The Republican journal., 1909-03-18
SEARSPORT.

Mrs. James B. Sweetse- is visiting relatives
West Brooksville
Capt Joseph Porter had the first founders
of the season on sale last week.
Capt James c. Gilmore is still confined to the
house, but is improving slowly.
Albert N Carr has been in the house the
past week with severe cold.
Mrs. W. M. Thayer of Belfast was in town
Monday and Tuesday on business.
Mrs c. H. Hines left Monday for two
weeks visit in Boston and vicinity.
Senator B. F. Colcord was at home from
Augusta over Sunday with his family.
Miss Ethel M. Dodge left Monday to visit
relatives and friends in Boston and vicinity.
w. W. Duffield of Portland, National Bank
Examiner, was in town last week on business.
Capt. James T. Erskine has been confined to
the house the past two weeks with the grip
George E. Carr returned Saturday from
Rockland, where he had been visiting his fami-
ly.
large party from here attended the ball in
Knowlton's hall at East Belfast last Saturday
evening.
Sch. Kittie Lawry, Captain Colson, arrived
from Rockland last week with corn for Pike
Bros.
MIR. and Mrs Walter Towers returned
Thursday fron-a visit with Mr.. Towers sister
in Boston.
Mrs. O. C. Atwood went to Winterport
Wednesday, where she is the guest of Miss
Clara Atwood
Capt Charles M Nichols is confined to the
house with bad cold for the past week, but is
now improving.
Mr. and Mrs. George S. Sargent left Monday
on an excursion to Washington Philadelphia
and other points.
Herbert Black has nearly 600 pieces of piling
at the Matthews shipyard for the extension of
the E. S. S. Cos wharf this spring.
E. A. Buker, the Main street saddler who
has been confined to the house the past week
with grip, was at his store Monday.
Mrs Ella Mowry and daughter, Miss Lillian,
left Monday to go the excursion to Wash
lnRCOn, fHllduelpIll anu OCAc1 PoiAIS'
Mr.. and Mrs George Haynes of Monmouth
were in town last week, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. George E. Marks on Elm street.
Mrs. C. E. Whitcomb arrived Thursday from
Boston, called here by the illness of her par
ents, Capt. and Mrs. Joseph N. Putnam.
BIB. Conant of Belfast, deputy collector of
customs, was in town Friday on business con-
nected with the Norwegian steamer HiTdd.
Charles Merrithew, who has had the influenza
for the past week, is able to be out and will
resume his duties next Sunday at the churches.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver C. Atwood went to Win
terport Thursday, called there by the death of
Mr. Atwoods mother, Mrs. Lewis H. Atwood.
Penobscot Lodge, K. of P, No. 1876, has
rented the G. A. R. Hall in the B. O. Sargent
block on Main street for a social and banquet
hall.
Miss Harriet M. Erskne, who has been visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Dana M. Dutch in Dorchester,
Mass, the past six weeks returned home
Thursday.
Rockland and Rockport Lime Co. barge, No.
2, finished discharging fertilizer at the A.
c. Co. plant at Mack's Point and was towed to
Rockland.
The ten dollars voted for at the annual town
meeting should have been to pay express on
books from the State library and not to buy
books for the Sears Library.
Carleton Bailey, the twelve-year -old son of
Mrs. Weldon Nickerson, had his hip broken
Monday by a log falling on his leg. He was
attended by DIR. B. E. Larrabee.
Miss Lila R. Cyphers arrived Friday from
Midway, Mass, where she has been spending
the winter, and is with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E S. Cyphers, on Main street.
Edward S futile of Newton, Mass, was in
town last week, the guest of Mrs. Melvena
Hichborn. He left for Orono, where he is to
attend course of lectures on poultry raising.
c. H. Lindsey of Boston, who bought the
Charles F. Smith farm on the Belfast road last
year, arrived aturday on the steamer Bay
State with his horses, wagons and farming
tools.
Superintendent H. G. Curtis shipped Satur-
day ISIS barrels of fertilizer from the A. A. C.
plant on the B. & A.. railroad to northern
Maine This is the largest daily shipment OF
the season.
Mrs J. H. Montgomery and daughter Edna
and Mrs Charlotte Bickmore, who have been
visiting postmaster J. w. Black for the past
month, returned to their home in Bucksport
last week.
Penobscct Lodge, K of P, exempfed the
three ranks Monday night Tue lodge is to
charter steamer and go to Belfast to the
Pythan convention March 26th, and will exem-
plify the 3rd rank.
Miss Ethel M. Nichols, who has been spend
ing her vacation with her parents, Capt. and
Mrs Charles NJ Nichols, on Water street, re-
turned Tuesday to Limestone to resume her
position as teacher.
The Norwegian steamer Hird, Capt. Gunder-
son, arrived Friday from Parrsboro, N. S., with
$500 tons of cum coal for the Great Northern
Paper Co. of Millinocket, at Macks Point and
sailed Monday for Parrsboro.
The many friends of Miss Ethelind B.
Havener, who is taking Post Graduate work at
the Emerson College of Oratory, may be inter-
ested to hear that she was reader at the Maine
C+a+o Papouet uiven in Dorchester on the