The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-10-20
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

W. E. Grinnell is in Boston on business.
Mr.. Pyam L. Gilkey is at home for short
vacation.
Miss Alice Kane is with Mrs. Laura
Trundy.
Mrs. Harry Perry arrived Tuesday from
Brooklyn, n Y.
Mr.. Cyrus Coson arrived by steamer
Saturday morning.
Mrs. Emma d. Colcord arrived home Sat-
urday night from Orono.
Dr. E. Hopkins and Miss Ella have re-
turned from a visit in Bangor.
George NJ. Curtis left Saturday for New
\ ork to JOIN steamer Arlzonlan.
Miss Stella Nichols has returned from a
visit with friends in East Belfast.
Miss Grace A. Lord of Belfast was the
guest of Mrs. John Davis over Sunday.
Mrs. Henrietta 7. Nickes entertained a
number of friends last Tuesday evening.
Searsport Chapter will confer the Royal
Arch degree next Monday night. Banquet.
Mrs. W. NJ. Parse has returned from a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Cecil Paine, in
Bath.
Miss Eunice Whittum returned this week
from Boston with fine stock of fall MILL
merry.
Sch. Kitty Lawry, Capt. Charles Closson,
was in the harbor MONDAY with lumber for
Trundy,
Mr.. sumner Stevens and daughter, Mrs.
Porter, are visiting friends in Boston and
vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mitchell of Togus,
Me, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ashley
Mitchell.
Mrs. T. K. Howe is in China, Me-, to at
tend the funeral of her mother, Mrs. Martha
Nj. Merithew.
Ship Bangalore, Capt. A. n. Blanchard,
arrived at Philadelphia Oct. 14th, l42 days
from Honolulu
Col. Charles Lewis of Camden and T. H.
Denslow of New York are registered at the
Searsport House.
Mrs. i. oseph Walnut has returned from
a visit to her sister. Mrs. Hannah Weber,
IN Beverley, Mass.
Bert Colcord returned Thursday from a
hunting trip. He secured numerous part
ridges ami small doe.
AT a special meeting of the officials of the
bearsport Bank W. C. Pendleton was elect
ed director in place of j. w. McGilvery,
deceased.
Mrs. Willard NJ. Griffin has returned to
her home in Mountain View, Calf. She
was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Ann
McGllvery.
Mrs. Geo a. Carver and daughter Eliza
beth, who spent the season at Moose Point
Farm, lett tuesday for their home in Brook
Ign, n \.
Mrs. Harry Hichborn, after spending a
few weeks with her mother, Mrs. Melvenia
Crockett, has returned to Brooklyn, \. Y.
Tor the winter.
MI and Mrs. Ralph Upper, daughter
and maid, who spent the past month at the
the Stevens, left Wednesday Tor their home
IN Bruins wick, Ga.
Phillips Williams and Rupert Colcord
drove 10 Freedom Saturday to witness the
football game between Belfast High school
and the Academy.
List of unclaimed letters in the Searsport
post office: James Adams, Harold u. Col
Inns, harle Grant, Chandler Peayy, Esq,
MIS-. Emma Robinson.
Our ntillners, Mrs. Beals, Mrs. Hunter
and Miss " hittum, have their opening of
fall and winter millinery Friday and Satur-
day, Oct. 21st and 22nd.
Work is progressing rapidly on the Por-
ter cottage aud Mr. f. A. Wentworth, the
master builder, hopes to have the outside
work done before bad weather sets i'll.
Ship Edward SewalI, which arrived at
Philadelphia Oct 18th from Honolulu, was
in company OF Rio with the ship Aryan,
CapJ. A. >. lendleton, Honolulu Tor Della
vale breakwater.
The remains of Lucy Sawyer. which
were buried in The front yard at the old
house III 1864, have been removed the past
week 10 thu village cemetery and buried be-
side her mother and father.
Sch. Edward L. Warren, Captain Israel
Clossou, lumber laden from Bangor for
Weymouth, made harbor here Monday
The Warren Oh her last trip from New York
made the run to Searsport III 81 hours.
Rev. G. II. Hamilton of the Methodist
church has received a call from the Metho-
dist church at Pittstield, Me-, aid has ac-
cepted and received his appointment to that
place, Mr. Hamilton served this church
from 1892 to 1897.
Miss Maude b. Colcord is secretary of the
Press Club at the University of Maine, Sec
rotary of the Junior Class, and assistant
editor OF the 'PriSm.' We are sure that
Miss Colcord well deserves the honors con-
ferred upon her and will prove credit to
her class and town.
The ladies of the Methodist Society will
give tliCll utti ouPpOi anu SlltOi
at Union Hall Thursday evening, Oct GOTH
The celebrated Professor Pinkington will
be present with his wonderful transformer,
and demonstrate its powers. Supper and
entertainment, 25 cts. Entertainment alone
II cts. If stormy. on the first fair night.
Supper served from to 100.
OBITUARY. Mrs. Martha NJ Merthew
died in China, Me-, Oct. 18th, aged p years.
She was born in Atkinson, Me-, one of a
large family. Her maiden name was Lam
son. She came to Searsport in 1S4S and
made her home with an older sister, Mrs.
b. c. Colson. She married Capt jeremiah
A. Merithew in 1859, and five children were
born to them-Sarah, jeremiah, David,
Hugh and Elizabeth. jeremiah lives in
China and his mother made her home with
him. Elizabeth Mrs. Burgess), whose
home is in Warren, and Mrs. T. R. Howe of
Searsport, daughter by former wife of
Capt. Merthew, survive Mrs. Merithew
and have the sympathy of large circle of
friends. N obituary of Mrs Julia E.
Blanchard will be given next week.