The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-20
SEARSPORT.

Bucksport.
Miss F. E. Smith visited in Bucksport
Wednesday.
Judge and Mrs. ]. w. Black returned from
Boston last Saturday.
Williston Grinnell of Camden was in town
Saturday on business.
Mrs. o. C. Atwood and Mrs. H. G. Curtis
left Monday for Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. DeShorn left Thursday to
visit relatives in Chelsea, Mass.
William p Sargent has collected 1850 brown
tail moth nests during the spring.
Steamer Kennebec finished dischargng
Tuesday and sailed for Newport News.
The ice in Opeechee stream remains solid
and it will be some days before it goes out.
C. H. Monroe has the finest assortment Of
auto and motor fixtures ever on exhibition in
town.
Sch. Charlie and Willie sailed Thursday for
Boston with $500 bushels of potatoes to E. H.
Gibbons.
Can't. Rufus Field left last week for Salem,
Mass. to ioin the schooner William Mason as
first officer.
Mrs. lanes T. Erskine and daughter Harriet
NJ, who spent the winter in Boston, returned
home Friday.
Miss Florence Billings returned Monday
from Bangor, where she had been for medical
treatment.
Capt. and Mrs A. B. Pendleton and daugh-
ter Margaret left Tuesday to visit friends IN
Boston and vicinity.
Can't. Wilbert N West, first officer OF the
barkentine Mabel l. Meyers, arrived Saturday
from Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Malloy of Northern
Maine Junction we've in town Sunday, guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ Perkins.
Mrs. W. E. Grinnell returned Saturday from
Belfast, where she had been at DR.. Tapley's
hospital for medical treatment.
Edward Young has secured position as
hostler at the round house at Mack's Point and
entered upon his duties Sunday.
Ralph Meyers, second officer of the barken-
tine Mabel l. Meyers, arrived home SATURDAY
from Philad> lphia for short stay.
Steamer Kennebec arrived Sunday from
Newport News with 1896 tons of coal to the
Penobscot Coal Co. at Mack's Point.
Mrs, B. E. Larrabee of Islesboro was IN
town last week visiting her father, Mr.. Ch1-
ton Whittum, on Mt, Ephram avenue.
Thomas Berry of Belfast has taken five
years Lease Of the searsport House and will
open the house about the first Of May.
Capt. C. N. Meyers of the barkentine Mabel
l. Meyers arrived Thursday from Philadelphia
where the barkentne is discharging bones.
Miss Katherine Kneeland, teacher in the
public schools in Chelsea, Mass, is visiting
her parents, MIR. and Mrs j. H. kneeland.
The bark Mabel ]. Meyers, Capt. c. N. Mey-
ers. has been chartered to load case oil and
lumber at Philadelphia for Paysander, S. A.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Games and son, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. LOOMS
Eames, returned to their home in Stoughton,
Mass, Saturday.
Mial Sargent is serving on the grand jury
during the April session of the Supreme Judi
cldi court ana T. " Elhe dHu ooiiii nuns a. =
serving as traverse jurors.
George Towle, who has been second officer
OF the schooner Jacob M. Haskell the past
winter in the West Indian trade, returned
home Thursday from Boston.
C. W. Vail of Houlton, who has been in town
the past week experimenting the loading of
the schooner Charlie & Willie with potatoes,
returned to his home Thursday.
Capt Isaac Carver, who has been spending
several weeks with his mother, Mrs Elizabeth
C. Carver, on Navy street, left Saturday to re-
sumo command of the U. S. collier Brutus, of
the U. S. auxiliary fleet.
Capt A. M. Ross, who spent the winter in
Jamaica, returned home Friday. Mrs. Ross,
who vas with him, came as far as New York,
and has gone to Fort D. A. Russell, Cheyenne,
Wyoming, to visit her daughter, Mrs. F. F.
Black.
The death of Capt Thomas D. Nickerson in
Swanville, Friday, removes familiar figure
from our streets. He will be greatly missed,
having been for the past twenty years week
ly visitor, selling all varieties of farm products
and meats of various kinds
Penobscot Lodge, K. of P, will give May
ball on May night in Union hall, for which the
Leahey sisters of Waterville will furnish music
These young ladies have played in Belfast on
several occasions and furnish fine concert and
dance music.
Rev C. H. Mckinney has invited Sears
Lodge, l. o. o. F., and Knyvetta Lodge of
Rebekahs to attend church Sunday, April
23rd, it being the 92nd anniversary of the
order All members are requested to meet at
their hall at 9 a. m.
District Deputy Grand Master Isaac Hills Of
Northport made an official visit to Mariners
Lodge, F. and A. NJ last week. The first and
second degrees were worked on three candi-
dates At the next meeting the third degree
will be worked on three candidates and Pownal
Lodge of Stockton has been invited to attend.
banquet will be served.
The women of Anchor Chapter and Knyvetta
Rebekah lodge are busy earning the dollar
which each has pledged for the carpet fund.-
Some very unusual and very unique methods
are being employed to earn the afo- esaid dol
lar and all the experiences will be told on May
4th, when the gentlemen will have the privi-