The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-01-03
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

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Sch. Nile arrived Monday from Portland
with -four and grain TO Pike Bros.
Mrs. Lillias L. Nichols left Monday for |
Boston, where she will spend the winter.
Miss Ethelyn Havener, who spent her va
cation in town, returned to Boston Thurs
day.
Pike Bros. are hauling large amount Of
stove wood to their mill yard in Mechanics
Hollow.
Miss Ethel NJ. Nichols left Tuesday for
GOrham, where she is attending the Nor
NAL school.
Misses Ethel and Eva Wood and Alfonso
Wood were in town Saturday calling on
Miss Ethel NJ. Nichols.
Miss Katherine Kneeland, who spent
Christmas with her parents, returned to
Chelsea, Mass, Friday.
Miss Elizabeth Nickels is at home from
Mortified Academy and is with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Nlckels.
DR.. Irving Pendletop, who has been visit
ing his parents, Capt. and Mrs. f. L. ZEN
dletOn, returned to Lewiston Friday.
The many friends of DR.. Sumner c. Pat
tee were pleased to have him resume his
practice here after his severe illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Kneeland, who
have been visiting relatives in town, re-
turned to their home in Maiden, Mass, last
week.
The barge Rutherford with 1907 tons of
coal was discharged Saturday at Mack,S
Point, to be followed by the barges Eagle
Hill and Pine Ridge.
DR.. and Mrs. Sidney b. Sargent, who
have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. +. A.
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West Newton, Mass.
John White CT Bangor was in town last
week and bought team-horses to work IN
the woods OF E. A. Sargent, w. h. Grlnnell
and Geo. W. Partridge.
George A. Bowen has sold his half inter-
est in the Searsport House livery stable to
his partner, Capt. William X. Gllkey, VINO
is now sole proprietor.
Prof. Frederick r. Sweetser, who spent
Christmas with his mother, Mrs. Susan l..
Sweetser, returned to his home in New
London, Ct, last week.
with an attack of rheumatic fever, was
taken to the Waldo County Hospital at Bel
fast Dec. 26th, for treatment.
James E. and Leander NJ. Sargent, Jr.,
who have cattle ranches in Daniels, Wy
Omipg, arrived last week to visit their par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Sargent.
Rupert P. Colcord and Charles c. Havener,
who have been spending their vacation IN
town, returned Tuesday to Kent's Hill,
where they are attending school.
Miss Ethel NJ. Dodge, who has been visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Mary V. Dodge, left
Saturday for Stratford, n H., where she is
engaged to teach the winter term OF school.
Miss Irene NJ. Sullivan, who has been
spending her vacation with her mother,
Mrs R. F. Sullivan, returned Monday to
Bridgewater, Mass, where she is attending
school.
Takers of water of the Searsport Water
Company are requested to call on ). W.
Black, president of the company, at his
office, and settle for the quarter ending Jan.
/, 1907.
Henry Pierce and family have moved into
the basement of the George w. Partridge
house on Steamboat avenue, and Gordon q.
Ausplund and family have moved into the
upper tenement.
Miss Lillian G. Runnells, who has been
visiting her parents, Hon. and Mrs w. e..
T. RunnellS, left Tuesday for MelIoSe High
lands, Mass, where she is d teacher in one
of the public schools.
Sch Henry W. Cramp, Capt McKown,
sailed Monday for coal port via Rockland,
where she will take on some new SparS to
replace some lost on the passage from New
port News to Searsport
Capt. b. F. Colcord, representative-elect
of the class composed of SearSport, Stock
ton, Swanvile, Waldo and Islesboro, left
Tuesday for Augusta to be present at the
opening of the legislature.
Miss Grace Whittum, who has been the
guest of her parents, MI. and Mrs. NJ. M.
RI NaWport SATURDAY.
where she is employed as operator in the
Western Union Telegraph office.
At the annual meeting of the Congrega-
tiona church society, held Dec. 29th, the
following officers were elected for the enSu-
ing year: A. j. NickerSon, c. E. Adams, B.
f. Colcord, parish committee q. A. Adams,
clerk and treasurer.
One of the largest coal trains ever hauled
out of the Mack'S Point coal dock went out
Friday. 1t consisted of as cars, each car
containing IS tons for the Great Northern
Paper Co. at Millinocket The train was
hauled by two large locomotives.
Sch. Twilight of Passport, laden with
2.2OObushels of corn for Pike Bros, filled at
the wharf Wednesday night. The cargo
was quickly sold out at SOC bushel. The
boiler for the Searsport Electric Light Com
pany, which was IN deck, was safely land
ed without damage.
The insurance has been rerated in Sears
port. The rate on dwelling houses is one
Der cent. for four years This went into
effect Dec. 18th. The rate on commercial
houses has been reduced from 10 to 30 per
cent. according to the business. This went
into effect Dec. 2Sth. Insurance men were
in town some time ago and made an inspec-
ton of the hydrant system and fire appara-
tus which caused a rerating.
The first of series of card parties to be
given for the benefit of the order of the
Eastern Star, was held at the home of Mr..
and lIrs. John Frame, Monday evening,
Dec. 31st. Unfortunately the rain prevent
ed many from attending, although gOOdly
number of about thirty, not willing to sacri-
fee good time, were present and felt more
than veil paid for their efforts. The hOspi-
talitv of Mr. and Mrs. Frame deserve spec
ial mention. About five dollars was netted
for the order.
HOTEL ARRIVALS The following out |
of-town guests registered at the SearspOrt
House last week. G. Ii. Davis, Belfast; A |
NJ. WILDER, Stockton; Fred Smith, East
Bradford George A. Andrews, Rockland !; |
c. H. Staples, f. T. Pendleton, Stockton |
D. w. Brown, John White, Bangor; Fred |
A. Tibbetts, Belfast; G. E. Carey, Rock |
land: r. T. Davis, Bangor; Charles b. |
Stevens, Houlton; Dana Brown, Bangor
H. A. Babbage, Dark Harbor; f. L. Holmes,
Belfast; F. W. Coombs, Bangor; A. R. |
Hardwick, Portland; I'll. Perrie, II. II. Stet- |
son. Samuel L. White, Bangor; F. NJ. Sta |
nleS u FultZ Charles Card, Belfast: w |