The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-02-10
SEARSPORT.

SoAfSl PidSS az a IA.
Pike Bros. loaded two schooners with spool
edgings for Vinalhaven last Saturday.
Capt and Mrs. D. S. Goodell and daughter
Danny left Monday for Allston, Mass, to visit
relatives.
Miss Celia M. Sargent has gone to Bath,
where she has position as stenographer in
business house.
Thomas Cuddy, who sold out his black
smiths business in Mechanics Hollow, has re-
turned to Frankfort.
Steamer Mills arrived Monday from Newport
News with 1850 tons of coal to the Penobscot
Coal Co. at Mack's Point.
O. C. Atwood, agent of the Eastern S. S. Co.
here returned last week from a business trip
to Boston, and Troy, N. Y.
Louis P. Bailey of the steamer Belfast was
in town last week, the guest of his brother,
Hiram NJ Bailey, on Water street.
Mrs. +. A. Curtis arrived last week from
Dorchester, Mass, where she had been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. H. W. kneeland
Arey & Robbins of Belfast have opened
1rulC store III lfe front room Oh lie SedisPoll
Heating Companies store on Main street.
Paul R. Voght the decorator who has been
at work on the Carver library for the past
month, returned to his home in Boston Mon
day.
CAPT. H. G. Curtis, superintendent of the A
A. C. Co. at Mack's Point has large crew of
men employed shipping fertilizer to points in
northern Maine.
Capt. Frank Watson of San Francisco, for
merly of Searsport, has our thanks for copy
of the San Francisco Chronicle Sunday Maya
zine of January 80, 1910.
The Military Whist party which was to be
given in the parlors of the searsport House
next Thursday will be postponed for several
weeks The date will be given later.
Edward N Park returned Thursday from
Menlo, Iowa, where he had been visiting rela-
tives the past four months. MIR. Park is the
guest of his sister, Mrs. Marlboro Packard,
while in town.
Rockland- Rockport lime barges have been
chartered to bring fertilizer in bulk from Bal
timore to the Hubbard Fertilizer Co., the new
concern which has just completed shipping
plant at Mack's point. The first barge is ex-
pected daily.
The snow storm which began Thursday night
and continued Friday and part of Saturday fell
to the depth of about eight inches and is
great relief for those who are hauling wood
and lumber and to Pike Bros. in their spool
and barrel business.
The homestead of the late Albert R. George
on Nichols street will be sold at public auction
Saturday, February 18th, at 2 o'clock by Capt.
B. F. Colcord, administrator. Albert M. Kane
will be the auctoneer This property is well
located and should bring good price.
The Searsport Turtle basket ball team went
to Castine last Saturday evening in the steam
err Golden Rod to play the Castine Scallops and
won by a score of 20 to 10. The Scallops play
ed return game Monday evening in Union
Hall, the Turtles winning by a score of 80 to 8.
Nathan Clifford, well known lawyer of
Portland, and John H. Mclaughlin of Pitts
burg, Pa, were in town last week at the Sears
port House While here they inspected the diff
ferent business plants at Mack's Point, Pixies
cooperage plant and the water front west as
far as Moose Point cottage.
The University of Maine Musical Clubs will
give a concert and dance in Union Hall to-
morrow, Friday, evening under the auspices of
the Searsport High school seniors. All are
cordially invited and pleasing entertainment
is promised The clubs have often visited
Searsport and are sure of a genuine welcome.
District Deputy Percy Clark of Mckinley
Lodge X. of P, installed the officers of Penob-
scot Lodge Monday evening. A number of
visitors were present from Belfast Lodge.
The Rank Of Esquire was exemplifed by
Penobscot Lodge. Penobscot Lodge is in a
very prosperous condition. having work every
meeting.
Capt N. F. Gilkey, who has been on a voyage
in the barkentne Mabel l. Meyers to Monte
video returned home last Thursday from Prov
idence. Capt. Gilkey reports the Mabel l..
Meyers as one of the fastest sailing vessels
he ever commanded. He made the run from
Turks Island to Providence in nine days and
four hours.
Capt Nathan F. Glkey returned to Provi-
dence. r. l., Monday to resume the command
of the bark Mabel l. Meyers, which will now be
put into the Atlantic coastwise trade, there
being no paying business in South American
trade at the present rates. Capt c. N. Meyers
will return home and will take command of the
bark later in the season.
John Mclaughlin has opened the hotel livery
stable in Stockton and has up-to-date horses
and fine line of new sleighs and carriages.
Mr. Mclaughlin and sons have done success
full business for the last four years in the pub
lie carriage line and we look for him to do a
thriving business in his new stand, for it is one
of the best livery stables on the river.
Among the ten largest tax payers of Boston
is William K. Porter, who is the largest indi-
vidual cwner of buildings in the city of Boston
and goes into the list with a total tax of $22,-
$50, assessed on property worth $780,, 600
His personal property is given as $4,000. The
general superintendent and manager of this
large property is Charles C. Hamilton, for
mer Searsport boy, who has been Mr.. Porter's
right hand man for several years.
At the regular monthly meeting of the Sears
port Board of Trade last Saturday it was voted
to hold the first annual meeting on Saturday,