The Republican journal., 1907-03-07
SEARSP0RT LOCALS.

Ii. c. Buzzell, Esq, spent Sunday in
Monroe.
Rev. and Mrs. 7. P. Williams left last
week to visit friends in Winslow
Monthly contribution at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday, March 10th.
Rev. Robert G. Harbutt and family ar
rived Sunday on steamer Golden Rod from
Castine.
j. Fl. Montgomery, who has been in Ban
gor for several days, returned home
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert n Colcord are re-
nine-pound son.
There were no services at the Congrega-
tiOnal church last Sunday, as Rev. 7. P.
Williams was absent
Edward c. Marden of Swanville has
bought Union Lodge cottage at Swan Lake
OF Searsport parties
Laurence Hamilton, fireman on the B. &
A. road, has moved into the l.. NJ. Sargent
tenement on Main street.
The warrant for the annual town meet
ing to be held Monday, March 18th, is post
ed and contains SO articles.
Mrs. Walter L. Mathews and daughter
Dorothy left Thursday for Everett, Mass,
where they will reside in the future.
Miss M. Eva Griffin, teacher of the Eden
Urinary school, returned home by train,
Saturday evening for a short vacation.
Capt. Theodore =. Colcord arrived Satur-
day evening and is spending a few days
with his sister, Miss Hannah c. Colcord.
John NJ. Nichols of Portland, who was in
town to attend the funeral of the late
Daniel Y. Mitchell, returned home last
week.
The I. S. revenue cutter Woodbury. was
IN port Thursday morning breaking pass
age way through the thin ice around the
Penobscot Coal Companies wharf.
j. }. Moore and Martin Connolly OF Bos-
ton arrived Sunday to repair the water
Main which burst Saturday morning near
Long Cove.
Capt. John Cl0sson fell through trap
door at his residence last week and was
quite severely bruised Capt. Closson is 80
years of age and his many friends hope for
speedy recovery.
The convention of the "Old Maids Matri-
monal Club" which was to have been
given in Union hall this, Thursday, even
ing has been postponed until Tuesday even
ing, March 18th.
Martin Connolly arrived from Boston
Sunday and repaired the break in the water
main at Long Cove Monday forenoon, re-
turning to his home in Boston on the 1926
train the same day.
Sch Northland finished discharging coal
at the Penobscot Coal Co.'S wharyes at
Mack'S Point Wednesday and was lowed
down the eastern bay Thursday by the U.
S. revenue cutter Levi Woodbury..
Frank Z. Nye of Monroe has bought the
fIrrr1 TT, l,1yi Of prna "A
will move here and continue in the furni-
ture and undertaking business in the store
now occupied by Mr.. BrOckway. MIR. Nye
has rented the residence of Mrs. Il. Z. Gil
key on Main street and will go to house
Keeping at an early date.
The four masted schooner Sycamore,
Capt. Tretfrey, from Newport News for
searsport with coal for the Penobscot Coal
and Wharf Co at MackS Point, which put
into Boothbay with loss of head sails,
was towed here Feb. 9th by the tug Bis
marck and locked at Mack's Point. She
finished dscharging saturday noon.
Ice formed in the bay and the harbor was
completely sealed over Thursday night.
Saturday the weather moderated, and the
thin ice soon weakened and Sunday morn
ing the steamers Golden from CaStine had
no difficulty in landing at the steamboat
wharf. Sunday night the strong eastelly
WIND broke the Ice up and compie tely
cleared the harbOr ana bay, it is hoped for
the last time this winter
Capt. TreHrey Of the four-masteJ sch.
Sycamore, which discharged coal here last
week, met several of his Old friends while
here, having sailed with Capt. Andrew s.
Pendleton as first officer in the bark Emma
I. Crowel, also with Capt. James W PEN
deton in the ship Mary l.. Cushing. He
was first officer with Capt c. f. Carver in
ship Charles Il. Flint, bound from New
DIX to Japan with oil, and which was
burned off the coast of Brazil.
HOTEL ARRIVALS. The following out
of-town guests registered last week at the
gaikins, Frank Martin, A. Nj. Niber,
Stockton L. NJ McGown, Ellsworth: j. C.
Pllsbury, H. G. Buzzel, Bangor; f. c.
Iendleton, Stockton; Mr., and Mrs. W. f.
GGooding, MapIeton; Willis Cunningham,
Pa,ssadumkeag; S. H.. Spaulding, Water
vile; G. Ii: Davis, Belfast; II. H. Stetson,
Houlton; D. F. Constantine, Bangor; F.
Allll1tt, Houlton; c. A. Maynard, Boston:
). c. Barstow, Bangor, L. A. Weber,
Portland c. n. Staples, stockton; NJ. L.
Robinson, Bangor; E. L. Soule, Portland;
5. Ii. Young, Stockton F. C. Vickery, Ban
gor; +. {. Fink, Detroit Mich J. J.
Moore, bingham Martin Connolly, Boston
Capt Lincoln A, Colcord, first officer of
the steamer American, arrived last week
from New York and spent few days with
his family, returning Monday to New York
He has been promoted to the command of
the steamer, which will be employed on the
line between New York and Coatzacoalcos
Capt. Theodore P. Colcord, the former com
mander of the American, will go overland
to San Francisco to take comma2 d of the
new steamer Columbian, now under con-
struction at the Union Iron Works for the
Americana Hawaiian Steamship Co. This
makes six Searsport captains who are en-
ployed as commanders in this line of
steamers. They are Capt Charles NJ.
Nichols, steamer Mexican, 1000; Capt
Theodore P. Colcord, steamer Columbian,
1000 tons; Capt. Joseph D. Sweetser,
steamer Californian, 5000 tons: Capt
Lincoln A. Colcord, steamer American,
5000 tons, Capt James b. Parse, steamer
0regonian, 5000 tons; Capt. Joseph F.
Nichols, native of Searsport now a resi-
dent of Bucksport, steamer Alaskan, IL 200
tons. Capt. James B. Parse. Capt
Lincoln A. Colcord and Capt. Joseph D.
Sweetser will be employed on the Atlantic
side and Capt Charles NJ. Nichols, Capt
Theodore P. COlcord and Capt Joseph F.
Nichols will be employed on the Pacific
coast.