The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-09
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Nelson Curtis of Monroe was in town last
week visiting relatives.
Misses Edna and Shirley Carter were at
narE Hsrhor last week visiting friends.
Selden E. Eaton left Tuesday ioT t1e
Sailors Snug HarbOr. New brlghton' ~ -
Mrs. Jennie Roberts and family arrlv sea
Tnasdav from Somerville, Mass, for the
summer.
DIR. and Mrs. Sidney B. Sargent OF Mest
Nawton- Mass. are rejoicing over the plr1h
of son.
Mrs W. H. Mason and daughter, Mrs.
n Ames. arrived by train from Boston
Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert n. Colcord are re,
,a;r;n% co. nnnoratnlations on the birth OF an
eleven-pound son.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Carr OF Oronp
snent the Fourth with Mr.. ana MIS- a. L.
Carr on Elm street.
"A Wentworth went to SandyPoinI1t
Monday to build a cottage 1or heV' d. -
Merrill of Skowhegan.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Smith of Asnlahu
were in town last week, the guests Oh MI
and Mrs. III. e. Holiness
! F. Wheaton, the Main street Ma I'd. Nc
man. was called to Patten Saturday ny 'he
serious illness of his father.
Mrs. Cecil Pain and daughter vlrgl ME
arrived Friday from Bath anu are "' MI
and Mrs. L. NJ. Sargent s.
William B. Ford and family OF Melro ST
Mass, arrived Friday and are WIFI MI D. w.
II. blanchard on Main street,
lamas n. Duncan is in charge OF the parry
,oatinG the survey in township NO. l. OWL
ed by the Great Northern Paper 70
Mr. and Mrs. E. &. Billings, who have
haan snending several days in town, retul IL
cd To their home in Lynn, Mass, MoluaS'
MIR and Mrs, Levi D. Crook and dausn-
tsr Doris of brewer are spending le"
,raalLs at their cottage on Pleasant IolhV'
Sch. Gov Brooks, Capt Mckown, al ar ','i
sunday from Norfolk with 43l0 IONS VI Cott'
~ +ba pannhscot Coal Co. at Mack's Polhl'
Mrs. r. w. Barker and son and MIS- :, -,
HAYWOOD of fresque Isle are Spet to, sf.eat
weeks at Mrs. y. q. Shute's on water s'ieo''
Cant. and Mrs Albert n. Blanchard ana
children arrived thursday lioin ni o"jls in
\ Y. and will spend seVeral "eeA' ~
town.
Mrs. D. ". Nickels and daughter Eliz a.
~ ~, Who has been attending school at
oe1.I va Va Mass. arrived Thursday from
y
Boston.
Peter Ward is the champion potato raiser
:, Saarsnort having had mess u wen
darotnnad tnbers on the fourth oi Ihls
month.
no,dav WAS the hottest day OF the season
So the thermometer standing W IN tlle
sbaSa for four hours during the mlddle VI
the day.
n, p p Nichols and son Jack arrived
Erid.l from Northampton, Mass. aiiu ai e
the CHESTS of Mrs. l.. l.. NICHOLS oh ""'0A
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Hayford OF
prnsnup Sic we're in town several days ldSU
go the euests Of Mrs. Z. 7. Ferguson on
Park street.
Tho receipts at the last entertainment
;-ar, nv the Calendar Club OF the Gong =,
eationai church, June 18th, at Union Ian
were S41.26.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Dow OF Chicago
arrival last week and were the guests Vi
Mrs. Cora E. Dow on Main street. 1hey
returned home Tuesday.
Rarge Bee arrived Friday from Perrin AM AM
hoy in tow of the tug lrVlnglon, Win lo-1 s
IONS of anthracite coal to the IenopscoI
Coal Co. at Mack 5 Point.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. kneeland and
daughter PHYLLIS arrived saturday from
RoSfon and are the guests OF oapV anu =" D.
Frank A. Curtis on Park street.
Miss Angeine NJ Carver left Tuesday 1or
Mountain View, Calf, where she VIII WISH
three months with her aunt, MIS- 1ohh W.
McGilvery, formerly OF oearspo'''
NJ H. Cook, who is employed by Webster,
Thomas * Co., wholesale grOcers on Chat-
ham street, Boston, spent the rouith III
to
Mr. and Mrs George L. Merrill and two
obiIaren arrived last week from Dlxheld,
have opened their house on Main street,
and will spend several weeks III town.
Mr.. Willard j. Carr of Dexter arrived on
the q AZ train Monday morning and ldentl-
fed The remains of the woman picked up on
Mosman's ledge Sunday as his mother.
President F. W. Cram of the Bangor d
Aroostook railroad with party OF ten s,an-
gOr gentlemen arrived at Mack PolnI MOI
day afternoon and lunched at the oeai spoi'
House.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Blake of Yokohama
japan, arrived Monday and are WISHING
relatives and friends in town MI. anu
Mrs, Blake leave today, Thursday, on ii
business trip to London, England.
Alta Democratic class convention held at
linton Hall, June 3Oth, Walter +. 1ruudy
of Stockton Springs was nominated as IA
candidate for representative 10 the lesls-
latnre for the class composed OF the towns
of Searsport, Stockton Springs, Prospect,
SWanyille, Waldo and lslesboro.
Alta Republican class convention held at
Inion Hall July 1st, Albert I. Nlckerson
was nominated as candidate for represen-
tatiye to the legislature for the class com
pOsed of the towns of SearSport, Stockton,
Prospect, Swanville, Waldo and lslesboro.
The alarm of fire Saturday forenoon at
1910 was caused by a blaze on the stable at
the residence of Mrs. Clara b. Eyre on
Union street. The rapid work of the tire
department soon put out the blaze with
slight damage. The fire is supposed to have
started by fire cracker thrown on the ROOT
of the stable.
Rebecca, widow of the late Capt Edward
McGrath, died July 9TH in North Vassal-
boro, aged "a years. Funeral services were
held at the residence of her brother, F. ii.
Park, in Searsport Tuesday, and the inter
ment was in ElmWood Cemetery. Capt.
Edward McGrath was well known ship
master of Searsport in the tftleS and COM
mander of the ship Ocean Traveller, built
in Belfast. He died in New Orleans in
1655 and his remains are inferred in Elm
wood Cemetery.
The Fourth of July passed off very quiet
ly here. The celebration opened in the
early morning by the firing of caDnons,
ringing of bells, bombs and hrecrackerS.
An alarm of fire at 1890 a. m. was soon
axtinpuished Boat races at 13O p. M.