The Republican journal., 1904-03-10
sEARspoRr LOCALS.

Mrs. Jas. h. Parse returned last week.
Maurice Dolliver arrived by train Satur-
day evening.
Miss Marion Whittum is at home for a
short vacation.
Mrs. Hattie Nichols arrived home We'd
nesday by train.
Mrs. G. W. Hichborn is visiting friends
an Boston and vicinity.
Hon. A. E. Nickerson has returned from
business trip to Boston.
Mrs. Fred Smith entertained several
friends last Monday evening.
Miss Phlbrook, who has been visiting
Miss WILLIAMS, lett on Monday.
Mrs Cushman of Winslow is the guest
of Rev. and Mrs. I. P. Williams
W. E. Grinnell and c. H. Monroe have
gone to Boston on business trip.
A. NJ. Moore has rented the Archway
Market and is soon to open market here.
Miss Celia Sargent of Bath is the guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leander Sar-
gent.
Miss Edith Williams, who is teaching in
Freedom Academy, is at home for few
days.
FEE Whitcomb has thoroughly renovated
his store, which is occupied by Mrs. }. Z.
Hunter.
Mr.. Nathaniel Doane of Manchester, n.
H., was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Grim
nell, last Sunday.
Rev r. G. Harbutt is considering calls
from the Congl church in SkoWhegan and
from the church at CaStlne.
Mrs. Cunningham and Mrs. Brier have
returned from visit to Mr. and Mrs. j. w.
Hartman in North Searsport
Rev. R. G. Harbutt preached in western
Massachusetts last Sunday and is to occupy
the Cong'l pulpit in Castine next Sunday.
Capt Lewis Rich, in the ice boat Salad
din, made the run from Sears Island buoy
TO the steamboat wharf in minutes and 80
seconds.
Mrs. S. L. Sweetser arrived by train We'd
uesday from Some1ville, Mass, where she
spent the winter with her daughter, Mrs. L.
A. ColcOrd.
Friends of Mrs DR.. Larrabee will be
pleased to Learn that she is recovering from
an attack of rheumatic fever which fol-
lowed severe case of scarlet fever.
Mrs f. L. Merithew, who recently under
went a surgical operation, is under the care
of Dr. S. C. Pattee and Miss Jennie F.
Wakefield of the Maine General Hospital,
Portland.
Miss Beatrice Park, Miss Prenell Gilkey
and Miss Anna Gilkey will entertain the
social at the M. f. vestry next Tuesday
evening, March 18th. The public are in
Vted.
School opens at the Methodist vestry,
Tuesday, March 18th at 73O p. m. Don't
play ''hookey." Please dress AS an old
fashioned school boy OF girl. Bring your
tablet and pencil.
Many of our people are availing them
selves of the opportunity to buy books of
the Silverton Publishing Co. through their
agent, Frank F. Rose, who is meeting with
great success here.
Mrs John Davis and Miss Smith will en-
terrain the Cong'l sociable in the social
room of the society Thursday evening. If
stormy it will be postponed to Friday even
ing. A cordial invitation is extended to
all
Subject at the Methodist church Sunday,
March 18th, A Problem. Young peoples
meeting at 6.15; leader, Mr.. S. A Stevens,
subject, AppetteS that unmake men. At
p. m, service III the larger vestry; preach
ing by Rev. F. L. Hay ward of Bucksport.
Mr.. and Mrs. John lines have the SYM
patty of the community in the loss of their
daughter, Eva J who died March It'll,
aged months and is days. Funeral ser
vices will be held at their residence this,
Thursday, afternoon at p. m. Rev. T, p.
Williams officiating.
The warrant for the March meeting is
posted ald contains 10 articles. One is to
buy hu>e: another to place IA rotary ire
puma at \Ierrill's min another to see if the
town vii. Pay Indebtedness on Union Hall,
repair ana place new furnaces therein and,
last blt not least, 10 see il the town will
change the system of lighting the streets
and put i'll arc lights, power to be furnish
ed ~ The Belfast Light & Power Co. This
pI"l g. 1 ~ seems to be favorahly received
b! l;,' - majority of our citizens.
lOti-h the kindness of Jas. A. Colson
and j. IL. Sullivan We are able to give for
the benefit of local ice boat shippers the
following accurate distances from the
steamboat wharf (Which is in lat. 440 81 s
lon. 6S' 55 % } to local points ON the bay:
Steamboat wharf to buoy on Sears Island
edge, 2.532 miles steamboat wharf to Tur-
tie Head, 5.053 miles: steamboat wharf to
Grindle Point light, at the entrance of Gil
keys Harbor, .S3 miles steamboat wharf
to Dlce's Head light, 704 miles.