The Republican journal., 1906-09-20

$, A, Prescott attended the reunion of the
18th Maine Regiment in Bangor last week,
and took dinner at the Bar Point House
Thursday.
Miss A, Blanche Ross arrived Sunday
from a tour in Europe and left Monday
for Boston, where she is an instructor ID
physical culture.
George Darling of Providence, K. l., ar
rived Sunday en- route to Sandy point 10 AZ
tend the funeral of his sister-n-law, Mrs.
Sally Mann
The ship Bangalore, Capt. Albert \.
Blanchard, arrived at Delaware break,
water sept. 18th, 1873 days from Hllo, ana
was ordered to Philadelphia
The Searsport House was well patronized
Thursday, Friday and Saturday by the eX-
cIrsionistS from Aroostook county. FRIDAY
80 of the excursionists took dinner there
Mrs. Jennie S. Cell, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Louisa Bean, lett Tues
guest of her brother, Mr.. George F. Sher-
man.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sargent and Mrs. Elmer
ID. Goodwin, who have been visiting rela-
| tives in town, returned to their homes IN
West Derry and Manchester, n. H., Mon
day
Henry P. Richards and L. W. Wentworth
are serving as traverse jurors and Lester u.
Eaton as grand juror at the September term
of THE Supreme Judicial Court now In
session in Belfast.
Capt. jeremiah Merithew of South China,
formerly of SearSpOrt, has been appointed
commander of the United States navy col
ljer Lebanon, now attached to the North
Atlantic squadron
The tive-masted sch. NJ. d. Cressey, Capt.
tombstone, finished discharging coal at
Mack's Point Sunday, and the five masted
sch. Helen W. Martin was locked Monday
and the work of dischargng begun.
\. 5. Lord & Co. of Belfast have estab-
lishpd in the sail-lOft Of the late John Put
nam branch of their sail making and ship
chandlery business. The Searsport branch
will be under the management of A. =. Lord.
There was rumor in town Monday that
the 5. y A. construction company hau
bought the lumber plant of a. +. Irundy
in Mechanics Hollow 1t looks as though
the \. NJ. s. Il. r. was to be extended along
the shore front of our beautiful harbor.
Out-of-town guests registered last week
wick, Boston; {. \. Staples, stockton; g..
| Ii. Davis, Belfast; j. II. Collins, Green
Vile: 6. +. Richards, Boston; T. II. John
son, bangor b. II. Towne, f. F. Atkins.
Boston; L. d. Constantine, Bangor; b. NJ.
| Packard, Sebec Lake; B. (. Larrabee. Jack
wood, Bangor; L. NJ. MCGOWAN. Ellsworth ;
L C. Reade, j. S. Baker, Bangor; E. S.
| Norwood, Dover; L. II. Monore, Houlton
| j. &. Strock. Harrisburg, Pa, Z. Meyers,
Harry Wood and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. II. n.
Knox, II. f. Knox, Joseph Ellis, button
h,1 Nv,
and Mrs. Jere Grady, Boston; &. II. Mayo,
Houlton; George Dickey. Bangor; {. r.
Phrney, Portland, E. NJ. Warner. Boston ;
! L. ii. Blanchard, Old Town; c. W. Pattee,
| Brunswick r. Latin, c. g. Hamilton,
! loulton; Henry b. Powers, Gus bennett,
5. f. Parkhurst,, }. II. Rand, James Stln-
son, Pre.que Isle: F. S. Porter, W: 0.
Rourke, r. L. Davis, Sherman; J: c. Gran
| merry, Vinal Annis, Houlton; W. Byers,
| Caribou; b. F. Cooper, Patten B. B. White,
Island Falls S. }. Robinson, }. H. Robin
son, L. B. French, Bangor; o. G. Penney,
Houlton; James Freely and wife. Thorn
dixie; Mrs. +. E. Collins, Bridgewater; W.
E. Arnold and wife, Springfield, Mass. F.
W. Brown and wife, Belfast; r. S. Dunn,
Ashland; j. F. Spellman and wife, J. F.
| Spellmall, j., and wife, Frank Speliman,
! Bangor; ". f. Chapman, Portland.
OBITUARY. Newell c. Shute, one of
! Searsport's well-known business men, died
Sept Is, at the Homeopathic Hospital, Bos-
ton. He had been in failing health for
about year, and five weeks ago went to
Boston for medical treatment. He seemed
to improve for time but finally passed
away suddenly. He was born on Water
street, Searsport, July 4, 1S49, the son of
Sheperd and Louise (Shernan) Shute. He
attended the pubic schools here during his
boyhood days and later Went to Deer Isle,
where he lived for several years with Capt.
Ilezekiah Luffkin. He was in the employ
of the Boston & Bangor S. 5. Co., serving
on the katahdin for time, and then went
into the livery business at the old Shute
stand on Main street with A. j. Biather
The partnership was dissolved several years
later and he started in business for himself
at the Searsport House sta bic, which he con-
Quoted until the time of his death. Mr.
Shute had many friends among the COM
mercial travellers in eastern Maine. He
was of genial disposition and was liked
by all who had business dealings with him.
In his family he was good son to his aged
mother, a Kind and loving husband and
father to his wife and children, who have
the sympathy of the entire community in
their bereavement. He leaves widow and
three sons-Shepard, Eugene and Austin,-
and of his immediate family, his mother
Mrs. Louise Bean, who resided with him,
two sisters, Mrs. Greeley Small of Stoning-
ton, and Mrs. Henry Cole of Sunset, and one
brother, Charles S. Shute of East Newport,
He was a member of Sears Lodge. I. Q. 0.
F., No. 80 of Searsport, and of Penobscot
Encampment, No. %, of Belfast The
funeral services were held at his late resi-
dence Sunday afternoon at p. M, under
the auspices of Sears Lodge, l. .. .. F.
About 80 members of Penobscot Encamp-
ment of Belfast were also in attendance. In
the absence of Rev. I. ?. Williams the
funeral sermon was delivered by Rev.
Harry Hill of the NJ. f. church. Many
friends were in attendance from Stockton,
Belfast, Camden and other places. The
floral offerings were many and beautiful,
particularly those of Sears Lodge and
Penobscot Encampment of Belfast, a pillow
of asters and pinks from Boston friend,
wreath of roses and pinks from his wife,
wreath of asters and pinks from Mrs.
Jennie Cell, basket of roses and pinks from
Capt d. S. Goodell, flat bouquets from his
three sons, Sheperd, Eugene and Austin,
fiat bouquet of roses and asters from Mr..
and Mrs. n. d. Hewes, beside many others.
The interment was in the family lot in the
village cemetery.