The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-03-26
SEARSPURT LOCALS.

+. 5. Burns OF fOTtldHu was III Wv" VII
Monday.
Capt. Dan Goodale left by train for Boston
Friday.
See the notice to teachers in the advertis-
ing columns.
DEF. H. Mead was in town for day or
two this week
c. B. Dexter of Bangor was in town on
business last week.
Miss Ida West is in Boston, where she
will remain for the next two months.
Irene Sullivan is attending the School OF
Assumption at Wellesley Hills, Mass.
The missionary meeting will meet on Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. Albert Ferguson.
Ralph Whittier of Bangor is spending the
week with his aunt, Mrs. Hannah Pendle-
ton.
II, c. Pitcher loaded sch. Orion, Capt
Rich. with cord wood for hockpoft last
week.
Miss Ellen Sullivan and Mrs. Margaret
unehes arrived Sunday by steamer from
Boston.
The steam launch First is undergoing
thorough repairs and will soon be put III
commission.
Arc Packard and son Winfield left
bv train Monday for their home IN Mon
mouth, Me.
Mrs n S. Beals will receive this week
100 ,SSor+ment of the spring styles in hats
and ribbons
Shin Paul Revere, Capt. Albert Whittier
arrived at Port Pirie, South Australia
March 18th.
Unclaimed letters at the Searsport posi-
of6ca. Tratfiia Kicker, Anna L. Morrell'
Robert P. Smart.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Grey have moved III
70 the upper rent in the house owned ny
Mrs Robert Sullivan.
Mrs. Josephine Weber leaves THURSDAY
for three weeks visit to her orother' MI
lanes Orr, in Boston.
Mrs. Fannie Palmer and chlldreh Vi MAI,
chester. n. H., arrived last Thursday ana
are guests of Capt. Alanson Ford.
MIR lanes Cunningham has bought the
yarrahee house on the Point and is intend
ing to make several Improvements on IL.
There will be church socable Thursday
evening in the upper Congregational Ves'iS
Hostesses, Mrs H. II. Sellers ana MISS
Ethel Nichols.
The Congregational Wednesday evening
oraver meeting will he held in the upper
-,sStrv as the repairs on the lower room
were begun Monday.
Sch Kittie Lawry left here On her hrst
trip to Rockland March 18th. She retul heo
the o2nd, loaded kiln wood at Plke,s wharf,
and sailed for Rockport the oath
Smells have been caught in large numbers
1aaaly and fishermen report that it is rather
an unusual occurrence for these fish to come
into the bay SO laten the spring.
ST Ri lev advertises in another column
that he has rented the shop formerly "ccu7
pied by F. \. Treat and is prepared 10 20
all kinds of carriage and sign painting.
The following guests We're registered at
the ,earsport House during the past week :;
A II. Uoxie. S. ). Chapman, H. w. Chap
man. w. NJ. Randall Ralph Mundall, T." H.
uentlick. II. L, Rus. ell, ). g. Norton,
At d meeting of the lot owners OF the
Nichols Cemetery, held Tuesday evening,
the following trustees were appointed ::
cant. John McGilvery, Mr.. Albert Fergu-
SON and Capt. Amos Nichols. Mr.. Frank
Park is agent,
Within the past year counterfeit niekIes
have appeared here several times, the last
lot very recently. They are evidently the
work of amateurs and made from rabbit
metal. 1t is said the authorities KNOW
where the metal was bought.
The wood savers, Messrs Hamilton.
Nickerson and Coffin, have been doing re-
markaby good work. They have disposed
of ;}O4 cords, and as three machines are run
ming it is estimated that with wood sawed
by hand over one thousand cords have been
manufactured in town this season.
Mr.. James A. Colson was elected select
man for the Goth time at the annual town
meeting March 10th. He is probably one OF
the finest mathematician in the State OF
Maine and can do more town business in
given time than any municipal officer in the
State. 1t is said of him that he assessed the
taxes of Searsport in one day.
AMERICA HAS THE RECORD. A new rec
ord for the larger freight steamships plying
between New York and this port has been
made bv the American, of the American
Hawaiian Steamship Company's line, which
reached port yesterday morning, under
command of Captain Nichols, formerly In
command of the steamer Hawaiian. The
American made the long trip of over $4,000
knots in 30 days and 16 hours, including
stop on the Chilean coast for coal. OWING
to a strike of coal miners at Goron ad, the
at a neighhoring port. Thirty-twO hours
we're occupied in Pa ssh th1epgh the
perienced throughout the trip. A cargo of
5000 tons of general freight was brought by
the American S. L., paper.
The captain above mentioned is Capt.
Charles Nichols of Searsport.
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