The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-12-09
SEARSPORT.

Manuel Romero called on friends in town last
week.
David W. Nichols was down from Millinocket
Saturday.
Fred B. Smith and Harry L. Mason were in
Bangor last week on business.
Ralph Meyers returned last week from
visit with relatives in Maiden, Mass.
Albert Nichols, who cut his foot while at
work in Millinockett, is able to be out
Fred G. Spinney of Belfast will open dane
ing school at Union Hall Thursday evening,
December 10Th.
Henry Goodwin, chief engineer OF the
Sprague Coal plant, made business trip to
Rockland Saturday.
Capt. and Mrs. C. n Meyers and daughter
Violet left last week for Boston to visit rela-
tives in that city and vicinity
The Turtle basket ball team defeated the
Mystic Ties of Belfast Friday evening at
Union Hail. by score of AZ to H.
Capt. Melville Nichols arrived Thursday
from Seattle, Wash, and is the guest OF his
sister, Miss Annie Nichols, on Main street.
Marshall Nickerson while at work in the
woods on ]. W. Smarts farm last week cut MS
foot severely. He was attended by Dr. fattee'
Frank C. Whitcomb returned Saturday from
a ten DAYS hunting trip in Northern Maine but
did not succeed in bringing home any large
game
j. F. Spellman has completed the building OF
the wharf of the Hubbard Fertilizer Co at
M2ck's Point and his crew has returned 10
Bangor.
Prof. Frederick R. Sweetser, who was called
here by the death of his mother, Mrs. susan
L. Sweetser returned to New London, Conn.'
Thursday.
Sch. American Team, Capt. Israel Closson,
finished discharging coal Thursday at the
Searsport coal dock and was hauled up at dock
for the winter.
The bank of Palm Beach, West Palm Beach
Fla has recently been organized and john =.
Showers formerly of Searsport, has been chosen
one of the directors.
The Searsport Turtles will play the Delta
Kappa House, U. of NJ, Friday evening, De-
cember 10th, at Union Hall, Searsport.
close game is anticipated.
Lila R. Cyphers, who has been employed in
a millinery establishment in Millinocket, ar
rived home last week and is the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs E. S. Cyphers, on Main
street
Mr. Frederick W. Porter, who has been con-
fined to the house by illness for the past three
months, continues very feeble, his condition
remaining unchanged during the past three
weeks.
There will be grand ball at Union Hall,
Searsport, Christmas eve, December oath.
Pullen's orchestra of Bangor will furnish the
music Sydney r. BonSey will be floor dlrec-
tor and the aids will be announced later on the
bill.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Porter, daughter
Alice and son Donald, arrived Saturday from
Pomfret Conn.,, and will reside with Mr. and
Mrs. F. w. Porter, to care for Mr.. +. W. Por-
ter, who has been seriously i'll the past three
months.
Steamer City of Bangor made her last trip
of the season Saturday and the steel turbine
steamer Belfast will run on the route during
the winter, leaving Searsport Mondays and
Thursdays for Boston and arriving from Bos-
ton Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Hon. and Mrs. A. E. Nickerson of Swanville,
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Nlekerson OF East
Corintb Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Nickerson of
Portland, Mrs. Abbie Hussey of Waldo and
Mrs Hattie Spratt of Bar Harbor, were IN town
Friday to attend the funeral of their brother,
the late A. j. Nickerson.
Miss Harriet D. Hichborn will have on sale
at the dry-goods store of Miss Lucia Edwards,
Main street, Searsport, line OF hand painted
platinum water-colors, many new views OF To-
cal scenery and other Maine polnts-also many
pictures in the less expensive Japanese color
ing including variety of calendars-large
and small. The attractive pictures OF Water
house grove and shore scenes are entirely
new. Thanking the ladies for previous favors,
she asks them to look at her present collection
of paintings, suitable for holiday purposes
The Ladies Aid Society of The M. E. church
will hold their annual Christmas sale of fancy
of oil Kinds cooked food
cream and candy, in the vestry Thursday, De-
cember 18th The fancy work booth will be in
charge of Mrs c, N. Meyers. A booth which
will hold special attraction for the little folks,
and also their mothers, will be IN charge OF
Mrs. C. R. Hines Aprons to suit all needs and
all occasions will be found at the apron table
presided over by Mrs. Dow. A specially at
tractive feature of the sale will be the utility
table in charge of Mrs. E. c. Pike, where both
the useful and the ornamental will be found.
Those looking for Christmas gifts for their
friends will be pleased with the little booklets
containing pressed flowers from the Holy Land
on sale by Miss Lula Marks at prices ranging
from 5 to so cents, to suit all pocket books.
Cooked food, including bread, cake, doughnuts
and pies, will be sold by Miss Linda Colcord
Miss Mabel Gordon will be in charge of the
candy booth, where sweets of all kinds will be
found. There will be entertainment in the
evening, with a small admission. The program
IAN Evening with the Bells" will be given. Ice
cream will be on sale afternoon and evening.
OBITUARY. In the death November Both, in
Portland of Augustus johnson Nickerson, of
Bright's disease, Searsport and Waldo county
loses one of its best known and most enter
prising and respected citizens Mr. Nickerson,
the son of Emery and Abigail {Eames) Nicker-
SON. was born in Swanville, January 2, 1874: the
third in a family of ~ children In addition to
the education received in the public schools of
his native town he attended Bucksport and
Westbrook seminaries. After completing his
education Mr. Nickerson taught school in Stock
ton, Belfast, Searsport, Swanville, and Prospect
In August, 1864, he enlisted in the U. S. Navy
and served with conspicuous gallantry until
the end of the war. He was in both engage
ments at Fort Fisher, serving on gun No. 10
and conducting himself in brave and efficient
fashion. In 1873 Mr. Nckerson started an ex-
tensve business in Searsport, dealing in flour,
grain, general groceries and ship chandlery
and also buying and shipping the products of
the surrounding country. Ship building was
still great industry and Mr.. Nickerson built
three vessels, the schooner Sallie Ton in 1884,
the schooner Georgia Gilkey in 1890 and the
barkentine Mabel l. Meyers in 1891. He form
ed partnership with his brother, Edwin H.
Nckerson, October l, 1884, and purchased the
extensive grain business owned by R. T.
Doten of Portland, known as the Paris Flour