The Republican journal., 1910-02-17
SEARSPORT.

Tickets for the Fireman's ball, are on sale at
NJ A. Cooks store, Main street.
R. M Young mas been confined to the house
the past two weeks with the grip.
About one hundred people from here attend
ed the Chapman meetings in Bangor Thursday.
Rupert P. Colcord left Monday morning for
Portland, where he will take instructions for
chauffeur.
Mrs Clara Leonard of Boston arrived last
week and is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs j. L. Hamilton.
Joseph Bennett of Brooks arrived last week
and has secured employment with the A. A. C.
Co. at Mack's Point.
IrvingP Bailey of Waldoboro was in town
Bailey, on Water street.
Frederick j. Biather of Boston was in town
Sunday at the Searsport House, the guest of
his father A. J. Bather.
Barkentine Mabel I. Meyers, Capt. N. F.
Gilkey, has been chartered to load coal at New
port News for Savannah.
Martin, Charles and George Towers were in
town Monday to attend the funeral OF their
father, William 5. Towers.
Ship Aryan. Capt Albert T. Whittier, sailed
from San Francisco January 2ah for New
York, loaded with general cargoA
Steamer Belfast which put into Portland
Saturday morning during the snow storm ar
rived here Sunday morning about O'Clock.
The homestead of the late Albert X. George
was sold Saturday at public auction to j. r
Wheaton, the Main street marketman, for
$4,000.
Baker. Carver & Morrell's annual supply Of
calendars arrived Saturday from New York
with a fine cut of the battleshp Connecticut
under full speed
Mr.. Nelson and family of Stockton have
moved into Capt. A. T. Whittn's mouse on
Main street. Mr.. Nelson is engaged in the IN
surance business.
Can't Ezekiel Merithew of Morrill,, one OF
Searsport's od-time coasting captains back IN
the SOS, was in town last week visiting rela-
tiyes for few days.
Steamer Mills finished dischargng Thursday
NotAA NoN
same day for Newport News, where she Will
be docked for repairs.
The snow storm last Saturday, which fell to
the depth of about six inches was followed by
light rain which kept the snow from drifting
and gave US fine shedding.
Capt James 7. Erskne, who has confneo 20
the house for the past week with pneumonia
is somewhat improved at this writing. He is
attended by DR.. S. C. Pattee.
DIR, James P. Erskne arrived Monday even
ing from New York, called here by the illness
of his father. Capt James 7. Erskine who has
been confined to the house for the past week
with pneumonia.
DopGE's CORNER. Mrs. Eta M. Chaplin IS
visiting relatives and friends in this part OF
the town. -. Mrs. Herbert Scribner VISITED
Mrs G. E. Chaplin the first of the week..
Mrs. James Nickerson is rapidly gaining from
her recent illness.
In 4 write-up of the 65th anniversary of
Searsport in the Bangor Daily News OF oatur-
day We notice that the writ omitted the bill
of-fare and the liquid refreshments served at
BeaIs tavern, where the meeting adjourned to
from the Methodist vestry.
The Searsport fire department will hold it's
first benefit ball At Union Hall, Searsport, Feb
ruary 22nd Good music will be furnished.
Floor manager, NJ. +. Parker; aids, members of
the fire company. Dance tickets, so cents per
couple Admission tickets Is cents. Ice
cream and cake will be served
Isaac s. Hills of Northport D. b. G., with j.
W Black as grand marshal and Rev. c. H. Nc
Elhney as grand chaplain, installed the officers
of Mariners Lodge, F. & A. NJ, No. %, Tues
day evening, February 6th. fine orchestra
furnished music for the occasion and fine col
lation was served in the banquet hall after the
exercises.
Searsport celebrated its 65th anniversary as
an Incorporated town Saturday February 18th
In 1865, tenth of all the American full
rugged ships afoat were commanded by Sears
port captains and at that time there were 80
ships, SO briggs banks and schooners under the
command Of Searsport masters There is said
to be but one Searsport in the world
The discovery Of Capt. Benjamin Young
Havener after an absence of eighteen years on
the Pacific coast in command of the ship Sea
King, places the list of Searsporters who have
commanded full rugged ships in their day at
$50 in number. In the list of shipmasters
made out in 1906 Capt. Haveners residence
was unknown and but little was known of his
adventures until few months ago. When in
command of the ship Sea King she was owned
in San Francisco and engaged in the lumber
trade.
The many Searsport friends Of Prof John E.
Clark will be pleased to learn that he has been
added to the faculty of Boston University.
where he graduated in the class of '7s and re-
eeved D. P in 1882 and where he will teach in
the department of history. oriental history the
middle ages and modern European history.
Prof Clark received the degree of B. A. from
Boston University. He was for thirteen years
principal of Winsted Academy, Winsted Ct,
and has been student in several of the Euro
pean universities. Mr.. Clark is a native of
Prospect, Me, and one of the ablest scholars
that has gone forth from this section OF the
State.
We were loaned last week by Ellsworth How
ard copy of the perpetual laws of the