The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-11-19
SEARSPORT.

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trip in Northern Maine.
Hon. D. N Mortland of Rockland was il
town last week on business.
W. S. Chisholm has moved into the Trundys
house in Mechanics Hollow.
Eugene N Shute left Saturday to visit rela
tives in Burnham and Albion.
Edward Hall has returned from Caribou,
where he had been employed the past season.
Louis Bailey returned Monday from hunt
ing trip at Northeast Carry bringing home
one deer.
Sch. Lizzie Lane, Capt. A. G. Closson, arrived
Thursday from Bucksport and is hauled up for
the winter
Harold NJ Elder returned from hunting
trip in Northern Maine last Friday bringing
home two deer.
Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Mckinney and family
left Thursday for visit with relatives in Bos-
ton and vicinity.
Norman Nickerson returned last week from
a hunting trip in Northern Maine bringing
home two deer.
Mrs. Rosanna Emerson, who has been visit
ing relatives in Boston for some time, returned
home Saturday.
The dances by the Rebekahs Saturday nights
in C. A R. hall over Gilkey & Havener's store
are well patronized.
There will be a social dance Saturday even
ing, November 21st, in G. A. R. hall, with music
Nv the Rand Orchestra
LOOMS Eames arrived home Saturday from
Bangor, where he has been for month for
treatment for his eyes.
Schools in town closed Friday for a three
weeks vacation. The same teachers are en-
gagged for the next term
Mrs Hannah T. Pendleton and Miss Lunt
left last week for Redlands, California, where
they will spend the winter.
Mrs H. N Edwards of Jackson arrived Sat-
urday and is the guest of Miss Lucia W..
Edwards on Water street.
Capt Israel Closson arrived home last week
from Bangor, where his schooner, the William
Jones, is hauled up for the winter.
Capt ]. F. Peterson left Monday for Need
nam, MASS, WHERE lie Will SpCuu CAC WHICH
with his son. Ferdinand H. Peterson.
There will be no services at the Congrega-
tional Church the next two Sundays, during
the absence of Rev c. H. Mckinney.
Miss Harriet X. Weber, who has been visit
ing relatives in Providence Il. l., and Boston
the past two months, returned home Saturday.
Sch Cora F. Cressey, Capt Haskell, finished
discharging Friday at the Penobscot coal dock
and sailed Tuesday for Newport News for or
ders.
A crew of eight colored sailors arrived Tues
day from Boston for sch. Cora F. Cressey,
Capt Haskell bound to Newport News for
orders
Amos P Lord has exchanged his house lot
on Main street and cellar built the past season
for the farm of Thomas Wagner in North
Stockton.
Isaac H. Havener, of the firm of Gikey &
Havener, left Monday for Bucksport an
important mission. The cigars were put up
Monday afternoon.
Miss Alice H Wentworth, who has been
visiting her aunt Mrs. N. c. Shute, on Water
street the past three weeks, returned Saturday
to her home in Albion.
Mr. w. E. Coleman, one of the officials of the
A. A. c. Co. at Macks Point, who has been in
town the past week business, returned to
his home in Boston last Saturday.
At 500 party recently given by Capt. and
Mrs. N. F. Gilkey, Mrs. Cora E. Dow and Land
(NrippoI at the KINGS table for "a
hands, making score of about $500.
The Rockland & Rockport Lime Company S
barge No finished discharging fertilizer at
the A. A. C. Company's dock and was towed to
Rockland by the tug John T. Morrison.
A H. Blackwell of Bath, treasurer of the
Penobscot Bay Electric Co. and A. c. Hopkins
of Bucksport, superintendent of construction
of the Penobscot Bay Electric Co., were in
town Friday on business.
At hearing held at the selectmen's Office
last Friday afternoon on the petition OF the
Penobscot Bay Electric Co., the meeting was
indefinitely postponed as the petition was de-
fective the name of the town where the poles
were to be placed not appearing in the petition
Capt Oscar G. Eaton, surveyor for the Bos-
ton and North American Insurance Companies,
who has been in town the past week looking
after the interest of the companies on Rock
land & Rockport Lime Co.'S barge No. 6, which
arrived here with fertilizer in leaking con-
dition, returned to his home in East Boston by
train from Belfast last Saturday.
telegraph pole in front of the store of E.
A Buker on Main street, belonging to the
Western Union Telegraph Co., is in an unsafe
condition, The base of the pole is almost en-
tirely rotted off from the inside, leaving only
the thin outside SHE'LL which has four holes in it,
The post is so weak it is liable to topple over
at any time.
Mrs. Mary S. Clark, director of music at the
University of Wyoming, gave luncheon No
yember 4th to announce the engagement of
her daughter Helen to. Leander Sargent of
Merna, Wyoming, formerly of Searsport. Miss
Helen has been a student at the University,
but for the past year has been teaching in
Merna.
There will be Thanksgiving social by the
Calendar Club in the upper vestry room this,
Thursday, evening" November 18th, with
sale of home made candies and home produce.
You can buy all kinds of vegetables for your