The Republican journal., 1910-03-17
SEARSPORT.

A. H. Nichols returned last week from bus
mess trip to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Savory returned home
from Boston last week.
Mrs. A. T. Shute and son Eugene were in
Bangor on business Saturday.
John lines has lamb. born February 18th
that weighed March 18th 81 pounds.
Sidney R. Bonsey returned last week from
ten days visit in Boston and New York.
Miss Lillian G. Mowry, who was threatened
with appendicitis last week, has recovered.
Mrs Henry G. Curtis was in Belfast last
week, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Chase.
Fred W. Adams and daughter Lucy Of Ban
gor were guests at the Searsport House Sum
day.
Raymond Ward has bought the grocery
business of Sumner j. Nickerson on Black ave
nue..
Capt. A. G. Closson left Monday for New
Rochelle, N. Y, to join his schooner, the Lizzie
Lane.
Miss Florence Colcord, who has been visiting
Miss Anne Kittredge in Belfast returned home
Sunday.
Miss Evaline Bonsey of Ellsworth in
town last week visiting her brother Sidney R.
Bonsey.
Schooner Francis V. Sawyer finished dis
charging at the A. A c. dock Thursday and
sailed Saturday.
Rupert P Colcord, who has been attending
an automobile school in Portland, returned
home last week.
Sch. Henry Chase arrived Thursday from
Rocks I'd with barrels for the Hubbard Ferti-
lizer Co., at Mack's Point.
Capt Rufus Field of Rockland was in town
last week visiting his father, Capt. George
Field, on Steamboa: avenue.
Steamer Mills finished discharging at the
Penobscot coal dock Thursday and sailed the
same day for Newport News.
Llewellyn F. Porter of Providence, r. l.,
who was here to attend the funeral of his faith
er, Fred W. Porter, returned home last week.
Henry Pierce has given up the management
of the cafe Tconderoga at Mack's Point and
or.
Deputy Grand High Priest John M Burleigh
of South Berwick was in town Wednesday
March 9th and inspected Searsport Chapter K.
A. C.
Frank C. Dutch of Portland was in town Sat
urday to attend the funeral of his father, Mas
ter J. Dutch. He returned to Portland
Tuesday.
Herbert L. Gilkey, who has been on duty as
railway mail clerk while Mr.. Bonsey was on a
vacation, returned to his home in Newport
Thursday.
John NJ. Burleigh while in town last week
made calls on several of his old friends of
eighteen years ago when he was resident of
Searsport
f. A. Sargent and L. D. Lttlefeld have been
drawn to serve as traverse jurors at the April
term of the Supreme Judicial Court to be he'd
at Belfast.
R. 4 r. Lime Co. Barge No. l, arrived last
Thursday from Baltimore with 1000 tons of
fertilizer to the Hubbard Fertilizer Go. at
Macks Point.
Contractor Joseph Murray has completed the
extension of the &. & A. road at Mack's Point
and left last week with his crew of Italian
laborers for Calais.
Rehearsals have begun for an Easter story
and song service, entitled, Love Triumphant
to be given in the Methodist church Sunday
evening, March 9th.
Founders are very plentiful in the market
and Long Coves No. l, are retailing at 24c per
dozen and the fancy Mil Brook roes are retail
ing at SOC per dozen ready for the pan.
Capt B. F. Colcord and Capt. j. N. Pendle
ton We're chosen delegates by the Searsport
Board of Trade to attend the annual meeting
of the State Board of Trade in Saco.
Miss Georgia L. Ford, operator of the West
ern Union Telegraph Co.,announces the follow
ing new rates for night letters to Boston,
Fifty words for 80 cents. New York 40 cents
for fifty words.
H. c. Holmes, the Maine street druggist. left
Monday on business trip to Waterville, Port
land, Eastport and towns in Aroostook county
While absent W. l. Thompson of Brewer will
be in charge of his store.
Edward K Blake has bought the land and
buildings of Roscoe N. Porter, corner of
Pike avenue and Otis street. Mr.. Blake has
also bought the laundry business, which he
will continue at the old stand.
Local hunters have been doing a thriving
business in the skunk line, one hunter captur-
ing eight in day. The skins bring from
$1.50 to So. 1t is estimated that 300 have been
killed in town the past winter.
Penobscot Lodge, K of P, worked the rank
of Page on four candidates at their regular
meeting Monday evening. The rank Of Esquire
will be conferred next Monday evening. All
members requested to be present
Ernest Robertson bruised his left hand Sc
verely Saturday by it being caught in the ma
chinery at the Penobscot Coal plant at Mack's |
Point. The injured member was dressed by |
Dr. Hines and he will be off duty for week. |
DoDGE'S CORNER. Winifred Matthews visit
ed her aunt, Mrs. D. S. Beals, at the village last
week. Ira Veazie was confined to the house
by illness few days last week. :. r. G. Seavey
and Geo. E. Chaplin started their incubators
last week
Augustus l.. Merrithew, native of Sears
port, died in Lowell, Mass, March Sth after an