The Republican journal., 1903-04-09
SEApSPORT LOCALS.

Miss Lucy Sargent is in Boston for few
days.
Irving Tendleton is at home for brief
vacation.
Cant. Charles Nichols arrived Wednesday
by train.
H. n. Colcord and F. Gross spent Sunday
at Swan Lake
Miss Etheline Havener is spending few
days in Boston.
Miss Henrietta Ross arrived by train last
Saturday night.
At. Blackington of kockland, Me-. was
IN town last week.
Miss Jessie Black is at home from Bangor
for weeks vacation.
A Bible reading was held Monday even
ing at the NJ. E. parsonage
Miss Lettie Doak of Bangor is the guest
OF Mrs. Hannah Pendeton.
The Wednesday evening prayer meeting
was held in the upper vestry.
Mrs. w. E. Grinnell has gone to Boston
to visit her mother, Mrs. Doane.
Miss Eunice Whittum left by boat Thurs
flay for week s visit in Boston.
Miss Elnora Waterhouse is visiting
friends in Boston or a week OF two.
Mrs. Jennie Hunter returned from Boston
on steamer City of Rockland Monday.
The Ladies' Guild will meet Thursday
afternoon at the usual time in the upper
gestry.
James F. Coffin has rented the Peabody
house on Mt. Ephraim street and moved i'll
last week.
W. f. Grinnen last week loaded schooner
Arrival, Capt Nash, with long lumber for
Rockland.
Mr.. Phineas Griffin of Boston spent few
DAYS last week with his mother, Mrs. Pru-
dence Park.
William y Parse has bought the Tolpey
house On steamboat avenue and Will take
possession very soon.
Mrs. Edward Glidden who spent the VIII
ter travelling in the west, arrived home by
ain last Thursday night.
Mrs. D. S. Beals returned on steamer City
of Bangor from business trip to hosto'
with a large stock Of spring millinery.
Sidney Sargent arrived from Boston Sat
urtlay to spend the Easter vacation with his
parents, Mir. aid Mrs. Edward Sargent.
Capt. Daniel Nichols in ship Manuel l.
guno arrived at New \ ork April 2nd. Mrs.
Nichols has gone on to join her husband.
A Sunday evening service was held in the
Cong'l Church Rev. I. p. Williams preach
ing from the text ''Choose We this day whom
We will serve " Solos were sung by MISS
Deborah Williams and Mr. Edward Porter.
Frt .man McGilvery Post, G. A. f., will
celebra te the anniversary Of Lees surrender
at tt nir hall Thursday, April 9th. 1t is hoped
all comrades will be present DE- t. Hop
kus win read paper on this historical
event and picnic supper will be served.
The following were registered at the
Sea"sport House during the past week: j.
H. c. Hadley, II. W. Rhodes, I. II. John
son. A. T. Hu1chings, G. O. Libby, Geo. W.
Gushee, w. L. Barney, F. ] Cunningham
&C. Young, E. G. Watkins, H. A. Stone,
H. r. Cluphers, II. L. Haskell L. G. Mer-
RI Jas. Moor and wife, c. R Randell.
Thomas II. Ames, who has spent the win
tel with Mr.. COchrane on Sears Island, was
50 years old last Sep ember. In the fall he
suggested to Mr.. Cochrane that if he had
the lumber he would build a boat. The
lumber was secured, and April 9Th Mr..
Ames launched 16-foOt boat for deep
water fishing, and which he intends to use
for that purpose off Matinicus this season.
The schools in town will begin Monday,
April l3tl with the exception of No.
(Porter) which will open one week later.
The teachers have been assigned as follows
High school, Irving +. Burton; Grammar,
Miss Katherine Kneeland; Intermediate
Miss Annie Rhodes; Primary, Miss Addie
Crock EFT; HarboT, Miss Abbie Chase; Por-
t,r, Mr.. Winfield Packard; Mathews, Miss
Priscilla Nickels; y. Searsport Miss Alice
Dow.
The hail aud snow storm last Saturday
night was rather severe. The temperature
had fallen rapidly all day and on Sund y
the snow was much in evidence. The ener-
getic housewives who had been deceived
by the warm days in March and had bank
ing boards and double windows removed
were obliged to listen to much good advice
from the head of the family, most of it end
ing with 81 told you So" but if the people
who are inclined to grumble at this spring
weather will take the trouble to refer to
the records Of the past they will be com
forted, At the Searsport House, under the
date of April Is, 1875, will be found the
names Of party of young people from
Castine, who drove over from that place on
the ice to dine in Searsport, returning that
night and the year Jackson took his seat
they tell us the bay was open March 4th,
and after that it frOze so hard that the hay
was hauled to town over the ice by oxen
from Long Island.