The Republican journal., 1907-02-28
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

spending few days in town with friends.
Mrs. Charles Mitchell of Bangor was in
town last week, the guest OF Mrs. M. 3
Dodge.
MIR. II. C. Pratt, principal of the free High
school, returned to his home in Lewiston
Friday.
f. j. Bailey of Monroe was in town Sat,
urday, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram
Bailey.
DR.. William Waters of EOston arrived
Saturday to attend the funeral OF his uncle,
Daniel Y. Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs Dodge of New York were
in town Saturday to attend the funeral OF
Daniel Y. Mitchell.
Prof. E. w. Hall of Waltham, Mass, was
in town last week tuning the organ OF the
First Congregational church.
Rev. and Mrs. T. P. Williams, who have
been visiting in MachiaS for several days,
returned home Thursday.
Henry B. Black of Everett, Mass, arriv-
ed Friday TO attend the funeral of his
mother, Mrs. Maria K. Black.
H. Z. Buzzel, Esq, has his law office fit
ted up in the Leach block on Main street
and began business last week.
Harry Weber of Beverly, Mass, was in
town Sunday to attend the funeral of his
grandmother, Mrs. Maria Il. Black.
John Il. Montgomery is in Bangor for a
few DAYS and benson Mcclure is cerking
at the drug store during his absence.
l. II. Havener has completed his new
house On Warren street and Capt Elmer
Webster moved into the house Tuesday.
Hon. and Mrs. w. G. I. Runnells, who
have been confined to the house with the
grip for the past three weeks, are improving
slowly.
Mrs Sarah Small, who was called here by
the death of her mother, Mrs. Louisa s..
Bean, returned to her home in Stonington
last week.
Mr.. E. c. Roberts and Miss Lottie
Roberts of Sherman Mills, visited at the
home of their uncle, Capt w. a. Griffin, a
few days last week.
Miss Mary c. Plummer, who has been the
guest OF Mrs. Charles Nj. Nichols the past
few weeks, returned to her home in North
Searsport Friday.
Capt. Nathan F. Glkey, of sch. James w.
Paul, Jr., who has been spending several
days with his family, returned to New
York Saturday by. train.
MI and Mrs. j. A. Teuney of Houton,
accompanied the remains of Mrs. Maria K.
BLACK from hOultOu FRIDAY anu were III dl-
tendance at the funeral Sunday.
Edward w. Gilkey has severed his con-
nection with c. 0. Sawyer and entered the
service of his father, Capt. William K. Gil
key, al the SearSport House stable.
The steamer Oregonian, Capt James b.
Parse, sailed from New York Feb. 20, for
first of the large freighters to sail on the
new line between New York and this port.
Those who predicted last week that the
back bone of winter had been broken found
out saturday and Sunday that part of the
spinal column was still left and doing bust
ness as usual.
A j. Biather returned Monday from the
Waldo County Hospital, where he had been
for medical treatment, very much improved
i'll health and praises his treatment at the
hospital very highly.
Capt. and Mrs. Clarence \. Meyers and
daughter Violet left last week Tor New
York, where Capt MeyerA bark, the Mabel
/. Meye has completed loading a cargo of
lumber for Montevideo.
Workmen have been engaged for the past
week i'll placing The engine ior the electric
light plant on It's foundation in their build
Ing in Mechanics Hollow. 1t is expected
to have the plant in operation By the middle
of March.
The steamer Chippewa, Capt Charles C.
Me- lure, of the Alaska Steamship Co.,
which has had new boilers put in anu been
thoroughly reftted, sailed from New York
Feb. 18th on her long voyage to Seattle,
Wash, by the way of the Straits of Magel-
Ian.
Sch. Sycamore, Capt Trefrey, from New
port News for SearSpOrt, was at anchor off
Boothbay harbor with her head sails gone
L.,.,
tons of coal for the Penobscot Coal &
Wharf Co. at Mack's Point and will be
t0wed here by tug Bismarck,
Mr. A. L. Lane, general agent of the
Great Northern Paper Co. of Boston, whose
mills are located in Millinocket, arrived
Thursday and is looking after the interests
of the four-masted schooner Northland
which is dscharging coal at the Penobscot
Coal and Wharf Companies dock at Mack 5
Point,
Sch. Northland, Capt. Wheeler, arrived
Saturday in tow of the tug Bismarck, hav-
ing been picked up down the bay. She
was from Newport News with 2,670 tons of
-coal for the Penobscot Coal & Wharf Co.,
ing began Sunday. The coal will 20 to the
Great Northern Paper Co. at Millinocket.
An Italian laborer was severely injured
Al lue lain odu Shiu az 1AeACh Wv .'o
Saturday He was found laying on the
snow badly bruised and was supposed to
have been hit by a car which was hauling
snow out of the yard He was to have been
taken to The Waldo County General Hospi-
tai in Belfast, but died before reaching
there.
The alarm of fire during the high wind at
O'Clock Monday afternoon was caused
by slight fire at the house Of Henry
McCaSlin, formerly the residence of Capt.
George W. ColSOn, on the ROulStOne road
about mile and half from the village. A
small place was burned in the roof of the
main house. The fire was extnguished be-
fore help arrived from the village.
The extreme cold weather Saturday
night-the temperature ranging from Is to
"a below zero aud no Wind-froZe the har-
Dor and bay completely over. The strong
wind from west southwest Sunday night
broke the ice up. The wind then changed to
the northwest Monday and blew from that
quarter in heavy squalls through the day
and night, completely clearing the harbor,
which has not been closed to navigation
throughout the winter. The City of Rock
land arrived on time Saturday forenoon
and proceeded for BuckSport, but returned
to Belfast on account of the heavy ice in the
Narrows.
The event of the week will be the Conven
ton of the Old Maids Matrimonial Club
They will appear in more striking costumes
with more classical talent and more bril-
liant wit than when they last met in Unior
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