The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-11-19
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Miss jamie Curtis is visiting friends in
Boston and vicinity.
Rev. T. P. Williams and Mrs. Williams
are in Winslow for few days.
Capt Wilfred Nichols arrived last week
and will remain for Thanksgiving.
Miss Ella West, who was home for short
vacation, returned to Houlton Friday.
Hon. A. E. Nickerson loaded sch. Polly
with hay for Bar Harbor the past week.
Our hunters have been more successful III
staying water fowl than the heavier game.
Mrs. Amasa d. Field passed away Tues
day evening, Nov 18th, after short illness.
James B. Sweetser spent Sunday in
Bucksport with his daughter, Mrs Rich
ards.
W. CsTuttle & Son will open their studio
here for this week, Thursday. Friday and
Saturday
MIR. and Mrs. NJ. F. Wentworth have gone
to take charge of the Northport Hotel for
the winter
E. L. Savory has begun work on barn
dl lle LOlueStCdus W lOPloSO viz AGA o. OAS
burned last summer.
Miss Harriet Weber is spending her va
cation in Boston with her aunt, Mrs. j. f.
Woods, and her uncle, JAS Orr.
Capt and Mrs. J. F. Butman accompanied
by James, Jr., left by steamer Monday for
a brief visit in Boston and vicinity.
Friends here of Miss Nina Lord were
surprised to learn that she was in the hos
pital at Portland, i'll with appendicitis.
Mrs. Lillias Nichols lett this week for
Northampton, Mass, where she is to spend
the winter with her son. DR.. P. P. Nichols.
Miss Blanche 7. Nckels has shown us the
menu of the banquet given at the Man.
haitian Hotel by the Maine Society of New
York city
Mrs. George Il, Leonard, who has been
tie guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ).
L. Hamilton, has returned to her home in
Montreal, Canada,
Girls here who wear the Dartmouth
coiors carry their heads very high since
the pronounced victory of Dartmouth over
Harvard last Saturday.
The meteor seen here last Friday evening
at 7.25 p. N. was evidently very large and
bright as it is reported to have been seen in
numerous places all over the State.
The Methodist sociable given at the YES
try Thursday evening,by Mr.. and Mrs. Mi
al Sargent and Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Sargent.
and was very successful The entertainment
was specially fine.
"Uncle joe who camped here with the
Indians Ia st summer, and who arrived recent
" from guiding a party in the Maine woods
was not permitted to return to his nome III
Old Town by reason of prevalence OF small
poX. is here again for a protracted stay.
Rev. F. L. Hayward will preach at the
Methodist church next Sunday evening,
Nov. 2ond love feast beginning at $50
sermon at 715; to be followed by the Sacra
ment of the Lords Supper. Quarterly
Conference meeting Monday evening at
seven O'Clock,
The many friends of Hon. Z. c. Burlelst
here are thoroughly aroused at the thought
Of his being disturbed in his tenure OF
uf1ice after the gallant fight he so recently
lyut up to preserve Names representation
in Congress to say nothing OF his efforts IN
numerous individual cases and of mail faclll'
ties secured, that the most progressive
among his constituents never dreamed of
Lincoln said, .'never swap horses crossing
the river" which is good advice for the
old third district to heed about this time.
OBITUARY. Died in Searsport, Nov 9th,
Eliza c. Whittum, aged 56 years, months
and IS days. Mrs. Whittum was the only
daughter of the late Alpheus and Emily
(Colcord) Field. She was born in Sears
port, Feb. II, 1S47, and spent her lie here
except for a few years when she resided II
Hudson, Mass. Three brothers survive
her-George w. and Capt. Amasa ID. Field
of Searsport and Gilbert l.. Field OF Belfast
In 1869 she married Clifton Whittum, by
whom she had five daughters, who, with
her husband, are living, viz, Harriet f.
Getchell, Emily F. Whittum of Augusta
Jennie NJ. Studley, Eunice G. and Marion
NJ. Whttum of Searsport. Mrs. Whlttum
was member of the Methodist Episcopal
church of Searsport. Many years an inva
lid, she bore her sufferingS with Christian
courage and fortitude, proving always de-
voted wife and mother. The funeral SER
vices were held at the family home
Revs G. II. Hamilton and I. P. Williams
officiating The large number of friends
present at the funeral and the many beautl-
full floral offerings testified to the love and
eeteem in which Mrs. Whittum was held
here, and the community unite in sympathy
with Mr. Whittum and daughters in thell
sad bereavement. .... Mrs. Celia Kane was
found dead in bed at her residence on Leach
street Monday morning. She retired early
the night before in her usual good health
and had evidently been dead several hours
when discovered, so that presumably heI
death was painless. She was born in Clough,
county Galway, Ireland, March Is, 1926
She married Patrick Kane in 1912 and came
to this country by way of Halifax, N. S., in
ls47. She had resided here IS years, and all
that time in the house with, or near, her
sister, Mrs Peter Ward They were both
great friends of the neghbors children and
the children of Mr. and Mrs. Ward thought
almost as much of Aunt Kane as of their
own parents Mr. Kane died in June, 1887,
boln fI11 fo If fittinu