The Republican journal., 1907-01-24
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Robert P Nichols returned Saturday
from business trip to New York.
Mrs. c. n Myers and daughter Violet
arrived Saturday evening from New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard Shute and children
returned last week after visiting friends in
Unity.
Mrs. N. F. Gilkey gave large five hun
dred party at her residence last Friday
evening.
Mrs. B. O. Sargent returned Friday from
a visit to her sister, Mrs. Mary b. Sargent,
In Alton. Me.
Joel Foote, who fell on the ice and in
jured one of his wrists sometime ago, is re-
covering slowly.
Principal F. E. Bragdon of the Bucksport
Seminary will preach at the Methodist
Church next Sunday.
Linemen were at work Monday stringing
the wires on the poles for the Searsport
Electric Light Co.
Flint Grinnel, who has been down with
diphtheria for the past ten days, passed the
danger point Tuesday.
Capt. John w. Sweetser left last week for
New York to join the bark Adolph Obrig as
ship keeper while in port.
Mr.. B. C. Yerxa, who was injured some
time ago in rear end collision on the Sea-
port railroad, is improving
The steamer Bay State had her colors at
half mast Monday, out of respect to the
late Capt William A. RoiX.
Schools in Union district were closed
Wednesday, Jan. 10th, for ten days on oc-
count of a case of diphthera.
The Houlton Congregational church has
renewed its call to Rev. L. p. Williams and
ne has the matter under consideration.
The schooner George P Henderson, Capt.
Rabbit, finished diScharging coal Friday at
Mack's Point and sailed for a coal port
Mrs Zlpha Downs of Harwichport,
Mass, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
William E. Grinnell at the "BrookSide."
Miss Mary C. Plummer arrived Sunday
from North Sesrsport and is the guest of
Mrs Charles NJ. Nichols on Water street.
A. NJ. Wilbur of Stockton, with crew of
choppers, is clearing the wood from Mack $
Point which he has sold to Pike Bros. and
George E. Merrill.
Mrs. Joseph D. Sweetser arrived Friday
from visit to her husband, Capt. j. ID.
Sweetser, of the steamer Californian in San
Diego and San francisco.
The steamer Alaskan, Capt. Charles NJ.
Nichols, arrived at San Diego Jan. IL, SO
days passage from! New York. Capt.
Nichols reports fine weather the whole pas
sage.
The ship Bangaore, Captain Phineas b.
Blanchard, from Philadelphia Oct. 9 for
San Francisco, was spoken Dec. q in lat.
Sc south, Ion. SO west, off Cape Horn, II
days out.
Mrs. Prudence McGilvery was called to
Lewiston last week where her daughter,
6 slow
At last accounts Miss McGlvery was I'M
proving slowly.
E. P. Boutelle of Bangor, inspector OF r.
f. D. routes, was in town Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of last week on business con-
nected with the R. F. D. routes in this
vicinity and making arrangements for the
new route between here and Belfast.
Ii any who were unable to be present at
the service in the Congregational chui ch
last Sunday morning wish to assist in the
Offering which was taken for the Bangor
Theological Seminary, they may leave their
contribution with Mr.. c. E. Adams, and
it will be duly credited.
The boiler for the Searsport Electric
Light Co. has been placed in position and
the brick work is all completed. The genera
tor and wire arrived Wednesday and the
engine is expected soon, having been ship
ped some days ago. 1t is expected the plant
will be in operation by March 1st
Dr. William K. Knowles of 40 Mt.
Pleasant Ave, RoXbury, Mass, manager of
the New England Medical Gazette, died
Jan. 18th, in the Homeopathic hospital in
Boston whore he had undergone AL opera
ton DR.. Knowles was a well known ply
stefan of Searsport some thirty years ago.
Capt. Charles N. Nichols will retire from
the command of the steamer Alaskan upon
her arrival at San Francisco from San Diego
where he will take command of the new
steamer Mexican which will be ready for
sea in about two months. Capt. Joseph f.
Nichols, former Searsport boy, now resi-
dent of Buck port, now commander of the
Oregonan which is due at New York
about Feb 3, will proceed overland to San
Francisco 10 take command of tne Alaskan.
Capt. James 3. Parse of Searsport will take
command of the Oregonian at New York.
Capt. Theodore Z. ColcOrd now in command
of the steamer American is to take con!-
mand of the new steamer Columbian,
building and nearly completed at the Union
Iron Works at San Francisco. Capt. Lin
coin A. Cocord, first officer of the
steamer American, is to take command of
that ship.
Out-of-town guests registered at the Sears
port House last week were: F. W. Hawkes.,
F. H. Hardy, Portland; Il. w. Wright,
Camden; j. c. Pilsbury, Belfast; A NJ
Wlber, stockton; A. II. Sherburn, Milo ;
E. +. Pendleton, stockton; f. A. Tibbetts,
Belfast; j. I. Say ward, Portland; Dexter
H. Spaldng, II. ii. Cunningham, Water
Fisher, Boston; q. H. Davis, Belfast; c. n.
Staples, Stockton; II. L. Haskell, Portland
IL. II. Stetsou, lioulton; A. Merrill, Vim
tterport; {. II. ,McMann, Bangor; A. \.
Bent, Boston; ". A. Gordon. Bangor, j..
r Avery, }, II. Boudy, Boston A A.
SNOW, Frankfort; George Reed, Auburn; u.
{. Ihurstun, Union; Geo. p Dickey, San
gor; w. NJ. HeXtee, NJ. NJ. Allen, tlonJot