The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-03-06
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

in Boston and vicinity
Special meeting of Mariners Lodge next
Thursday evening.
George Curtis is at home from Kent's Hill
fol- short vacation.
The Givers and Cleaners will meet with
Miss Mildred Bowen Saturday afternoon.
S. L. Ridley has secured employment in
Rockland and left for that place Tuesday.
Miss Inez Ridley, who has been visiting
relatives in Rhode Island, returned Monday
evening
Mrs. Katherine Green of Bath has been
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Eleanor
Woodman.
Ship Manuel Llaguno, Capt d. c. Mich
OILS, arrived at New York March LIST from
Hong Kong.
Miss Rena Black left last week for Man
chester, Conn, where she has a situation in
a telegraph office.
Miss Edith Williams was chosen one of
the speakers at the Senior exhibition at
Colby last Thursday evening.
The Christian Endeavor sociable, which
was to have taken place on Friday evening,
has been postponed for one week.
]. W. Rice, who is employed by the Bos-
ton 4 Maine r. Il. in Lawrence, Mass, has
been at hone for few days vacation.
Messrs Monroe and Grinnell have attached
to their small launch one of their osclllat-
ing engines, and on trial trip last week
with small pressure of steam made fine
speed
The meeting of the Sewing Guild Tuesday
afternoon was said 20 be one of the quietest
ever held by the association, notwithstand-
ing the fact there were twenty-eight women
present.
Rural Free Delivery Carrier Hartman
on route No l, who has been confined tG
the house several days with mumps, is
again on his wagon. None of the patrons on
the route suffered inconvenience by the
absence of Mr.. Hartman, as substitute
carrier F. l. Mortland was promptly on
hand and supplied during his absence.
telegram received here last week
announced the death of Mrs. Caroline
W HllutN III LldIid3 SASSoii' 4'AA''' W
uey was the sixth of twelve children OF the
late David and Catherine Clifford) Nickels,
and was born in SearSport Jan. II, 1884.
She married Charles II. Whitney in 1855
and resided here until they removed to the
Pacific coast in 1867. Five of her brothers
and sisters survive.
Create Singin Meetin at Union Hall in
We ancient town of Searsport on ye evening
of Tuesday, March 18th, at eight OF ye
clocke. Create chorus CSC meme and Wo-
MEME singers will sing ye olde tyne
HYMNS and tunes. 1e entrance mite Will be
o. pennies for the olde folk, 10 pennies for
We Young folk Ye singers will weare their
ancestor olde clothes There will be lots
of fun and good muslck. If too create
snow or rain fall on Tuesday evening the
singin meetin will be on Thursday even
ing.
AS showing the changeabe travelling we
have had this winter our attention was
called to the fact that Feb. 18th we had hne
sleighing in the village while one week
later, March 18th, all teams were on wheels
and the main street was almost as dry as
summer time March i, 1915, everybody
who had a team was driving on the bay,
and the Searsport House register records
the names of party who drove from Gas
tine on the ice, took dinner here, and re-
turned home that night.
The town warrant has been posted and
the annual meeting will take place Monday,
March 10th. There are IS articles to vote
upon Among them is one to submit new
list of Jurors to be accepted by the town
Another is to see if the town will accept
the offer of the State and raise $500 to per-
manently improve some portion OF the high
way Article 40 is to see how much money
the town will raise to buy an aims house, or
to enlarge and improve house already
owned by the town for that purpose. 1t
seems to be the unanimous opinion OF our
citizens that something in this direction
must be done, as the expenses for town
poor increases rapidly each year