The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-09-27
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.

chester market on Main street, while the
proprietor is taking much needed Vaca-
ton after strenuous seasons Work.
Lieut. Frederick f. Black of the U. S.
10th Infantry arrived Saturday from Fort
Lawton, Wash, on two months leave OF
absence and is the guest Of his parents, Mr..
sld Mrs. J. w. Black.
The alarm of fire Sunday afternoon was
caused by blaze in the woods near the
Sprague coal pockets at Mack's Point. ihe
fire department responded promptly, but
the fire was under control when they ar
rived
We are indebted to Dr. ". j. Garvey of
Troy, y. Y, who spent the summer here,
for view of the First Avenue and Reform
ed Dutch church in Watuvleit, \. y, and to
Maurice S. Dolliver for a photo Of the State
capitol at Albany, \. Y.
The offerings at the Congregational
church next Sunday will be for the Maine
! Charitable Society. This society contrib
utes to charities for widows and orphans of
clergymen, and among INDECENT ministers,
and is worthy of liberal patronage.
DR.. and Mrs. Henry Page of Philadelphia
are receiving congratulations on the birth
of twin daughters, Nancy and Evelyn, born
Sept. 9th in Philadelphia. DR.. Page is a
native of Bucksport and Mrs. Page was
formerly Miss Nancy P. Nichols of Sears
port.
Ship S. P Hitchcock, which was. sunk
Sept. 18th in the typhoor at Hong Kong,
was built in Bath in 1883 for the late Capt.
Joshua b. Nichols of SearSport, who sailed
her for many years. Parties here still had
an interest in her at the time of the disaster.
Under the present management the ship
has not been success financially for sew
eral years.
William H. Brigham of Hudson, Mass,
President of the Maine Steamship and
Transportation Co., was in town Tuesday
looking after the interests of the steamer
Mohawk ashore at SquaW Point. The
steamer was tloated Tuesday and towed to
R0ckland for repairs. Mr. Brigham was a
frequent visitor to Searsport forty years
| ago at the home of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Ezekiel Mosman
An will be interested to know of the sue
cess of another of Searsport's boys. In the
| October issue of The Red Book, one of the
popular magazines of the day, published in
| Chicago, is story called 1.-The Meta
| mulphiS OF the Mate--a Tale of the Sea in
| the Olden Days, when Night made Right, :"
written by Lincoln R. Colcord. Mr.. Col
i cord is a member of the class of '07, Uni
versity of Maine, and has done much lit
erary work for the college magazine, The
Blue Book, of which he is an editor. This
is MS HISl elIOIl Ill lHe DIodueI ue!u H6
story is intensely interesting and decidedly
humorous as well as realistic. Five illus
trationS argument the story.
The out of town guests registered last
week at the Searsport House were as fol
lows: j. $. Banks, }. B. Nelson, c. NJ,
Barrett, Portland; j. F. Putnam, g. S.
Brandage, Boston Herbert Maso Bangor
MIR. and Mrs. Weber, Portland; W. T.
laines, Waterville; j. W. Macarthur,
Westerly, f. l.; }. c. Parent, Portland; F.
| j. Biather, Boston; John Il. Wood, Cuba
L. Ii. Norwood, Greenville; Thos. Denni-
son, Boston; &. b. Dexter, Walter Jones,
| Bangor Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Hammons,
| Chicago; S. N. Verbeck, Boston; A. A.
Stetson, Houlton; Miss Butterfeld, Spring
field; G. Ii. DAVIS, Belfast, c. n. Staples,
Mayo, HouIton; j. j. Moore, bingham j
Ii. Dougherty, Houlton; E. L. Iddings,
Baltimore; Ross L. Coe, Boston; Moses
urpee, Houton; E. King, Bangor; Anse]
Wadsworth, W. II. Rideot, Belfast; W. s.
Pendleton, Islesboro; John Weeks, Port
land; W. NJ. Harris, Caribou; S. E.
point G. }. Hitching, Chelsea.
The following ladies and gentlemen re.
turned Saturday evening from three days
trip through Northern Maine and New
Capt. and Mrs. 4. NJ. Ross, Capt. and Mrs
W. II. Goodell, Mr.. and Mrs. c. 0. Sawyer
Mrs. H. 7. Pendleton, Mrs. j. NJ. Nc.
Dougali, Mrs. Maria Pendleton. Mrs. Abbe
F. Carver, Mrs. John Frame and Mrs. W
NJ Parse. The party left on the a. m.
train of the b. & A. Thursday for Fort
Kent, where they spent several hours,
crossing the st. John river to Glars, n. b.,
from there took the Temsconta railroad for
Edmundstou, where they remained sight
seeing for number of hours. The Cana
dian Pacific was then taken for St
Leonards, crossing the ST. John river again
| to Van Buren,, and several stops were made
along the b. & A. road on their return
home. The party report very enjoyable
trip A fuller account of the trip will be
published in The Journal next week. Ed.
NORTH SEARSPORT.
Miss F. W. Smart was quite sick last
week.
Vim. II. Thompson has moved into the
VIM. NJ Larrabee residence.
There will be social dance at Granite
Grange hall, Wednesday night, Oct. Sd.
Mrs. Anna Nickerson of Stowe, Mass,