The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-03-12
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

spring vacation.
Town meeting will be held Monday.
March 10th, in the town house.
Mrs. Henry Hook of Harrington, Me-, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. }. W. Black.
Mrs. Clara Blanchard and daughter Lucy
left Monday by rail for Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harris of Boston spent
Sunday with MI and Mrs. c. E. Adams.
Miss Mary Grinnell of Camden is the
guest of her brother, Mr.. w. E. Grlnnell.
Mrs. Sue Davis and Mrs. Mira Hallock
both of Boston arrived by train Monday
night.
W. F. Grinneil loaded schooner Arthur
Clifford this week with long lumber 1or
ROckland.
Capt. Israel .Closson has gone to New
London. Conn. to take command OF schoon-
ar Edward L. Warren.
Capt. Dan Goodell was in town for lew
DAYS last week, called here by the illness Oh
his father, Capt. ID. 5. Goodell.
The subject of the sermon at the Congl.
church next Sunday morning VIII pe, "a
duty for Town Meeting day.
The rug William G. Butnam towed raft
of spars to Rockland March 18th. Ihey
were shipped by Mr.. Herbert Black.
Mr. Fred Sargent and Mr.. Charles Sar-
gent were in town this week to attend the
funeral of their sister, Mrs. Abbie Sargent.
There will be Congregational soclable
Thursday evening, March 18th, in the upper
yestry. Hostesses, Mrs. John Davis and
Miss Maude ColcOrd.
The schooner Polly, which arrived March
9Th and is dischargiDg a cargo OF coal 1or
the Searsport Coal Company, was built IN
Amesbury, Mass, in 1905. and for " years
has been in active service. She is at pres
ent owned in Belfast and commanded by
Capt. George F. Ryan of that city.
Rev, II. y. Pringle of PASSPORT, Me-, Sec
rotary of the Civic League, preached IN the
Congreg ational church Sunday morning
His text was, "Search the Scriptures. "
Miss Deborah Williams sang solo in her
usual charming manner. In the evening
union service was held in the Congregation
al vestry and Mr.. Pringle gave an interest
ing temperance lecture. He was thoroughly
conversant with his subject and was con-
WINGED of the crying demand for men who
will look this matter Squarely In the face
and take measures to enforce the laws. lie
brought wildly before his audience the
countless evils of the liquor traffic ana told
of the efforts of the league to abate some OF
them. AS the evening was stormy the con-
gregation was small, but was very appre-
ciative.
OBITUARY. Died in Searsport March
9TH Abbie j Sargent aged SO years. months
and IS days. She was the daughter OF Mai
and Lucy Sargent and was born in Sears
port, one of a family of nine children. all OF
whom are living. They are Mr.. Frank
Sargent, MI Charles Sargent OF Norway,
Me-. Mr. Fred Sargent of Salem, Mass,
Mrs J. Z. c. Sawyer of Syracuse, y. y,
Mi. Mial Sargent, Mr.. b. o. Sargent, Mr..
William Sargent and Nh Edward Sargent.
The four latter reside in town. In 1877 she
married Nh Chase Sargent and two chill
dren were born to them-Mary and Walter,
both Of whom survive their mother Mr..
sargent died in 1888, and since that time
Mrs. sargent has followed the profession of
ID trained nurse, most OF the time in MasSa-
.husetts She had been in failing health
Tor some time and last year bought house
IN town, as She desired to be among her own
people Her death will be great grief to
her many friends both here and in Massa-
,husetts. The funeral services, conducted
by Rev. L. =. Williams, were held at her
late residence Wednesday, and the inter
ment was in the Sargent cemetery....
Died in Daytona, Fla, Feb. 10Th, Prudence
Baxter johnson, aged 93 years. months,
= DAYS Mrs. johnson was born on Cape
Cod, June 20, 1909 Her parents moved to
Providence, R. l., when she was a young
child, and she grew to womanhood I'D that
city, Her father when a young man. about
nineteen years old, was in Boston at the
time the English tea was destroyed, and
went down to the wharf to help. He was
stationed on the wharf as a guard to keep
the people back. Mrs. johnson remember
I'd the war of 1872 very well, and was in
Providence when peace was declared When
a young lady she came to Hampden, Me-,
On a vessel with some of her friends. This
was the only way people in those days could
travel from Boston to the Maine coast
towns While on her visit to Hampden she
became acquainted with Oliver johnson.
She returned to Providence and afterwards
they were married and lived in Hampden
awhile. They moved to Plymouth, Me-,
and from there came to SearSpOrt, then
Prospect, about the year 1912. Mr.. John
son died here many years ago, and Mrs.
johnson has always lived here with the ex-
ception of few years spent with daugh-
ter in Bucksport Five children were born
to them, two of whom are living-James,
who resides in Bridgeport, Ala, and Mrs.
Sarah F. Clement OF Searsport, with whom
she has made her home. For several years
she has spent the winters with Mr.. and
Mrs Clement at Daytona, Fla. Notwith-
standing her extreme age she stood the long
journeys to and from Florida as well as a
much younger person. Mrs johnson was
lady of very strong character, cheerful in
her disposition, kind hearted and was much
respected by all who knew her. Living
within a few years of the century mark
her mind was always clear, and it was