The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-04-28

winning team and it is the idea of the society
to assist in materially backing one this year.
Base ball is one of the most enjoyable features
of the summer in Searsport and enjoyed alike
by townspeople and their summer visitors. An
other matter discussed by the society is the
plans for another lecture by some public speak
err Several men are being considered and it is
hoped that one of them may be induced to come
here in the near future.
The third annual ball of Penobscot Lodge, X.
of P, will take place in Union Hall, Tuesday
evening, May Sd. Music by keyes orchestra.
Supper will be served. Gentlemen's admis-
sion to the hall, SO cents; supper SO cents per
ger, with the following aids: E. w. Gilkey, R.
L. Felker, DR.. F. K. Sawyer, Searsport; 5: D.
Flood, Belfast; Chas. Grey, Prospect; DIR. Z. E.
Britto, Stockton; J. W. Nicke1son, Swanville.
Committee on arrangements: H. c. Buzzell, e.
W. Fletcher, H. E. Merrithew, S. R. Bonsey, S.
R. Bonsey, S. M. Weber. All are cordially in
vited. A good time is assured you.
Rev. Harry Hill has closed his pastorate at
the Methodist Episcopal church, where he had
faithfully served for four years. At the time
of his coming to the church he found the
members very anxious to make needed repairs
on the property, and he cheerfully undertook
the burden of raising the money and carrying
forward the work of repairs, which amounted
to $1,000, and placed the church among the
ceasingly on repairs, but his first thought was
for the spiritual welfare of the parish. Sew
eral members have been added to the church
rol and in North Searsport he has placed the
church on solid basis, which had become de-
pIeted in late years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hill
have greatly endeared themselves to the peo-
pie of the church during their stay and the
kindest wishes of all follow them to their new
church home in BucksporU, Me.
A DEsERTER Information has been recev-
ed from the U. S. Adjutant General at Wash
ington, D. c., offering a reward of $50 for the
arrest and delivery of Winthrop Sargent,
charged with being deserter from the army.
He was a sergeant in Battery B., second field
artillery, was enlisted September II, 1909 and
is reported to have deserted at Vancouver
Barracks, WASH, March Is, 1910. Description
at date of enlistment white; born i'll Searsport,
age 80 LIP years. occupation, clerk; eyes, blue;
hair light wn;complexion, light; height,6 feet
1 inch; weight, 100 pounds. As there is nc
record of any person by the name of Winthrop
Sargent having been born in Searsport thirty
years ago, this soldier is probably descendent
of Capt. Winthrop Sargent of Searsport who
commanded the Boston packet Alexander IN
1912, running between Searsport and Boston,
and whose son, Franklin Bronson Sargent ran
away and shipped on board the New Bedford
whaling bark Alabama on a whaling voyage,
and who was put ashore on the island of
Wahoe, one of the Hawaiian islands, sick with
scurvey, and where he remained for nineteen
moons. After his recovery from his sickness
he married the tribal chiefs daugh who was
the belle of Wahoe, although in the Hawaiian
peerage by Lavalla mention is made of
Franklin Bronson Sargent or his descendants.
OBITUARY. The many friends of Frank C.
Dutch in Searsport were panied to learn of his
demise, which occ urred in Portland April Goth
at the Maine General Hospital, of typhoid
pneumonia, after short illness. He was the
only son of the late Master Josiah G. and
Asenath (West) Dutch and was born in Sears
nort December Is, 1873. He attended the pub
lie schools here until he IA years of age,
when he entered the employ of L. W. Went
worth, the local barber, and worked for him
for five years In 1892 he bought the business
OF Mr. Wentworth and continued it here until
about ten years ago, when he sold out and
went to Cambridge, Mass, where he was in~
terested in the manufacture of barrels Re
firing from this business he went to Nantucket
and again resumed his trade as barber.
About year ago he came to Portland, where
he had since resided working at his trade. Mr..
Dutch came here March 10th to attend the fu-
neral of his father Master Josiah G. Dutch,
and was then considered in the best of health.
His remains arrived from Portland, Thursday
evening and funeral services were held Friday
at the home of his sister, Miss Maud E. Dutch,
Rev. c. H. Mckinney of the First Congrega
tional Church officiating. He is survived by a
widow, who resides in Portland and by two
sisters, Miss Maud E. Dutch and Mrs. W. V.
Nichols, both of Searsrort. Interment was in
the family lot in the village cemetery. The
pail bearers were Henry P. Richards, George P
Carter, Albert M. Kane and Charles A. Rogers
%. Capt. Nathaniel T. Ridley, one of the old
time coasting shippers of Searsport back in the
early 40s, died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Susan E. Wood. on the Mortland Road,
April 21st. He was the son of Nathaniel and
Polly (Bass) Ridley and was born in 1924 in
Prospect, where his early life was passed.
When young man he began to follow the sea
in the coastwise trade. In 1852 he married
Margaret Reed of Belfast, who died several
years ago. He is survived by one son, S. L.
Ridley of Searsport; by two daughters, Mrs.
Susan E. Wood and Mrs. Emma A. Wiggin,
both of Searsport; by one brother, Capt. Will
lam Ridley of Portland, Ore: and by one sister.
Mrs. Margaret Fletcher of Searsport. Funeral
services were held Sunday, Rev. michael c.
Andrews officiating. Interment was at Stock
ton Springs. Mrs. Orilla Bickmore park
Ames, widow of Elisha w. Ames, died at her
home in Swamscott, Mass, aged Sc years. Her
husband, who Boston merchant, died