The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-03-25

Mariners Lodge, F. & A. NJ, No. 6s, will
hold regular meeting Tuesday, April 9Th.
Isaac E. Wallace has moved his bungalow
from Lake View avenue to Pleasant Valley.
Capt. F. A. Curtis, who has been confined to
the house with grip the past week, is improv-
ing.
Miss Deborah Williams of Houlton is the
guest of Miss Jessie C. Nickerson on Union
street.
Michael Ward Rupert Colcord and several
others of Pike Bros mill crew are laid up with
influenza.
Ralph Meyers left Monday for two weeks
visit with his sister, Mrs. Clifton N. Smell, in
Maiden, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Anderson of Woodland
are the guests of Capt. and Mrs. W. H. West
on Main street
Mrs. Jane Bowers of Camden was in town
last week to attend the funeral of her sister,
Mrs Sarah F. Carr.
Sch Joanna Durgin, Capt Grey, arrived
Monday from Portland with 5000 bushels of
corn for Pike Bros
Capt. Nathan F. Gilkey has sold his interes :
in his grocery store on Main street to his part
ner, Col l. H. Havener.
George E. Carr was thrown by horse Mon
day evening at Gilkey's livery stable and
severely injured one of his hips.
Landlord w. E. Grinnell and Edmun Emo
clerk of the Searsport House, have been laid
up the past week with influenza.
Mrs. W. P. Putnam and Miss L. B. Whit
comb arrived Monday from Boston to attend
the funeral of Mrs. ]. N. Putnam.
Clarence L. Gilkey has been engaged by l.
H. Havener as clerk in his grocery store on
Main street and entered upon his duties Tues
day.
Schooner Singleton Palmer, Captain Potter,
arrived Tuesday from Newport News with
4,772 tons coal for the Penobscot Coal Com
pany.
Sch Elizabeth Palmer Capt. Wade, arrived
Tuesday from Newport News with 5,26S tons
of coal to the Penobscot Coal Co. at Mack's
Point.
The annual meeting of the Village Gene
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]. W. Black Saturday evening, March 9th, at
7.30 o'clock.
The Rockland & Rockport Lime Co.'S barge
No. 6 arrived Tuesday from Cartaret with
1000 tons of fertilizer to the A. A. C. Co. at
Mack's Point.
Searsport has joined Belfast the school
question and Mr.. A. j. Knowlton, the present
superintendent of schools in Belfast, will serve
for both places.
Miss Mabel l. Nichols arrived Saturday from
Milo junction and will spend her vacation with
her parents, Capt. and Mrs. C. NJ. Nichols, on
Water street.
The new storage and fitting building to be
built by the A. A. C. Co. at Mack's Point the
coming spring will be 800 feet in length, 40
feet wide and II feet post.
Harold W. Elder who has been visiting his
parents in Patten the past few weeks, arrived
Monday and resumed work at the Penobscot
Coal Plant at Mack's Point
Miss Gladys Butman, who has been attend
ing the Conservatory of Music in Boston, re-
turned home last week and is with her par
ents, Capt and Mrs. ]. P. Butman, on the Bel
fast road
David ". Nickes arrived last Saturday from
Millinocket, where he is drilling eight artesian
wells inside of the mill of the Great Northern
Paper Co. He has had both of his drilling
machines at work for the past month.
Oliver C. Atwood, agent of the Eastern
Steamship Co. here, has rented Opeechee cot
tage Steamboat avenue of John Murphy
and after few minor repairs have been made
on the cottage Mr. Atwood will take possession.
Capt Charles M. Nichols left Wednesday for
San Francisco to take command of the steamer
Columbian of the American Hawaiian line.
Capt Theodore P. Cocord of Searsport, her
present commander, will remain ashore for six
months and resume command in the fall.
James A Colson attended the Shriners con-
vention and the dedication of the new Kora
Temple in Lewiston last Thursday and Friday
VIM. Hamilton arrived Saturday from Friend
ship with thirty-foot yacht to be used the
coming summer as fishing boat.
OBITUARY. Sarah F. tn e widow of Henry
Carr, died at her home on Park street,
March 10tn a1ler SNORT illness OIL pneumonia.
She was born in Vinalhaven May g. 1920, the
daughter of Joseph and Sarah Thayer Carver.
She passed all of her married life in Searsport
and had always lived very quietly at her home
attending to her household duties. She is sur.
yived by one son, Albert N. Carr, by one daugh-
ter, Mrs Ellen Billings of Searsport and by one
sister, Mrs. Jane Bowers of Camden. Much
credit is due to her son, Albert N. Carr, for
the faithful manner in which he cared for his
mother in her declining years. Funeral
services were held Friday at the M. E.
church. Rev. Harry Hill officiating. Inter-
rnent was in the village cemetary., ......
Mrs Cordelia Carver died March 18th at the
home of her son-n-law, Andrew R. Fowler,
1879 Spruce street, Milford Mass. She was the
daughter of the late Capt. Benjamin and Abah
(Blanchard) Colcord She married Capt. Will
liam R. Carver, who died in the early COS.
She was dressmaker and followed that trade
until few years ago. She leaves one daugh-
ter. Mrs. A. R. Fowler of Milford Mass, and
one brother, Frank A. Colcord of Searsport.
Funeral services were held at the residence
of her son-in-law Friday, Rev. T. c. Wat
kins. pastor of the M. E. church, officat-