The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-03-16
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Joseph d. Sweetser left Monday to join
stmr. Alaskan at New York.
Gordon Williams is visiting his brother
and sister at Freedom Academy.
Leon Merrithew has position in Water
vile and left by train Tuesday morning.
The Epworth League will hold social in
the vestry Thursday evening, March 23d.
Harry Mason, who has been employed in
Belfast, is spending short vacation in town.
party of surveyors are in town altering
the original line to avoid some of the
houses.
A party of young people attended the
dance i'll Stockton Springs last Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Jas. b. Parse and Miss Sargent en-
tertained the Five Hundred Club last Thurss
day evening.
Searsport Royal Arch Chapter will work
the Past and Most Excellent degrees hext
Monday evening.
Mrs. Jas. b. Parse and daughter Edith
left by train Monday for New York, where
they join Capt Parse Of stmr. Pathfinder.
Lincoln H. Colcord U. of NJ, 'O6, has left
college to accept a position On the survey
OF the Northern Maine Seaport Railroad.
Capt. Chas. Nj. Nichols of S. S. Alaskan
OF the Hawaiian Line arrived by train Mon
DAY evening to spend few days with his
family here.
Frank |. Gross, who is EMPLOYED with
the R. b. Dunning Co., in Bangor, was the
guest OF his father, L. A. Gross, for few
days last week.
Monday afternoon Frank Gross shot a
on Er~kr
street. The animal was cross between a
Ted and gray and was beauty.
L. L. Leighton, who represents the Ban
Cor Daily News, has been in town for the
past week. MIR. Leighton's many friends
here are always glad to welcome him.
The contributions at the CONGREGATIONAL
church mex: Sunday morning will be in be-
halt vi the Seamen's Friend Society. This
good work surely deserves a liberal offering
Last Saturday afternoon as John F. Park
vas drying toward the village his sleigh
slowed and tipped over. Inc horse was cut
and the sleigh damaged, but John escaped
without injury
MIR. and Mrs. Jas. B. Sweetser returned
Monday from Brooksville, where they
spent the winter with Mrs. Sweetser's par
ents. They were accompanied by Mrs.
SWeetser's nephew, Ray mond Lord.
Rev. I. 2. Williams delivered the sermon
at the union service held III the NJ, E. church
last sunday evening. these union meetings
are an experiment and 1t Is hoped they will
meet With the cooperation 81 the people.
The boat building industry is on the
boom. l.. W. Rich has Just completed two
hne row boats Tor Dyer Il ColcOrd and is
low at work On a 24-loot slOOp for Scott
tlosson. Norman Aickerson is building a
2-ioOl power boat Tor use ON the bay the
coming summer.
List of unclaimed letters at the ,Searsport
post office: Mr.. otreetes Danforth, MIR.
T. q. Damon, Mrs. Marie Goodhue, f. E.
Green, II. Nj. Longiellow, The Misses Mil.
ler, Mr. Chas. Morrison, Mrs. Geo. .. PRAY.
capt. K. A. Sinclair, Sch. Kentucky. Mr.
matthias Ripley.
Monday, March 18th, was town meeting
Gay Ill Searsport, but our correspondent has
sent us no report. From outside sources
We learn that the meeting was most decid-
ed lnharmohlous and that no business was
done. he meeting adjourned to Monday
March 27th-Ed. journal.
Many friends will be glad to know tina,
MISS Joanna {. toicold, vino is ATTENDING
The / hlVerslty OF Maine, has been made \
Junior his Is only Miss Colcord's seconC
4eal ana she has done Two years work il
an ''i'N' S'N~ "oih3 wv tNiutUlIl DIS she
has aiso been chosen one OF the eight who
ale /" contest at The JUNIOR determinations.
AT the social given b, Misses Sara Grin.
lei and Hallielte Weber at the Sears.
po1t House last Friday evening, a mum.
btl oi The young people presented the one
act COMEDY, lin Office Hours" The farce
" as leceiVeG With enthusiasm 1t is hoped
lhty VIII repeat 1t and give more people an
Opportunity Tor Witnessing the production
NORTH sEARsPORT ITEMS.
Ralph Scrbner was in East Belfast last
Sunday.
Ed. Thompson and son Will went to Isles
boio recently ON business.
Mrs. Elijah Moore, who lives lust over the
hhe III S~anville, is quite SICK
Mrs. f. g. Smart and Mrs. j. E. Marden
visited friends i'll Belfast last week.
DIR. and Mrs. John Moore of Monroe
visited MIR. and Mrs. A. F. Mathews last
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Marden were in
PIttsheid recently, guests vi Mr. and Mrs.
}. F. Marden.
Otis Colson of Auburn. son of MIR, and
Mrs. Eli COlson Of this place, has taken tu
himself wife.
F. E. Stnson is getting out lumber to
build store in place of the one recently
destroyed by fire.
Miss Lillian +. Scribner will return to.
day, Thursday, to Brockton, Mass, where
she is employed in shoe factory.
There are many cases of sickness in this
vicinity. }. W. Smart has a rheu.
matte fever, Mrs. J. W. Smart is quite in,
Mrs. Eugene Trip is on the sick list. and
+. II. Cleaves and wife are both sick.
STANDPOINT.
II. H. NORM arrived home Friday from
: Schools, where he had been EMPLOYED the
past two MONTHS. Clifford French. Mil
lard Grant and Ivan Grant, who have been
attending the Shaw College in Bangor. have
completed their work there for this winter.
.-..Harrie Partridge was obliged to leave
Bangor the first of the week on account of
illness. Mr. Vim. Heagan and wife from
Frankfort were the guests of relatives here
last Sunday. Mrs. Rose Whitehouse has
returned to her home in Bucksport :.
Frank Erskine was home from Belfast over
Sunday Morris Patterson and wife from
The village were at Mr.. Z. S. Patterson's
several days last week -. Business is lively
here at present, as work has begun on the
foundation for the railroad Several
families have taken boarders. Our mer-
chants 90 to Belfast each week for goods
About 800 cords Of wood have been hauled
to the different landings here for ship
ment to ROckland as soon as the ice leaves
the coves. The middle OF the river is now
clear.