The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-01-31
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

OLnNOl UNI IOOhlOs
Miss Guida c. Homer spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Homer, in
BuckSport.
Schools in Union district opened Monday
after being closed ten days on account of a
case of diphtheria.
Miss Maude 3. Colcord OF Orono was in
town Sunday, the guest of Capt. and Mrs.
Amos Nichols.
Rev. and Mrs. 7. P. Williams were in
Freedom last week, the guests of DR.. and
Mrs. A NJ. Small.
The barkentine Mabel l. Meyers, Capt.
Clarence n. Meyers, has been chartered to
load lumber at New York for the river
Platte.
NJ A. Cook has the largest and finest as
sOrtment of valentines ever exhibited in
Searsport at his store on Main street.
Capt. Charles E. Averill injured his foot
recently by having log roll on it while at
work in Pike Bros. mill yard in Mechanics
Hollow.
Rev. Robert g. Harbutt, pastor of the first
Congl church at CaStine, has rendered his
resignation on account of i'll health, to take
effect Feb. 10.
Mr.. Pratt, principal of the Free High
School, who has been at his home in Lewis
ton the past ten days on account of the clos
ing of schools in Union district, arrived Sat-
urday.
Pike Bros have one thousand cords of
stave wood at their mill yard in Mechanics
Hollow. About fifteen hundred cords more
will be hauled to the yard, a large part
being cut on the Houston lot and at Mack's
Point.
Fred 7. Kane, motorman on the electric
cars in Boston, was one of the lucky motor
men who received present of SIS iu gold
from the officials of the road for running his
car the past year without an accident.
The drama given under the auspices of
the Anchor Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star which was postponed last week on ac-
count of the fire in Union Hall will be given
this Thursday evening, followed by an old
fashioned dance.
Charles II. Cote who has been supern-
teuding the setting of the boiler for the
Searsport Electric Light Company, com
pleted his work here last week and return
ed to his home in Watervile accompanied
by Mrs. Cote.
The alarm of fire Wednesday, Jan. 23i. at
s p. m. was caused by the woodwork catch
ing fire near the chimney on the east side Of
Union Hail. A line of hose was run from
the hydrant near the hall and the fire was
quickly extinguished.t
William F. Putnam of Boston has bur
chased the Carr homestead on the corner of
Main and Reservoir streets of the hers of
the late John B. Carr. The house is now
occupied by Mr., Putnam's parents, Capt
and Mrs. Joseph n. Putnam.
The bay, which was frozen partly over
Thursday and Friday, was broken up BY
the strong northwest winds Saturday and
Sunday. The Bay State arrived Saturday
AT Dpnt z n having ma 10 bart nj,
to Boston and back that week.
On Thursday, Feb. 7th, at the monthly
meeting of the Phineas Pendleton engine
company, the company will dsbaDd and
two hose companies will be formed, officers
and members will be chosen for the two
companies for the ensuing year.
Charles II. Munroe has purchased the
peWs in the Baptist church at the corner of
Main and Wafer streets They were re-
moved on Thursday and Friday. Mr.. Mum
roe finding ready sale for them The
building has been leased by Mr.. Orrin CHM
OF Boston for machine shop. The church
was built in 1858 when the Baptist society
was in a fiourishing condition and had
many members in its congregation.
Out-of-town guests registered at the
Searsport House last week were: c. S. Cal
kins, c. ii. Emery, Stockton; r. D. Holmes,
Carbon; S. W. Colson, c. McMann, Ban
gor; W. M. Randall, P. NJ Parker, F. H.
Young, Belfast; E. f. Pendeton, Stockton:
L. A. Weber, Portland; Stuart Bond, Ban
gor Henry L. Hedges, Boston; T. S. Mar
riner, Z. Nj Smalley, c. II. Logan, Bangor;
G. Fl. Davis, Belfas.; c. n Staples, Stock
ton; E. Z. Richards, Boston; James NAL
10y, Chicago; George F. Burgin, Frankfort:
Z. A. Pulling, New York; J. S. Hartman,
Belfast; G.. Benjman, Portland; d. IT,
Spaulding, Waterville; F. C.. Vickery, Ban
gor; 3. F. Thomas, F. III. Marshall, Port
land Samuel Harris, Bangor; T. IT, War
ner, Stockton; W. R. Hunnewell, W. G.
Tower, Boston; c. II. Emery, Ellsworth
W. Fl. Daley, Bangor; }. II. Doney, Stock,
ton; e. H. Lovett, Portland; James Bar
low, Watervilie; James Brown, Lewiston
". M. Hussey, S. G. Potter, BOSTON; F. j.
Rich, Houlton; DR.. G. A. Smith, Cohoes.
n. Y.
DoDGE's CORNER Capt Charles K.
Chaplin of Camden visited his brother, Geo.
E. Chaplin, a few days last week ....Mrs.
DoWnes spent last week at Capt. T. d.
NIckerson's. r. T. Dodge, who IS livi ng