The Republican journal., 1907-05-23
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Mrs. j. A. MacDOugall arrived Tuesday
from Auburn, n. Y.
John H. Montgomery was in Bucksport
Tuesday on business.
Miss Blanche Sweetser went to Bucksport
Sunday to visit relatives
DR.. and Mrs. A. A. Jackson arrived Sun
day from Everett, Mass.
Mrs Ada Robbins of Bucksport was in
town last week visiting relatives.
Miss Elva Sargent of Portland is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Sargent.
Miss Ethelyn Havener returned last week
from Boston, where she spent the winter.
Miss Mary Putnam of Augusta is visiting
MIR. and Mrs. W. Ingram on Water street.
Miss Rena Colcord. who spent the winter
in Milford, Mass, returned home last week.
Sch. Frontenac, Capt. CoombS, arrived
Wednesday, May 10Th, with 2, 700 tons of coal
from Norfolk.
Richard Walker of Belfast is in the en-
ploy of Capt. ". r. Gilkey at the Searsport
House stable.
Miss Frances K. Sylvane of New Bedford,
Mass, was the guest of Mrs. Hewes at
vista Del Mar"
Stmr. Chippewa, Capt. Charles c. Nc
Ciure, arrived at Seattle, Wash, May 9th,
from New y Ork.
The bark Ii. 0. johnson, Capt. Fred n.
Park, arrived at Philadelphia May 18th
from Turks Island.
Capt. Phneas Pendleton, who spent the
winter in Worcester, Mass, returned home
Thursday OF last week.
Mrs. Kenney and daughter of Rockland
i,,t laS he N
uncle, stephen Blake
Miss Lucia W. Edwards returned last
week from Boston with tull llre OF dry
goods and fancy articles.
Sch. Paul Palmer finished discharging
Friday at the Penobscot coal wharf and
sailed Monday for coal port.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McGown of Brook
line, Mass, arrived Friday OF last week and
are at Capt. PhineaS PendletonS.
The Gve-masted sch. Helen W. Martin,
Capt Ross, finished diScharging coal at
Mack's Point and sailed, May 14th, for
coal port.
Memorial Sunday will be observed by
services at the Congregational church.
The sermon will be delivered by Rev. c. ii.
Mckinney.
Hon. A. f. Nickerson sent the first in
voice of hay to go over the B. & A. from
Searsport, having three car loads for Bos-
ton, May 18TH
Schools were closed Monday on account
of the teachers all being in attendance at
the convention of the Waldo county teach
ers in Stockton Springs.
The many friends of W. F. Runnells of
Newburyport, Mass, are pleased to learn
that he is gaining in health during his So
jOurn in southern California.
A large crew of men are engaged in put
ting in the abutmeDts for the building of
the American Agricultural and Chemical
Co.'S Plant at Mack's Point.
L. NJ. Sargent, Jr., arrived last week from
New York to spend few days with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leander NJ. Sargent,
Mrs j. C. Nickels, Miss Blanche 7. Nick
els, Miss Virginia Thompson and maid,
Miss Fisher, who spent the winter in New
York and Philadelphia, returned home last
week.
Schr Gov. Ames finished dscharging at
the PenobScot coal dock at MackS Point
Tuesday and the Edward 7. StoteSbury
was placed under the stages Wednesday
morning.
Miss c. Blanche Whittum of Watham,
Mass, and Miss Nettie 6. Whittum of New
port, Me-, were called here last week by the
illness and death of their mother, Mrs. Mel
win NJ. Whittum.
Monday the scho0ners Prescott Palmer,
Henry o. Barrett, Frontenac, and Edward
T. Stotesbury were in port awaiting their
turn to be discharged at the PenobScot Coal
dock at Mack Point.
sch. Mary E. Palmer finished discharg-
ing coal at the Penobscot Coal Wharf Sat-
urday evening. Capt. Sweet returned to
his home and the schooner sailed Monday
for coal port in command of Capt. Sawyer
of Portland.
Daniel Magee was arrested Monday by
INSPECTOR L. w. Rich on the charge of sell
ing booze at the boarding house at Mack's
Point. He was left in the municipal court
room while the inspector placed a drunk in
the lookup and when he returned the bird
had flown and has noryet been apprehended.
Sch. Gov. Ames, Capt. King, was placed
under the stages Sunday at the Penobscot
Coal Wharf at Mack's Point. The Gov.
Ames was built in Waldoboro, Me-, in 1888,
and is considered by Searsport ship carpen-
tiers to be one of the strongest built vessels
in the United States The following Sears
porters worked on her: Master j. G. Dutch,
Peter Ward, CheSley Mathews, Nicholas
Parse, Henry Whitcomb and A. p. Went
worth.
The members of the newly organized
Searsport Band are arranging an entertain
ment for their benefit on the evening of
Memorial Day, May 3oth. The Grand
Army men have generously arranged to
have the Bradford Band remain over in
town and will assist in the concert in Union
Hall, which with other talent secured will
make an attractive program. This will be
an excellent opportunity for the people of
Searsport to lend helping hand and by
their public spirit gave to their new band
substantial financial support.
HOTEL ARRIVALS. The following out-of-
town guests registered last week at the
Searsport House: Thomas A. johnson,
Bangor James Cameron, Greenville; G. H.
Davis, Henry. F. Hunter. Belfast; c. N.
Staples, Stockton; }. W; Hanson, Portland;
W.. B. Daley, Bangor; D; R. Stuart, Mont
clair, n. j.. G. F. Holt, Rockland; John B.
Cornish, Boston; Charles F. Stone, Bangor;
L. NJ. Gown, Ellsworth; j. F. Spellman, c.
terville; G. L. harris, Bangor; D. Il.
Spauding, Watervlle; II. G. Holmes, Ash
land; 7. r. Russell, A. L. Phinney, G. A.
Hamlin, T. Berry, G. NJ. Mason, J. E. Carr
gan, B. Perrie, Bangor; j. G. Forrest, Bos-
ton; c. II. McEihinery and son, Ashland;
A. r. Charger, Stockton; J. A. McCready,
Houlton; F. F. Parkins, Standpoint; j.
Hustis, H0ulton H. P. Lane, N. L. Weston,
Boston A. b. Clark, Bangor G. H. Emery,
c. S. Hill, Boston.
The PASSING SHIP The ship E. B.
Sutton, Capt. James p Butman, now on
81,