The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-30
SfARSPORT LOCALS.

Miss Maude b. COlcOru Vi OToho was III
town Tuesday.
Walter E. Towers has moved into the A.
E. Trundy house on Main street.
John o/nes of Winterport has moved
into the Leroy D. Lttefed house on Elm
street.
Miss Gufda C. Homer spent Sunday with
her Parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Homer, in
Bucksport.
Mrs E. L. Savory, who has been spending
a few months in Daytona, Fla, arrived
home Saturday.
Capt. and Mrs f. d. P. Nickels attended
the funeral of Capt. James p. Showers at
Standpoint Jan. Dist
James Ii. Carr has reopened the cafe, the
"Graves End" at Mack's Point, which had
been closed for the past two months.
John j. Moore of the Searsport Water Co.
was in town last week, en- route from Mil
liuocket to his home in bingham, Mass.
Sch. Paul Palmer, Capt. Allen, finished
dischargng coal at the Penobscot coal dock
Friday and sailed the same day for coal
port.
sch. Kittie Lawry, Capt. Israel Closson,
finished loading Saturday with dry hard
wood at Pike Bros. mill for Rockland
parties.
Sch. Prescott Palmer, Capt. Carlisle, sail
ed Thursday for Rockland, where she Will
haul up on account Of the low freight rates
on coal.
LEROY ID. Llttlefeld finished cutting ice
on Opeechee stream Tuesday, January 21st,
having completed filling his ice houses on
Pike avenue.
Sch. Dorothy Il. Barrett, Capt. Irwin, ar
rived Sunday from Newport News with
1891 tons of coal to the Penobscot Coal Co.,
at Mack's Point.
Mrs. Joseph D. Sweetser left last. week
for Brooklyn, n Y, for visit with her
husband, Capt. Joseph D. Sweetser Of the
steamer Hawaiian of the American
Hawaiian line.
We are glad to learn that Mrs. Mary "
Dodge, who went to the Emerson Hospital
about two weeks ago for treatment with
dslocated shoulder, has had the bone reset
and is improving.
The concert aud dance given by the Sears
port Band, January 23rd, was we'll patronlz-
ed Excellent music was furnished by the
band, which speaks well for it, considering
the short time it has been organized.
Capt William W. Sargent, who died in
Grinnell, Iowa, Jan. 9th, commanded dur
ing his sea-faring career out of Searsport,
the bark S0ioman Piper and the briggs MAR
cia and Grand Turk The latter vessel was
caps2ed and lost by him i'll hurricane in
Abe Gulf stream, the crew having very
lIarrua@ escape.
Dhper.s corner. William Adams OF
sa,4m, Mass, Is visiting his friends, Mr..
aud Mrs Harry F. Farnham. at the
81 hapins. PEW III. j. Matthews, Geo. f.
Chaplin and T. d. Nickerson i1lled their ice
houses last week.. Granite Grange has
been invited to spend the evening Feb. list
with Morning Light Grange, Monroe.
George L. Merrill of Dixield was in town
last week for the purpose of installing the
Ulcers Of Mariners Lodge. large num-
Der was il attendance and it was pronounc-
ed one Of the best installation services the
lodge has had for years. Mr. Merrill is one
Uf the Oldest Past Masters and has always
taken great interest in this, his home lodge.
George y. Bowen, while at work in the
Field store ON Main street last week, found
il sample horse shoe with the name Ii. W.
Towe stamped on the heel of the shoe.
The shoe had never been used and was
made by MIR. Towle, IL finished black smith
Of Searsport and brother to the late Robert
W, Tpwle, a former well-known tailor Of
Seafsport. Mr. Towle moved from Sears
port to the west in the late 40'S, where
some of his sons are still residing
The members of Anchor Chapter, 0, Z. S.
No l52, wish to take this opportunity to ex-
press their appreciation Of the work accom-
plished during the past eighteen months by
the retiring Worthy Matron, Annie Ii.
Frame, for the benefit Of the chapter in all
its departments. Mrs. Frame took the pO-
sition at the time of the commencement,
and it is through her efforts that the chap
ter now holds it's place and it is safe to say
that every member will voice these few
words of cOmmendation.
Starl Crowley of Toledo, O., who is max
ing tour of the United States on foot,
passed through SearSport, Jan. 21st. lie is
walking for purse of $4,000. Crowley left
Toledo, o, his starting place Oct 18th, and
had walked 1000 miles up to the present
time He walks from IS to 90 miles day.
The limit for his return to Toledo will be
June, 1910. He earns money by selling post
cards and other things that he carries i'll
bag strapped about his shoulders, and found
a ready sale for many of these articles while
in Searsport
HOTEL ARRIVALS. The following out
of-town guests registered at the Searsport
House last week Mrs. A. L. Mudgett, Mrs.
f. Pattengil, Belfast; j. J. Moore, Boston;
Geo. l.. Merrill, Dxfeld; Estes A. Hill, =.
A. Feeling, New York; w. R. Clifford, F.
A. Tibbett:, Belfast; Charles Sawyer, Ban
gor; f. E. Burns, Portland; W. NJ. Berry,
Stockton f. b. Moore, Bangor; w. G. Sea-
yey. Caribou; A q. Snow, Frankfort; {. L.
Bailey, j. f. Connolly, S. L. Harris, Ban
gor; q. f. Arno, Philadelphia; Ii. H. Dor
sey, Boston, W. h. Hills, Rockland, f. l..
Dixon, Bangor A. G. Gushing, Boston.
Observation-Disclosures There was