The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-02-24
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Providence, R. l.
Clifton Ellis is on the road with his wood
saving machine.
Mr. and Mrs Ernest Gray are confined to the
house with the grip.
DR.. James P. Erskine returned by train Mon.
day to New York.
Bark Mabel 1. Meyers, Capt. N. F. Gilkey, ar
rived at Newport News Sunday from Provi-
dence.
Steamer Mills arrived Sunday from Newport
News with 4,567 tons of coal to the Penobscot
Coal Co.
Pike Bros received large amount of spool
and stave wood during the fine shedding the
past week.
John F. N. Park arrived Sunday from Dalton,
Mass, and is visiting his parents, Captain and
Mrs F. n Park at Park.
Mr. and Mrs c. H. Monroe attended the fu-
neral of Mr.. Monroe's father, Albert Monroe,
in Thorndike, February 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Bowen, who have
been spending the winter in Whittier, Calf,
returned home Wednesday.
Capt. and Mrs A. M. Ross have returned
home from visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert P.
Nichols in Somerville, Mass.
Charles W. Porter, who has been confined to
the house with a bad cold, was able to resume
work at Pike Bros Mill Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Dutch of Dorchester
-, to attend the
funeral Of Capt. James 7. Erskine.
The Searsport Turtles went to Caseine Sat
urday evening in the steamer Colleen ROD and
were defeated by score Of "a to IL.
Mrs. B. 0. Sargent and daughter Lucy left
Monday for Brooklyn, N. Y, where they will
be the guests of Capt. and Mrs. ]. B. Parse.
Steamer Bay Port, Capt. Cummings, arrived
Saturday from Newport News with 1861 tons
of coal to the Penobscot Coal Co. at Mack
Point. She finished discharging Sunday and
sailed Monday for Newport News.
Cards have been received of the wedding OF
Frank Dean Pendleton and Miss Harriet Steph-
enson, February 9th, in Nordhotf, Cal Mr.
Pendleton is the son of Everett Pendleton,
formerly of Searsport and Pendleton, Kansas
Rockland and Rockport Lime Co. barge No.
2 arrived February 18th from Baltimore with
1860 tons of fertilizer to the Hubbard Co. at
Macks Point Barge No. 6 arrived February
10th to the A A. c. Co. with 1000 tons from
Carteret, both in tow of tug Fred E. Richards
News was received Monday Of the death in
Pomona, Cal. February 18th, of Mrs. Nancy j..
widow of Salathiel J. Cunningham, at the resi-
dence OF her daughter, Mrs. j. s. Cole, after
short illness. The remains will be brought to
Searsport and the interment will be in the fam
lily lot in Merithew cemetery.
Joseph E. Carr is a Searsport boy and went
to Colorado in the early SOS and his many
friends here are pleased at his success. Rob-
ert Carr, his brother, is also in the mining
business near Victor, and both are reported to
be prospecting. See 7th page. Of this issue of The
Journal
Frank Zainski, Pole, was before Police
Judge j. W. Black Friday afternoon on search
and single sale charges He was given sem
tence of 50 days and 500 and costs in the first
case anu 9OU anu COSTS III Tie StCoIu ne pau
the fines and then the judge, in real "heart
TO heart talk told him that if he would prom
Use to stop selling liquor he would revoke the
sentence of so days. Zalinski, through an in
terpreter, promised but was impressed with
the fact that if he broke his promise he would
get the extent of the law. Later Zalnski,
finding that his arrest and conviction due
H.,
liam ". Walker, went on the war path for
Walker and secured his arrest, charged with a
single sale. Walker was tried before Judge
Black last Saturday night, found guilty and
fined $50 and costs or 80 days, and not having
the money is now behind the bars
OBITUARY. Capt. James T. Erskine, high
ly respected citizen and retired shipmaster,
died at his home on Main street, Thursday
February 18th, after an illness of ten days with
bronchial pneumonia. He was born in Sandy
point April 10, 1S43 the of Micah P. and
Adeline (Treat) Erskine. He began to follow
the sea in his youth, going cabin boy in the
new ship Henry B. Wright with Capt. Benja-
min B. Park, sailing from Searsport to New
Orleans in the fall of 1858, and in which he
sailed for three years. After sailing for sever
al years as second and first officer his first
command was of the brig j. H. Dillingham;
and his second the bark David Babcock Then
he had command of the bark Albert, and later
sailed the bark st. Lucie, owned by j. w. Ell
we'll & Co. of New York, for many years. He
then took command of the ship William H.
Conner engaged in the China trade. His last
vessel was the schooner Georgia Gilkey,
when he retired about ten years ago He
was mostly engaged in the foreign trade
and visited many of the principal ports of the
world. He possessed very retentive memory
and was keen observer when in the many
different countries visited. He was member
of Mariners Lodge,F. & A. NJ, of Searsport.H He
married June 81, 1871, Miss Martha A., the
daughter of Capt. Benjamin and Nancy Pen
deton, who survives him with one son, DR..
James P. Erskine of New York; two daughters,
Mrs. Dana Dutch of Dorchester, Mass, and
Miss Harriet M. Erskine of this town; and one
sister, Mrs. Harriet B., the wife of Capt. Frank
l. Pendleton, president of the Searsport Ma
tional Bank. The funeral service was held
Sunday afternoon at his late home on Main
street and was largely attended Rev. Charles
H. Mckinney of the Congregational Church
officiated and spoke very feelingly of the dead.
A quartet from the Congregational Church