The Republican journal., 1905-02-09
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

A. w. Dodge of New York spent Sunday
in town.
Mr.. George P. Carter is at home from Bel
fast for a few days.
Mrs. Jane Sellers and Mrs Jennie Sellers
Krauth are in Boston for few weeks.
Mrs. Lincoln A. Colcord returned Satur-
day from visits in Boston aud New York. !
Hon. George L. Merrill of Dixfeld is the |
guest of Capt. and Mrs. James P. Butman.
Capt. A. N. Blanchard has returned from |
a short business trip to Boston and New |
York.
Capt Amos Dow left Thursday for New
York to ioin S. S. Californian of the Ha-
waian line
Mrs. j. H. Park, who has been visiting
her son Fred in Greenville junction, re-
turned home Monday.
Miss Harriette Roulstone left Tuesday
for Boston, where she will spend the re-
mainder of the winter
The Ladies' Guild of the Cong'l society
met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Geo. F.
Smith and Miss Smith.
Miss L. w. Edwards was in Jackson last
week to attend the funeral of her brother,
Mr.. Harvey n. Edwards.
Rev. T. P. Williams will occupy his pull
pit next Sunday morning. The monthly
contribution for parish expenses will be
taken.
Fred C. Edwards, who was called to
jackson to attend the funeral of his father,
accompanied his aunt, Miss Lucia Edwards,
to Searsport.
The children of the primary department
of the NJ. f. Sunday school are to have
pleasant social time in the vestry Of the
church next Saturday afternoon.
Wilbur ]. Carver, a cadet at the U. S.
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md, has salts
factorily passed the January examination,
which proves that he has done good work.
Miss Georgia Ford is visiting her sister,
Mrs VIM. Palmer in Hartford, Conn. Dur
ing her absence Miss Grace Whittum is in
charge of the telegraph and telephone Office.
There will be Christian Endeavsr sociable
at the social rooms of the society Thursday
evening next. Admission cents. 1t is
hoped large number will patronize these
gatherings.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. E. church held
very pleasant meeting at the home of
Mrs. Hiram Bailey Tuesday afternoon.
Notwithstanding the storm large number
came together.
There will be special service at the
day evening at I O'Clock in observance of
the twenty-fourth anniversary of the organ
iZation of Christian Endeavur. A collection
will be taken for world wide missions.
The ice in our harbor is not as strong as
has been represented and parties on the ice
boat ?. b got bad scare this week. They
were skimmlng along finely when the for
ward runners went through and an imme-
date Decentralization from the rear of the
rear of the boat saved a Wetting.
In the Army and Navy Journal of JAN
14th is notice Of the issue of Philippine
campaign badges to officers and enlisted men
who served on shore between Feb 4. 1899.
and July 16, 1898 Lieut.. Fred F. Black is
entitled to this badge, as he served with his
regiment, the 10th Infantry, in the Depart
ment OF Mindonao,
crew of men with Il donkey engine to
be used on the pile driver at Cape JellisOn,
driving from Bangor, got astray below
Frankfort. went out through Monroe, down
through Searsport and back to the Cape. 1t
seems that town as prominent as Stockton
Springs has been made recently by the cor
respondents who have written up the Sea-
port hallway, ught not to be lost so easily.
The valentine social to be given next
Tuesday night by the EpNorth League
promises to be vely interesting occasion.
Among the many features If interest will
b. tGpjd, who viii have a greeting for all
4 dusk maiden III WlgWan, who will read
the future and give advice on love and
niatrlmOny valentine post office to which
patrons aie invited to bring valentines
marked fer friends and to be delivered dur
lnS the evening. A brief musical program
viii be provided, Instrumental and VOC l.
Refreshments will be served The public
Is urged I" patronize. Admission 10 cents.
Mrs.. Farnham and her brother, Mr.. E. L.
l'aIh, gave progressive whist party at
their home in Park last week. The first
prize, crystal bonbon dish, was won by
MIS-. Jennie Blanchard, ~ points; the sec
ond prize, cut glass olive dish, by Mrs
McGilvery, 80 points the consolation prize,
chlld'S comfort, Mrs. n. +. Grant, q
points; gentlemens first prize, mems JOY,
by MI. {. Grant, As points: second prize,
mems first thought in morning and last at
night, by MIR. John Blanchard, 40 points
consolation, sweet stick, Mr. Warren Grit
hn. II points. Ice cream and cake, black
coffee and Japanese tea were served.
THE New SEABoARD LINE. The Ban
goI News of last Saturday published the
following letter, signed ''Searsport''
Dear Sir: A reference in recent report
IN your paper anent the purchase of Sears
Island by the "Seaboard" line places that
island in Stockton Springs. 1t is really in
Searsport, and, whatever the final DISPOSE
ton OF things, any terminal butt there will
be in the town of Sear>pnrt.
MS tact raises the question as to why in
all public notices of the new enterprise it
is always spoken of only as IA terminus at
stockton Springs" when the harbor is
about as much, if not equally, landlocked
by Searsport shores as by Stockton Springs,
and as matter of fact, l believe more land
was bought originally in Searsp0rt than in
the sister town. Certainly with Sears Is
land this is overwhelmingly SO now If
Sears Island is to be built up, as the attOr-
ney OF the road said in an interview, then
all those important works will be in Sears
port.
have lots of friends in Stockton and
wish hem endless prosperity with right
good will. but it is not fair that any legiti-
mate gain from public ''boum" or advertis-
ing should all go to the one town.
Alas! How fearfuly this great utilitar-
ian work is going to destroy the natural
beauties OF lovely shore and vew
OBITUARY. Harvey N. Edwards, who
died in jackson, Me, Jan. 31st, was born
in Brooks, Me-, Sept. 10, 1898, one of nine
children of the late Daniel and Julia Ed
wards, two of whom survive-Mrs. Lizzie
Eames of Ashland, Mass, and Miss Lucia
". Edwards of Searsport, Me. Mr.. Ed
wards came to SearspOrt in the fall of 1868,
where he married Frances NJ. Woods. OF
this marriage a son was born, Fred G.
Edwards, now living in Boston, Mass. Mr.
Edwards continued his residence here until