The Republican journal., 1902-04-10
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Nayf1owers are getting to be quite plenti
ful
Mrs. /. c. Park is visiting her daughte
in Brockton.
Miss Alice Blanchard left for her home il
California last week.
Mrs. c. |. Davis has removed to the Alvin
West place for the summer.
A. f. Nickerson loaded a schooner this
week with hay for BROOKLYN
LII. Rogers and son have sold the Navy
Yard place to j. L. Cunningham.
Capt. L. A. Colcord and daughter Nan
visited friends in Camden last week.
Miss Clara Billiard of Newton, Mass, is
visiting Capt. A. NJ, Ross and family.
Mrs. Zilphia Doane is the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Grinnel, at the hotel.
Mark Porter and Rufus Curtis have situa-
tons in the wooden mill at Sargentville,
A. j. Biather has sold his residence on
Mt. Ephraim avenue to Dr. II. H. Sellers.
our boatmen are still securing drift logs
cAtSN
Tuesday.
Miss .Jennet B. Rice returned to Mt.
Desert last week to resume teaching at
otter Greek.
Miss Jessie Morrison, who has been visit
ing friends in Boston and vicinity, returned
home Saturday.
At stated meeting of Mariners Lodge,
April I'D, the third degree will be conferred
on two candidates.
Miss Hattie Porter, who has been in Ban
gor during the winter, is with Mrs. d. S.
Beals for the summer.
Harry Dow, second officer of steamer
Pathfinder, will remain at home while the
steamer makes a trip to Porto Rico.
Walter L. Mathews, who has been visit
ing his brothers in Massachusetts, returned
by steamer City of Bangor Tuesday.
Mrs. J. L. Prentice arrived by train Mon
day night and will spend the summer with
her grandfather, Nelson P. Staples.
Miss Maude b. Colcord. who has spent
the winter in Philadelphia and Brooklyn, is
f8p6cl6A W itlIl IL ltiIit W III ~ otCtthVi.
Some of the boys who are shooting rifles
close to the village will do well to be care
ful.sA word to the wise should be sufficient.
The superintending school committee
have a large crew at work on Union school
building painting and cleaning it through
out.
Miss Eunice Whittum, Miss Lucy Sar
gent, Miss Marion Whittum, Miss Fastnet
Erskine and Miss Katherine Kneeland, who
have been taking vacation, arrived home
by train Wednesday night.
The blasting of some large logs one day
last week reminded some of our citizens
of the days around Petersburg, Va, as it
was continuedsall day and some of the dis
charges were pretty heavy,
The representative class committee of
the towns composed of 1slesboro, Prospect,
Stockton Springs, Searsport, Swanville and
Waldo have been notified to meet at the
office of j. w. Black in Searsport Friday
afternoon, April 18th.
OBITUARY. Died in Searsport April Sd,
Israel Staples, aged 90 years, 10 months and
u DAYS Mr.. Staples formerly resided in
Monroe, but has lived in Searsport for
many years. He died at the home of Fred
A. Nichols, where he has made his homesfor
several years. Mr.. Staples is survived by
three children-George B., who resides at
Monroe, John r., a resident of Cincinnati,
and Mrs Lydia a. Cummings, whose home
is in Rockland, Me. He was pensioner of
the United States by reason of having lost
a son in the civil war. His remains were
taken to Monroe for interment
NORTH SEARSPORT ITEMS
Luther George has sold his farm to Irven
George.
VIM. II. Nickerson of Belfast was in
town last Sunday.
Mrs. Nettie Prescott of Belfast is in town,
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dorr
Kelley Nickerson of Prospect called on
his brother, j. S. Nickerson, Monday.
Wallace Harmon has gone to Bangor
where he has a situation on the electric
cars.
Miss Hattie Larrabee of Prospect was in
town last week, the guest of Miss Lena
George
Mrs. Patch of South Brooks was in town
last week visiting her daughter, Mrs Fred
W. Smart
Mrs. Wallace Harmon is employed by
Melnot Wentworth as cook at his cottage at
Swan Lake.
Marshall Nickerson and Irwin George
are doing quite business saving wood