The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-01-07
SEARSPORT.

Harold W. Elder left Monday to visit his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Elder, in Patten.
Senator B. F. Colcord left Monday for Angus
ia to be present at the opening of the leglsla-
ture.
Harmon ]. Stevens a resident of Searsport
MANY years ago, was in town Saturday on busl-
ness.
Miss Guida C. Homer spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Homer, in Buck
sport.
The Misses Clifford wish to thank the friends
.,bo so generously remembered them at Christ
mas time.
Mrs. John Frame and daughter returned
home Saturday from visit with relatives IN
Melrose, Mass.
Sch. Omaha arrived Monday from North
wevmonth with fertilizer to the A A. c. Co.
at Mack's Point.
Miss Jessie Innis of Belfast was in town last
week, the guest of her mother, Mrs. A. r.
Lord on Warren street.
Miss Julia Leary of East Belfast was IN town
last week, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Ward on Leach street.
The homestead of the late Walter Mathews
has been closed Sumner c. Nickerson has
purchased the live stock.
Mr.. Nathaniel D. Hewes, who spent the holi-
DAYS with relatives and friends in town, re-
turned Monday to Waltham, Mass.
Postmaster j. W. Black and Miss Mildred f.
d,v with Mr. and Mrs.
John H. Montgomery in Bucksport
E. S. Cyphers, who sprained one OF MS
ankles, has recovered and resumed WORK d.
the A. A C. Companys plant at Mack fo'ht'
Miss Ethel M Nichols, who spent the hol-
days with her parents, Capt. and Mrs. Charles
M. Nichols on Water street, returned to line
stone Friday.
Barge Bath finished discharging at the Pc
nobscot Coal Co.'S dock Thursday and sailed
the same day for Perth Amboy in tow of the
tug Lehigh
The many friends here of Albert S. Nicker-
son of Swanville were panied to hear that ne
had been stricken by paralysis and is in
serious condition.
Miss Henrietta Gilkey. who spent the holt
days with her parents, Capt. and Mrs Nathan
F. Gilkey, on East Main street, returned Mon
day to Hebron Academy
The new safe deposit boxes for the Sears
port National Bank, weighing fifteen hundred
pounds, arrived last week and were placed IN
the vault December 29th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmun Emo, who have been
visiting relatives and friends in Ellsworth the
past two weeks, returned home Saturday and
are at the Searsport House.
John Boynton, employed in Pike Bros coop
er shop cut off the end Of the thumb on n lett
hand Monday morning. The injured member
was dressed by DR.. B. E. Larrabee.
Misses Sara L. Grinnell, Maud Smith and
Pronell Gilkey, who have been spending the
holidays with their parents in town, returned
Monday to Gorham Normal school.
Fred A. Mathews, who suddenly became in
sane last week after the death of his brother,
w, C. Mathews, was taken to the insane D.
pital at Augusta, Tuesday, December 18th.
Capt. F. A. Curtis, who has been confined to
the house the past week with bad cold, was
able to come to the store the first of the week
Georgia. Bowen substituted during his illness
There will be a social dance in the G. A. R
hall Friday evening, January 18th, given by
the seniors of the Searsport High school. Ad
mission, 35 cents; ladies and spectators, II
cents.
Miss Lillian G. Runnells, who has been visit
ing her parents, Hon. and Mrs. W. T. c. Run
nells, on North Searsport avenue for the past
two weeks, has returned to Melrose Highlands
Mass, where she is a teacher in one of the
public schools.
Hon. D. n Mortland of Rockland, attorney
for the Searsport Electric Light Co., arrived
Saturday to be on hand to attend the hearing
of the Penobscot Bay Electric Co, before the
County Commissioners at the court house in
Belfast Monday, January 4th. Quite number
of our citizens attended the hearing.
Searsport has another cat who has fancy
for squash seed in place of Roquefort cheese
One day last week Charles B. Deshon cut
Marblehead squash for cooking purposes ane
put the seed on a paper under the stove to dry
for use in planting the coming spring. The
next day IN looking to see now MS squash seee
were getting along, he discovered that his cal
had eaten every one and was looking over hel
shoulder for more.
The Old Folks Ball held at Union Hall
Thursday evening Dec. 31st, one of the
most delightful times held in the hall since the
days of Jerry Whtten's dancing school bacl
in the sixties The program consisted of al
the old time dances and at one time there were
seventy couples on the floor. The baked bear
supper was A. No. 1,-all that was lacking was
the fruit punch, which did not arrive on time
The dance continued until o'clock Friday
morning Quite a number from Belfast, Swan
vile and Stockton were in attendance
OBITUARY. News was received Saturday O.
the death in Waltham, Mass, Friday, January
LIST, of pneumonia, of Hannah Angelina, the
widow of James H. Donnelly, formerly Of
Searsport. She was the daughter of the late
Master Marshall and Sarah (Cocord) Dutch
and was born in Searsport, June IL, 1843. Sh,
married James H. Donnellv of Belfast who
died June 10, 1888. Mrs. Donnelly was al
ways hard working Industrious woman ant
very pleasing and kind in her manner, and hac
many friends in Searsport who will regret tt