The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-05-17

Verona in 1901 by Mckay & Dix. She is
| the largest vessel ever constructed on the
PenObscOt river.
What came near being fatal accident
| occurred at the barn known as the Daniel
| Mitchell barn. Hon. A. E. Nickerson,
while loading baled hay was thrown from
the scaffold to the barn floor by being
| found himself Oh the floor under bale OF
| hay, the hay having followed him in the
fall He struck on the left shoulder and
temple, but came out of it without serious
| injury.
A New York laborer picked up a lost
package containing $1,s75,OO0 in checks and
securities, and returned it to the owner,
who sat sternly at his rolltop desk, never
looked up, or said thank you, but silently
handed the astounded laborer $40. The Ia
borer philosophcally remarked that per
| exchange. A SearspOrt shipmaster drop.
ped roll of small bills amounting to SIC
on the sidewalk in front of Clement 4
Adams dry goods store, which was picked
up bv Mr.. Joel FoOte and returned to the
| owner, who rewarded him with crisp
two dollar bill.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies' Aid
of the NJ. E. society of Searsport the follow
ing officers were chosen: President, Mrs.
RunnellS, vice IIesiucht, WI o. Aoi iHioi
Secretary, Mrs. Cunningham; Treasurer,
Mrs. c. o. Sawyer. The following commit
tees were appointed by the president: Com
mttee on fancy work, Mrs. Lathbury, Mrs.
Sawyer, Miss Hannah Colcord; committee
on plain work, Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs.
Evans, Mrs. Dow, Mrs. Downs committee
on entertainments, Mrs. Laura Perry, Miss
Hannah Colcord, Mrs. Lathbury, Mrs. Good
ell, Mrs. Bryant; committee on suppers,
Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. Dow,
Mrs. Downs, Mrs. Hchborn, Mrs. {. O.
Sawyer.
The following out-of-town guests register
ed last week at the Searsport House: W. K.
Hunnewell, Boston; I. S. Stevens, Auburn ;
A. r. Brown, Bangor G. II. Davis, Belfast !;
C. n. Staples, Stockton; +. E. Burns, Port
land; L. E. Smith, Clinton; ii. h. Trites,
MiIlett, T. NJ Morrison, Bangor; NJ. A.
Lane, Portland W. d. Andrews, Camden !;
II. A. Potter, Winterport; G. H. Ward,
Waterville; NJ. Ii. Wiley, Cherryfeld; Ed
ward Perry, Benedicta; d. 0. Lombard,
New Haven, CT: Morris Simpson, Caribou !;
dence; d. S. Goodell, Boston; J. P. Pills
bury, C. R. Phinney, c. B. Dexter, P. A.
Brown, W. A. Williams, II. L. Bassett, ".
A. Waterman, George b. Clarke, A. Ii.
Hoxie, H. L. Parker, D. Sullivan, Bangor;
Frank G. Wood, Detroit. Mich; W: F.
Trask Portland Percy " p;d kenney, w; =
NJ. Patterson, Lewiston r. Rhodes, Rock
land Arthur E. Pray, Bangor; w. II. In
mis-. j. }. Moore, Boston; George A. Lewis,
bingham, Mass. d. Z. Judkins, Daniel
Clancy, Boston.
Following is list of coasting licenses
issued by Simeon H. Nickerson, deputy col
lecter of customs of the port Of searsport
and district of Belfast in 1S4S and 40: Capt.
WOODBURY. Carver, SCH Avon of SearspOrt;
Capt. Jesse Griffin of Prospect, sch. Tyro
of Bangor; Capt. Henry S. Black of Pros
pect, sch. Rambler Of Boston; Capt. Joseph
Treat of Searsport, sch. Avon of Searsport,
Capt. Jacob Clifford, Jr., of Prospect, brig
St. Lawrence of Boston: Capt. VIM. ii.
Park of Searsport, sch. Bolliver of Boston;
Capt Charles K. Wormel of Belfast, sch;
Balloon of Searsport; Capt. Peleg Berry OF
Searsport, brig Benjamin Carver of Sears
port; Capt. Peleg Staples of Prospect, sch.
Matilda Of Searsport; Captain Benz +:
Griffin of Searsport, sch. Monadnock of
Searsport; Captain Ashbel Pace of Sears
port, sch. Charlotte OF SearSport; captain
LudWick liavener of Searsport, schooner
Hannah Of Castine; Capt. Henry 5. Black
of Prospect, sch. Dia'iem of Pros pect; Capt.
VIM. McGilvery of Searsport, sch. Geneva
of Searsport; Capt John Mason Of Sears
port sch Hannah of CaStlne; Capt. iona
than q. Park of SearSport, sch. Rambler OF
Boston, Capt Samuel 7. Park OF >earSpoIt
sch. Geneva of Searsport Capt George Nc
Clure of SearSport, sch. Harvest of Sears
port; Capt Oliver Haley of Frankfort, sch
I. u Tompson of Frankfort; Capt. John W.
McGilvery of >earsport, brig Sarah of Ban
gor; Captain Peeg Grttia of Prospect, sch
Tyru of Bangor; Capt. O5is ). Hartman of
Prospect. sch. Medina Of Prospect; Captain
Charles G. Carver Of >earspolt, sch. +. a.
Heath Of Searsport Captain Jacob Black Of
Prospect, sch Diadem OF Prospect Captain
John Park of Searsport, sch. Challenge OF
Boston Capt. Nathan 7. Carver of Sears,
port, sch. Avon of SearHport; Capt. Ashoel
Pace Of SearspOrt, brig Sherer of Searsport