The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-07-18

buildings for the American Agricultural 4
Chemical Co. of New York are in cnurS,
of construction.
Mrs. A. A. jackson, son Arthur ant
daughter Evelyn, and Miss Ruth Morrison
Of Minneapolis, arrived Saturday from Ev
erett, Mass, and are at the PendletOn home
stead on Main street.
Steamer Bay Port finished dischargfnl
coal at the Penobscot Coal & Wharf Com
pany's pier at Mack's Point Friday ant
sailed the same day with the barge Britain
mia in tow for coal port.
The house of Edward O. Bailey was total
ly destroyed by fire last Monday evening
The family were absent at the time. TIT
house was situated miles north of tn
village on the North SearspOrt road.
was insured for $3.50.
Capt. Frank E. Curtis of the steamer
OregOnian made flying trip Monday on {
visit to his parents, Capt. and Mrs. Franz
A. Curtis, returning Tuesday to New York
where his steamer is loading for COatza
c0alcOs.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Felker have the
sympathy of the entire community in the
death Uf their son, Norman Felker, who
passed away July 9th after an illness Of
five days. Funeral services were held
Wednesday,, conducted by Rev. Michael
Andrews. The interment was in the vii.
lage cemetery.
Capt Peterson of sch. Lucinda Sutton,
now in port, was second officer with Capt
Charles A. Whittier in the bark Edward
Cushing, which was abandoned at sea
March 10, 1898, on the passage from Port
Williams, N. S., to Havana. Capt. James
B. Parse, now of the steamer Virginian,
was the first officer. All hands were res
OIL and landed at a ntipua r N 7
Robert Hchborn died July 18th after a
painful illness of several weeks. He was
the only son of the late Capt. Geo. W. and
is survived by his mother and one sister,
Miss Emma NJ. Hichborn. Funeral services
were held at his late home Sunday, con-
Quoted by Rev. Harry Hill. The interment
was in the village cemetery.
The following isstaken from a Boston
paper of November, 1889: "The ship A. j.
Fuller, Capt. Theodore P. Colcord, sailed
from Liverpool Oct Goth for New York. In
latitude alps longitude 81 west, $50 miles
of Sable island, on Nov. Goth rescued the
passengers and crew from the burning
Hull, Eng, SO persons all told, and landed
them at New York"
Andrew Gibson of Liverpool, Eng, ar
Capt. Phineas Pendleton on Main street
Mr.. Gibson is the only son of the late
Andrew Gibson, the millionaire ship broker
of Liverpool. Mr.. Gibson seniors office
was the headquarters for SearspOrt ship
masters back in the eighties, when there
were about twenty-four Searsport ship
masters engaged in the San Francisco and
Liverpool trade.
On account of the shallow water at Sears
port and Northport Wharves it has been
necessary to withdraw the Camden from
care of for the present by the City of Rock
land, which makes three and half trips
per week. The wharf at SearspOrt, which
is owned by the company, will be lengthen-
ed at once and that at Northport will be
attended to as soon as practicable. Supt.
Sherman of the Bangor division is quoted
as saying: "The Eastern S. S. Co. is build.
ing another boat like the Camden and if
the wharves are not big enough for these
boats to land the public can rest assured
that the company will see that suitable
wharves are built. \ new freight house
has just been completed at Searsport and
when the wharf has been extended that
wharf will be equal to any on the route
Prof. George D. Pettee of Cleveland, Ohio,
who has cottage on the shore at Searsport,
started Wednesday morning, July 10th, for
short paddle around the shore in canoe.
He had not gone far when his paddle broke,
and having nothing with which to control
the canoe it was carried out into the bay by
the strong northwest wind. Getting into
the bottom of the canoe by constant bailing
with a shoe he managed to keep af1oat until
the canoe landed on Dice's Head. He went
at once to Castine and telephoned his peo-
Pile of his safety and came to Belfast in the
aff m Rn1
story was current in Belfast after Prof. Pet
tees arrival there; but he has since denied
through the Bangor Commercial that he
was in need of help during his trip. He
was seen by the steamer Ruth, which
changed her course to render assistance if
needed, but it was not asked for.
HOTEL ARRIVALS. The following out-of-
town guests registered last week at the
Searsport House. G. H. Davis, Relfast; c.
n. Staples, Stockton; D. B. Stuart, Mont
clair, n. j.; E. F. Pendleton, Frank Young,
Stockton; W. R. Gordon, A. A. Robinson
and wife, Harold A. Robinson, Marian
Robinson, Bangor; n. NJ. Howard, Camden
L. Ii. Burton, b. B. Black, Bangor; W. A.
Root, Winthrop; 7. Moore, bingham; Mr..
Reynolds, New York; S. Cooper, Boston
j.. r. Hatch, Bangor; J. A. McCue and
wife, Boston; Sam Norris, Bangor; T. S.
DennisoD, Boston; w. II. johnson, Nor
folk, Va. Fred Fisher, Boston; Patrick II
Dunn, Brewer; S. II. Seavey, Hartford; C.
P. Cleaves, Winthrop; J. II. Moore and
wife, Hartford; }. j. Moore, Boston H. l.
Robbins, Miss Fannie Parr, j. Ii. Mosher,
Jr., New York John Durrell, Boston; L.
H. Hayden, Bangor; John Farrell, F. J.
Biather, II. E. Biather, Boston.
OBITUARY. The community was sadden.
ed to hear of the death of Norman H. Eel
ker which occurred July 10th at his home in
the Porter district, aged IA years, months
and days. He had been great sufferer
and bore his suffering with that patience
which he had shown all through his Attic
ton. Every effort was made to restore
him to health, but without avail, and he
passed quietly to his heavenly home He
leaves to mourn his loss father and moth.
er, Mr.. and Mrs Herbert II. Felker, broth.
or, Ralph, and sister, Mrs Florence Moore,
besides host of friends. The funeral SER
vices were held at his late home Friday at 2
p. m. and were largely attended. Rev.
Michael Andrews spoke words of comfort
to the bereaved relatives and friends Some
fine selections were sung by Mrs. Frank
Studley, Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Porter and
Foster Small. The floral offerings were
profuse and beautiful, including a pillow
from his teacher and schoolmates of the
high esteem in which he was held.
The first game of base ball in Searsport
with an outside team was played July 4,
1874, on the grounds north of Union school
hat