The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-03-09
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Jas. p Nichols is at Swan Lake for few
days.
Miss .Eleanora Warehouse is visiting
friends in Belfast.
Andrew j. Colcord is visiting his father,
MIR. F. A. COlcOrd.
The German measles are still prevalent,
but in light form.
The Ladies' Guild met with Mrs. Henry
Curtis on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. William NJ Parse entertained the
Five Hundred Club Wednesday evening.
Marshall Meyers of Boston is spending a
short vacation with his brother, Ralph
Meyers
A. W. Dodge of New York was the guest
of his mother, Mrs. III. S. Dodge, for few
days this week.
Sarah Grinnell and Harriette Weber
will entertain the Congregational sOciable
next Friday evening.
Mrs. W. B. Getchell left for her home in
Augusta Wednesday after short visit at
the Searsport House.
Constable Rich has posted warrant of
~ articles FOR town meeting to be held
Monday, March 18th.
Searsport Royal Arch Chapter held their
stated meeting last Monday evening and re-
ceived several applications.
Miss Henrietta Gerry, who is studying at
the TruelI Hospital, Biddeford, is i'll with
slight attack OF scarlet fever.
Miss Edith Williams and Thomas Will
liams were at home from Freedom Acad-
envy for a few days last week.
Mrs. f. NJ Gldden arrived by train Mon
day evening from visit with her sister,
Mrs. Haskell, in Presque Isle, Me.
Miss West announces to her customers
that she will not be at home to ill engage
ments made for the coming summer.
Miss Deborah Williams left by train
Thursday for New York, where she is to be
A P Bennett of Portland was in town
last week, in the interest of company
who wish to locate coal pockets on Mack's
Point.
Miss Maude B. Colcord and Lincoln r.
Colcord were at home from the University
of Maine for the Glee Club concert Friday
evening.
5. S. Alaskan of the American-Hawaiian
Line, Capt. Chas. NJ. Nichols, arrived at
New York March 4th, SO days from San
Francisco
The interest in basket ball continues.
Our team was victorious III the game played
with the Belfast Juniors last Saturday
afternoon, with score of 80 to 20.
Capt. j. S. Merchant, whose death at
IoguS is reported, was for some time res
jdent of Searsport. His family left here
about the time he enlisted in the navy.
The store in the Sargent block occupied
by Dyer 4 Colcord is undergoing extensive
repairs. A new floor is to be laid, steel
ceiling put in, and other improvements
made.
Joseph D. Sweetser, who has been the
voyage to San Francisco and return to New
York in steamer Alaskan, Capt. C. M.
Nichols, arrived by train Tuesday evening
capt. Nichols is expected home next week.
Searsport has begun to make history
along new line. The first allotment of our
new citizens from sunny Italy arrived by
train at Belfast Monday and were conveyed
by teams to the scene OF their operations on
the shores of our beautiful bay.
The money raising scheme seems to be
meeting with great success. Miss Lucy
Sargent has kindly offered one of the coun-
tiers in her store, and ladies' exchange
has been opened. Many attractive articles
are on exhibition and find a ready sale The
dainty band work testities to the skill of
our embroiderers, while tine superiority of
the delicious connections of our noted
cooks Is proved by the eating. There is
room for more to display their talent along
this and other lines.
The concert given last Friday evening bv
the University of Maine musical clubs was
huge success. After a week of continuous
concerts and hard drives their tour of this
section Of the State was concluded in Sears
port. and was lifting climax. Our citizens
one and all are grateful for the treat they
enjoyed. One of the pleasing features of
the entertainment was the absence of stage
waits. Every number on the program was
promptly called and well rendered and all
were enthusiastically encored We hope to
have repetition next year. The concert
Was followed by dance, which was evident
~ appreciated by all who remained. Much
credit is due Messrs. Dyer & Colcord,
through whose efforts Searsport was afford.
ed this pleasure.
Friday night and the captain in his usual
gracious manner greeted couple of his
frisnds who, ostensibly had come to make
an evening call. In few moments the he'll
rang again and two more young people
were ushered in with pleasant greetings.
once more the bell rang, and when several
walked In as though it was their right the
captain began to suspect con piracy. In
little While the house was alive with merri-
ment. Mrs. Cousins had been let into the
secret and had managed to prepare refresh
ments without arousing the captains sus-
PIGEONS, although she had tried in vain to
send him off down town in the afternoon. It
was delightful evening to all present
Music was furnished by Miss Eunice Whit
tum, Mrs. Hiram Bailey, Miss Jeanne Cur
It's and Mrs. Wallace, I'd Miss Dodge gave
reading. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Hiram Bailey, MIR. and Mrs. John
Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Lowell, DR.. and
Mrs. V. 7. Lathbury, Rev and Mrs. C. W.
Wallace, Miss Ethel Dodge, Miss Jeanne
Curtis, Miss Lula Marks, Miss Eunice
Nhlttum and Mrs. Getchell
NORTH SEARSPORT ITEMS,
FIRE. The building occupied by F. F. Stin.
son as general country store was burned
March LIST about one O'Clock in the morning.
There was no insurance on the store or
fixtures, but the goods were insured. There
was not much wind at the time or the build
lngS of A. StinSOn would have been burned.
which would have endangered the whole
village. Plenty of snow and water, with the
help of near neighbors, saved large loss.
The store and goods are total loss. Cause
of fire unknown
SOUTH MONTvILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ Howes visited their
people in Union and Rockland last week.
Mrs. Morse, widow of the late Archie
Morse, has been spending few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Morse. Rev. f, A.
DinsloW has bought the Mrs Sarah Kpowl-
ton place. 1.-The people 1 this Section are