The Republican journal., 1906-05-24
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

visit friends in Augusta
Mrs. Louise F. Bailey is visiting friends
in Bangor and vicinity.
William n. Field of Bangor visited
friends in town May 18th.
Miss Hannah C. COlcord is VISITING
friends in Cambridge, Mass.
Capt. James P. Butman made business
trip to New York last week.
pyam Gikey of Rochester, NH, is spend
ine few weeks with his family.
Frank l. Mortland and b. F. Colcord we're
in Bangor Thursday on business.
Miss Evie Downs of Belfast is visiting
her parents, MIR, and Mrs. W. S. Downs.
Mrs Laura NJ. Perry returned Tuesday
from visit with friends IN Washington, u.
Misses O. J. Lawrence and Hope NJ. Cur
tbs a.e making short visit i'll washington,
D. c,
Mrs. Stone has returned from Houlton,
where she was called by the death Oh her
father.
A. [. Sweetser arrived Wednesday from
Milo and is employed by h. I. Plke III MS
spool mill.
Rev. and Mrs. T. P Williams will return
from visits i'll Freedom and other places
this week.
Mrs. A. NJ. Ross and daughter Emily re-
turned Tuesday from Visit WIN 1rlenos
in Boston.
Mr.. Townsend, photographer of Belfast,
was in town Monday taking views LOT MI.
Nj. a, Cook.
Miss Ida A. Whittier Went to Bangor Sat
uIday and is the guest OF Mr.. ana MIS- r.
W. Adams.
Ship Bangalore, Capt. Albert n. Blanch-
ard, sailed May I'd from Hllo tor Delaware
Break water
William II. Mason has bought the Tuttle
studio on Main street and will occupy 1t as
a dwelling house.
Miss Ethel Elder of the Kicker Classical
Institute is visiting her parents, MIR. ana
Mrs James Elder.
There will be a social dance at Marden's
hail Friday evening, May 25th, Tor the pene-
lit of Henry Trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Fleetwood Pride of Houlton
arrived by train Monday and are guests Oh
Miss L. ". Edwards.
Mrs. Henry Hartman and MIR. Mark Ward
were in town last week the guests OF MT.
and Mrs. +. W. Ellis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fletcher of Stockton
were in town Sunday, the guests OF MT.
and Mrs. C. K. Bryant.
H.R. Dyer has one of the fastest gasolene
launches in the harbor, 1t was built by l..
w Rich, the local boat builder.
MI. Walter T. Lyons of Emwood, Mass,
who has been visiting Dr.. and Mrs. Lath-
bury, returned nome Monday.
Services. both Sunday and mid-week. at
the CONGREGATIONAL church have been
changed from to I.5o p m,
Miss Ethelind IIavener, who has been at
tending the Conservatory OF Music IN Bos-
ton, returned home Sunday morning.
Mr.. \. c. Shute began laying the founda-
tinu of his new house on the corner OF
Howard street and MoSman avenue last
week
Mr., and MIS-. W F. Ellis have gone to
North Stockton Springs, where they VIII
spend the summer with Nj. and Mrs. Fred
Ellis.
Mr.. Levi y. Crook, the we'll known piano
inner of Brewer, arrived Monday and has
begun work Oh his new cottage by the sea
shore.
Sch. James w. Paul, Jr,, finished dis,
charging her Cargo OF 1900 tons OF coai
May 10th, and sailed Sunday morning lof
Newport News.
The steamer Californian, Capt Joseph d.
Sweetser from New York Tor San Dleso,
touched at COrOnei for coal May lolh anu
proceeded the same day.
MI Wilson, boss stevedore of the G. Fl.
Splague x Son Coal Co., has rented tie
chambers of Mrs. Elnora Field and Will
move his family here from Bangor
The graduating class of the free High
school are making rapid progress IN their
rehearsal for the drama to be given at
Union hall and which will be ANNOUNCED
later.
The sermons by the newly appointed pas
tor OF the Methodist church, Rev. Harry
Hill, have been greatly enjoyed, is also have
the cornet Accomplishments by Dir. [. Ralph
Bryant.
While responding to the alarm of fire on
Steamboat avenue Friday night the light
from the burning buildings of Elisha Par
sons in Swanville was plainly seen by the
hremen.
Rev Harry Hin, pastor of the NJ. E.
church, will preach the Memorial sermon
at the CONGREGATIONAL church next Sunday
morning All veterans are requested to be
present
During the thunder storm Friday night
the five-masted schooner James W. Paul,
,Ir., laying at anchor in the larbor had the
fly pole attached to her spanker-mast
carried away by lightning. No other
damage was done.
W f. Trask returned to Portland Tues
day, shipping his artesian well drlllers by
rail Mr. IraSk has been employed at
Mack 5 Point and Cape Jellison for about
year and has made his headquarters at
the Searsport House.
W. F. Trask of Portland completed drill
ing the artesian we'll at the c. III. Sprague
d Son coal plant at Mack Point Thursday,
having attained depth of sol feet with
capacity of $4,000 gallons daily with sue
tion pump. The water is clear and soft.
Water for filling the tanks of all the large
golfers dscharging at this wharf will be
taken from this well.
Foreman Clancy of the Searsport Water
Works, with his crew, is making rapid
progress in laying the water mains. The
work on Steamboat avenue and Water
street was completed Friday and the water
for hydrant use was turned on Sunday.
The crew are now at work on Mt. Ephram
street, the mains having been laid as far as
Union school house. Mr. Clancy has 60
men employed.
William K. Porter, one of Boston's
wealthiest men, has given up his home on
4 lien street for a more quiet residence on
Commonwealth avenue. lie, however, feels
some satisfaction in the fact that he is to
continue daily at his little stable office on
Green street with his confidential man,
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