The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-01-17
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

SDralneO one Ol HIS WIlStS ScFCACiy.
J. ]. Moore of bingham was in town
Thursday and Friday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard Shute and children
left last week to visit friends in Unity.
The bark Mabel l. Meyers, Capt. C. N.
Meyers, arrived at New York Jan. 9Th,
from Rosario.
Mrs. Clara Evans, who has been visiting
friends in Swanville the past month, ire
turned home Sunday.
Miss Harriet NJ. Erskine, who has been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Dana Dutch, in
Boston, arrived home Friday.
Miss Inez S. Dolliver, who has been visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Ella s. D0ll!yer, lett
by boat Monday for Boston.
Alexander H. Nichols has bought the
Ford cottage on Main street of the heirs OF
the late Mrs. Hannah b. Ford.
MIR. and Mrs. L. Jones are receiving con-
CALCULATIONS on the birth of daughter,
born Jan. 7th, weight 10 pounds.
FL. Biather arrived Monday from Ban
cor and was the guest of his father, A. j..
Biather, at the Searsport House.
Capt D. S. Goodel, who has been in Bel
fast at the Waldo County Hospital, return
ed last week very much improved.
Sch. Samuel B. Hubbard finished dis
charging coal Saturday at Mack's Point
and sailed Sunday for coal port.
Sch MagnuS Manson finished discharging
coal at the Penobscot Coal & Wharf Co. at
Macks Point Friday and sailed Saturday
for coal pols.
The fve-masted schooner George ?. Hud-
son, Capt. Rabbit, arrived Wednesday
from Newport News with 2, 764 tons OF coal
for the Penobscot Coal Il Wharf Co. at
Mack Point.
A. NJ. Kane, auctioneer, sold at public
auction Saturday, Jan. 18th, the real and
personal property of French Bros; Co: on
the premises in Standpoint to Fred G.
White of Belfast for $3.50
Benjamin B. Gerry, painter and paper
hanger, formerly of Searsport, now OF Cam
den, filed petition in bankruptcy in Port
land last week before Judge Hale of the U,
S. District Court. He owes $6l4 and has
no assets.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Searsport National Bank, held IN
their banking rooms Tuesday, Jan sth, the
following officers were elected for the ensu-
ing YEAR. President, F. [. PendletOn, Cash
Ter, A. II. Nichols; Asst Cashier, J. A. Col
son; Directors, f. 1. Pendleton, George F.
Smith, b. F. Colcord, W. c. Pendleton and
IA LIZ 4tlSAoiS'
At the annual meeting of Freeman Nc
Gilvery Post, No. 80, G. A. r., the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
S. V. c.; W. B. Sawyer, j. V. e.; j. A.
Coson, adjutant; E. j. Wentworth, @. NJ, (;
E. Hopkins, surgeon; F. A. Colcord, Chap
lain; j. c. Dutch, 0. D.; j. B. Sweetser, O..
G.; j. B. Ames, O. NJ. s.; A. E. Nickerson,
S. Nj; Delegate to department encamp-
4 p EarpnSnn. alternate X n,
Whitcomb. The officers will be installed
this, Thursday. afternoon.
At the annual meeting of the Searsport
Royal Arch Chapter, No. 5S. held Monday
evening, Jan 7th, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: j. E..
Wentworth, High Priest II. R. Dyer, King
Clifton Whittum, Captain of the Host (;
Chester NJ. Bailey. Royal Arch Captain; j..
P. Nichols, Secretary; A. H.. Nichols,
Treasurer, u. p Carter, First Vale j.. n.
Pendleton, Second Vale Principal SojOurn-
er, John Murphy. There will be public
installation Monday evening, Jan. 81
Following is list of the persons compos-
ing the crew of the brig I. ?. Perkins of
Searsport, which sailed from here june %,
1916, for Cuba: Welcome Gllaey Of Seats
port, master; Joseph Hatch of Wellfiaet,
Mass, first officer; John A. Orff of Bangor,
second officer; Thomas Campbell of East
port, steward Robert Clark of Bangor, FL
bridge Bowden of Sedgwick, Wilson c.
Nichols of Searsport and Joseph Wilcox of
Lubec, seamen. This list is taken from the
original copy issued at the Searsport Gus
tOmhouse June %, 1886
"a good time coming, its almost here.
long, long, long on the way. So go and tell
Elijah, to hurry up Pomp 10 meet us at the
town hall down near the pump Jan oath.
for the ladies' of the Order OF the Eastern
Star are to give one of the best entertain
ments ever offered to the public by local
talent. 1t will consist of the comedy farce
entitled, "Sister MasonS," to be followed
by the old-fashioned drama known as
"Uncle Jeremiah JudkinS Apple Bee
Don't miss it. Old folks come and renew
your youth, while the young folks laugh to
see the goat butt the buttons off.
Following is the time taken to unload
barges by the Penobscot Coal u Wharf Co..
at Mack's Point: The barge Knick ell
booker unloaded in IA hours; the Shaw
the Rutherford, 10 hours; the Bucks
Ridge, 10 hours; the Eagle Hall, hours
and so minutes the Pine Forest, 9 hours
and 10 minutes. Each of the above mem
toned barges contained over 900 tons of
coal. Some time was lost on each barge
owing to the difficulty of operating the
plant in cold weather and snow storms. 1t
Is QulCe practical TO lake OUT one OF JneSe
barges in eight hours with the two towers
HOTEL ARRIVALS. The following out
of-town guests registered last week at the
Searsport House: e. S. Hill, Boston; IL. A.
Babbage, Dark Harbor; z. A. Lee, Dark
Harbor; ii. Ii. Stetson, Houlton; A. NJ.
WILDER f. F. Pendleton, F. H. Young,
Stockton; W. H. Ennis, Boston; D.. H.
Spaulding, Naterville; b. S. Chase, C. F.
n. Staples. Stockton; e. H. Davis, S. W.
johnson, E. II. Tapley, Belfast; w. A.
Campbell, Boston; A. P. Herrick, Blue
Hill j. E. Thombs, Belfast; c. S. Gilman,
Portland; M. A. Watson, i'oston; W. S.
Foss, Belmont; C. W. Pattee, Brunswick ;
c. H. Feeling, New York; Fred Hanse-
man, Edward Shay, Roache River; G. E.
Grove, Philadelphia; II. S. Cooper, F. II.
Holland, Boston; j. j. Moore, bingham ; G.
E. Ketchum, Brooklyn; g. A. Palmer, Mon
roe; W. b. Hills, Rockland; G. E. Bowen,
Brooks; f. S. Marsh, Greenville; E. S.
Manix, w. j. Kelley, Houlton; A. W. Smp-
son, Old Town; j. L. Cumforth, Bangor.
A VETERAN OF THE ARoosTooK WAR
James Hervey Pendleton, a life long resi-
dent and one of the oldest farmers of Sears
port, celebrated his S8th birthday Sunday,
Jan. 18th. He was born in Prospect, now
Searsport, Jan. 10, 1919, the son of Green
and Ann (Park) Pendleton. j. Hervey, the