The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-12-19
SfARSPORT LOCALS.

Frank l. Gross of Bangor was in +o,un
Saturday calling on relatives and frienTs
Rev. R. G. Harbutt is considering a cal,
Mass. VI O'Ao"ns'
}. W. Black left Monday for Boston on q
ten days visit to relatives in Boston and
vicinity. WI"
Miss Rowena Colcord left Monday for
Medheld, Mass, where she will spend the
the winter. '-'e
The early history of the Stimsop house.
concerning which a question has been rails.
ed, will be taken up later.
Mrs. Lizzie Allen left Monday for Orange.
N. j., where she will be the guest of her
son, Andrew W. Allen.
Miss Inez H. Dolliver, who has been in
Brockton, Mass, the past few months. ar
rived home Saturday
Misses Ruby J. and Phoebe J. Clifford are
very thankful to the friends who remem-
bered them Thanksgiving.
The first snow storm of the season that
could be called a snow storm came along
Saturday and Sunday.
Cong'i society in the vestry Thursday even
ing, Dec. 9th. the receipts were $34. 80.
Robert W. Grinnell of Spokane. Wash
ingtOn, left Dec 18th to spend the HOLIDAYS
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs W. E. Grin
nell.
The b. & A. R. r. Co. have laid off
several OF their employees at the terminal
of the road at Mack's Point until revival
of business.
George S. Sargent left Monday for Rox-
brother-in-law, Llbert d. Mowry, who died
there Dec 14th.
Amos P. Lord was in Boston last week,
where he passed the U. S. civil service ex
animation. Mr.. Lord is now q. S. deputy
shipping commissioner.
We are indebted to Amos D. Carver of
New York for an account of the Garfield
Conklin fight over the collectorship in New
York, and other fav0rs.
Miss Ethel NJ. Nichols, who has been
teaching school in Winthrop, arrived home
Monday and is the guest of her mother,
Mrs. c. Nj. Nichols, on Water street.
Schs Ella L. Davenport, Hume, Omaha
and Ella May arrived Dec 10th from Wey-
mouth, Mass, with fertilizer for the Amer-
can Agricultural Chemical Plant at Mack's
Point.
David W. Kane, who has been first officer
of the steam yacht Huallo the past season,
arrived Saturday from New London, Ct,
where the yacht has been hauled up for
the winter.
NJ. j. Verrill, who drives the village meat
wagon, killed an OK last week that dressed
1000 lbs. Herbert Black killed a large OK
last week for j. NJ. Wheaton, the Main
street market man.
Rupert p. Colcord, Raleigh G. Whittier,
Harold W. Smart, Ernest Staples and Miss
Olivia McGllvery arrived Friday from
Kent's Hill, where they have been attend
ing school, to spend the holidays.
Coroner F. A. Nye was called to Swan
vile, Wednesday, son of Herbert Mad
docks having shot and killed himself. His
age was IA years. 1t was probably suicide,
he had been i'll for some time.
Beginning Monday, Dec. 10th, mails will
leave Searsport at 6 d. m. and LAS p. NJ,
and will arrive at SearSport at 10 so "a. m.
and $50 p. IN. The post Office will be closed
every evening at O'Clock, sharp.
Capt. Joseph d. SWeetser, formerly of
the steamer Virginian of the American
Hawaiian line, has recovered from his
late illness and taken command of the
steamer Hawaiian of the same line at New
York for Port of Mexico.
Sunday, Dec 22nd, there will be special
Christmas services at the Methodist Episco-
pal church. In the morning the pastor will
preach a sermon appropriate to the season,
and i'll the evening Christmas concert will
be given by the Sunday school.
Mrs. A. S. Towle, WHO went to the Waldo
county hospital in Belfast several weeks
ago for treatment, arrived home last Thurs
day very much improved in health. Mrs.
Towe speaks in the highest terms of the
treatment she received while at the hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Black entertained
about rs of their friei,ds at their home Oh
the Black road Thursday evening, Dec.
18th A very enjoyable evening was spent,
refreshments were served and music was
furnished by the Searsport band. The
reception broke up at one O'Clock.
Lost from carriage, Nov. 18th, tan
colored hand bag containing black pocket
book, a small wallet, between nine and ten
dollars in money, pair of gold-bowed
spectaCles, and other things. Finder will
be rewarded on returning to Mrs. W. I. c.
Runnella, Searsport. Me.
The Lehigh Valley barge Black Tom,
Capt. Smith, which arrived here Nov. Is h,
with hard coal, has been in port awaiting
a tow since she was discharged and Capt
Smith and crew have been pas ing the
time in digging clans at Sears Island and
catching smelts from the wharf at Mack $
Point. Capt. Smith says there is no clam
superior to the Sears Island clam.
DoDGE's CORNER. Henry A. Dodge
came home from Orono last Saturday night
and returned early Monday mornings
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Black gave recep-
tion to their friends last Thursday evening
Mrs. Black was formerly Lettie NckersOn
of this place. Her old neighbors join in
wishing them many years of happiness. =.
There will be Christmas tree at Granite
Grange Hall. Christmas eve.
The barkentine Mabel |. Meyers, Capt
c. N. Meyers, from New York for Var
mouth, n. S., run into by an unknown
barge on Nantucket Shoals while at anchor
and seriously damaged and afterward talk
Ell to Boston, will be towed to Yarmouth
by the tug Under writer, where the bar
kentne will be repaired and load lumber
for Rosario. Capt. Meyers has not been
able to ascertain the name of the craft
which ran into his vessel.
A BIRTHDAY OBSERVANCE. Mrs. Sarah
R. Porter celebrated her goth birthday Dec.
Sd, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
H. W. Straw, IS Congress ST., Portland.
She was born at Isle au Haut, Dec. 8, 1917,
and was married in 1885 to Thomas Rich.
Two children were born during their union.
Mr.. Rich died in 1889 and five years later
she married Mr.. Timothy Porter of Sears
port, by whom she had nine children. Mr..
Porter had eight children by his first wife,
making a total of 10 in the family. There
are living at the present time nine children,
thirty-three grandchildren and four great,
great grandchildren. Mr.. Porter died in