The Republican journal., 1902-02-13
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Mrs. F. \. Curtis is visiting her daughter
in Bangor
Geo. T Read of Belfast is piping the
spool mill and placing the new boiler.
c. F. Treat left by steamer Penobscot
Monday to visit his daughter in Boston.
VIM. R. Miller, architect, of Lewiston
was in town Tuesday On a business trip
Sch Ivanhoe is loading stave stuff at
Nickerson's wharf for western market.
Mrs. Henry Carr and family left by
steamer Monday for short visit in Boston.
The Book and Thimbe Club will meet
Tuesday p, H.. Feb. 18th, with }. B. Sweet
ser.
Colby Howard received by the Boston
steamer gasolane engine which is said to
be one Of the finest made.
One Of our farmers says he never saw
crows so numerous in February as they are
now, unless we had an.early spring.
The Belfast Hay & Fuel Co. secured some
very fine hay here recently, and loaded
schooner Minnie Chace the past week.
Mr. aud Mrs. C. E. Cushman of Winslow,
formerly parshioners of Rev. I. P Will
liams, have been visiting at the parsonage.
Searsport Chapter, R. A. NJ, will confer
the Fast and Most Excellent degrees on can
didatAs at special meeting next Saturday
evening
j hos" who have collected the ten cent
church calendar fund are requested to hand
the amounts to the treasurer, Miss Ella A.
Hopkins.
W NJ. Parse has put an engine in his
clothing mandatory, and proposes to
his force.
Sch F. L. Warren, which discharged a
cargo of grain last week, hauled over to the
point and will be loaded by Trundy with
timber for Boston.
A Christian Endeavor Valentine sociable
will be entertained by Miss Jessie Morrison
and Miss Gladys Butman in the upper
vestry, Friday evening.
Tuesday evening, Feb. 18th, the ladies of
the NJ. +, Society are to have unique en-
tertanment at their vestry entitled a ''Shoe
Social" 1t promises to be a very enjoyable
affair.
At the NJ. f. church last Sunday morning
the ordinance of baptism was administered
to five candidates, and three were received
into the church, one in full connection and
TWO on probation.
Mr. Nd 70 &c
friends and business associates that he has
identified himself with the firm of Thayer
& Williams of Boston, who have made a
specially Of investment securities for many
years. Mr. Havener's business Office is 50l
Main street, Worcester Mass.
Wagons are about as numerous as sleighs
The services of Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath
of Augusta have been secured to deliver
the memorial address in Searsport May 30th
Searsport ought, with such an orator of the
day, to have one of the best memorial ser.
vices ever held here
''Lincoln's Day" will be observed at the
NJ. +. church Sunday, Feb 10th. All veter.
ans Of the civil war are cordially invited tc
the morning service. The pastor will take
as his subject The Great Emancipator and
the Results of his Work. An offering will
be taken for the Freedmen's Aid Society.
Geo. p Carter met with singular acct
dent last week. He went down to the flats
to dig CLANS and had pair of gold bowed
spectacles in an inside pocket. The motion
of digging while STOPPING over must have
worked the case out, for on arriving home
he found he was minus the glasses. He
concludes that the mess of CLANS was
rather an expensive luxury, as the glasses
cost Sc.
There was a very pleasant incident at the
regular meeting of Freeman McGilvery
Post last Thursday evening. Some time
ago it was voted by the Post, in recognition
of the painstaking endeavors of H. G.
Scribner, last years commander, to present
him with past commanders badge, and
after the regular business of the Post
Thursday evening the presentation took
place, Past Commander Scrbner respond.
ing in a handsome manner to the presenta-
ton speech of +. J. Wentworth, who was
detailed for the purpose.