The Republican journal., 1908-11-12
SEARSPORT.

Freeman NJ Woods of Belfast was in town
Monday on business.
James A. McDougall left Thursday for his
home in Auburn, N. Y.
Mr. B. E. Perry has moved his family to
Millinocket for the winter.
Barge Bangor sailed Saturday in tow Of the
tug Lehigh for Perth Amboy.
Sch. Lizzie Clark arrived Friday from Port
land with corn to Pike Bros.
Charles E. Treat of Rockland was in town
Tuesday calling on friends.
Mrs Eliza Meyers has gone to Bangor,
where she will spend the winter.
William Weber of Somerville, Mass, was in
town Saturday calling on friends.
Sears Lodge, l. o. o. F., will work the second
degree Friday evening, November 18th.
William B. Getchell of Augusta, Deputy
State road commissioner, was in town Friday.
Amos p Lord, shipping commissioner, has
moved into Mrs H. ]. Shute's house on Leach
street.
Walter E. Carr of Orono was in town Friday
to attend the funeral of his brother, Amos ii.
Carr.
Marshall D. Meyers of Boston was in town
Sunday visiting his brother, Capt {. ~
Meyers.
Sch. Cora F. Cressey, Capt. Haskell, was
placed under the stages at the Penobscot Coal
dock Monday
Mrs. Charles Whittier of Bangor is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. James G. Pendleton,
on Main street.
The annual Thanksgiving offering will be
taken in the Congregational church, Sunday
November 10Th.
Mrs Zylpha Doane of Harwich, Mass, is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. w. E. Grinnell, at
the Searsport House.
Charles Havener, Homer Leavitt, Chester
Bailey and Louis Bailey left Monday on hunt
ing trip in Northern Maine.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew w. Allen of Orange,
N. j., receiving congratulations on the
birth of son, Andrew Ross Allen.
C. H. Coleman Boston Superintendent of the
A. A. C. Co, at Macks Point, is in town on
business connected with the plant.
.knyvetta Lodge of Rebekahs will hold a
dance Saturday evening November 18th, IN u.
A. R. hall over Gilkey & Havener's store.
Sch. Gov Brooks, Capt. Mcleod, finished
l1ischarging FRIDAY at the Penobscot coal dock
and sailed Monday for Rockland for repairs.
Capt. f. Z. Haskell of the sch. Cora F. Cres-
sew left Friday for his home in Melrose, Mass,
to visit his family while his vessel is in port
discharging.
Mrs, Eliza S. Pattee, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Sidney M. Weber, on
Steamboat avenue, returned to her home IN
Monroe last week.
The Rockland & Rockport Lime Company S
Barge No arrived Saturday from Carteret'
n j., with 1000 tons of fertilizer for the A.
A. C. Co at Mack's Point.
Stevedore Charles Wilson of the Penobscot
Co at Mack's Point has bought the Lew
Trrndv house on Main street of A E. Trundy
and moved in last week.
Mrs N D. Hewes. who has been spending
several months with her sister, Miss Catherine
Sullivan on Water street, returned Monday to
her home il Waltham, Mass.
Barkentine Mabel l. Meyers, Capt. c. N
Meyers, arrived at Cape Jelison, from Boston
November 9Th in tow of the tug Mercury and
will load orange box shocks for Sicily.
A cordial invitation is extended to all in this
community to attend the anniversary services
Epic CHI
day morning and evening. Rev. William
Forbes Emery of Ellsworth, lately transferred
from the West Wisconsin Conference, will be
the special preacher. An offering will be re-
ceived at each service for the reduction of the
church debt.
Capt. Oscar g. Eaton of East Boston, sur
vevor of the Boston Insurance Co., arrived mere
Monday to look after the interests OF the IN
surance company on the Rockland q Rockpoft
Lime Company's barge No. 6, which struck on
Gaugway ledge in Mussleridge channel Satur-
day while in tow of the tug Fred E. Richards
from Carteret. The work of discharglng began
Sunday The steam pumps of the barge and
tug are keeping the barge free of water. The
value of the cargo is $4,000.
OBITUARY The community was shocked to
hear of the death of Amos H. Carr, which oc-
CURED at his home on Elm street November
4th, after an illness of ten days. He had been
confined to the house for week with severe
bowel trouble and Monday pneumonia OF the
most violent type developed and he passed
away Wednesday afternoon. He was born in
Searsport July 6, 1857, the son of James and
Hannah Carr. He was a cripple from birth
bv his right foot being deformed, which rem
dered him unable to do hard work. In his
youth he followed the sea as cook ofsvessels
engaged in the coastwise trade for several
wears and became master of his profession
Retiring from the sea he was employed in the
spool mills of George L. Merrill in Searsport
and Dixtield. Returning to Searsport he
worked with parties here in the harness and
shoe repairing business. For the past twelv
wears he was engaged in the boot and shoe re-
pairing business at his home on Elm stree t..
He was for several years steward OF the
Penobscot and Phneas Pendleton fire engine
companies of Searsport, and his clam and
oyster stews at the annual meetings of the
companies are we'll remembered by the mem
bers He was of pleasing personality and had
a host of friends who will learn of his demise
with regret. He leaves widow, Mrs. Susan A.
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