The Republican journal., 1909-06-10
SEARSPORT..

Boston.
The schools in Searsport will close Friday,
June 18th.
George B. Putnam arrived last week from
Detroit, Mich.
W. R. Gilkey has put public carriage on
the street for the summer.
Louis P. Bailey has been spending a few
days at Swan Lake, fishing.
Ground was broken last week for the George
A. Carver Public Library.
Sch. American Team, Capt. Israel Closson
sailed Tuesday for New York
A new sidewalk is being laid to the steam.
boat wharf on Steamboat avenue.
Miss Guida c. Homer of Bucksport was in
town last week, calling on friends.
There will be game of base ball at Mosman
Park Saturday, June 18th, at Up. m.
Mrs. Harriet L. Perry of Brooklyn, New
York, arrived Tuesday for the summer.
Mrs E. A. Bulker left Monday for Hartland
called there by the death of her mother.
Capt and Mrs. H. G. Curtis returned last
week from few days stay in Boston.
Arthur B. Smith of Brewer began work on
his cottage at Pleasant Point last weel..
Schr. J. E. Wilson arrived last week from
Prospect with spool timber for Pike Bros.
Mrs. John A. Scott and daughter of Ellis
worth were at the Searsport House last week
William and Flint Grinnell left last week for
Foxcroft, where they will spend the summer.
Miss Abbie Doak of Belfast was the guest Of
Miss Lillian Mowry on Main street last week.
M. A. Cook returned Friday from an extended
business trip to Lincolnville, 1slesboro and
Brooks.
Sch. Julia Francis finished discharging coal
at the Searsport Coal dock and sailed Friday
for Bangor.
Miss Ethlind B. Havener, who has been at
tending the Emerson school in Boston, arrived
home last week.
Sch. N. E. Aver arrived last week from
Perth Amboy with 1852 tons If coal to the
Searsport Coal Co.
Joseph D. Curtis, who has been spending two
weeks in town, returned to his home in Ever
EFT, Mass, last week.
Pyam L. Gilkey, who has been visiting his
family the past two weeks, returned to Roch-
ester, N. H., last week..
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Fletcher have moved
into the C. P. Ferguson house on Park street,
which they recently bought.
Mis- Clara Atwood of Winterport was in
town last week, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. y.
C. Atwood on Steamboat avenue.
Edmun Emo has been appointed night watch
man of the Searsport National Bank and en-
tered in upon his duties Saturday.
Barge Bear Creek arrived Thursday from
Perth Amboy with 1916 tons of coal to the
Penobscot Coal Co. at Mack's Point.
Mr. E. L. Chaffn arrived last week from
Worcester, Mass, and is the guest of his son in
his cottage in the Waterhouse grove.
There will be union service at the Congre-
gationai church on Sunday, with a baccalaur-
cate sermon by Rev. c. H. Mckinney.
Sch. Baker Palmer, Capt smeed, finished
discharging coal at the Penobscot Coal dock
Friday and sailed Saturday for Newport News.
Sidney j. Treat of the Boston Pilot force
was in town Thursday, the guest of his parents,
Capt and Mrs. Forest w. Treat, on Water
street.
Miss Mabel l. Nichols, who has been teach
ing at Milo Junction, returned home Saturday
and is with her mother, Mrs. c. NJ. Nichols, on
Water street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Runnels of Newbury
port, Mass. were in town last week, the guests
of Hon. and Mrs. W. 7. C. Runnells on Mt.
Ephraim avenue.
Miss Grace Richards of Camden, trained
nurse at the Maine General Hospital in Port
land, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. A. L. Sweetser
on Nichols street.
Mrs E. H. Nickerson of Portland was If
town last week removing the household goods
from the residence of the late Charles P. Fer
guson on Park street.
Payson Smith, State superintendent OF
schools, was in town June End on his return
home from attending the Waldo County Teach
ers' Convention in Islesboro.
George E. Carr, who has been employed fol
the past two years foreman at Gilkeys lv-
cry stable, has resigned his position and ac-
copied position in Rockland.
Miss Mildred E. Bowen, who graduated from
the Boston School of Commerce, returned
home Thursday and is with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George A. Bowen on Main street.
Calvin Austin of Boston, Henry T. Sanborr
of Bangor and Fred W. Pote of Belfast were il
town last week inspecting the work on the ad
diton to the wharf of the Eastern Steamship
Co.
The many friends of Mrs Elizabeth Blanch
ard regret to hear of her illness. She has
been confined to the house for the past month
and is being cared for by trained nurse from
Bangor.
Stephen H. Blake, who is 76 years of age
and one of the veteran calkers of Searsport
calked two 28-foot power boats last week, each
boat having ten streaks, and did the job If
four days.
James H. Duncan, accompanied by Charles
C. Havener and H. Howes Savory, left last
week for Township No. where they are en-
gagged in surveying timber lands for the Great
Northern Paper Co.
]. F. Spellman's crew who have been al
work on the extension of the E. S. S. Co. s wharf
here have gone to work at Northport on the
wharf there, after which they will return and
build new freight house.
The Senior class of the Searsport High
School will give reception in Union Hall Fri
day evening June 18th. There will be a short
entertainment and the reception will be fol-
lowed by dancing. The affair will be public,
and it is hoped that the townspeople will show
their interest by attending.
A jolly crowd OF about two hundred and fifty
excursonists from Van Buren,, Caribou and
other points along the line of the B. & A. rail-
road, came down Sunday to Kidder's Point and
had a picnic dinner at Penobscot Park. Many
of them took sails on the motor boats in the
harbor and blackboard rides through the town.
A large number of them took breakfast at the
hotel, They returned home late in the after
noon.