The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-11-24
County Correspondence.
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Monday, by boat.
Mrs. NJ. T. Dodge is absent on business
trip in New York.
Mrs. Henrietta Young entertained Five
Hundred Party Monday evening.
Willard Whittum and family of Camden
are the guests of MIR. and Mrs. Melvin Whit
tum.
Capt and Mrs. F. P. Whittier of North
Berwick are the guests of Mrs. Albert L.
Whittier.
Frank Dutch of Boston was in town last
week on business and left for ROckland
Saturday.
Mrs. w. b. Ford and children returned
last week to their home in Melrose High
land, Mass.
Mrs f. C. Pike, Miss Louise Pike and
Miss Florence Colcord We're i'll Bangor a
few days this week.
Miss Edith Williams, an instructor in
Freedom Academy, arrived Monday night
spend'the week at home.
Cards have been received announcing the
marriage Of Dr.. j. ). Cole and Mrs. Kate C..
hrier in Boston recently.
Cyrus Nichols, after few weeks visit in
town, left Thursday for Panama, where he
has government position.
Mrs. 0bed Harris returned to her home
III Rock land Monday, after Il short visit
with her mother, Mrs \. j. kimball
Thomas Williams arrived by train Friday
evening TO spend Thank sgiving with his
parents, Rev. and Mrs. I. p. Williams.
Union Thank sgiying services will be held
III the Methodist church Thursday evening,
Rev c w Wallace will 1eljv the addraSS
Mrs. E. d. Colcord went to Bucksport
" ednesday, where she and Miss Maude
are to be the guests of Mrs. Matte Nichols
and daughters.
Mrs. W. r. Gilkey and Misses Ria and
Annie left Wednesday for New Yotk,
where they join Capt. Gilkey in the SCH
Georgia Gilkey.
Pike Bros mill is proving success, as
slaves and heading are in great demand
Several parties have been here recently to
contract for large orders.
Quite an ovation was given Lester c.
Eaton aud Miss Prudence Black by their
young friends as they passed through the
village on their way from the Cong'l parson-
age, where they had Just been married, to
the train in Belfast Rice enough to supply
Japanese regiment with food for month
was showered on them. Appropriate
placards were attached to the carriage, and
white streamers advertised that 'sthey
were on their honeymoon" The good
natured couple took the fun all in good
part, and departed with the best wishes of
all
The FIRST TowN MEETING HELD IN
SEARsPoRT. In the spring of 1S45, when
1he division of Prospect took place and
oearsport became town, some pretty
stormy town meetings were held. The first
on record was called by J. G. Dickerson,
Justice OF the Peace, by petition of l. w.
Nelson Smart, Amos II. Ellis, Jon. Gilmore,
Henry h. Smith, f. Sherman, Jr., Samuel
Matthews, Philip Gilkey, Jr., jeremiah
MerltheW, Ephraim Colson, Jr., Isaac Gill
key; 1. K. Cole, Richard Smart, David
Nickels, Isaac Carver, Joseph Field, Reu-
pen Dyer, Jr. and Benz; Pace. None of the
petitioners are now alive. The warrant
was duly dated Feb. p, 1915. posted by w.
I. Burrlll, Constable, one at the store of
smart * Cole, one in Dodge'S tavern and
two III schooihouses in districts and2, and
called the meeting at the Methodist vestry.
ne inhabitants met pursuant to notice.
Alter choosing John p. Pendleton, moder-
ator, and Amos II. Ellis, clerk, it was voted
mat KEY ;, lhurston act as chaplain of the
meeting. Prayer was attended Voted to
suspend the further d0ings of the meeting
70 hear read a communication from Hon
David sears rendering to the town $1,000,
10 be expended in the erection of d town
nall. Alter the reading it was voted that
me same De accepted and the communca-
ton be recorded upon the town books, as
follows:
BoSTON, 26 February, 1915.
Gentlemen
| respectfully acknowledge the honor YOU
have conferred by adopting as the name of
your town that of its ancient proprietor In
consideration OF the compliment and for the
perpetuty of the name of Searsport, | ten
uer 10 your acceptance one thousand dollars,
10 De expended in the erection of a town
nan 1or munlcIpal purposes. If this should
De agreeable to YOU, a record of The fact to-
eether with this communication, vii! be en-
lereu upon the town books, in testimony of
the friendly disposition which exists be-
tween us. Ny estate of l}rigadier's Island
lies within the boundary of Searsport.
Permit me to wish you success in your
voyages ana business, and to hope that
your activity and enterprise may RAPIDLY
increase the prosperity of the new town,
ufaW wealth from the sea and pour it upon
NE lanu, To ornament and improve your
harbor and your homes
Most respectfully, your obedient, very
humble servant, DAWN SEARs
To the selectmen of the town of Searsport.
county of Waldo, Maine
NORTH sEAKsPoRT ITEMS.
There will be grand ball in Marden's
hail anksgiving night
Miss Ethel WEIGH has gone to Newport to
visit relatives and friends.
Charles Nickerson and Archie Mertbew
went to Waldo last Sunday,
V. ID. Larrabee and son Pearl of East
Belfast were in town Sunday.
Sidney Moody and wife have moved into
the Isaac George house, so-called
Ralph Scrbner has secured situation
with the New England Tel l. Tel. Co.
". II. Nickerson of Belfast was here re-
Gently visiting the family of }. S. Nicker- |
son.
Warren A. DOrr and family of Southwest
HarbOr arrived last week and are visiting
at Thomas DORIS.
Leola Moody, the 6-year-od daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Moody, picked a clus-
ter OF ripe strawberries Nov. l4th.
Cards were received here last week an
n0uncing the marriage of DR.. j. S. Cole of |
Stockton Springs and Mrs. Katherine Brier
OF SearspOrt. They were married in Bos-
ton. Their many friends extend congratu-
lations.
DoDGE's CORNER. Mrs. Amanda Curtis
is visiting her niece, Mrs. c. o. Fernald
Frank l. Bradford of Boston visited his |
Paul and Bertha, last week.
There will be a Thanksgiving ball at J. f. |
Marden's hall on the evening of Nov. oath. |
-. Henry p Farnham is snandinp tho