The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-11-30
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

David H. Kane arrived Saturday from
Boston.
in Sunset,
B. NJ. Packard left Monday on a business
trip to Willimantic
Gordon Auspland arrived Saturday from
Montague and is visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. Mabel Mathews and daughter Bes-
sic left Saturday to visit friend in Boston,
Sch Kittie Lawry sailed Tuesday with
heading and slaves from Pike Bros. for
Rockland.
Mrs c. II. Woolley arrived Tuesday and
is stopping with her husband at the Sears
port House.
General Manager Houghton of the \. NJ.
S. r. R. Co. has rented the Catherine Park
house iii Park
Misses Jessie Black and Louise Pike re-
turned Tuesday from weeks vlsitln Bos-
ton and vicinity.
Leon Merithew was called home Friday
from Waterville, because of the serious Ill
ness of his mother.
The steamer Californian, capt. Joseph
ID. sweetser, arrived at San Francisco Nov.
23d, from New York.
Three large RATS Of pling were towed
from here to Cape Jellison last week for
j. +. Spellman 4 Co.
Sch. Lizzie Lane, Capt: A. G. Closson, ar
rived at Cape ,JelliSon Nov. 22d from Perth
Amboy with coal for the Sprague Coal Co.
The steamer Hawaiian arrived at New
York Saturday from San Francisco. Capt.
c. c. Mcclure of this town is first officer OF
the steamer.
Franklin w. Cram, f. {. Plaisted F. II.
Appleton and Mayor Z. 5. Hichborn of
Augusta were at Mack'S Point in President
Grams private car last Sunday.
a. f. Trundy received d car load of
shingles Monday from Milo, on the n. NJ.
5. X. X. it was the first car load of freight
for Searsport to arrive over this road
A depth of % feet at low water has been
dredged on the eastern side of the Sprague
Coal wharf and work was begun Monday
on the west side for a berth of the same
dimensions.
The c. f. Society of the Harbor will have
a baked bean supper and entertainment by
school children on Tuesday evening, Dec.
5th supper from 8 to s, entertainment at
8. supper and entertainment % cents; en-
tertainment alone 10 cents. If stormy post
poned to the next pleasant evening.
Miss L. b. Treadwell of Augusta is in
town soliciting funds for the Children's
State Home in Augusta. Miss Treadwell
will deliver an address at the Congrega-
tional yestry next Sunday evening. There
will be union services and all are cordially
invited.
At Mack's Point the work of ballasting
the road is being rapidly pushed forward
Seven tracks have been laid from the
ST tn "A
story office building is being erected for the
c. Ii. Sprague Coal Co. The coal pock ct
for locomotive use is nearly completed and
the benches on the coal wharf are all up
and work on the hosting tower Will be
completed in few days Tracks are near-
ly all laid in the round house. The first
passenger train left SearSpOrt Monday
morning at $50. Two special trains arriv-
ed Sunday at Mack's Point with the officials
of the road on board.
Tie following out of town guests were
registered at the Searsport House the past
week Arthur Richie, Belfast; G. L. Dock
ham, Prospect E. {; Sweet, James Kane,
Huse, Bangor; Albert Merrill, Boston; H.
c. hartman, Chicago; j. II. Wilson, Bar
Harbor; C. ii. Woods, Boston G. II. Davis,
Belfast, E. &. Pendleton, Stockton; Harry
Pike, Bangor; F: II. Carter, L. s: Jewett,
Belfast; F. Il. Johnson, Bangor; F; II; In
Prospect; W. G. Jones, Barre, Vt; H. A.
Williams, Bangor; Miss Campbell, j. H..
Henley, d. f. Carley, Boston; \. Mcclellan,
lloulton; |. 5. Staples, Brooks; &. p. Lom-
bard, Belfast r. Fayer Holm, Copenhagen,
Denmark; C. V. Hersey, CD Messer, F. P.
Pierce, Bangor; F. }. Dunn, Brewer; S. W.
johnson, f. ID. Tapley, Belfast; Miss l.. b..
Treadwen, Portland; b. F. Howe, Grind
stone; A. S. Getchell, Providence; John H..
Russell, Bangor IT. 5. DenniSon, &. r. Phin-
/. Parker, Bangor; John Brown, Portland.
OBITUARY. Mrs Emma D. Colcord died
at her residence on Church street Monday
evening, Nov. 9th Mrs. COlcord under
went an operation Nov. 23d and was COM
Portable until Sunday, when she began to
fail rapidly and passed away Monday even
ing at O'Clock. She was the daughter of
Capt. Amos and Matilda B. (Simonton)
Nichols, and was born in Searsport Dec.
Searsport, and in May, 1873, married Capt.
}. Herbert Colcord Of Searsport, who lost
his life on the ship Elizabeth, Feb. 81, 1891,
off North Head at the entrance to the har-
Dor of San Francisco, where the ship was
wrecked and became total loss, and
nineteen of her crew found a watery grave.
Eleven of the crew, including the wife and
two children of Capt. COlcOrd, were saved.
She leaves beside her daughter, Miss
Maude b. COlcOrd, and son Herbert N.
Colcord, an aged mother, one sister, Mrs.
Matilda B., the wife of Capt. James G: Gil
more, and two brothers, Captains Wilfred
V. and Amos Nichols, all of SearspOrt Mrs.
Colcord had hosts of friends and will be
greatly missed in social circles. Mrs.
Augusta E. Merithew died at her residence
on Leach street Monday, Nov. 9th, after an
illness of about ten days. She was the
daughter of Mary A. and Wilmoth Porter
and was born in Searsport, where she had
always resided. She was married to Ed
ward L. Merrithew who died March IL,
1903 She leaves three sons, Harry E. of
Searsport, Bernard L. of Boston and Leon
of Waterville The funeral services were