The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-03-19
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Fred Park was in town for a day last
week.
Mrs. Fastnet Erskine is visiting friends
in Boston.
Miss Henrietta Gerry arrived home Sun
day by boat.
Miss Louise Pike is attending the bust
ness college in Belfast.
W. f. Grinnell and G. H. Monroe are in
Lewiston on a short business trip.
Mrs. Susan Davis and Mrs. Nina Hadlock
left by train Thursday for Boston.
Joseph Eaton of Waterville spent Sunday
with Rev. and Mrs TIP. Williams,
Mrs Prudence McGilvery of Park spent
last week with Mrs. Hannah Pendleton.
L. L. Stickney loaued sch. Perfect, Capt
Thompson, with wood for Rockland last
week.
Nj. and Mrs. f. W. Getchell left by early
train Thursday for their new home in Kit
terry, Me.
Phillips Williams and Bert Haverer re-
turned to Kent's Hill Tuesday for the spring
term of school.
Miss Margaret Williams has returned to
Bethel. Me, to resume her position as teach
~ in the High School.
Miss Fannie Smith arrived Tuesday by
steamer City of Rockland from visit to
friends il Winterport.
Benl. NeIithew of Lowell was in town
this " eek to attend the funeral of his broth
FL. Edward l. Merithew.
The contribution next Sunday at the
Congl. church will be for the benefit of the
Congl Educational Society.
Miss Harriet Patterson has completed her
course at the Normal school at Castine and
is the guest of her aunt, Mrs Chas. Ames.
Sidney C. Thompson and Edward B. Low,
both of Winterport, were guests at the
searsport House during the storm last week.
Miss Ria Gilkey, Miss Mildred Monroe
and Miss Annie Stevens entertained the NJ.
L. Sociable at the vestry last Friday even
ing.
The ladies of the Methodist Society will
serve a baked bean and pastry supper in
the church vestry this, Thursday, evening
at $50 o'clock.
There will be Z. f. Socable in the up
per Congregational vestry Friday evening
Yostesses, Miss Eunice Whittum and Miss
Harriet Erskine.
Harry Merithew and Bernard Merithew
came home from Boston Thursday, called
here by the illness and death of their father,
Edmund L. Merithew.
The supper by the Book and Thimble
Club, postponed from March 18th, will be
served at the vestry of the Methodist
church Thursday, March 18th.
AT recent parish meeting the following
committee were appointed to attend to the
repairs to be made on the upper and lower
CongI vestry: Mrs. c. E. Adams, Mrs. A.
] Nickerson, Mrs. Hannah Pendleton, Rev.
7. T VII iams Capt. John McGilvery and
4. T. Adams.
\ syndicate of the captains in town has
bought the schooner Kittie LaWry. former
y Mailing from Northport. Capt. Chas. NJ.
Closson, who is il command at present, is
loading her with wood at Pike Brothers
wharf Tor Rockport.
Town MEETING. The annual town meet
ing March 10th was unusually well attend
I'd. Mr.. Frank Park was chosen Moderator
and William NJ. Parse Town Clerk. All the
accounts submitted were accepted with out
question The Selectmen for the year are
+ l. Pendleton, F. l. Mortland and j. A.
UosOn Appropriations: S1,100 for supper
III the schools; 500 for text books; 500 Tor
repairs on schoolhouses; $500 for State
road $4,000 for support Of poor and other
town expenses $500 for repair of sidewalks;
500 for breaking roads the past winter
$500 for repairs on engine house. For dis
count on taxes $1,000 was allowed, and A.
i. Matthews was reelected collector. Mrs
John Davis Was reelected Superintendent
of Schools and Mr.. J. A. C0son was re-
elected a member of the School Committee.
The following were elected Constables: Nj.
". Ward, !. W. Rich, C. A. Averill and c.
il. Monroe.
OBITUARY. Died in Searsport March
9Th Edward L. Merithew, aged 66 years and
] month. He was born Feb, 10, 1887 at Isle |
au Haut, and was the oldest son of Benz.
A and Nancy (Smithl Merithew. The |
family removed to Hampden, Me-, where he |
spent his boyhood days He went to sea early !
in life. He came to Searsport in 1860 from |
which town he enlisted in 1861 in the 9th |
Maine Battery Light Artillery, under Capt.
Freeman McGilvery. He reinlisted Jan. l,
1868, and served until the close of the war. |
He was mustered out June II, 1865 AS one
of the male children born the year the sur
plus was divided he received from the
government what was known as the Jack
son dollar" In his long service irT the Civil
War Mr. Merthew was in many engage |
ments beside the battle of Gettysburg, in
which his battery played a prominent part.
The more notable ones were Cedar Noun |
tain, Rappahannock Station, Sulphur |
Springs, Black burns Ford, Second Bull |
Run, Chantilly, Antietam, Mine Run, Wilder |
ness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Cold |
Harbor, Petersburg and Deep Bottom. He |
was natural artilleryman, which fact
was soon recognized and he was APP
pointed a subordinate officer early in |
his service. Later he received several |
promotions for gallantry on the field. In |
the second days fight at Gettysburg the |