The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-12-23
SEARSPORT.

Ernest Grinnell is at home from Kent's Hill
for the holidays.
Nathan Keene of Hampden has moved into
the Young chateau on the Black road
Mr.. and Mrs. Antonio Croce are receiving
congratulations on the birth of son.
Mariners Lodge will work the entered APP
prentice degree next Tuesday evening"
George B. Delano left Monday to visit his
daughter, Mrs. Fannie Huff, in Pittsheld.
We are glad to know that Mrs. Hervey Carr.
who has been so seriously ill is slowly improv-
ing.
FIJI. Mosman, who was in town on business
returned to his home in North Reading, Mass,
Thursday.
Capt O. W. Clark of sch Fuller Palmer
made business trip to Boston While MS
schooner was in port.
Barge Bellwood arrived Thursday. from
Perth Amboy with 1000 tons of anthracite
coal to the Penobscot Coal Go.
Harry Nichols of Boston arrived Thursday
and is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. NJ
Nichols, on Mt. Ephraim avenue.
DR.. J. W. Rice, formerly of Searsport, now
of Boston, has been appointed clinical mstruc-
tor at Tufts Dental college, Boston,
discharging at the Penobscot coal dock Tues
day and sailed Thursday for Newport News.
Sch. Fuller Palmer, Capt. Clark, arrived
Thursday from Newport News with 4, 1858 tons
of coal to the Penobscot Coal Co. at Mack
Point.
Sch. Rebecca Palmer, Capt. Campbell, arrivo
ed Thursday from Newport News with 4,OoO
tons of coal to the Penobscot Coal Co. at
Mack's Point.
FL. Savory has contracted to cut 259 CORDS
of nuln wood for Millinocket parties, to be de-
ivered at the B. & A. railroad station here, at
$3.50 per cord.
Can't. J. Frank Peterson left Thursday for
LYNN and Rockland, Mass, where he Will spend
several weeks with his sons, Frank f. and
Ferdinand A. Peterson.
Tony Croce the Main street fruit dealer, has
one of the finest displays of Christmas 1ruit
ever seen in Searsport, tastefully arranged IN
his large show window.
Barge Herndon arrived Thursday from
pbilaSelnhia with 5000 tons Of coal for the
Canadian Pacific railroad, to be discnargeo at
the Penobscot Coal dock at Mack's Point
The Searsport National Bank is having fine
business the past six months. thursday De-
cemher 18TH it required two wheelbarrows to
transport the mail from the bank to the post
Office.
The following students are spending the
HOLIDAYS in town with their parents: Ernest
Grinnell, Dan Robinson, Misses Maud smith,
pronell Gilkev. Henrietta Gilkey and Sara
L. Grnnel
Misses Ethel M. and Iona M. Nichols, who
have been teaching school at Eastern and Milo
Junction, arrived home Saturday and will spend
the HOLIDAYS with their parents, Capt and Mrs.
Charles M. Nichols, on Water street.
The item in last weeks Journal concerning
the departure of Mrs. L. A Colcord and MISS
Joanna c. Colcord was incorrect, as they Will
not leave until January, Mrs. Colcoro gong ~
San Francisco and Miss Colcord to Brooklyn, N.
Y.
Contractor Murray with large crew OF
Italian laborers arrived Saturday and began
Sunday on the extension of the B. d A. H. X
tracks to the extreme west end of Macks
Point and I'D to the Ordway cottages. 1t will
take three months to complete the work.
Mrs. Charles A. Cocord, director of the
choir of the Methodist Episcopal church ana
prominent in social and musical affairs OF TINS
CITY fell while ascending the steps leading 10
the main room of the church last evening at
the conclusion of the service and fractured her
right wrist.-Danbury, Conn, News
Ex-Countv Attorney w. c. T. Runnells had
very breezy letter in the Watervllle Sentinel
of December 18th on how the liquor cases have
been handled by the present county attorney,
H. c. BuzzeN of Searsport 1t is expected the
present incumbent will open his batteries on
the old incumbent in few days and give us
some very interesting facts in rebuttal.
Daniel Morgan, who has been associated
with the Fred B. Grinnel Co. as wee president,
and as one of the principal stockholders, for
the last three years, has sold his stock, amount
ing to S42, 600, to other stockholders OF the COM
pany. This change places Robert w. Grlnnell,
one of the directors, in the office OF vice presi-
dent and makes H. C. Wagner assistant treas
urer. The change was effected December 10th,
DoDcE,s CORNER. Mrs. Almena S. Rivers
and two children of Worcester, Mass, are
spending the winter with her mother-in-law,
Mrs. f. Marden. e. Harriette M Nickerson
and Ira Veazie attended the State Grange IN
Bangor this week. Mrs. James NJ. Nlckerson,
who has been quite i'll, is improving. She Is
under the medical treatment of DR.. Fellows OF
Winterport.
The Searsport Turtles added another scalp
to their string by defeating the Belfast High
second team, 80 to TO- last Friday night before
good crowd. The lineup:
TURTLES 1897 B. II. 5. I'd (lo)
Flinton If {. RIB Achorn 3 (2)
Gilkey RI lib Jones
Trundy 0 O ..............-...c Goson
Colcord rb A. ...............' II naIcn
Havener lb 2 .......,.:.. ri Cottrell
Referee, WeDDer anu MuuSeGl,
mating. Scorer, Clark. Timer, 'Trundy.
Master Josiah C. Dutch of Searsport was as
sistant master workman on the hve-masted
schooner Gov Ames which was built in Waldo
boro. in 1888 and which wrecked off
Wimble shoals December 18th, and the follow
ing Searsport ship carpenters were employed
on the schooner during her construction
Peter Ward, Chesley Mathews, Nicholas Parse,
Henry Whitcomb and Abram P. Wentworth,
and Wilson Carter of Belfast; and all these
workmen considered her one of the strongest
and best built vessels ever launched from
Maine shipyard.
The many friends here of Capt. and Mrs. A.
M. King were panied to learn of their tragic
death. which occurred December 18th, on
Wimble shoals, off Cape Hatteras, when the
schooner Gov. Ames struck in the southeast
gale while on the passage from Brunswick to
New York, loaded with railroad ties. Capt.
King in the schooner Gov. Ames in 1907
brought four cargoes Of coal to the Penobscot
Coal. Co. at Mack's Point from Newport News.
He was the last of sea-farng family, all OF
his brothers having lost their lives at sea. He
was fifty years old and native Of Shelburne,
N. S. He had followed the sea from early
boyhood and was one of the best known skip
pers on the Atlantic coast and bore an envla-
BILE record
OBITUARY. Sarah E., wife of Miles 5. Tow
ers died at her home Norris street Thurs
d,1, ,,ornipu nacemher 18TH after an illness