The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-01-28
SEARSPORT.

w. C. Coleman of Boston, supt. of the A. A.
c. Co., was in town Tuesday.
DR. and Mrs ]. S. Cole and Mrs. S. J. Cum
bingham have arrived safely in Pomona, Cal.
Eben Sawyer of New York is visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Sawyer, on Norris
street.
Sch Kittie Lawry, Capt. Ichabod Colson, ar
rived Thursday with 1,5OO bushels of corn to
Pike Bros.
Fred Kendall of Worcester, Mass, arrived
Saturday to visit his mother, Mrs. Mary E.
Perkins.
Mrs. George Campbell, who has been visiting
her husband, returned to her home in Rock
land Friday.
Postmaster ]. W. Black spent Sunday in
Bucksport the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Montgomery.
Capt. Cyrus N. Colson and family moved
Monday to Somervile, Mass, where they will
reside in the future
Mr. Samuel Mortland died at his residence
on Mortland road Monday evening. An obitu-
airy will appear later.
Miss Julia Leary of East Belfast was in town
Saturday, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Peter
Ward on Leach street.
A large amount of spool and stave wood has
been hauled over the good shedding to Pike
Bros mill yard the past week.
w M. Parse has a mark-down sale on boots
and shoes at his store on Main street from
January 22nd to January 30th.
w. T. Wheaton and Miss Margaret Sanford
were in town over Sunday, the guests of Mr.
and Mrs ]. F. Wheaton on Main street.
Housewives are complaining bitterly of the
offensive odor emitting from the kerosene oil
which has been in use for the past north.
Bark Mabel l. Meyers, Capt. C. N. Meyers,
arrived January 21st at Castellemare, Italy,
from Stockton after passage of 81 days.
Sch. Eliza Levenseller arrived Thursday
from Weymouth, Mass, with 700 tons of fer
tilizer for the A. A. c. Co. at Mack's Point.
Capt. George A. Mitchell, quartermaster Of
the National Soldiers Home at Togus, was in
town last week visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary
E. Mitchell.
The Rockland and Rockport Lime Company
barge No d. arrived Thursday from Carteret
with 100 tons of fertilizer to the A. A. Co. at
Mack's Point
J. j. Moore of bingham, Mass, Supt. of the
Searsport Water Co, and E. H. Going OF Read
ing, Mass, treasurer, were in town Tuesday at
the Searsport House
Captains Charles NJ Nichols, Nathan F. Gil
key, D. c. Nichols, W. R. Gilkey and j. T. Frs
kline attended the funeral of Capt. Albert c.
Colcord at Stockton last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Grinnell and Capt and
Mrs D. s. Goodell went to Bangor Monday to
attend the performance by the Lew Dock
stader Minstrels at the Bangor Opera House
that evening
George Moody, a resident of Brophy Hill on
the Black road, was before Judge ]. W. Black
in the municipal court Tuesday on the charge
of stealing an ak from Herbert Black. He was
found guilty and fined S1l but was released on
suspended mittimus The residents of the
Black road for the past year have been bother
ed with petty thefts and it is hoped that the
premium of 81 will put check on it.
The masquerade ball given under the ausri-
cies of Penobscot Lodge X. of P, Wednesday
evening, January Goth one of the most
successful of the season. Fifty two couples
We're on. the floor at one time. Albert E. Brown
took the first prize as the best dressed gentle
man on the floor and Miss Mae Swift as the
best dressed lady
Don't forget the entertainment at Union
Hall February 2nd under the auspices of the
0. E. S This will be rare treat for all.
especially music lovers. Tickets 25 and 35
cents; children under Is years of age Is cents.
Those holding course tickets can have them
exchanged for reserved seats, free of charge.
The weather last Thursday, Friday, and Sat
'yrday was very mild. Saturday it turned to a
cold misty rain, which froze as fast as it fell
and made the walking very slippery. Satur-
day night snow fell to the depth of four inches
and the mercury dropped down to % degrees
Sunday morning which gave US the finest
sleighing of the winter. Some of those who
returned home from the Rebekah dance in
Gilkey & Havener's hall Saturday did not I'M
derstand how to balance on the slippery ice and
SAT DOWN ana LOOK lunar OBSERVATIONS Wltnoul
the use of a seXtant.
At Union Hall next Tuesday evening Feb
ruary End the Order of the Eastern Star will
present as the third of their course of entertain
ments, The Boston Entertainment Party, with
the following personnel: Miss Kate Morse
Henderson Violin, Violon cello, and Soprano
Soloist; Miss Ruth Burt Henderson, Pianist,
Reader, and Sketch Artist; Frank Leroy Beck,
Reader, Impersonator, and Manager These
people come with the highest recommended
tons and each member is an artist in his line
of work. Searsport seldom has the privilege
of hearing talent of so high class and we
hope our people will avail themselves of this
opportunity. The entertainment will be fol-
lowed by social dance.
Samuel Mortand, one of the oldest and best
known residents of this town, died Monday
night at the homestead on Mortland street.
at the age of 81 years and four months. His
last illness was of about three weeks duration.
He was born and spent all his life in Searsport,
the son of Samuel and Ann (Roulston) Mort
land. When but 10 years old he commenced
going to sea in the coastwise and West India
trade At the death of his father he retired
from the sea taking the homestead farm where