The Republican journal., 1908-01-09
SEARSPORT LOCALS.


Miss Ethel N. Wentworth arrived Mon
day evening from Boston,
Mrs. Melvina Crockett has sold her farm
in Prosdect to Henry Littlefield.
See M. A. Cooks advt. in another column.
He offers bargains in many lines.
Temperature 80 above Tuesday at high
noon, with clear sky and no snow.
Can't. Nicholas Parse had serious i'll
turn Friday Friday, but is improving.
Rev. R. G. Harbutt has declined the call
offered by the church at Orleans, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Bailey are receiving
congratulations on the birth OF ten-p0und
son.
Several of our citizens took advantage OF
tile fine iceboating at Swan Lake the past
week.
Miss Esther Nj. Beach left Monday for
Medtield, Mass, where she will spend the
winter.
Thomas L. Decrow has moved from the
Pike house at Long Cove to his new house
on Porter street.
Miss Ethylind Havener returned last Sat
urday TO Boston, where she is attending the
Emerson College.
Tow h house at Long Cove to the Pike
house in the same locality.
Mrs Hattie Lufkin of Corea arrived last
week to visit her mother, Mrs. Mary "
Dodge on Main Street.
Harold Smith left Monday for Bangor,
where he will take SIX months course III
the Shaw Business College.
David w. Nickels was in town Friday and
Saturday from Millirocket, where he IS ell
gagged iu drilling artesian wells.
Capt and Mrs. z. B, Blanchard are re-
ceiyiug congratulations on the Dirth OF
daughter, Georgia Maria.
Fred Field and Reed Lowell, who spent
the holidays III town with their families,
have returned to Millinocket.
Mr.. A. J. Biather, who had spent several
weeks in Boston with his son, Fred j..
Bjather, returned home Monday.
Steamer Bay View finished discharging
coal Saturday at the Penobscot Coal dock
and sailed Saturday for coal port.
Mrs. Mary V. Dodge, who recently fell
while at work in her kitchen and dlSlocated
her right shoulder, is improving slowly.
. Miss Ethel NJ. Nichols, who spent her
vacation with her mother, Mrs. I. M.
Nichols, returned to Winthrop Saturday.
Miss Olivia McGilvery, who spent the
HOLIDAYS with her mother, Mrs. Prudence
McGilvery, returned to kent's Hill Monday
sch. Rebecca Palmer, Capt Clark, arrived
Jan. 2, from Newport News with 1886 tons
of coal to the Penobscot Coal Co. at Mack's
Point.
sch. j. Henry Edmunds arrived Friday
from Weymouth, Mass, with 4b4 tons OF
fertilizer for the A. A. c. Co. at Mack's
Point.
Rev. F. E. Merithew of Corinna was in
town last week, called here by the Illness o.
his sister, Mrs. John w. Sweetser, VINO Is
improving slowly.
Miss Lillian 6. Runnells, who passed the
holidays with her parents, Hon and Mrs
". T. {. Runnells, has returned to Meroae
Highlands, Mass
One of the largest flocks of wild geese
ever seen III this locality passed over here
Jan md, steering 5. 5. W. This is much
later than in past years.
The T. & r. Company's barge No !,
finished discharging fertilizer at the A. &
a. {. Co.'s plant at Mack's Point and was
tuWtd to Rockiand Monday.
Rupert p. Coleord, Ernest Staples,
Raeigh G. Whittier and Harold q. smart,
who spent the holiday vacation at home,
returned to kent's Hin Monday.
Charles Dorr, an employee al the Penob-
scot Goa plant, fell from the trestle work
and received severe scalp wound. lie
was attended by Dr.. . c, Pattee.
The Calendar Club of the First Congre-
gatlonal church will give the first of series
OF entertainments at Union Hall Thurs
day evening, Jan. 10th. Particulars later.
Steamer Katahdin arrived here from Ban
gor Jan. 8, 1882 on the last trip of the sea-
son that ear from that port, and the latest
on record. This year the river closed Jan
2nd.
Scott DowneS, while hauling a load of
wood from the Houston lot Jan. LIST, fell
from his team and was badly shaken,
receiving several severe bruises about his
head and body.
Capt. and Mrs 0. W. Clark of the five
masted schooner Rebecca Palmer entertain
ed at luncheon Tuesday on board his vessel,
Capt. and Mrs. n. f. Gilkey and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Frame.
Robert ". Grlnnell left Thursday for his
home in Spokane, Wash, accompanied by
his sister, Miss sara L. Ginnel. and his cou-
sin, Miss Hazel Grinnell, who will 60 to
Washington, ID. C., TO attepd school.
John Carlson, engineer on the B. & A.
railroad, moved Saturday into his new
house on Main street, which has been con-
structed the past season of concrete. This
is the first concrete house erected N Sears
port.
Baker, Carver Il Morrell of rs Front
street, New York ARE sending out their year
ly supply cf calendars. A large number
were received here last week. They have
the frigate Constitution "Old Iron Sides"
under full sail, taken as she is Durying her
lee cathead.
1t has been discovered that the barge
which was in collision with the barkeniine
Mabel l. Meyers near the Pollock Rip
Light Ship in the early part of December
belonged to the Standard Oil Co. Capt.
Movers was in New York last week in con-
Sultatlon with the agent of the Standard
Oil Co, trying to effect a settlement for the
damages to the bark,
At the annual meeting of Searsport K A.
c., held Tuesday, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: j. K.
Wentworth, IL. p. II. r. Dyer, K; John
Frame S j. A. Coson, c.. }. p. Nichols,
Sec'y; A. Ii. Nichols, Treasurer; Clifton
Whttum, {. II. John Murphy, P. S. f. A.
Nve, Il. A. c.; ". a. Colson, M. I. "; f.
| Pendleton, NJ. S. v. j. n. Pendleton, NJ.
F. V.
Friday was very dusty day on Main
street and caterpillarS were seen in several
nlaces on the Sidewalk during the after