The Republican journal., 1909-03-04
SEARSPORT.

week calling on relatives and friends.
Senator B. F. Colcord was at home over SUM-
day, returning to Augusta Tuesday morning.
Penobscot Lodge, X. of P, conferred the
rank of Knight on three Esquires Monday
evening.
W. j. Coleman of Boston, of the A. A. C. Co.,
at Mack's Point, was in town last week on
business
Irving Bailey of Waldoboro was in town last
week, the guest of his brother, Hiram M. Bal
ley, on Water street.
Capt. and Mrs D. S. Goodell and daughter
Danny returned Friday from a visit with
friends in Allston, Mass.
Capt. John Wallace, who has been visiting
relatives in Montville, returned home Saturday
after months absence.
B. A. Rich of bingham, Mass, was in town
last week on business connected with the
Searsport Water Co.
The warrant is posted for the annual town
meeting to be held Monday March Sth. 1t
contains ffty-six articles.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ E. church will
give PIE supper at Ine NJ f. VeSCTy MARCH
9Th. Supper served at p. m.
J. L. Cunningham, the real estate broker, has
bought the Wallace house on Sullivan heights
of Mrs Rosa Page of Burlington.
RALPH Ames and Mrs. Freeman Cook of Bel
fast We're called here Saturday by the serious
illness of their father John Ames.
NJ. A. Cook isdevoting a greater part of his
time and energy to the board of trade
here and is meeting with marked success.
C. H. Monroe was in Lisbon Falls last week
to attend the funeral of his brother in law, Dr.
E. L. Wilson, who died very suddenly of apo
plexy.
William Hamilton has sold his house, "Opee-
chez cottage on Steamboat avenue to John
Murphy and will move later to Minneapolis,
MINI.
Drs. E. A. Wilson and G. C. Kilgore of Bel
fast We're in town Saturday evening to attend
John Ames, who is seriously i'll at his home on
Elm street.
Pike Bros. have in their mill yard in
Mechanics Hollow about 1000 cords of stove
and spool wood to be manufactured during the
coming season.
Charles E. Monroe has been appointed nighl
Waterman at the Searsport National Bank until
Capt. Charles Smart, who broke his leg, is able
to resume his duties.
Sch Merrill c. Hart, which was in the har-
Dor last week during the storm, sailed last
week for Rockland. Sch. c. F. Wilson, Capt.
Snow, sailed Friday for Orland to load brick
for Rockand.
Miss Ethel NJ Nichols arrived Monday from
Limestone, where she is teacher in the pub
lie schools, for three weeks vacation and is
with her parents, Capt. and Mrs. C. M. Nichols
Water street.
James F. Spellman, the well known wharf
builder of Bangor, in town last Saturday
on business connected with the Eastern steam
ship wharf here, the extension of which Mr.
Spellman will build in the spring.
Leonard keene, who has been living on the
Fowler farm the Belfast road for the past
year, has leased the E. W. Robbins farm for q
year, the Fowler farm having been bought by
Burton E. Weber.
The municipal officers held an inquest Feb
ruary oath on the fire in the Sargent block,
which occurred February 21st Several wit
nesses We're examined under the third degree
rule. Decsion-cause of fire unknown.
Capt. Charles Smart, night Waterman at the
Searsport National Bank, fell on the ice Satur-
day morning near the residence of Capt James
P. Butman on the Belfast road and broke his
right ankle. He was attended by DR.. Hines
and Sunday was taken to Belfast to the Waldo
County Hospital.
Grand ball in Union Hall, Thursday evening,
March 18th, under the auspices of Penobscot
Company No. 40, U. f. K. of P. Floor
ager, C. E. Monroe; aids, E. L. Keene, E. w.
Fletcher, L. H. Cocord. Good music will be
furnished. Gentlemen's admission to ball SO
cents; supper 50 cents per couple. All are cor
daily invited.
DoDGE's CORNER. Friends will rejoice to
hear that Ruth Marden is much more com
Portable .Winifred Matthews is in South
Natick Mass under the medical treatment of
her brother-in-law, DR.. Charles Hills. Her
father W. J. Matthews, accompanied her as
far as Portland, where she met by her sis
ter, Mrs Hills. Henry Dodge went to Ban
gor last Monday :. Granite Grange has invited
Comet Grange of Swanville to meet with them
Saturday evening,
Nehemiah Roulstone, son of Mrs. Flora Roul-
stone, saved the family homestead-and, as
strong gale was blowing, probably part of the
village-eary last Friday afternoon after
single-han fight with flames which broke
out in the attic of their house on Reservoir
street The fire was discovered making head
way on the walls around the chimney. Seeing
that the flames would get beyond control be-
fore he could call the firemen, Nehemiah
cured an axe and two pals of water and by
desperate work got at the fire and saved the
house. The damage is about 500. Insured.
The date of the Minstrel Show has been
changed to Tuesday, March 9th, SO not to
conflict with other entertainments in both Bel
fast and Stockton that will take place on
March 4th. Should the weather and travelling
prove good large company is expected from
both towns. The following program will be
rendered: Opening chorus, "Minstrels Delight"
end song, "She is Ma Daisy" by Mr.. Skuse
Crabapple; duet, Ho-oo by the Misses Anodyne
Kellycure and Caroline Spavinare; song, ''Roll