The Republican journal., 1909-01-14
SEARSPORT.

Frank 1. Gross of Bangor spent Sunday in
town.
Sch Kitte Lawry arrived Thursday from
Rockland with grain to Pike Bros.
Mark Porter caught 800 smelts at the Long
Cove culvert Thursday, January 7th
&C Atwood was in Winterport Saturday to
attend the funeral of his uncle Hon. Fred At
wood
Mrs. L. A. Colcord, who had been in New
York for several months, returned home Sat-
urday.
Miss Angelina N. Carver, who has been
teaching in Hartford, CT, returned home Sat-
urday.
W. A Chisholm arrived last week from Mil
hnocket, where he had been at work the past
three months.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Harris of Boston were at
the Searsport House Sunday, the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. c. E. Adams
Twenty Poles who were employed at the
Penobscot coal dock left Monday for a two
weeks vacation in Boston.
Senator B. F. Cocord was at home from Au-
gusta during the adjournment of the legisla-
ture, returning Wednesday.
Louis P Closson, while at work in Pike
Bros. mill-yard Saturday rolled log onto his
foot crushing onerof his toes.
Mrs. L. A. Colcord found silk parasol with
an ivory handle Sunday, which the owner can
have by calling at her residence.
Miss Bessie Brown of Bangor arrived last
week to take the place of assistant to Princi
pal Tlbbetts in the High school.
Sch. Dorothy Palmer, Capt. Harding sailed
Friday for Rockand, where she will lay up on
account of the low freight rates.
Schs Ned P Walker and Fred H. Emerson
arrived last week from Weymouth, Mass,
with fertilizer for the A. A. c. Co. at Mack's
Point.
The dance to be given by the seniors of the
Searsport High school has been postponed
from Friday, January 18th, to Monday, Janu-
airy 18th.
Wesley Weber lost valuable horse Satur
day night. The horse well as usual
Saturday night and was found dead early Sun
day morning.
Daniel H. Deyereaux left January It'll for
Brunswick, Ga, where he will be employed for
the next four months in the Parker & Hensel
engineering plant
Penobscot Lodge K. of P, will hold special
meeting Thursday evening January l4th.
Percy Clark district deputy of Prospect will
have charge of the work
Baker, Carver & Morrell of Is Front street,
New York, have sent out very handsome
calendar for 1909, on which is full length
portrait of Abraham Lincoln delivering his
famous Gettysburg Grafton.
Grand masquerade ball in Union Hail.
Wednesday evening, January goth, under the
auspices of Penobscot Lodge No. 1876, K. of
P. Good music will be furnished. Supper
will be served in the lower hall.
IA
the morning of January 7th at o'clock on
Prospect avenue by some of our farmers who
were milking their cows. The shock was not
strong enough to register or the local seis-
mometers.
THE rain storm last week cleared off the
snow and the downpour so very heavy
that the streams were all raised to high
pitch The engine room at Pixies spool mill
had so much water in it that work
pended for the day.
At the animal meeting of Mariners Lodge,
No. 60, F. & A NJ, held January 9Th, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: John Murphy, W. M; G. P. Carter, S.
W.; Elmer Webster J. W.; W. N. Colson, S. D.;
B. E. Larrabee, j. D.; j. E. Wentworth c. A.
Whittier and W. N. West, Trustees.
At the annual meeting of the Searsport r.
A. c., held January 9th, the following officers
Were elected for the ensuing year: ]. E. Went
49, L. D.,
A. H. Nichols. T.; j. P. Nichols Sec; C. N.
Whttum, c: H.; John Murphy, P. s.; F. A.
Nye. r. A. c.. w. N. Colson, 7. "; L. NJ. Sar-
gent, S. "; F. K. Sawyer, F. v; W. N. West,
Sen.
The many friends here of Thomas H. Lord,
formerly of the firm of Bridge & Lord and for
the past 80 years secretary and treasurer of
the Boston Marine Insurance Co. will regret to
learn of his death, which occurred in Boston
January oth, at the age of 81 years. The firm
of Bridge & Lord, back in the early COS, were
interested in vessels built in Searsport and
other towns on the coast of Maine, and also
acted as agents for several Searsport firms.
The Ladies Guild of the Congregational
church held its first meeting for the year at
the home OF Mrs A. M. Ross. 1t is hoped that
this year will prove successful, both finan-
cialy and socially. The so-called Calendar
Club by a series of monthly entertainments,
together with annual summer sale and Sock
Social, brought the earnings of the society to
an amount between six and seven hundred dol
lars, thus enabling the ladies to meet regular
expenses and make repairs upon the parsonage.
About the first of March work will begin on
the extension of the Eastern Steamship Co.'S
pier at this place, which will be run out into
the harbor about 200 hundred feet and T put
on the end. This will make the wharf 700 feet
long In 1868 this point was called Simpsons
Point and owned by Richard Simpson
who was sworn chairman to Joseph Chad
wick, who was appointed to run out the town
of Belfast for the original proprietors
Fucker, Winslow and others. The same fall
in company with the said Chadwick, the shore
road from Halfway Creek to Little River was
surveyed and laid out. The Path to the wharf
was called Simpson path. Richard Simpson
was given 100 acres of land the westerly
side of Halfway Creek by first propretors for
his services as chairman to Joseph Chadwick
the first surveyor. Simpson had a small
house on this land, where he died in 1913. Why
not call the street leading to the steamboat
wharf Simpson street. after it's first owner?
SEARsPoRT'S FIRST BANK At a meeting of
the directors of the Searsport Bank held at the
counting rooms of McGilvery & Ross on the
second day of April, 1858, jeremiah Merthew
was chosen to preside at the meeting and
Henry McGllvery was chosen secretary. An
drew J. Ross and jeremiah Merthew were
chosen committee on behalf of the directors
to make Inquiries in relation to what could be
done with the deposits in Boston, also in rela-
ton to safes, plates and types. Voted to pro-
cure type for the bills of the denominations of
ones, twos, threes, fves and tens and to leave
it discretionary with the said committees to
get type of twenties or not. jeremiah Meri-
thew was chosen the first president A. R.
Hopkins was chosen cashier, but declined. and
John II. Lane was chosen on July l8, 1858, as
the cashier. The first board of directors of the
bank were Jeremiah Mertbew, Amos Nichols
Isaac Carver and John Shirley. The following