The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-06-08
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Capt Amos Nichols advertses his sloop
boat for sale.
F. H. Park is putting up steel ceilings in
the National Bank rooms.
Capt. George A. Carver is in his Moose
Point home for the season.
Henry Carr has situation as cook for
the wharf builders at Mack's Point.
j. W. Black has put in private telephones
at the post office and steamboat wharf.
{. H. Monroe advertses in another COL
umn second-handed automobiles for sale.
Mrs. James Pattee of Belfast was the
gnest of her son, Dr. S. c. Pattee, this week.
We are indebted to George A. Mitchell
for program of the Memorial Day exercises
at Togus.
Captains F. l. Pendleton, Amos Nichols
and A. b. Colson took the Monday boat for
Boston.
Arrivals by steamer Tuesday morning,
Fred r. Sweetser, Misses Blanche and
Rebecca Ross
Miss Grace E. Field arrived by steamer
City of Bangor Sunday and will spend the
summer in town.
Steamer Castine towed lighter last
week from Belfast loaded with oak piing
for the Point wharf.
Mrs. Settler and Miss Gladys Eyre of
New FORK We're registered in the Sears
port House this week.
Holmes moving pictures drew large
audience at Union Hall Monday evening
Everyone liked the pictures.
The round house will he we'll along this
week. 1t has eight stalls for engines and
can be enlarged when needed.
The household furniture of Mrs. Clara
Eyre arrived from Boston Sunday morning
Mis-. Eyre and her family are expected this
week.
Mrs. Geo D. Pettee and family of Cleve
land, Ohio, arrived Tuesday morning and
will occupy their summer cottage for the
season.
on account of the storm last Friday even
ing the meeting of the SearSport Village
Cemetery Association was postponed tC
Friday evening, June 9th.
Services will be held as usual at the
Congl church next Sunday morning. The
monthly collection, which was postponed
from last Sunday, will be taken.
Work on the road bed from Stockton tc
Searsport has been begun. Mr.. Chapman
of Portsmouth, n. H., has contracted fol
Two miles al Inns emu. Inc Town Todu d
Long Cove will have to be changed very
near TO I. ii. Decrow's house to give a
chance for the railroad to cross the brook
near the bridge.
Bently Park, son Of the late Capt. Ben
jamin Park, died at the home of his mother
last Thursday. The young man had bee,
the victim of consumption for some time
and came home from Boston last week, sur.
viving only a few days after arriving here
took at ho Snp
day afternoon.
The committee appointed to ascertain
what arrangements could be made with the
land owners for a right of way for the rail
road from Searsport to the Belfast line
have made their report. Out of forty own
ers thirty have signed to settle for 500 pei
acre and one for $50 per acre-a very eX.
cellent showing for Searspolt. Now it is
mp to Belfast.
B. II. Ellis & Co. of Boston, who have
contracted to build the wharf on Mack s
Point for Sprasue X Son for their coal
pockets, began work last week. They have
a pile driver and crew on the spot, and
have begun driving the oak piles of which
the foundation will be built. 1t is said the
plant when completed will be the largest
east of Boston.
A social will be given in the upper room
Of the Congregational vestry Friday even
ing. Mr.. r. p. Smith and Mr.. Saunders
will take part in the entertainment. Ice
cream will be- ON sale. All are cordially in.
vted. 1t is requested that those who have
been working for the church fund bring il
their earnings on that evening in Sealet
envelopes with the amount of the content
marked plainly en- the outside, for the con
vellience Of the Treasurer.
Mr.. c. H. Monroe thinks he was hardly
to blame for the little accident which HAP
pened at the cape monday. lie was taking
run on one Of his automobiles and met
Berry's biz team driven by Will Reed
which WAS loaded with twenty Italians en-
route for Long Cove to work on the rail
road. Monroe turned out and stopped his
machine, but the near horse was a little
tlmld, crowded the off horse, and over went
the whole outfit into the ditch. Nothing
was broken. but there was d lot of very
badly frightened Italians. One was no
fIced to crawl out under the curtain of the
wagon, grab his baggage, and the last seer
OF him be was making good time back tl
the Cape.