The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-12-13
SEARSP0RT LOCALS.


Friday on business.
Capt Phineas Pendleton visited relatives
in Bangor Friday.
Charles F. Smith of Campello is spending
a few days in town.
Can't. James B. Parse left Thursday on a
business trip to New York.
Cant. d. S. Goodell returned Monday
from business trip to Boston.
Mrs. Abbie Dix was in Belfast last week
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Mayo
Miss Henrietta L. Ross returned Sa:ur-
day from visit with her sisters in brook-
Ign, N. Y.
Mrs. Joseph D. Sweetser left Monday to
ioin her husband, Capt. }. ID. Sweetser' III
San Diego, Calf.
Mr. and Mrs. George S. Sargent returned
Saturday from visit with friends IN bos-
ton and vicinity.
III. Havener is building story and nall
house with L connected on warren stfeet
for Capt. Elmer Webster.
Mrs. w. L. Mathews and daughter Doro-
thy are the guests of Mrs. Marian Mathews
in North Searsport.
Miss Florence Colcord gave delightful
800 party at her home on Bay View street
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Prudence McGilvery of Park is at
Dr Hopkins' during Mrs. j. d. SWeetser's
absence in California.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Sweetser arrived
saturday from Lynn, Mass, and Will make
their home here in the future.
Mrs Jones arrived Saturday from Brown
Vile and is the guest OF her son, LouiS
IonaS IF tho r 81 A. railroad.
Mrs. W. S. Edminster and daughter OF
Frankfort are the guests OF Mrs. True u.
Trundy at the Searsport House.
Raree Knickerbocke was discharged at
Mack's Point Tuesday ana barge oha"hu''
with 1850 tons of coal. was docked.
Frank G. Nichols of Dixfield was in town
Wednesday to attend the funeral OF behJ.
G. Smith and returned home Saturday
The barge Kncker booker arrived at
Mack,s Point Friday with 1000 tons Of coal
for the c. H. Sprague Son Coal Co.
Mrs. Toothaker and two children, who
have heen the guests of Mrs. John INNS,
left Saturday for San Francisco, Calf.
Phillips Williams, who is attending the
Freedom Academy, spent Sunday with MS
parents, Rev. and Mrs. I. ?. Williams.
Mrs. Thomas Leary, who has been the
pnest of MIR. and Mrs Peter Ward, left
Tuesday for her home in East Belfast.
CH Pratt of Lewiston, Principal of the
Searsport Free High school, arrived Satur-
day and the school opened Monday morning.
Mrs r c. Smith leaves Thursday for
BROOKLYN, n. Y, where she will spend the
winter with Capt. and Mrs. A. n. Blanch-
ard.
Sch. Martha P. Small, Capt. Barlow, fin
ished discharging coal at Mack'S Point
Friday and sailed the same day for New
port News.
There are now $1,000 tons of coal afioat
bound from Newport News and Phliadel-
phia consigned to c. H. Sprague u Son at
Mack Point.
MIR. and Mrs. Roger B. Williams, Allen
Avenue, Lynn, Mass, are receiving con
gratulations upon the birth of a son, Roger
Amos Williams weight y pounds.
E. IL. Roberts arrived last week from Dos, |
ton and is selling at auction his nay ana |
farming implements at the farm formerly
owned by Charles f. Fowler on the Belfast |
road
Capt. William r. Gilkey has sold his
schooner the Georgia Gllkey, built IN Sears
port in $780, to George McQuesten %,
lumber merchants of East Boston at the
fl NC VA ~'4','N"'
The steamer Bay State arrived Sunday
from Boston and will run during the winter
in place of the steamer Penobscot: The |
steamer will leave Searsport for Boston !
Mondays and Thursdays and returning
will arrive at Searsport Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
A town register covering the towns OF
Searsport, Stockton and Prospect is being
compiled by the II. c. Mitchell Co. OF
Brunswick. A census of the families ol
these towns is being ia ken by F. p: Dag
of Lewiston. The register Will comprise
complete list Of the several families of each
town together with considerable historical
data.
HOTEL ARRIVALS. The following out
of-town guests registered last week at the
Searsport House: j. G. Pillsbury, II. Il.
Buzzell, A. b. Yeaton, Bangor; E. c. John
son, Fairfield; W. GrinnelI, Camden; F; Il.
Young, Iioulton, q. H. Davis, F. A. Tib-
belts, Belfast; Henry A. Coombs, Dark
liarbor; F. II. Parry, ,Sandypoint' {. \.
Staples, Stockton; H. Bolan, Winterport;
c. d. Getchell, Iloulton; ". K. Ha!lell.
Bangor; H. II. Stetson, Houlton; F. f.
Burns, Portland; Chas: s: P r Au-
ton, Rockland H. W. Parril, Houlton; IL.
L. Haskell, Portland; j. H. Henley, Bo>-
ton Joseph Stewart, Bangor; Z. ii. Hard
ing, Boston; S. j. Robinson, Bangor; K. Is.
Herrick, Belfast P. +. Gerry, FRANKFORT;
c. II. Pratt, Lewiston; j. A. Britt, Port
land c. E. Shaw, Miss A. Clements, Ban
gor.
OBITUARY. benjamin C. Smith, former
we'll known painter of this place, died at his
home on Mt. Ephraim street Dec. Sd, after
an illness of about year, with complca-
ton of diseases. He was born in Searsport
Aug. TO- 1884, the son of Richard and Ham
nah( Carver) Smith. At all early age he
learned the painters trade in which he con-
tinued until failing health compelled him to
retire about 90 years ago. AS painter and
grainer of ships cabins he had few superb
Ors in the shipbuiding times on the coast
of Maine. He leaves, beside his wife, one
son, Richard p. Smith, and two daughters,
Mary N, wife of Capt. Albert n. Blan
chard, and Miss Abbie NJ. Smith. The fun
eral services were held at his late home
Wednesday afternoon and conducted by
Rev. 7. P. Williams. The interment was
in Elmwood Cemetery. The bearers were
Capt D. c. Nichols, Capt. Nicholas Parse,
Capt. James 7. Erskine' and Charles b.
DeShOn.
Frank Harrmap, Albert Moody and Ja-
son Littlefield of Stockton were before
Judge Black in the municipal court Tues
day afternoon, on complaint of William E.
ClossOn for the theft of a dress suit case
containing "a pieces of laundry and 10 pint
jars of soused clans, which were taken from
his team Sunday evening near the Staples
hlock an Main street Mr. C1OSSOn followed