, +. A.
Jones, Mr.. Marchward, H. NJ Thayer, W.
:. Wing, Miss Ada E. Wood
Geo. F. Smith requests us to say that ten
more cushions are needed for the Winterport
church. Any parties having any to sell or
donate will please leave them at his store.
Capt Warren A. Griffin, postmaster at
Park, has rece we'd set OF signal flags from
;9e weather bureau and is displaying them
daily from one of the finest stats in this
vicinity.
y. smart gives notice that special meet
nE Of Freeman McGilvery Post, g. A. r.,
Viii be held TINS, Thursday, evening to hear
reports OF progress by the committees on
Memorial Day General Orders viii be is
sued.
The great disaster at st. Pierre came very
near to many OF the citizens of Searsport,
who are not only familiar with the place,
but Intimately acquainted with many of the
people who resided there. Consul Prentss
had promised to spend portion of the sea-
son here this summer
\ call is posted for d Republican Caucus
IL be held at Mon Hall May sd to choose
delegates to attend the State and district
conventions TO be held IN Portland and
NatervllIe Notice is also given of a class
convention of the Republican voters of
IslesbcrG, Prospect, Searsport, Stockton
Springs, SWanyille and Waldo at o'clock
the same day to nominate a representative
to the State legislature.
NJ. O'ConneI arrived Monday from Ban
gor with crew who had been engaged to
raise the Congregational church several
feet. Mr., O'COnnell proved himself a rapid
workman, for IN the first day he not only re-
moved The underpinning but placed forty
screws in position and raised the church
about one foot. If he had not been obliged
Z" wait for new sills he would have COM
pieted the job in ten hours A singular
coincidence is that MIR. O'Connell's father
was employed here nearly forty years ago
when the Methodist church was raised and
repaired
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