The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-05-09
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

LIST for coal port
Fred Gilkey of Camden was in town May
LIST calling on relatives.
F. E. Whitcomb returned Friday from a
business trip to Boston.
Sch. Nile arrived Monday from Portland
with grain for Pike Bros.
Capt. and Mrs. E. d. P. Nickels returned
from New York last week.
Miss Hattie NJ Erskine is employed as as
sistant clerk in the post office.
DR.. G. F. Holt, optcan, of Rockland, was
at the SearSport House last week.
Coleman Bros took two salmon in their
weirs at Sears Island the past week.
Capt Albert Dix, who spent a few days
at home, left Thursday for Rockland.
Rev. R. G. Harbutt supplied the pulpit at
the Congregational church last Sunday.
Sch. Pulitan arrived Monday and is load
ing hay for A. E. Nickerson for Boston.
James b. SweetSer went to BrookSville
Saturday to attend the funeral of his wife's
sister
l. II. Havener has been engaged as clerk
by A. E. Trundy in his store in Mechanics
Hollow
son house in Belfast, which he recently
bought.
Fred Zaenski caught o. pound Goldfish
May LIST while fishing for founders off
Lanes wharf.
Stmr. American, Capt Lincoln A. Col
cord, sailed from New York, May 2nd, for
CoatZacOacos.
Henry Stephens left Monday for Midway,
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crew on the railroad.
Mrs. n c. Shute and son Austin, who
were visiting in Augusta and Pittstield, re-
turned home last week
Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Clement, who spent
the winter in Daytona, Fla, arrived home
last Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Haselton of Chelsea,
Mass, have taken rooms at Master j. Z.
Dutch's on Carver street.
Miss Lillian G. Runnells, who has been
visiting her parents, returned to Melrose
Highlands, Mass, Saturday.
Sch. Kitte Lawry, Capt. Israel Closson,
sailed Monday for Rockland with slaves
and heading from Pike Bros.
A. E. Trundy has begun work on the Gel
lar of his new house, which is to be built on
Navy street the coming season.
Rev. C. H. Mckinney will begin his
pastorate of the Congregational church here
and at the Harbor next Sunday.
Capt John W. Sweetser left last week for
New York, where he is employed as ship
keeper on the ship I. F. Chapman.
Mrs. Helen Hook, who has been the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Black, returned to
her home in Harrington last week.
Capt. ". H. Goodell has crew of car
penterS at work building piazza on the
front of his residence on Main street.
Mrs. n. D. Hewes, who has been the guest
of her sister, Miss Catherine Sullivan, re-
turned to her home in Waltham, Mass, Fri
day.
Sch Winfield s. Schuster. Capt. Crocker,
finished discharging coal at Mack's Point,
May LIST, and sailed the same day for coal
port.
William B. Palmer, Capt. McAloney, fin
iShed discharging coal at Mack's Point last
saturday and started Sunday for a coal
port.
The four masted schooner Magnus Man
son, Capt Tullock was toWed to Cape Jelli-
son last week, where her cargo of coal will
be discharged
j. F. Spellman has completed driving the
piing on the extension of the PenObscot
U0a wharf at Mack's Point and is now lay
ing the planks.
The tive-masted sch. Paul Palmer, Capt
Nrisley, arrived May 2nd with 3,30S tons of
coal for the Penobscot Coal & Wharf Co.
at Mack'S Point.
Mrs Lincoln A. Cocord, who has been
visiting her husband, Capt. l.. A. Co'cord
of the steamer American in New York, is
spending few days in Boston.
The members of the Searsport band ex-
tend thanks to Capt. F. A. Curtis, Capt. b.
F. Colcord, F. E. Whitcomb and c. 0. Saw
yer for the use of the hall in the Merrthew
block.
l. II. Havener, the local real estate brok-
er, sold two house lots last week in the Nc
Gilvery field in the western part of the viii
lage, which he purchased some time ago.
One lot to Frank A. Nye, and the other to
Roscoe n. Porter. Both are to build dwell
ing houses of two stories this season.
E. f. Haynes of Caribou, who was
drowned April 3Oth while at work on Or
near his motor boat, was well known in
Searsport, having bought shore lot at the
foot of Navy street about a year ago and
where crew of men have since been at
work building modern tWO-Story cottage,
one of the finest on PenobScot bay, fitted
throughout with all the modern improve
ments and lighted with electricity Mr..
Haynes was intending TO come here about
the first of June with his family to spend
the summer at his cottage
The American-Haw Steamship Co.
have made some recent changes in their
plans. Capt. Theodore p. Colcord of Sears
port, who was to have commanded the new
freight steamer Columbian, launched at
San Francisco, April 18th, has been trans
ferred to the command of the steamer
Maine, recently bought by the company
The Maine is a steamer of 5000 tons, 491
feet in length, IS feet beam, "a feet hold,
and was built at Sparrow's Point, Md, in
1908 She is now in London, where she is
being fitted up for the carrying of 1875 cabin
passengers in addition to her large freight
capacity. 1t is understood that Capt. Col
cord will proceed to London to take COM
mand of the steamer. The steamer when
ready for business will be put on the route
between San Francisco and Honolulu.
HOTEL ARRIVALS. The following out-of-
town guests registered last week at the
Searsport House: D. R.Stuart, Montclair,N N.
J.;Geo. A. Jack son, E. Vassalboro C. b. Nor
gan, Louisville, KY; W. T. Parker, Bangor :;
c. n. Staples, Stockton; G. H. Davis, Bel
fast; c. W. Pattee, Brunswick; H. A. Bah
bidge, Dark Harbor; Mr. and Mrs. j. A
Park, Rockland; Capt W. G. Croker, Port
land; A. E. Trundy, Millinocket; Chas
Calkins, Stockton; G. Il. Emery, Ellsworth;
j. G. Bergman, Portland; F. H. Wood,
Boston; c. b. Dexter, c. W. Rice, Bangor