The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-11-17
SFARSPORT LOCALS.

Mrs. David Z. Bartlett is the guest of her
mother, Mrs. Laura Trundy
Mrs f. b. Billings Of Lynn, Mass, was in
town for few days last week.
Miss Hannah Sargent of Alton is visiting
her cousin, Miss Lucy Sargent.
Rev c. W. Wallace and family are oc-
cupying the Methodist parsonage.
The rural carriers reported foot of snow
in the North part Of the town Monday.
Rev. John R. Wilson of Frankfort occu-
pied the Congregational pulpit last Sunday.
Clarence Porter who has been visiting
relatives in town, left last week for Bangor.
Captain Andrew S. Pendleton, wife and
daughter arrived Friday from Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs Lyons of Elmwood, Mass,
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. V. I.
Lathbury.
Mrs. W. c. futile will open the Tuttle
studio Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
this week.
Dr. and Mrs. F. S. Eveleth of Amesbury,
Mass, are receiving congratulations on the
birth of Il son.
Rev T. P. Williams has been in Frank
fort the past week in the interests of the
Forward Movement.
Sch. Edward L. Warren arrived from
quarters in the Cove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. L. Cunningham left
Wednesday for Daytona, Fla, where they
Will spend the winter.
Capt. Jas. T. Erskine, who has been in
command of sch. Georgia Gilkey, arrived by
boat Wednesday morning
Wallace Peterson, who is employed on the
Maine Central K. r., left Wednesday for
Bangor after short vacation.
Capt. and Mrs Jas. Hanley of San Fran
cisco were the guests last week, of Capt
Phineas Pendleton and family.
The fire alarm Thursday afternoon was
from a small blaze in Capt. Chas. Blossoms
house and was eXtinguished without aid
from the fire department.
Benson Mcclure was in Orono Saturday
and witnessed the Tufts vs. Maine football
L. r. ColcOrd, at the Kappa Sigma House.
c. II. Irving, who has conducted the
jewelry store here for the past year, has
and will move with his family to Lisbon
Falls, Me.
Next Sunday the annual family offering
will be taken at the Congregational church
and will be distributed before Thanksgiving
day, at the discretion of the committee on
benevOlence.
Miss Myra Ordway, who left here two
weeks ago, to attend to some business in
Massachusetts, will join J. L. Cunningham
and wife in Boston and go South FOR the
winter.
Several of our sea captains report the
barometer the lowest Sunday that they had
ever seen it, and as all of them had sailed
more or less in the tropics this shows the
wind was somewhere blowing with hurr-
cane force.
kns entertained ''a quilting party last
Thursday afternoon and evening. Twenty
two ladies were present and four quilts
were tackled, one OF which was peced up
more than half century ago. Supper was
served and the evening devoted to "F1nch"
and sherlock Holiness
DORIS CORNER. AIR. Eli COlSon is in
the Maine General Hospital, Portland, for
treatment. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Sumner Nick
erson and little daughter Mildred spent
Sunday with their parents, Mr., and Mrs.
James NJ. Nickerson.. AIRS. James F.
Marden has been in SWanville caring for
her mother, Mrs. John Nick erson, who has
been quite sick. The Sweetser Bros, of
hearsport have been painting the buildings
quite III last week, but is much better at
this writing. There is TO be grand ball
III Mardens hall, Thanksgiving night, the
iweutyIourth. All are invited to come.
Master builder Wentworth, with his
crew, Is doing good work on DR.. PorterS
cottage in the east village He has the
outside work nearly completed, the grounds
iaid out, with spruce, fir and pine trees
along The numerous walks. The cottage is
fnitfliuu wit a 1,r,aJ do
on tbree sides; two balconies, one at the |
north ana one at the south, with tower at
the southwest corner Surmounted by a flag |
stan. his tower commands an ideal view
OF the bay. The interior, not yet complet- |
I'd will contain three large rooms below and |
SIX above. In the living room is a rustic |
stone chimney, with large fire place laid |
up IN the form of an arch with keystone |
finish. This room is 81 by 90 feet and opens |
INTO two smaller ones. In front of the cot |
tage Is an immense rockery which gives the |
finishing touch to the fine grounds and ideal |
summer hons.
REPRESENTATIVE MERRILL. Searsport |
will be interested in the following sketch of |
former townsman from the Bangor News:
Geo. |. Merrill, Esq, was elected repre-
sentative to the State legislature from the |
Dixheld district by majority of 455 votes |
over his Democratic opponent. Dr. Morse |
OF Canton. Considering that DR.. Morse is |
very popular man this vote was very tlatter-
ing to MIR. Merrill. Mr. Merrill was born in |
Portland "a years ago and educated in the !
common schools at Searsport. Mr.. Merrill |
has an honorable war record, having par |
ticipated in many battles of the civil war, |
including the battle of Gettysburg. In June |
1862, he enlisted in the 10Th Maine, vOlun- |
.eerS, Co. f, and while following the retreat
ing army at Gettysburg he was detailed to
return to Maine to assist in bringing to the |
front the conscripts or drafted men. While |
On his way to the front the second time he
was discharged for promotion as End Lieut..
of Co. X, 14th Maine Vol, and held his
commission as such until the close of the |
war. Mr.. Merrill has been "a lifelong Re-
publican and cast his first vote for Abraham
Lincoln in 1864, while in the service of his
country. He was for many years engaged
in the manufacture of spo0lS at SearspOrt.
He went to Dixfeld seventeen years ago
and engaged in the same business and built |
with others the first spool mill ever built in
DlXheld. He is now an owner in the spool
mill at West Bethel, and is vice president of |
the Forster Manufacturing Co., director
of the Rumford Falls national bank, presi-
dent of the NeZinScot Lumber Co., and
president of the Dixtield 4 Peru Bridge |
Co., and has large business interests. He
belongs to the Masons, Odd Fellows, Order
Of the Eastern Star, G. A. R., and U. V. U.
MIR. Merrill is one of Dixfed's foremost
citizens, and takes an active interest in her
material welfare and his many friends con-
graduate him upon his election.