The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-11-05
County Correspondence.
BELMONT,

BELMONT.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Merriam of Nor
rill were in town Sunday visiting Mr.. ant
| Mrs. Fred Trask....W. S. Morse returnet
from Houlton last Saturday with fin,
buck deer. :. Mrs. Helen A. Jordan of Lin
colnville, former resident, was in towr
October 18th visiting relatives.
SOUTH MONTvILLE.
Mrs. David c. Gilman, who..has been Wis
iting her brother in the West the past two
months, has returned home. =. E. H. Cram
has had more orders for apple barrels than
he can possibly fill. He is filling orders at
present for people in China, Me-. Park.
man Woodman had tree that produced
fifteen barrels Of Spy apples. If this has
been beaten by anybody in the county. let
US hear from you. Werner Bennett is
having quite sale for pumps this fall. l.
S. Bartlett and c. S. Adams set one last
week in Searsmont for DR.. Millett.. Forest
Howes, formerly of this place has gone in
to business in Boston for himself. Harry
Paul is at work for him. Arthur Morse
spent Sunday with his parents.
wINTERPORT.
Capt. George L. Havener, one of the old
est and best known sea captains on the
Penobscot River died at his home Monday
afternoon, at the advanced age of 81 years.
He had been in poor health for long time
but his death came rather unexpectedly to
his family. Capt. Havener was one of the
older members of large family OF IA chill
dren of whom fOur-Mrs Elmira Crawford
of New York, Mrs. Deborah Brown OF
Rockland, Mrs. Susan Hackett of Winter
port and Edward Havener of California
are still living. In 1886 Capt. Havener was
married to Mary j. Hartman, who with
three children-Mrs. Eugene Blackwell of
Seattle, Mrs. A. II. Hanscom now in BOs-
ton, and George E. Havener of California
survive him. Early in life he began fol-
lowing the sea, and for many years was in
the employ of Treat & Co. in the West India
trade-during which time he commanded
some of the largest ships of the PenObscot
River fleet The funeral services were
held at his late home Thursday afternoon
under the auspices of Howard Lodge, F. A.
NJ, of which he was one of the oldest and
most respected members. Rev. j. w. Hatch
was the officiating clergyman, and under
taker D. NJ. Spencer had charge of the
arrangements. A large number of citizens
were present to tender their sympa-
thy and the floral offerings were very
beautiful. Capt. Charles E. Littlefield is
at home from New York for short visit.
....Cushing Chapter of the Eastern Star
entertained the Stockton Springs Chapter
Monday evening. 80. Misses Louise and
Georgia Plummer have returned from BOS-
ton. Miss Annie Frye of Rockland visited
Mrs. Charles Abbott last week. Mrs.
Lewis Atwood has returned from her visit
to Dorchester and has gone to PASSPORT to
visit her son, L. c. Atwood. 80. Mr.. Charles
Cole and wife of Bangor visited his sister
Miss Bertha Cole, last week....Wm. Fall
ana died of pneumonia at the home of Mr..
Hurd at Oak Point Oct. 2Sth. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. j. w.
Hatch, F. W. Haley undertaken. -. Mrs.
J. w. Sprowl has returned from an extend
ed visit with friends in Massachusetts.
Mrs. c. NJ Chase returned Tuesday from
North Conway, n. H., where she visited her
daughter, Mrs. c. L. Banghart. She also
spent several weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
d. J. Folsom in Blllerca, Mass. Ralph
Larrabee has returned from six months
Yachting cruise and is making brief visit
at homo